EDUCATION
Ph.D. Political Science, Northern Illinois University. 2004.
M.A. Political Science, University of Illinois at Springfield. 2000.
B.A. Political Science, Sonoma State University. Cum Laude, 1998.
B.A. Political Science, University of the Saarland, Germany. 1996.
B.A. History, University of the Saarland, Germany. 1996.
SPECIALIZATION
Public Policy, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, European Politics, Research Methods, Local Electronic Government, and Biopolitics
TEACHING
Associate Professor, Department of History and Government, Cameron University. Fall 2010-Present.
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Government, Cameron University. 2005-2010.
Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. Eastern Illinois University. 2004-2005.
Adjunct Faculty. Department of Political Science, Dominican University. Spring 2004.
Instructor. Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University. Fall 2002, 2003.
Teaching Internship. Department of Political Science, Lincoln Land Community College. Spring 2000.
Instructor: Department of Political Science, Sonoma State University. Spring 1998.
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Academic Research Director. Spring 2009-Present.
COURSES TAUGHT
Political Science Research Methods (traditional/Blackboard)
American Government (traditional/Blackboard)
State and Local Government (traditional/Blackboard)
State and Local Economic Development Policy
Formation of Public Policy
Introduction to Public Administration
Comparative Public Administration
Public Opinion
Introduction to Comparative Politics
European Government and Politics
Russia and its Neighbors
Global Issues and Institutions at the Crossroads (British Studies Program)
Introduction to International Relations
Techniques of United Nations Diplomacy
PUBLICATIONS
Articles, Book Chapters, Bibliographic Essays, and Reports
Jim
Schubert: Sui Generis in Life and as a Scholar of Biopolitics. Politics and
the Life Sciences. A Journal of Political Behavior, Ethics, and Policy.
Vol. 30 (1): 47-51.
Regulating Genetically
Modified Food: Policy Trajectories, Political Culture, and Risk Perception in
the U.S., Canada, and E.U. Politics and the Life Sciences. A Journal of Political Behavior,
Ethics, and Policy. Vol. 29
(September 2010): 17-39.
Digital Governance: A
Bibliographic Essay. Choice. (December 2010): 627-635. Local E-Government
Sophistication in the United
States. In
Electronic Government: Information,
Technology, and Transformation, Vol. 17 Advances in
Management Systems, ed. J. Scholl. Armonk, NY:
M.E. Sharpe. 2010. An Assessment of Gang
Activities in the City of Lawton.
Comanche County Juvenile Bureau (with Dr. Jonathan Odo - Chair: Department of
Criminal Justice and Sociology). Spring 2010.
Challenging the Urban Growth Machine: The Role of
Neighborhood Associations in Local Government. The Illinois Political Science Review. Vol. 13
(Spring 2009): 108-134.
The Digital World of Local
Government: A Comparative Analysis of the United
States and Germany, Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Vol.
6 (2) 2009: 111-126.
Lederhosen, Rodeos, and Laptops: Comparisons of
Political Cultures in Oklahoma and Bavaria (with Aaron Mason, Ph.D. and Eric Schmaltz, Ph.D.) Society
for German-American Studies Newsletter. Vol. 29 (December 2008): 27.
(Abstract only)
Lederhosen, Rodeos, and Laptops: Comparisons of
Political Cultures in Oklahoma and Bavaria (with Aaron Mason, Ph.D. and Eric Schmaltz, Ph.D.) Journal of Oklahoma Politics. Vol.
17 (November 2008): 2-37.
E-Government: Trends and Sophistication at the Local Level of Government. Journal
of Systemics, Cybernetics and
Informatics. Vol. 6 (3) (2008): 6-14.
E-Government: Trends at the
Grass Roots.
Oklahoma
Politics Vol. 16 (November 2007): 79-97.
E-Government: Trends and
Sophistication at the Local Level of Government. Politics and Information
Systems, Technologies and Applications. Proceedings of PISTA. Vol. II 2007: 362-368.
(ISBN: 978-1-934272-23-7).
The Environmental Benefits of Well-Managed
Farmland. (with Scott Brinkman, Ann Sorensen and Stephen McCarthy). Center
for Agriculture in the Environment. (March 2005).
2000 Teen REACH Final Report. (with Lee
Frost-Kumpf). Illinois Department of Human Resources. (Summer 2000).
