Curriculum Vitae

Administrative Positions Held
Chair, Department of Political Science, Elizabethtown College, 2001-present
Associate Dean of Faculty, Elizabethtown College, 1995-2001
Co-Chair, Elizabethtown College Institutional Self-Study Committee (for re-accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools), 1997-99
Interim Provost and Dean of Faculty, Elizabethtown College, January-July 1997

Major Areas of Academic Interest
American Government - Institutions and Processes
American Politics and Popular Culture
Public Administration - Politics of Administration
Public Policy - U.S. Policy Toward Native Americans

II. PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Published Articles and Monographs
"Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975," "Nixon's Special Message to Congress," and "National Council on Indian Opportunity," entries for The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics (Oryx Press, 1999)

"Paved With Good Intentions: A Brief History of U.S.-Native American Relations," Brethren Life and Thought, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Summer 1993): 172-84.

"Sequential Writing Assignments in International Relations and American Government Survey Courses," Political Science Teacher, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Summer 1990): 14-16, with Wayne Selcher.

"Implementation and Policy Reformulation in Indian Affairs, 1975-81: The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975," The Wicazo Sa Review, Vol. VI. No. 1 (Spring 1990): 45-55.

"From Complacence to Compliance: Toward a Theory of Intragovernmental Regulation,"Administration and Society 21 (Spring 1986): 213-36, with Robert Durant, RogerBrown and Larry Thomas.

"Government Formation and Policy Formulation: Patterns in Belgium and the Netherlands," Res Publica: The Belgian Journal of Political Science 25 (1983): 44-82, with Robert Peterson, Martine DeRidder and David Hobbs.
The Consequences of Increased Oversight of Federal Funds: The Case of Tennessee(Knoxville: Bureau of Public Administration, 1981), with Patricia Freeman.

Conference Papers Related to Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Higher Education

"Exploring Faculty Development Outcomes," for the annual meeting of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Montreal, Canada, November 2004

"Assessing Non-Accredited Academic Programs at a Small College: The Case of Political Science at Elizabethtown College," invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Washington, D.C., December 2002

"Devolving Faculty Development: Establishing Departmentally-Based Peer Review of Teaching at a Small College," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2002, with Joe Wunderlich

"Working Smarter, Not Harder: A Survey of Faculty Work at a Small College," paper presented at the Annual Conference for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning, Harrisburg, March 2002

"Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Development and Impact of a First-Year Academic Program at a Regional Liberal Arts College, 1990-2000," paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Academic Advising Association, Ottawa, Ontario, October 2001, with Carole Isaak

"Assessing the Impact of Faculty Development on Pedagogical Change at a Small College," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Vancouver, B.C., November 2000

"Interdisciplinary Clusters: A Model for Developing Teaching Scholar-Mentors," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1996

"Experimenting with WAC as Part of an Integrated Core Curriculum," paper presented atthe Second Annual Conference on Writing Across the Curriculum, Charleston, South Carolina, February 1995, with Dana Mead

"Cooperative Learning in Introductory American Government Courses," paper presentedat the Annual Conference on Advancing Teaching in College Classrooms and Campus Cultures, State College, Pennsylvania, March 1993

Discipline-Related Conference Papers

"East Wing Is East and West Wing is West, and Sometimes the Twain Shall Meet: The Multiple Roles of the Modern First Lady," at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 2004, Wilkes-Barre, with Matthew Miller, Kyle Kopko, Desiree Sirois

"Memory, Myth, Murder and Metaphor: Memento as Nationalist Morality Play," paper presented at the Ninth Annual International Popular Culture Conference, Dublin, Ireland, August 2003

"The Politics W Makes: George W. Bush and the Dilemma of the 'Faithful Son' Presidency," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Villanova University, April 2003, with Jessica Defenderfer and Matthew Miller

"The Seducer's Apprentice: Clinton, Stephanopoulos and President-White House Staff Relations in the Age of Celebrity," paper presented at the Seventh International Popular Culture Conference, Cambridge, England, August 1999

"Native Americans, Power and History: The Context of Linda Hogan's Mean Spirit," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Culture Association, Orlando, Florida, April 1998

"Tales of Two Willies - Stark and Slick: A Comparison of All the King's Men and Primary Colors," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, April 1997, with Melanie Reiser

"One Nation Under Gump: Forrest Gump and the Public Mood of the Clinton-Gingrich-Dole Years," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, August 1996

"Innocents at Home: Teaching American Government Through Film and Literature," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 1994

"Native Americans Yesterday and Today: An Interdisciplinary Freshman Seminar," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Indian Institute, San Francisco, California, April 1992

"Ollie's Last Stand: A Political Interpretation of Son of the Morning Star," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Louisville, Kentucky, March 1992

"Amending the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 1981-88," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada, April 1991

"The Nixon Presidency and Policy Development in Indian Affairs," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Portland, Oregon, April 1990

"Implementation and Policy Reformulation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, 1975-81," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1989

"Teaching the Constitution: Using the Colliers' Decision in Philadelphia," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, April 1988

"A Model of Conditions Affecting the President-Press Relationship," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston, Texas, March 1988

"Reagan, Star Wars and the Escalation of Rhetoric," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Montreal, Quebec, March 1987

"Agenda-Setting and Policy Formulation in Indian Affairs: American Indian Self-Determination, 1961-71," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1985

"With Liberty and Justice For All: Rawls, Hayek and the Rule of Law," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, March 1985

"From Complacence to Compliance: Toward a Theory of Intragovernmental Regulation," paper presented at the Region IV Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, October 1984, with Robert Durant, Roger Brown and Larry Thomas

"Rawls, Equal Protection and Rodriguez: An Evaluation of Normative Approaches to American Constitutional Law," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, March 1984

"Managing Intragovernmental Regulatory Conflict: Implications for Administrative Policy-Making," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, New York City, April 1983, with Roger Brown and Larry Thomas

"Presidential Intervention and Policy Change in Subsystem Politics: The Dynamics of Federal Policy Toward American Indians," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science association, Chicago, Illinois, April 1980

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Participation

Participant, NEH Summer Seminar, "Philosophical Foundations of Political Self-Determination," University of Wisconsin-Madison, Allan Buchanan, Seminar Director, June 6-July 29, 1994
Participant, NEH Summer Seminar, "New Directions in Native American History," The University of Arizona, Tucson, Roger Nichols, Seminar Director, June 12-August 5, 1988

Membership in Professional Organizations

American Association for Higher Education
American Political Science Association
National Academic Advising Association
Pennsylvania Political Science Association
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

III. HONORS AND AWARDS

Recipient, Sabbatical Leaves awarded from Elizabethtown College, Spring 1991 and Fall 1999
Recipient, Outstanding Service to Students Award, Elizabethtown College Student Senate, 1992-93
Finalist, College Distinguished Professor of the Year, Elizabethtown College, 1989-90, 1990-91 (The only two years the College has sponsored an award for teaching excellence since 1984)
Recipient, Exceptional Performance Awards, Elizabethtown College: Service, 1986-91, 1994-2003; Teaching, 1992-93