Michael E Morrell's

Curriculum Vita

Employment Education Research Teaching Other

EMPLOYMENT

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EDUCATION

  •   Ph.D. Arizona State University, Political Science (May 1998)
    Examination Fields: Political Theory (major); Democratic Theory (specialty); American Politics (minor)
    Dissertation Committee: Jack Crittenden, Chair; Richard Dagger; Avital Simhony; Pat Kenney; Kim Kahn.

  •   M.A. Arizona State University, Political Science (August 1993)

  •  B.A. cum laude, Point Loma Nazarene College, Political Science (May 1991)

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RESEARCH

 

Publications

  •  "Survey and Experimental Evidence for a Reliable and Valid Measure of Internal Political Efficacy. Public Opinion Quarterly. 2003. forthcoming

  • Citizens Evaluations of Participatory Democratic Procedures: Normative Theory Meets Empirical Science. Political Research Quarterly. 1999. 52: 293-322. [Abstract is located on this page]

Conference Participation

  • Education, Empathy and Democratic Deliberation To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2003, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Empathy, Discourse Ethics and Deliberative Democracy To be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2003, Boston, MA.

  • Habermas, Affect and the Validation of Norms in Deliberative Democracy and Discourse Ethics Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2001, Atlanta, GA.

  • Deliberative Democracy: A Critique of the Force of the Better Argument. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2001, Chicago, IL.

  • The Structures of Deliberative Democracy. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1999, Atlanta, GA (poster).

  • A Normative and Empirical Discussion of the Prospects of Deliberative Democracy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, 1999, Seattle, WA.

  • Institutional Structures and Participatory Democracy: Can Participation Improve Citizens? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1997, Washington, D.C. (poster).

  • Institutional Structures and Perceptions of Politics: Can a More Participatory Democracy Facilitate Feelings of Efficacy in Citizens? Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, 1997, Tucson, Arizona.

  • Participatory Democracy and Tolerance: Can Participation Increase Tolerance in Citizens? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Participatory Democracy and Empathy: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, 1996, Vancouver, B. C.

  • Measuring Good Representation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, 1995, Portland, OR.

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TEACHING

University of Connecticut

American Political Thought ST: Democratic Theory Introduction to Political Theory

 

Arkansas State University

Introduction to American Government American Political Thought Classical and Medieval Political Theory
Introduction to American Government-Web Course Modern Political Theory Issues in American Political Theory: Democracy
Freshman Experience: Political Science Honors Seminar-Human Fulfillment: Love, Money, Power and the Afterlife Principles of Public Administration
Ethics and Public Policy    

                     

Arizona State University

History of Political Philosophy I (Ancient/Medieval) Problems of Democracy   American Political Thought 
American National Government  Current Issues in National Politics Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies  
Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Seminar   Interdisciplinary Seminar: The Economy and the Good Society   Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Inquiry (Research Methods)

                                  

Mesa Community College

Introduction to Political Science

 

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OTHER

Professional Activity:

  • Discussant, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2003.

  • Yale University Political Theory Workshop Participant, AY 2002-2003.

  • Wesleyan University Philosophy Reading Group Participant, AY 2002-2003.

  •  PowerPoint: Enhancing Students Classroom Experience. Presented at the annual meeting of the Arkansas State Political Science Association, 2002, Harding, AR.

  • Chair and Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2001

  • Chair and Discussant, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1999

  • Chair and Discussant, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1998

  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, Graduate Student Research Support Office, Arizona State University, 1995

  • Discussant, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1995

  • Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Political Science, Arizona State University, 1995 to 1998

  • Graduate Teaching Associate, Arizona State University, 1992 to 1998

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