Edward Salo

Edward Salo is a history professor and the Heritage Studies Ph.D. program associate director at Arkansas State University. He received his Ph.D. in Public History and MA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and a BS from East Tennessee State University. He was also a member of the first Normandy Scholars program at the University of Tennessee. Before coming to A-State, Dr. Salo was a senior historian with several cultural resources management firms across the Southeastern United States for 14 years where he authored or co-authored over 250 reports. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Salo is one of the hosts of the "Sea Control Podcast" from the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC); serves on the editorial board of the Journal of American Military Past; is a LtCol Kevin Shea Senior Research Fellow for Key Terrain Cyber; was a member of New America's Nuclear Security Futures Group; served as a research fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and the Joint Special Operations University; and is a member of the advisory board for the National Cold War Center. Additionally, his work has been published in the Journal of American Military Past, 1945, Inkstick, National Interest, Eunomia Journal: The Journal of the US Army Civil Affairs Association, and by the Modern War Institute and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Finally, Dr. Salo has presented at numerous conferences, including the USMA Social Studies Department Security Seminar in 2023 and 2024.