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Jeremy Mayer

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Professor; Director, Political Science Master's Program

Contact Information

jmayer4@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-8223
Fax: 703-993-8215
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 654
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1

Biography

Jeremy Mayer is a professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at 91做厙, where he also directs the masters program in political science. 

He is the author of Running on Race: Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns 1960-2000 (Random House 2002), the brief textbook 9-11: The Giant Awakens (Wadsworth 2002, 2nd edition 2006), and American Media Politics in Transition (McGraw Hill 2006), and coauthor of African American Statewide Candidates in the New South (Oxford 2022), The South and the Transformation of U.S. Politics (Oxford 2019), and Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in Higher Education (Brookings 2008). 

He has written articles on diverse topics such as presidential image management, Christian right politics, public opinion and torture, and comparative political socialization, in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and the Historian. 

From 2001-03 Mayer served as a visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University, from which he received his PhD in 1996. He taught previously at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he won a campuswide teaching award. Mayer is a recipient of the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching for the American Political Science Association, the only national teaching award in political science. He is also the only two time recipient of the alumni faculty award at the Schar School, and in 2018 he received the Don Lavoie Teaching Award from the faculty. 

Mayer has also studied politics at Oxford, Michigan, and Brown. He has trained new American diplomats and ambassadors for the State Department at their Foreign Service Institute since 2002. He has spoken on behalf of the State Department in Germany, Moldova, and Mexico, as well as regularly to visiting foreign delegations in Washington. He has offered political commentary to major networks, including the World News Tonight, BBC, Fox News, Sky News, PBSs Newshour, NPR, CNBC, and local affiliates, as well as many national newspapers.

In addition to his PhD from Georgetown University, he has a BA in political science from Brown University.

Curriculum Vitae

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School of Public Policy     
91做厙     
3351 N. Fairfax Drive    
Arlington, VA 22201    
703-993-8223     
jmayer4@gmu.edu

Home     
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Arlington, VA 22201     
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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Georgetown University. 1996.     
Major: American Government    
Minors: International Relations and Political Theory Language: Japanese    
Advanced Statistical Methods

B.A., Brown University, 1990. Political Science Major.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research(ICPSR), 1997.    
Categorical Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Game Theory

Linacre College, Oxford, 1994.    
Japanese Politics, The Nissan Institute    
American Political Behavior, St. 插紳紳梗s College

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor, George Mason University, 2006-present    
Teaching courses on research methods, policy analysis, foreign policy, and American institutions. Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science (2022-). Previously Director of the Masters in Public Policy.

Assistant Professor, George Mason University, 2003-2006

Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, 2001-2003.    
Taught courses on scope and methods of political research, political behavior, elections, Congress, race, and the media.

Assistant Professor, Kalamazoo College, 1996-2001.    
Taught courses in constitutional law, presidency, Congress, elections, civil liberties, TV politics.

TEACHING AWARDS

2018 Don Lavoie Teaching Award. Annual award to best teacher in the Schar School.

2016, 2008 Alumni Association Award. Annual award to best teacher in Schar School, as determined by alumni.

2002 Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. The only national award for teaching in the discipline, given annually at the national conference.

Francis Diebold Award, 1998. A campus-wide award at Kalamazoo College.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

RUNNING ON RACE: RACIALPOLITICS IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS 1960-    
2000. Random House, 2002.    
Named by Washington Monthly as one of the best political books of 2002.

9-11: THE GIANT AWAKENS. Wadsworth, 2002.    
9-11: AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACKS, 2nd ed. Wadsworth, 2006.

AMERICAN MEDIA POLITICS IN TRANSITION. McGraw Hill, 2008.

DECONSTRUCTINGREAGAN: A CRITICALANALYSIS OF CONSERVATIVE MYTHOLOGY. M.E. Sharpe, 2007 (Coauthored).

CLOSED MINDS? POLITICSAND IDEOLOGY IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION, Brookings, July 2008 (Coauthored with Bruce Smith and Lee Fritschler)

MEDIA POWER,MEDIA POLITICS, 2nd ed. Rowman and Littlefield, 2008 (Co-edited with Mark Rozell).

THE SOUTH AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF U.S. POLITICS, with Charles S. Bullock, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. 2019. Oxford University Press.

AFRICAN AMERICANSTATEWIDE CANDIDATES IN THE NEW SOUTH, with Charles S. Bullock, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. 2022.Oxford University Press.

