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EMPLOYMENT
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Assistant
Professor, Department of Political
Science, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT. Fall 2003 to present.
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Visiting
Assistant
Professor, Department of Political
Science, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT. 2002/03.
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Assistant
Professor, Department of Political
Science, Arkansas State University,
State University, AR. Fall 2000 to 2003 (on leave 2002/03).
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Lecturer,
Bachelor
of Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Arizona
State University, Tempe, AZ. 7/1999-7/2000. In addition to teaching
duties, I was academic coordinator with duties that included course scheduling,
curriculum development, faculty orientation and development, and dealing
with student concerns and grievances for a program with eight faculty members.
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Academic
Associate (advisor), College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, Office for Academic Programs, Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ. 5/1998-7/1999.
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Faculty
Associate, Department of Political
Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Winter Intersession 1998-9.
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Adjunct
Faculty, Department
of Social Sciences, Mesa Community
College, Mesa, AZ. Fall 1998.
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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
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"Survey
and Experimental Evidence for a Reliable and Valid Measure of Internal
Political Efficacy. Public Opinion
Quarterly. 2003. forthcoming
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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
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Education,
Empathy and Democratic Deliberation To be presented at the annual meeting
of the American Political Science Association, 2003, Philadelphia, PA.
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Empathy,
Discourse Ethics and Deliberative Democracy To be presented at the annual meeting
of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2003, Boston, MA.
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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.
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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.
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The Structures of
Deliberative Democracy. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association,
1999, Atlanta, GA (poster).
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Participatory Democracy and
Tolerance: Can Participation Increase Tolerance in Citizens? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association,
1996, Atlanta, Georgia.
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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.
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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
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| Freshman
Experience: Political Science |
Honors Seminar-Human Fulfillment: Love, Money, Power
and the Afterlife |
Principles of Public Administration |
| Ethics and Public Policy |
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Arizona
State University
| History
of Political Philosophy I (Ancient/Medieval) |
Problems of Democracy
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American
Political Thought
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| American National Government
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Current
Issues in National Politics
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Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Interdisciplinary
Studies Senior Seminar
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Interdisciplinary
Seminar: The Economy and the Good Society
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Inquiry
(Research Methods)
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Mesa
Community College
| Introduction
to Political Science |
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| OTHER
Professional Activity:
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Discussant,
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2003.
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Yale
University Political Theory Workshop Participant, AY 2002-2003.
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Wesleyan
University Philosophy Reading Group Participant, AY 2002-2003.
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PowerPoint:
Enhancing Students Classroom Experience. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Arkansas State Political Science Association,
2002, Harding, AR.
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Chair
and Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
2001
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Chair
and Discussant, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
1999
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Chair
and Discussant, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
1998
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Grant
Proposal Reviewer, Graduate Student Research Support Office, Arizona
State University, 1995
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Discussant,
Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1995
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Undergraduate
Academic Advisor, Department of Political Science, Arizona State
University, 1995 to 1998
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Graduate
Teaching Associate, Arizona State University, 1992 to 1998
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