Risk Management Education Evaluation Design
Report. (with Lee Frost-Kumpf, Mel Bromberg and George Julnes. (Summer
2000).
Book
and Website Reviews
Reputation-Based Governance by Lucio
Picci. Choice. Forthcoming.
The Ethics of Public Administration by Jordan Gray. Choice.
Forthcoming.
Gender and the European Union by
Johanna Kantola. Choice. Forthcoming
Analyzing the European Union Policy
Process by Esther Versluis, Mendeltje van Keulen, and Paul Stephenson. Choice. July 2011.
Networks and States: The Global
Politics of Internet Governance by Milton Mueller. Choice. June 2011.
Race and
the University: A Memoir by George Henderson. The Journal of Southern
History. Volume LXXVII, 2011 (May).
The
Internet Generation: Engaged Citizens or Political Dropouts by Henry Milner. Choice.
March 2011.
The CDU and the Politics of Gender
in Germany: Bringing Women to the Party by Sarah Wiliarty.Choice. January 2011.
Sunlight Foundation
(www.sunlightfoundation.com). Choice. December 2010.
All But
Forgotten. Thomas Jefferson and the Development of Public Administration by
Stephanie Newbold. Choice. December 10.
Demystifying
the European Union. The Enduring Logic of Regional Integrations by Roy Ginsberg.
Choice. October 2010.
Europe’s
Promise. Why the European Ways is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age by Steven
Hill. Choice. August 2010.
The Internet and Democratic
Citizenship: Theory, Practice, and Policy by Stephen Coleman and Jay G. Blumler. Choice. May 2010.
The Politics of Citizenship in
Europe by Marc Morje Howard. Choice. May 2010.
Agenda Setting in the European Union
by Sebastiaan Princen. Choice. May 2010.
Welcome
to the Urban Revolution. How Cities are Changing the World by Jeb Brugmann. Choice.
May 2010.
Ethics
and Integrity in Public Administration: Concepts and Cases by Raymond W. Cox
III. Choice. May 2010.
Paying
the Toll: Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge
by Dyble. Choice. November 2009.
Governments
and Marriage Education Policy. Perspectives from the UK,
Australia and the US by
Elizabeth van Acker. Choice. July 2009.
State and Local Politics chapter in
We the People by Thomas Patterson.
Gender Politics
in the Expanding European Union. Mobilization, Inclusion, Exclusion. By Silke
Roth (Ed.). Choice. July 2009.
European
Politics. The Making of Democratic States by Walter C. Opello Jr. and Katherine
A. R. Opello. Choice. July 2009
The
European Union and the Accommodation of Basque Difference in Spain by Angela K. Bourne. Choice.
Forthcoming.
Democracy
as Problem Solving. Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe by Xavier de
Souzza Briggs. Choice. February 2009.
New Parties in Government: In Power for the First Time by
Kris Deschouwer. Choice. January 2009.
Court
Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada
and the United Kingdom
by Donald Savoie. Choice. December 2008.
The European Union and International Development. The Politics
of Foreign Aid by Maurizio Carbone. Choice. October 2008.
New York City
Politics. Governing Gotham by Bruce F. Berg. Choice.
September 2008.
Governing European Communications. From Unification to
Coordination by Maria Mitchalis. Choice. May
2008.
The Powers of the Union. Delegation
in the Union by Fabio Franchino. Choice.
April 2008.
The
Accession Story. The EU from 15 to 25 Countries by George Vassiliou (ed.). Choice.
February 2008.
The Rise of the Unelected. Democracy and the New Separation of
Powers by Frank Vibert. Choice. January 2008.
Explaining Decisions in the European Union by Arne Niemann. Choice.
January 2008.
Democracy in Europe. The EU
and National Polities by Vivian A. Schmidt. Choice. January 2008.
Leadership and Negotiation in the European Union by Jonas
Tallberg. Choice. June 2007.
Information Please: Culture and Politics in the Age of
Digital Machines by Mark Poster. Perspectives on Political Science. Summer 2007.
Dictating
Development: How Europe Shaped the Global
Periphery by Jonathan Krieckhaus. Perspectives on Political Science.
Summer 2006.
Constructing
the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of EU Identity by
Ulrich Sedelmeier. Choice. July 2006.
