Biography - Thomas Kirkwood

Thomas Kirkwood received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His dissertation, written in Germany with the help of a Fulbright-DAAD scholarship, was published in shortened form by The London School of Economics. Dr. Kirkwood directed the University of Colorado’s study abroad program in Regensburg, Germany, and later received a number of grants to conduct research in Europe. The most recent, awarded by AMU in 2009 and presented to the US Congress, dealt with France’s ability to bring universal health care to their population at an affordable price. Kirkwood has taught at the University of Cincinnati, the University of Colorado, the University of Regensburg and Regis University. He has lived for a decade abroad, speaks German, French and Italian, and has written extensively.

Dr. Kirkwood’s first political novel, THE SVALBARD PASSAGE, was published by Macmillan and acquired by Hawn Film, Los Angeles. A later novel, THE QUIET ASSASSIN (Donald I. Fine, NAL/Signet, Book-of-the-Month Club, Brilliance Corporation), was an international bestseller and the subject of a CNN television documentary on the making of audio books.

Dr. Kirkwood has sold screenplays and film options, most recently to Twentieth Century Fox. He ghostwrites opening and closing statements in high-profile lawsuits for several West Coast law firms. As a hobby, Kirkwood writes comedy and action novels under a variety of pseudonyms. Kirkwood has shown that political science can be a road to traditional employment as well as an ideal basis for a self-styled career. For more information on such a career, visit tomkirkwood.com