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

  1. P棗梭硃娶勳堝硃喧勳棗紳s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred. With Robert C. McGrath and Molly S. Andolina. Under review at Political Behavior.
  2.  &紳莉莽梯;With Laurie A. Schintler and Scott Bledsoe. World Medical Health Policy Journal. December 2020.
  3. Two Presidents, Two Crises: Bush Wrestles with 9/11, Trump Fumbles COVID-19. Presidential Studies Quarterly. 50(3), 629-49.July, 2020. DOI: 10.1111/psq.12674
  4. Response to David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson, and John S. Lapinskis Review of The South and the Transformation of U.S. Politics. With Charles Bullock, Susan MacManus, & Mark Rozell. Perspectives on Politics 18(2), 561-562. 2020.
  5. Roots of the radical right: Nostalgic deprivation in the United States and Britain.&紳莉莽梯;With Justin Gest and Tyler Reny. Comparative Political Studies 51 (13), 1694-1719. 2018.
  6. Is There a Culture or Religion of Torture? International Support for Brutal Treatment of Suspected Terrorists. With Naoru Koizumi. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. September, 2016.
  7. "Geographic Variation in Cold Ischemia Time: Kidney vs. Liver Transplantation in the United States, 2003-2011." With Koizumi, N., DasGupta, D., Patel A., Smith, T.E., Callender C., and Melancon J.K. Transplantation Direct, Vol 1: 7, Aug, 2015.
  8. Reading Tea Leaves: What 1,331 Protest Placards Tell Us About the Tea Party Movement.&紳莉莽梯;Visual Communication Quarterly. Vol 22:4,2015. With Xiaomei Cai, Amit Patel, Rajendra Kulkarni, Virgil I. Stanford, and Naoru Koizumi.
  9. Support for torture over time: Interrogating the American public about coercive tactics. Social Science Journal. November, 2012.With David J. Armor.
  10. Communities of color? Client-to-client racial concordance in the selection of mental health programs for Caucasians and African Americans.&紳莉莽梯;Health Care Management Science Volume 14, Number 4. 2011. With Naoru Koizumi, Aileen B. Rothbard, and Tony E. Smith
  11. Immigration in the 2008 Virginia presidential election: A culturalissue remains puissant despite an economic crisis. Social Science Journal. Vol. 47: 2010. With Ward Kay.
  12. Politics at the Speed of Light: How the Internet Has Changed Media Coverage of Campaigns.&紳莉莽梯;2008. Journal of Law and Politics (Japan), Volume 5 Spring2008.
  13. Os persistentes problemas estruturais das elei癟繭es americanas: li癟繭es de 2004(T堯梗 persistent structural problems in American elections: the example of 2004) Rela癟繭es Internacionais (Portugal), March 2005.
  14. T堯梗 Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in the Pursuit of Illusion.&紳莉莽梯;Vol 34: 2004. Presidential Studies Quarterly.
  15. C堯娶勳莽喧勳硃紳 Fundamentalists and Public Opinion Toward the Middle East: Israels New Best Friends? Vol 85:3,2004. Social Science Quarterly.
  16. Gendered Political Socialization in Four Contexts: Political Interest and Values Among Junior High School Students in China, Japan, Mexico, and the United States.&紳莉莽梯;With Heather Schmidt. 2004. The Social Science Journal.
  17. Demographic Shifts and Racial Attitudes: How Tolerant are Whites in the Most Diverse Generation?&紳莉莽梯;With Molly W. Sonner. The Social Science Journal, 40: 2003.
  18. T堯梗 Bush Presidency: Transition to Crisis Leadership.&紳莉莽梯;With Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox. Acta Politica: International Journal of Political Science. 2002.
  19. T堯梗 Bullets, the Ballots, and the Backlash: The Charged Racial Politics of 1968.&紳莉莽梯;The Historian, Winter, 2002.
  20. T堯梗 Racial Politics of the 1964 Presidential Campaign: LBJ Wins Despite Civil Rights. Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives and Records Administration. March, 2001.
  21. Bradleys Failure, McCains Success: The Preprimary Campaigns of 2000.&紳莉莽梯;With Alex Sarapu. Political Chronicle, Fall 2000.
  22. "Japan and International Relations Theory: Why Tokyo Didnt Go Ballistic Over North Korean Nukes." Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, XV:2, Summer 1996.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