Government
Matters: Welfare Reform in Wisconsin by Lawrence M. Mead. Perspectives
on Political Science. Winter 2005/2006.
Doing
Comparative Politics: An Introduction to Approaches and Issues by Timothy C.
Lim. Perspectives on Political Science. Winter 2005/2006.
The
Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies by
Thomas Poguntke and Paul Webb. Choice. December 2005.
Planning
World Cities: Globalization and Urban Politics by Peter Newman. Choice.
September 2005.
Under Review
Innovative
City Hall: A Comparative Case Study of Policy Adoption in the U.S. and France.
Journal of Information
Technology & Politics (with Dr. Lynne Bernier).
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION
Presentations
Presenter, The Politics and Economics of Water in
Oklahoma: Regulating a Limitless Resource. Oklahoma
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Midwest City, November, 10-11,
2011.
Presenter,
Disseminating, Mass Communication, and Public Relations. Advancing Oklahoma’s
Grantsmanship. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Grant Writing
Institute. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 1-5, 2011.
Co-Presenter:
Laboratories of Democratic Innovation: A Cross National Comparison of
E-Government Practices in Local Government. Midwest Political Science Annual
Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, March 31-April 3, 2011 (with Dr. Lynne Bernier).
Presenter. Building a Virtual Research Community in
Oklahoma. A Research Administrators’ Conference.
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, February 24, 2011 (with Kathi Schoonover,
CRA and Susan Foster, CRA).
Presenter.
Diffusion of Information Communication Technologies: Local E-Government in
Washington. 2010
Oklahoma Research Day. Lawton, Oklahoma, November 12, 2010.
Co-Presenter.
Laboratories of Innovation: A Cross National Comparison of E-Government Practices
in Local Government. Northeastern Political Science Annual Meeting. Boston,
Massachusetts, November, 11-13, 2010 (with
Dr. Lynne Bernier).
Presenter.
Innovative City Hall: The Adoption of New Technologies in Local Government. Midwest Political Science Annual Meeting. Chicago,
Illinois, April, 22-25 2010.
Presenter.
Citizen Influence at the Local Level Through Neighborhood Associations. Oklahoma Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Ada November, 5-6, 2009.
Presenter.
The Adoption of New Technology Policies in Local Government: A Comparative
Analysis. Northeastern
Political Science Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Massachusetts, November, 19-21,
2009.
Co-Presenter.
Lederhosen, Rodeos, and Laptops:
Comparisons of Political Cultures in Oklahoma and
Bavaria (with
Aaron Mason, Ph.D. and Eric Schmaltz, Ph.D.) Ranger Research Day 2009.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, April 3, 2009.
Presenter. A Case Study of the Diffusion of E-Government
in Local Government. Midwest Political Science
Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, April 2-5, 2009.
Co-Presenter.
Lederhosen, Rodeos, and Laptops:
Comparisons of Political Cultures in Oklahoma
and Bavaria (with
Aaron Mason, Ph.D. and Eric Schmaltz, Ph.D.) Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual
Meeting. Lawton, Oklahoma, November 6-7, 2008.
Presenter. The
Digital World of Local Government in the United
States and Germany: The Diffusion of
Technology, Local Professionalism and Perceptions. American Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, August 28-31, 2008.
Presenter. The Digital World of Local Government: A Preliminary Comparative Analysis of the United States and Germany. Western Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, March 20-22, 2008.
Presenter. Local
E-Government Sophistication in the United States: Current Trends and
the Role of Professionalism and
Political Culture. Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
Philadelphia, Massachusetts, November 15-17, 2007.
Presenter. Local E-Government
in the South: A Comparative Study of Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Louisiana. Oklahoma Political Science Association
Annual Meeting. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November, 9-10, 2007.
Presenter. E-Government:
Trends and Sophistication at the Local Level of Government. The 5th
International Conference on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and
Applications. Orlando, Florida 12-15 July 2007.
Presenter. E-Democracy
at the Local Level of Government. Midwest
Political Science Annual Meeting.Chicago, Illinois 12-15 April 2007.
Co-Presenter. Decentralization
in Botswana and Zambia:
A Comparative Analysis. (with Nicole J. Yi-Wohlers, ABD) Western Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada, March 8-10, 2007.
Presenter. E-Democracy:
Evidence from the Grass Roots. Oklahoma
Research Day. Edmond, Oklahoma, December 1, 2006.
