In 2011, he also earned the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 'Outstanding Educator' award.

In 2017 he received the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 'Outstanding Service' award.

[3] His presentation was entitled "A New, New World Order: America's Challenges in a Post-American International System".

His research interests include ludic (game) studies, authoritarianism, and geopolitics.

It examines five strategies that an increasingly authoritarian Russia has adopted to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate.