Dr. Cihan Aydiner is an Associate Professor and Head of the M.S. in Security and Intelligence and B.S. in Homeland Security programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide (ERAU-W). He has doctoral and master’s degrees in Sociology from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree in National and International Security Management and Leadership from Army War College. He has many funded grant projects, publications, documentary films, and technical reports. He serves as the director of NATO Veterans Initiative Research Institute and Executive Editor of North Atlantic Review: Journal of Global Security, Resilience, & Strategy. Dr. Aydiner’s current research focuses on the complex interdependencies among policy, homeland security, and international migration.

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

    University, Daytona, United States
    Associate Professor

  • NATO Veterans Initiative

    Research Institute, Washington D.C., United States
    Director

  • North Atlantic Review: Journal of Global Security, Resilience, & Strategy

    Other, Washington D.C., United States
    Executive Editor

  • Hybridcore.EU

    Other, Brussels, Belgium
    Consultant & SME

  • Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

    University, Daytona, United States

Research

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Suggested Research

Taking a Closer Look to Immigration Policies

Authors Cihan Aydiner
Year 2021
Journal Name Horizon Insights
1 Journal Article

The Implications of Gender on International Migration

Authors Cihan Aydiner
Year 2019
Journal Name Horizon Insights
2 Journal Article

Rituals of migration: Italians and Irish on the move

Authors Cihan Aydiner
Year 2025
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
3 Journal Article

Critical Thinking and Effective Communication in Security Domains

Authors Cihan Aydiner
Year 2022
Book Title Handbook of Security Science
4 Book Chapter

Analysis of Academic Studies on the Integration of Displaced Persons

Authors Cihan Aydiner
Year 2018
Journal Name Horizon Insights
5 Journal Article

Reskilled and Integrated, but How? Navigating Trauma and Temporary Hardships

Authors Cihan Aydiner, Erin L. Rider
Year 2022
Journal Name International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
7 Journal Article

Breaking barriers

Authors Cihan Aydiner, Erin Rider
Year 2024
Book Title Refugee Entrepreneurship
8 Book Chapter

Migration policies and practices at job market participation: perspectives of highly educated Turks in the US, Canada and Europe

Authors Cihan Aydiner, Erin Rider
Year 2021
Journal Name International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
9 Journal Article

Crescent crossroads: navigating locative fears and COVID-19 perceptions in Türkiye

Authors Cihan Aydiner, Hasan Bilgin, Emre Dikici
Year 2025
Book Title COVID-19 Responses in Cultural and Political Context
11 Book Chapter

The Utility of Social Learning Theory in Explaining Cigarette Use in a Military Setting

Authors Ugur Orak, Muhammed Yildiz, Ozgur Solakoglu, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Substance Use & Misuse
12 Journal Article
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