Presenter. Applying
Western Models: Democracy and Interest Groups in Southeast
Asia. Oklahoma
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November
16-17, 2006.
Presenter. Policy
Discourses and Risk Perceptions in the United
States, Canada
and the European Union. Northeastern Political Science Association Annual
Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, November 9-11, 2006.
Presenter. Risk
Perception and Public Policymaking in the United
States and Germany. Western Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16-18, 2006.
Presenter. Challenging
the Growth Machine. Northeastern Political Science Association Annual
Meeting. Philadelphia, New York, November, 17-19, 2005.
Presenter. A
Comparative Study of Agenda-Setting. Western Political Science Association
Annual Meeting. Oakland, California, March 17-19, 2005.
Presenter. Streams
in Local Government. Illinois
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 2004.
Presenter. Two
Cities: A Study of Agenda-Setting. Midwest
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, April, 15-18,
2004.
Presenter. Consociationalism:
The Western European Democracies in Comparison. Illinois Political Science Association
Annual Meeting. DeKalb, Illinois, November 11, 2000.
Co-Presenter.
The Sustainability of Synthetic Policy
Decision Groups. (with Lee Frost-Kumpf, Ph.D. and Kevin O’Neil, Ph.D.).
International System Dynamics Conference. Bergen, Norway, August 21-24, 2000.
Co-Presenter. Policy
Dynamics: System Dynamics Models of Public Policy Responses for Managing Public
Health and Environmental Risks. (with Lee Frost-Kumpf, Ph.D., Kevin
O’Neill, Ph.D., Ellyn Bromberg, Ph.D. and Norm Sims, Ph.D.). International
System Dynamics Conference. Auckland, New Zealand, July 18-21, 1999.
Discussant/Chair/Mentor
Discussant/Chair. European Integration. Midwest Political
Science Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, March
31-April 3, 2011.
Discussant.
Factors Affecting Local Policy Making and Service Provision. Midwest
Political Science Annual Conference. Chicago,
Illinois 22-25 April 2010.
Discussant.
New Approaches to Neighborhood Analysis in Urban Politics. Midwest
Political Science Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, April 2-5, 2009.
Chair/Discussant. Bush Administration Policies and the Welfare State. Northeastern
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Massachusetts, November
15-17, 2007.
Mentor. 13th Annual University
at Buffalo
McNair Research Conference. Buffalo, New York, July 26-29, 2007.
Chair. Information
and Government. The 5th International Conference on Politics and
Information Systems, Technologies and Applications. Orlando, Florida, July 12-15,
2007.
Discussant/Chair. Federal Administration and Policy. Western Political Science Annual
Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada, March 8-10, 2007.
Chair/Discussant. European Politics: Pressure for Change. Northeastern Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, November 9-11, 2006.
Chair/Discussant. Government Regulation and Management. Western Political Science
Association Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16-18, 2006.
Chair/Discussant. Explaining Policy Change. Western Political Science Association
Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16-18, 2006.
Chair/Discussant. European Security. Northeastern Political Science Association
Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, New York, November 17-19, 2005.
Chair. European
Identity and Security. Northeastern Political Science Association Annual
Meeting. Philadelphia, New York, November 17-19, 2005.
Chair/Discussant. Comparative Public Policy. Midwest
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, April 7-10, 2005.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Organization
of Statewide Conferences
Coordinator and Program
Chair, 2011 Oklahoma Research Day (“Fostering a Fellowship of Researchers”),
Lawton, Oklahoma 4 November 2011 hosted on the campus of Cameron University.
Coordinator and Program
Chair, 2010 Oklahoma Research Day (“Discovery and Scholarly Research”), Lawton,
Oklahoma 12 November 2010 hosted on the campus of Cameron University.
Program
Chair, Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Meeting (“Presidential
Politics and Beyond”), Lawton, Oklahoma, 6-7 November 2008 hosted on the campus
of Cameron University.
Political
Science and Social Science Organizations
Member, Editorial Board, Civitas:
The Journal of Citizenship Studies, 2009-Present.
Webmaster, Oklahoma
Political Science Association, 2009-Present.
Member, Award Committee. Oklahoma Political
Science Association, 2009-2010.
President,
Oklahoma
Political Science Association, 2008-2009.
Member,
Editorial Board of Oklahoma
Politics, 2008-Present.
Member, Oklahoma Political Science Association
Board, 2008-Present.
Chair, Committee Pi Sigma
Alpha Award. Western Political Science Association, 2008-2009.
Program Chair. Oklahoma Political
Science Association, 2007-2008.
Member, Committee on
Professional Development. Western Political Science Association, 2006-2009.
Research/Consulting
Member,
Council on Undergraduate Research, 2010-Present.
Principal Investigator.
Assessment of Gang Activities in the City of Lawton, Oklahoma.
Comanche County Juvenile
Bureau Court
District (with Dr. Odo,
Chair of Criminal Justice).
Manuscript
Reviewing
Politics and the Life
Sciences
Civitas: The Journal of
Citizenship Studies
Politics and Information
Systems, Technologies and Applications (PISTA)
Hawaii
International Conference on System Science (HICSS)
Advances in Management and
Information Systems (AMIS)
State and Local Government
Review
Journal of Oklahoma Politics
Guest Lectures
Laboratories of Citizen
Engagement through ICTs in Local Government. Northwestern Oklahoma State
University Masonic Institute for Citizenship Studies. November 16, 2010.
Oil and Natural Gas in
Oklahoma: The Policy Environment. Public Policy Forum V: Alternative Energy: Promoting
and Realizing the New Energy Frontier Today, Cameron University, October 28,
2010.
Russia: A Declining
Superpower Reclaiming Its Throne? Fort
Sill. September 2, 2009.
Germany (Bayern, Baden-Württemberg,
Niedersachsen, and Nordrhein-Westfalen) and France
(from Brittany to Burgundy) in the EU. Teacher Institute, Cameron University. June 11, 2009.
The Digital World of Local
Government: Insights from the United States
and Germany:
Trends and Implications. University of
North Carolina, Chapel
Hill. October 9, 2008.
Faculty and
Professional Development
Public Responsibility in
Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Advancing Ethical Research Conference.
National Harbor, Maryland December 1-4, 2011.
Professional
Ethics Train the Trainer – Responsible Conduct of Research. University of
Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma May 19-20,
2011.
OCAST
SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop. OCAST. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 3, 2011.
Oklahoma
EPSCoR NSF Grants Workshop. OK EPSCoR. Norman, Oklahoma April 20, 2011.
Promoting Undergraduate
Research. Conference for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators. Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher
Education. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 8, 2011.
2010
American Democracy Project Sponsored by the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Providence, Rhode
Island June 17-19, 2010.
Structuring Educational
Evaluation Programs. Workshop Sponsored by he State Regents for Higher
Education. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 11, 2010.
eCitizenship Institute.
Institute Sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges
and Universities (AASCU). Detroit,
Michigan November 12-13, 2009.
2009 External Funding
Conference: Thriving on Change. Conference Sponsored by the American
Association of State
Colleges and
Universities. Washington, DC August 23-26, 2009.
Funders Forum Oklahoma City. Discussion
Sponsored by the Oklahoma
Center for Nonprofits. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 5, 2009.
Search and Select: How to
Find Grant Resources. Training Sponsored by the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 16, 2009.
OHRP
Quality Assurance Workshop. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 10, 2009.
2008
Summer Grant Writing Institute. Workshop Sponsored by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 21-25.
Faculty, British Scholars
Program, Cameron University, 2007-Present (Global Issues
and Institutions at the Crossroads, course developed
in corporation with Dr. Davis)
2007
Summer Grant Writing Institute. Workshop Sponsored by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 5-8.
Methodological Innovation of
the Intersection of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Workshop Conducted by
David Collier, Henry Brady, Jason Seawright, and Thad Dunning. American
Political Science Association 2006 Annual Meeting. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania August 31-September
3.
Strategies for Field
Research in Comparative and International Politics. Workshop Conducted by
Melanie Cammett, Lauren Morris MacLean, and Benjamin Read. American Political
Science Association 2006 Annual Meeting. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania August 31-September
3.
