Dr. Skye Cooley is an assistant professor in the School of Media and Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University. He holds undergraduate degrees in International Relations and International Studies, has a Masters in Mass Communication degree, and earned his doctorate in Mass Communication at the University of Alabama. Dr. Cooley works with the Pentagon-based Strategic Multi-Layered Assessment group conducting open source intelligence research using the M3S platform and is a co-founder of the Civic Life Laboratory conducting research on the relationships between mindfulness and civic engagement.