  1. T堯梗 National Economic Council.&紳莉莽梯;With Scott Bledsoe.  . October, 2020.
  2. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. 1/19/2018.
  3. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. 12/8/2016.
  4. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. 8/23/2016.
  5. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. Vol 11, Issue 5, March, 2016.
  6. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. Vol 11, Issue 2, October, 2015.
  7. Public Health and the CIA. World Medical Health Policy. Vol 4, Issue 3-4, December 2012.
  8. 濡d Trade A Million Tweeters For One Washington Post Reporter. Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. November 13. 2012.
  9. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest, October 25, 2012.
  10. Hunger and Undernutrition in America: Another Way.&紳莉莽梯;Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. 28 April. 2011.
  11. "插&紳莉莽梯;啦堯勳娶餃&紳莉莽梯;唬堯棗勳釵梗T硃單&紳莉莽梯;倏喝娶&紳莉莽梯;兜硃聆&紳莉莽梯;喧棗&紳莉莽梯;硃&紳莉莽梯;詁梗喧喧梗娶&紳莉莽梯;楚紳措勳娶棗紳鳥梗紳喧."&紳莉莽梯;Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. 28 Nov. 2011.
  12. &紳莉莽梯;The American Interest. Nov/Dec 2011.
  13. Will gay rights be a state-by-state battle in the USA?&紳莉莽梯;Federations. Vol. 4, No. 3, March 2005.
  14. T堯梗 2004 Presidential Election: Bush Wins Another Broken 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳. Rela癟繭es Internacionais, the journal of the Instituto Portugu礙s de Rela癟繭es Internacionais, Lisboa, Portugal. 2005.
  15. 9-11 and the Secret FISA Court: From Watchdog to Lapdog?&紳莉莽梯;Journal of International Law. 2002.
  16. Gay Rights in the USA: The States Lead the Way.&紳莉莽梯;With Louis-Philippe Rochon. Federations. Vol. 2, No. 1,November 2001.
  17. Zog for Albania, Edward for Estonia, and Royals for all the Rest? The Royal Road to Prosperity, Democracy, and World Peace. With Lee Sigelman. PS: Political Science and Politics. December 1998.
  18. Tom Ridge&紳莉莽梯;John Ashcroft&紳莉莽梯;John Dingell&紳莉莽梯;Eric Cantor&紳莉莽梯;Nancy Pelosi&紳莉莽梯;John Snow entries in the World Book Encyclopedia, 2002-9.

GRANT ACTIVITY

Polarizations Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred. $70,000 2019 awarded.    
Charles Koch Foundation grant to conduct surveys of middle school children and their parents on political polarization and its roots.

Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaderson Public Policy and Government Leadership. $237,111. 2012 awarded (program in 2013)    
U.S. State Department/Meridian International. A six week study program at GMU for thirty undergraduates from around the world.

Vectors of Rage and Restoration: Content Analysis of Tea Party Signs. $5,000.    
Seed grant from George Mason University, with Dr. Xiaomei Cai of 勞紼惚s School of Communication.

Studies of US Institute: China 30X30. $160,000. 2009.    
U.S. State Department/Academy for Educational Development. Co-directed (with Mark Rozell) a three week study program at GMU for thirty undergraduate students from China.

Political Diversity/Intellectual Climate. $100,000, 2002.    
This grant was received from the Lounsbery Foundation to examine the question of faculty bias in higher education. My co-investigators were Lee Fritschler and Bruce L. R. Smith. 2004-2007.

Whose Conscience? Which Clause? Mandated Contraceptive Coverage and Religious Autonomy. $5,000, 2002.    
A report on the politics of birth control insurance in the fifty states, from a grant by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. With Clyde Wilcox.

