2013 - Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Political Science, International Affairs, and Public Administration, College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
American Political Institutions, Judicial Politics, Public Law, Federalism In The Courts, Public Policy In The Courts, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Classical Political Theory, Modern Political Thought, Public Administration, State And Local Politics, Funding Of Public/Private Ventures, and Campaigns and Elections
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, American Political Science Association | Present | Member, Midwest Political Science Association | Present | Member, National Association of Pre-Law Advisors | Present | Member, North America Scholar Consortium | Present | Member, Sigma Alpha Political Science National Honor Society (Beta Zeta Chapter) | Present | Member, Society of Empirical Legal Studies | Present | Member, Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors | Present | Member, Southern Political Science Association | Present | Member, Tennessee Political Science Association | Present | Member, The National Scholars Honor Society |
Honors and Awards
- 2010 - John Shanks Award for Excellence in American Politics Research, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2011 - Omicron Delta Kappa, Faculty appreciation award recipient, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2012 - Fort Lewis College Faculty Development Grant for expenses related to the 2012 Southern Political Science Association annual meeting in New Orleans
- 2012 - Western Association of Pre-Law Advisors Travel Grant for expenses related to the 2012 Pre-Law Advisors National Conference in Washington DC
- 2013 - Fort Lewis College Faculty Development Grant for expenses related to the 2013 Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting in Chicago
- 2014 - Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors Travel Grant for expenses related to the 2014 Midwest Pre-Law Advisors Conference in St. Louis, MO
- 2016 - ETSU Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant
- 2018 - ETSU Student-Faculty Collaboration Grant
- 2018 - ETSU Student Government Association Most Creative Faculty Award
- 2019 - Jewel Friend Lecture, ETSU College of Arts and Science
Courses
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
- Political Life
- The First Amendment in Film
- Philosophy of Law
- American Political Thought
- The American Presidency
- Topics in Law and Courts: State Court Selection Methods
- The Supreme Court
- Law and Judicial Process
- Constitutional Law: Due Process and Adjudication
- Constitutional Law: Federalism
- Constitutional Law: The Bill of Rights
- United States National Government
2011 | PhD, Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
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2004 | BA, History, University of Missouri | |
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2004 | BA, Political Science, University of Missouri | |
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Links
Contact Information
PO Box 70651
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614
Office: 301B Rogers-Stout Hall
Phone: 423-439-6632
Fax: 423-439-4348
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