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About Joshua Kennedy

Dr. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2014. His principal area of study and teaching is in American politics, with a more particular focus on the presidency and the federal bureaucracy. Kennedy has presented his work at numerous conferences, including the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association and the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. His research has appeared in such outlets as American Politics Research, Research and Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Research and Teaching Interests: the American presidency, presidential power, federal bureaucracy, inter-branch relations, principal-agent dilemmas, Congress, state politics, political institutions

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Studies
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2015 Faculty Development Committee Travel Grant
Georgia Southern University
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2015 - Present Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Political Science & International Studies, GSU
2019 Chair and Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX
2019 Chair and Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX
2019 Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX
2018 Member, American Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science & International Studies, GSU
2018 Discussant, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA
2018 Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
2018 Chair, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
2018 Member, College Policy Workgroup, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University
2017 - 2018 Member, Faculty Governance Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, GSU
2017 Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA
2017 Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA
2016 - 2017 Chair, Hahn-Sigelman Award Committee
2015 - 2017 Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Georgia and U.S. Constitution Revisions, Georgia Southern University
2016 Chair and Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR
2016 Committee Member, Founders Award Committee
2014 Member, American Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science & International Studies, GSU
Member, American Political Science Association, Presidents and Executive Politics Section
Member, Midwest Political Science Association
Member, Southern Political Science Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Hahn-Sigelman Prize for Best Article of the Year, American Politics Research- 2016

Courses

  • Introduction to Political Science: Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018
  • Introduction to Political Analysis: Spring 2016, Spring 2017
  • Bureaucracy in American Politics/Introduction to Bureaucratic Politics: Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2019
  • Seminar in American Politics: Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018
  • The Presidency: Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017 (Graduate), Summer 2017 (Online), Fall 2018
  • American Government: 2014-2019
  • Legislative Politics: Fall 2015
  • The American Political System: Fall 2013
  • State Politics and Policy (Online Course): Fall 2013, Spring 2014
  • The American Presidency: Summer 2013, Spring 2014
  • State Politics and Policy: Spring 2012, Spring 2013

Education

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2014 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
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2010 M.A., Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
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2008 B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Contact Information

Department of Political Science & International Studies
P.O. Box 8101
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460

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Peer-Reviewed Publications (7)

Conference Presentations (17)

Invited Articles and Contributions (5)