GRANTSMANSHIP
Submissions
Oklahoma Humanities Council, Spring 2011
(Public Policy Forum VI: Water Politics - $7,500)
Lectures and Concerts Grant,
Spring 2010 (Public Policy Forum IV: Alternative Energy with Dr. Catterall
- $2,120)
Oklahoma Humanities Council,
Spring 2010 (Alternative Energy Policy Forum with Dr. Catterall - $7,400)
Small Business
Administration, Spring 2010 (Veteran’s Business Outreach Center with A. Tilak -
$148,700)
National Science Foundation,
Summer 2009 (Intersection of Technology and Policymaking – $40,021)
Oklahoma Humanities Council, Summer 2008 (Humanity Economic
Development Forum - $5,200)
Oklahoma Humanities
Council, Fall 2008 (Summer Teacher Institute with Dr. Catterall - $8,500)
Intramural
Grant, Spring 2009 (E-Government in Virginia Beach - $1,440)
Intramural
Grant, Fall 2008 (Gang Activity Assessment in Lawton – $5,060)
National Science Foundation,
Summer 2008 (Intersection of Technology and Policymaking – $35,562)
Intramural
Grant, Spring 2008 (E-Government in Seattle
- $2,000)
Intramural
Grant, Spring 2007 (E-Government - $2,000)
Faculty Development Grant, Summer
2006 (Workshops - $1,500)
Membership, Leadership
Positions, and Mentoring
Mentor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education Grant Writing Institute, August 1-5, 2011.
Mentor,
NCURA-PUI sub-committee, Spring 2011-Present.
Chair, Council on Grantsmanship and Research,
Fall 2010-Present.
Secretary,
Council on Grantsmanship and Research, Fall 2009-2010.
Member, Council on Grantsmanship
and Research, Fall 2009-Present.
Reviewing
National
Science Foundation, Political Science
Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education
SERVICE EXPERIENCE
State
Member, Undergraduate
Research Steering Committee, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
Spring 2011-Present.
Coordinator and Program
Chair, 2011 Oklahoma Research Day (“Fostering a Fellowship of Researchers”), Lawton,
Oklahoma 4 November 2011 hosted on the campus of Cameron University.
Coordinator and Program
Chair, 2010 Oklahoma Research Day (“Discovery and Scholarly Research”), Lawton,
Oklahoma 12 November 2010 hosted on the campus of Cameron University.
Program
Chair. Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Meeting (“Presidential
Politics and Beyond”), Lawton, Oklahoma, 6-7 November 2008 hosted on the campus
of Cameron University.
Regional
Coordinator, Public Policy
Forum V, Alternative Energy: Promoting and Realizing the New Energy Frontier
Today, Cameron University, Fall 2010 (with Dr. Catterall), October 28, 2010.
Coordinator, Public Policy Forum IV, Acting Regionally
and Comprehensively: Connecting the Cultural,
Historical, and Economic Dots in Southwest Oklahoma, March 5, 2010.
Community
Moderator,
Constitution Day Panel Discussion, Cameron University, Fall 2011.
Coordinator, Constitution Day
Events, Abraham Lincoln’s America and the Constitution, Cameron University, Fall
2009 (with Dr. Metzger).
Member,
Board of Directors of the Wichita Mountains Prevention Network, Spring 2009-Present.
Moderator,
The Way Forward: How to Promote Southwest Oklahoma’s Economic and Political
Growth, March 25, 2009.
Moderator. Townhall Meeting
Regarding the Election of Sheriff Billy Hanes, October 28, 2008.
Coordinator,
Constitution Day Events, The Native American Perspective on the U,.S.
Constitution, Cameron
University, Fall 2008.
Coordinator, Constitution Day
Events, The Oklahoma Supreme Court Role within the U.S. Constitutional System, Cameron University, Fall 2007.
University
Member, M.A. Thesis Committee for Nate Todd, Summer
2011-Present.
Inspiring Minds – Excellence in Education Award Selection
Committee, Spring 2011
Coordinator, 2011 Student Scholarship Exhibit
(Undergraduate Research Week), Spring 2011.
Coordinator, 2010 Faculty Scholarship Exhibit and
Reception, Spring 2010.
Presenter, 8 Week Workshop on Successful Grant Writing,
Spring 2010.
Member, Faculty Development Committee, Cameron University,
2009-Present.
Coordinator,
eCitizenship Initiative, Fall 2009-Present.
Member, Criteria IV Higher Learning Commission Committee,
Spring 2009-Fall 2010.
Coordinator,
Teaching Institute – Heartlands Here and Abroad (with Dr, Catterall), Spring
2009-Summer 2009.
