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Positions Held:

• Associate Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College, School of American and International Studies, 2009-
• Fulbright Scholar, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2011-12.
• Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College, School of American and International Studies, 2005-2009.
• Lecturer (Assistant Instructor), University of Texas, Government Department, 2004-2005.
• Adjunct Instructor, Austin Community College, Government Department, 2001-2005.

Selected Publications:

• "Military Experience in Elections and Perceptions of Issue Competence: An Experimental Study with Television Ads," 2013. Armed Forces & Society. 39(3): 415-433.
• "Conventional and Distinctive Policy Preferences of Early Twenty-First-Century Veterans." 2012. In Ortiz, S. (ed.), Veterans' Policy, Veterans' Politics. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
• "Barack Obama's 'American' Problem: Unhyphenated Americans in the 2008 Elections," (with Brian Arbour). 2011. Social Science Quarterly. 92(3): 563-587.
• "Orphan Counties and the Effect of Irrelevant Information on Turnout in Statewide Races," (with Keena Lipsitz). 2010. Political Communication. 27(2): 178-198.
• "Latino Veterans and Income: Is There a Penalty for Military Service?," (with David Leal and Curt Nichols). 2010. In Leal, D. and S. Trejo (eds.), Latinos and the Economy. New York: Springer.
• "Probing the Reds and Blues: Sectionalism and Voter Location in the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Presidential Elections," (with Seth McKee). 2009. Political Geography. 28(8): 484-495.
• "NATO Enlargement and Institution Building: Military Personnel Policy Challenges in the Post-Soviet Context," (with Julie George). 2008. European Security. 17(2 & 3): 339-366.
• "Invoking Military Credentials in Congressional Elections, 2000-2006." 2008. In Reveron, D. & J. Stiehm (eds.), Inside Defense: Current Controversies in U.S. Civil-Military Relations. New York: Palgrave.
• "Veterans' Party Identification, Candidate Affect, and Vote Choice in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election." 2007. Armed Forces & Society. 33(3): 414-437.
• "Enduring Effects of the Uniform: Previous Military Experience and Voting Turnout." 2006. Political Research Quarterly. 59(4): 601-607.
• "The Partisan Impact of Congressional Redistricting: The Case of Texas, 2001-2003," (with Seth McKee and Mathieu Turgeon). 2006. Social Science Quarterly. 87(2): 308-317.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Texas (Government), 2005.
• M.A., University of Texas (Government), 2001.
• B.A., University of Wisconsin (Political Science and English Literature), 1996.
• A.A., Community College of the Air Force (Electronic Systems), 1993.

Last updated in summer 2013. A more detailed PDF version available here.

  

 

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