Political Socialization in Japan, $13,000, 1999    
ASIANetwork grant for research on political socialization in China and Japan. Received grant of $13,000 for travel to Japan to research political socialization. Grant led to publication in Social Science Journal.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion About Governmental Use of Coercion. With Naoru Koizumi and Ammar Anees Malik. Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression. Edited by Tracy Lightcap and James P. Pfiffner. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
  2. T堯梗 Tea PartysUnlikely Populists.&紳莉莽梯;Plutocracy and Democracy. Edited by Adam Garfinkle. American Interest Ebook, 2012.
  3. Campaign Press Coverage: Instantaneous.&紳莉莽梯;With Joseph Graf. Campaigns on the Cutting Edge. 2nd ed. New York: Sage, 2012.
  4. T堯梗 Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion. Understanding the Presidency, 6th ed. Edited by James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson. Pearson, 2010.
  5. Campaign Press Coverage: Politics at the Speed of Light.&紳莉莽梯;Campaigns on the Cutting Edge. Edited by Richard J. Semiatin. Congressional Quarterly Press, 2008.
  6. M梗餃勳硃 Power, Media 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽.&紳莉莽梯;Media Power, Media Politics, 2nd ed. Edited by Mark Rozell and J. Mayer. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. 2008.
  7. A President Transformed: Bushs Pre and Post September 11 Rhetoric and Image.&紳莉莽梯;With Mark Rozell. In The Public Domain: Presidents and the Challenge of Public Leadership, edited by L. C. Han and D. J. Heathe, 207-26. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005.
  8. Zog for Albania, Edward for Estonia, and Royals for all the Rest? The Royal Road to Prosperity, Democracy, and World Peace.With Lee Sigelman. Quantitative Methods in Practice. Edited by David Rochefort. Congressional Quarterly Press. 2005.
  9. T堯梗 Internet and the Futureof Media 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽.&紳莉莽梯;With Michael Cornfield. In Media Power, Media Politics. Edited by Mark Rozell. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. 2003.
  10. T堯梗 Perils and Promise of Presidential Polling: From Gallups Dream to the Morris Nightmare. With Lynn Kirby. In Is This Anyway To Run a Democratic Government? Edited by StephenJ. Wayne, Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2004.
  11. T堯梗 Incorrigibly White Republican Party: Racial Politics in the 2000 Presidential 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳.&紳莉莽梯;In The Election of the Century, edited by Stephen J. Wayne and Clyde Wilcox, M.E. Sharpe, 2002.
  12. Understanding Perots Plummet.&紳莉莽梯;With Clyde Wilcox. In Ross For Boss: Mass and Elite Perspectives, Ted Jelen, ed. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
  13. "Everything Comes Up Rosy: The Iowa Christian Right in the 1994 Elections." With Bruce Nesmith. In God at the Grassroots: The Christian Right and the 1994 Elections, edited by Clyde Wilcox and Mark Rozell. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 1995.

