Participant Info
- First Name
- Marianne
- Last Name
- Waldrop
- Country
- United States
- State
- CA California
- waldropms@aol.com
- Affiliation
- PhD. Alumnus University of San Diego, retired US Marine Corps officer
- Website URL
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-waldrop/
- Keywords
- high ranking women in the military, women U.S. Marines , successful women, leadership, diversity, military
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- email: waldropms@aol.com; home: 760-434-5475
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Colonel Marianne Waldrop, United States Marine Corps, Retired, is a resident of Carlsbad, CA. She joined the Marine Corps in 1987 through a commission from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Marianne served over 24 years retiring in 2011 after serving as an intelligence officer and a myriad of assignments worldwide.
Throughout her career, she led hundreds of Marines in a variety of environments; however, the most challenging were those leadership assignments while deployed in support of four combat operations in Saudi Arabia, Africa, and Iraq. Marianne’s military career concluded at 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Miramar, CA.
Upon her retirement in 2011, Marianne attended the University of San Diego and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Leadership Studies in May, 2016. Her research investigated formative experiences and factors influencing highly successful women military leaders. Over two years of research and interviews, Marianne ultimately completed her dissertation entitled: Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps’ Women Generals.
- Recent Publications
Published dissertation: Understanding Women Leaders in a Male-Dominated Profession: A Study of the United States Marine Corps’ Women Generals
- Media Coverage
- Women Lead Radio w/ Michelle Bergquist, national broadcast, Dec 2017; Utah Public Radio, Logan, UT, interview Nov 2017; Blog Talk Radio Online w/Marti Oakley, national broadcast, May 2017; USA Today Opposing View Dec 2015
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Gender, Military, Public History, Women