Webmaster, Academic Research
Support Center. Cameron University, 2009-Present.
Acting Director of Academic Research, Cameron University,
Fall 2008-Spring 2009.
Coordinator, Intramural Grant Applications, Cameron University, Fall 2008-Spring 2009. Campus Coordinator, Oklahoma Research Day, Fall 2008.
Member, Research Committee, Cameron University, 2007-Present.
Thesis Advisor, McNair
Scholarship Program, Cameron
University, Summer 2007.
Presenter,
Workshop on Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Cameron University
McNair Scholars
Program, Spring 2007.
Member,
Academic Honesty Committee, Cameron
University, Spring 2007.
Member,
Permanent Graduate Faculty, Cameron
University, 2006-Present.
Member,
Long Range Committee, Cameron University, Fall 2006- Spring 2009.
Representative,
Faculty Senate, Cameron University, Fall 2006-Spring 2009.
Panel
Discussant, Academic Festival VI: CU in
Good Health. (Topic: Public Health Care Policy). Cameron University,
12 April 2006.
Thesis Advisor, McNair
Scholarship Program, Cameron University, Summer 2006.
Advisor, International Student
Club, Cameron University, 2005-Present.
Chair/Discussant, What Do Middle Easterners, Asians and
Europeans Think of Our Foreign Policy? Eastern Illinois University,
29 November 2004.
Departmental
Chair,
Search Committee, Cameron University, Spring 2011.
Chair
and Coordinator, General Education Assessment, Cameron University, Spring
2011-Present.
Coordinator,
General Education Assessment, Cameron University, Fall 2009-Spring 2011.
Member,
Peer Review Committee, Cameron University, Fall 2009-Present.
Chair,
Scholarship Award Committee, Cameron University, Fall 2009-Present-Spring 2011.
Chair, Political Science Program
Quality Assessment Report, Cameron University, Fall 2009.
Presenter, Undergraduate Research: A Gateway Experience, Cameron
University, March 27, 2009.
Chair,
Search Committee, Cameron University, Spring 2009
Chair,
Program Quality Assessment Report, Cameron University, Fall 2008.
Member,
Scholarship Award Committee, Cameron University, 2008-2009.
Chair,
Search Committee, Cameron University, Spring 2008.
Webmaster,
Department website, Cameron University, 2007-Present.
Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha, Political
Science, Cameron University, 2006-2010.
Member, Search Committee, Cameron
University, Spring 2006.
Advisor, Law and Politics Club, Cameron
University, 2006-2007.
Coordinator. Student
Advising, Cameron University, 2005-2007.
Member, Recruitment Committee, Eastern
Illinois University, 2004-2005.
UNIVERSITY
RECOGNITION AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
2010 Oklahoma Political Scientist of
the Year.
Cameron University, The Location of Choice Award, Spring
2009.
PISTA,
Session’s Best Paper Award: E-Government: Trends and Sophistication at the
Local Level, 2007.
Whitney M. Young Fellowship: Excellence in Political Science,
2000.
John Dewey Experiential Learning Award: Excellence in
Teaching, 2000.
Honors in Political Science, 2000.
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities
& Colleges, 2000.
Member , Pi Sigma Alpha, 1998.
Tuition Waiver: Academic Excellence, 1997.
POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American
Political Science Association
Midwest
Political Science Association
Western Political Science
Association
Oklahoma Political Science
Association
Politics and Information
Systems, Technologies and Applications
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
American Farmland Trust:
Center for Agriculture in the Environment. Research Assistant and Consultant. DeKalb, Illinois,
2003-2004.
Office for
Research Evaluation and Policy Studies. Research Assistant. Northern Illinois University, 2001-2003.
Institute
for Legal and Policy Studies. Research Assistant. University
of Illinois, Springfield, 1998-2000.
STUDENT EXTRA CURRICULA ACTIVITIES
Editor, Online Journal
“International-Affairs.com.” 1999-2000.
Director,
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Western Collegiate Model United Nations
Session. Los Angeles,
April 1999.
Delegate, Western
Collegiate Model United Nations Session. Los
Angeles, April 1997.
RESEARCH
AND OTHER APPLICATION SKILLS
SPSS – SAS – LISREL – AMOS – GIS -- Ithink Analyst. - Webgui
LANGUAGES
German
French (Proficient)