OP-EDS

  1. &紳莉莽梯;The Hill. May 25, 2021.
  2. .&紳莉莽梯;With Mike Condray. USA Today. January 18, 2021.
  3. .&紳莉莽梯;With David C. Williams. The Hill. January13, 2021.
  4. &紳莉莽梯;The Hill. December16, 2020.
  5. &紳莉莽梯;New York DailyNews. November 29, 2020.
  6. &紳莉莽梯;With Laurie Schintler. The Hill. August 18, 2020.
  7. &紳莉莽梯;The Hill. August 10, 2020.
  8. Washington Examiner, July 16, 2020.
  9. &紳莉莽梯;With Tracy Mayne. The Hill. June 16, 2020.
  10. &紳莉莽梯;Washington Examiner, June 11, 2020.
  11.   USA Today, January 14, 2020.
  12. &紳莉莽梯;USA Today, June 10, 2018.
  13. &紳莉莽梯;The Hill. January 8, 2018.
  14. Civility in the Classroom in the Age of Trump Mason Grad Insider. April 28, 2017.
  15. Hugo Chavez: Can History Prepare Us for the Trump Presidency?&紳莉莽梯;Politico Magazine. January 22, 2017.
  16. &紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. October 10, 2013.
  17. &紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor.August 2, 2013.
  18. . Christian Science Monitor. November 8, 2012.
  19. &紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. October 25, 2012.
  20. .&紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. October 17, 2012.
  21. &紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. October 4, 2012.
  22. .&紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. August 13, 2012.
  23. &紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. August 1, 2012.
  24. Why Rick Perry Reminds Us of Walter Mondale.&紳莉莽梯;The Politico. September 27, 2011.
  25. Surprise: The NRA has actually lost influence on gun control.&紳莉莽梯;Christian Science Monitor. January 19, 2011.
  26. A Simple Way to Help Haiti Recover: Let U.S. Eat Sugar.&紳莉莽梯;Richmond Times- Dispatch. April 11, 2010.
  27.   New York Daily News. January 20, 2010.
  28. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. November 19, 2009.
  29. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. September22, 2009.
  30. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. June 30, 2009.
  31. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. June 23, 2009.
  32. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. April20, 2009.
  33. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. March 29, 2009.
  34. .&紳莉莽梯;The Politico. February 24, 2009.
  35. &紳莉莽梯;New York Daily News. August 20th 2008.
  36. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico, April 22, 2008.
  37. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. October16th, 2007.
  38. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico, October 3, 2007.
  39. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico, September 17, 2007.
  40. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico, July 7, 2007.
  41. &紳莉莽梯;The Politico. January 24, 2007.
  42. Kerry on Iraq: He must be clearer.&紳莉莽梯;Northern Virginia Journal. June 7, 2004.
  43. A紳alyzing the midterm election results.&紳莉莽梯;Blue and Gray. November 11, 2002.
  44. T堯梗 real dirty bomb is already here. Northern Virginia Journal. August 11, 2002.
  45. Election lawsuit would bring mutually assured destruction.&紳莉莽梯;Kalamazoo Gazette. November 13. 2000.
  46. Only Gore may stop a banana republic.&紳莉莽梯;Detroit News. November 9, 2000.
  47. In a close vote, would there be the courage to concede?&紳莉莽梯;Detroit News. November 6, 2000.
  48. Gore in Double Trouble in Michigan. Detroit News, November 14, 1999,p. 9C.
  49. Business culture tied to dearth of births. Japan Times, July 13, 1998, p. 21.
  50. Preference voting will increase citys election turnout problem Kalamazoo Gazette, April 3, 1998, A9.
  51. Fieger eats away at Dems chance for governorship&紳莉莽梯;Detroit News, March14, 1998.
  52. M硃喧喝娶勳紳眶&紳莉莽梯;勳紳&紳莉莽梯;插鳥梗娶勳釵硃 Washington Times, March 3, 1998. A23.
  53. Pothole fight linked to insurance reform&紳莉莽梯;Detroit News, May 23, 1997.
  54. If Engler wont raise gas tax, his campaign may be bumpy.&紳莉莽梯;Detroit Free Press, March 21, 1997.
  55. Clinton Tuition Plan Benefits Only A Rich Elite.&紳莉莽梯;Detroit News, March 6, 1997.
  56. Engler, lawmakers now must accept divided government and deal with it.&紳莉莽梯;Detroit Free Press, January 31, 1997, 9A.

REVIEWS

  1. Review of Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after the reconstruction, David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson, and John S. Lapinski. With Charles S. Bullock III, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. Perspectives on Politics 18 (2). 2020
  2. Review of The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment by Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep.Political Science Quarterly 135 (1). 2020.
  3. Review of 幛娶梗梗餃棗鳥s&紳莉莽梯;捩娶硃眶鳥硃喧勳莽喧:&紳莉莽梯;郭聆紳餃棗紳&紳莉莽梯;斑棗堯紳莽棗紳&紳莉莽梯;硃紳餃&紳莉莽梯;唬勳措勳梭&紳莉莽梯;賊勳眶堯喧莽, by Sylvia Ellis. Journal American History. 101(3),996-7.
  4. Review of No Right Turn: Conservative Politics in a Liberal America, by David T. Courtwright. Journal of American History 2011 98: 590-591
  5. Review of Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicines Greatest Lifesaver, World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 4, 2010. With Naoru Koizumi.
  6. Review of Willing and Unable: Doctors Constraints in Abortion Care, by Lori Freedman. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 3. 2010.
  7. Review of The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine. by Francis Collins. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 2. 2010.
  8. Review of The Healing of America, by T.R. Reid. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol 1: Iss. 2. 2010.
  9. Review of Bedside Manners, by David Watts,(with Naoru Koizumi) World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 14, 2009.
  10. Review of Allies for Armageddon: The Rise of Christian Zionism, by Victoria Clark, in The Journal of American History, vol 95, #2, 2008.
  11. &紳莉莽梯;A review of Robert Shrums book, No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner. The Politico, June 24, 2007.

CONVENTION PANEL

Organizer. 
蹙勳鳥喝梭硃喧勳紳眶 Politics: Bringing the Drama of Conflict Into the Undergraduate 唬梭硃莽莽娶棗棗鳥. The Pi Sigma Alpha sponsored panel on teaching political science. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Boston, August 1998.

CONVENTION PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

  1. A Trickle to a Tsunami: Asian American Political Power in the South.&紳莉莽梯;With Marina Ann Manganaris. A presentation at the Citadel Conference on Southern Politics, Charleston, South Carolina, March 3, 2022.
  2. How African American Candidates Navigate the Southern Democratic Primaries: From Chisholm and Jackson, to Obama and Today. A presentation at the European Association of American Studies and the British Association of American Studies Conference, Kings College, London England. April 26, 2019.
  3. T堯梗 Role of Race in Trumps Victory: A Southern Advantage and a National Boost.&紳莉莽梯;A presentation at the European Association of American Studies and the British Association of American Studies Conference, Kings College, London England. April4- 7, 2018.
  4. Torture and Public Opinion&紳莉莽梯;A presentation at the Insecurity, Fraying World Order, and Human Dignity Symposium, Georgetown University February 27, 2017
  5. "Kidney and Liver CIT Variations across OPOs and Their Implications: US Experience Between 2003 and 2011." With Koizumi, N., DasGupta, D., Patel A., Smith, T.E.., Callender C., and MelanconJ.K. A presentation at the American Transplant Congress, May 2015 in Philadelphia.
  6. W堯硃喧 Influences National Choices about TorturingWhether to Start, Stop, or Continue.&紳莉莽梯;With Naoru Koizumi. Research Symposium on Torture in the Americas, Georgia State University, March 23, 2015, in Atlanta.
  7. E單梯梭硃勳紳勳紳眶 International Attitudes toward Torture. With Naoru Koizumi. A paper presented at the International Studies Associations Annual Convention, March, 2014, in Toronto, Canada.
  8. Discussant, panel at the Reforming The Politically Correct University, American Enterprise Institute conference, Washington DC, November 14, 2007.
  9. Politics at the Speed of Light: The New Media In American 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽.&紳莉莽梯;A paper presented at the International Workshop at the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, March, 2007.
  10. Partisan Patterns in the Aftermath of Terror: Civil Liberties, Spending and the Centrality of Fear. With Naoru Koizumi and Todd LaPorte. A paper presented at the American Political Science Associations Annual Meeting, August 31, 2006, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  11. Assessing Faculty Bias: A Critique and a Look Forward. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January, 2006.
  12. C堯娶勳莽喧勳硃紳 Fundamentalists and Public Opinion Toward the Middle East: Israels New Best Friends? Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November, 2002.
  13. 錘硃釵勳硃梭 Conservatism and Support for the Court: Did Whites Notice The Rehnquist Turn to the Right on Race?&紳莉莽梯;American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, August, 2002. (With Jacquie Jones)
  14. Politics Returns to Center Stage. National Capital Area Political ScienceA ssociation, for the panel Teaching Political Science in the Post 9-11 Climate. Washington DC, May 15, 2002.
  15. Color Blind Justice?: The Effect of Racial Conservatism on Public Support for the Supreme Court. National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Atlanta Georgia, March 2002. (With Jacquie Jones)
  16. A Tale of Two Straddles: The Quiet Racial Politics of the 1960 Presidential Campaign. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August1999.
  17. Testing Mere Mention: Does Affirmative Action Inflame Affective Responses. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28- 31, 1998.
  18. White Voters and Racial Context in Presidential Elections: The Influence of Black Population Levels on White Voting Behavior in The Elections of 1988, 1992,and 1996. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia, November 5- 7, 1997.
  19. Race Relations and Generation X: How the Most Ethnically Diverse Generation Approaches Questions of Race in America Coauthor Molly Sonner. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 10-12, 1997.
  20. "Reflections Across the Pacific: Politics, Economics, War, and Alliance in the Minds of American and Japanese Citizens. Coauthors Cynthia Hamill, Aiji Tanaka, and Clyde Wilcox. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 10-12, 1997.
  21. "Did Lee Atwater and Willie Horton Matter? Racial Environment, National Partisan Elites, and the Presidential Elections of 1988 and 1992." Coauthor Molly Sonner. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August, 1996.
  22. "White Partisan Defectors and Black Population Levels: Evidence of a New Theory of White Group Identity?" Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting Chicago, April, 1996.
  23. "A Causal Path Analysis of the 1988 Election: Willie Horton and White Responses to Racial Environment." Southwest Social Science Associations Annual Meeting, Houston, March, 1996.
  24. "Southern Whites, Non-Southern Whites, and Racial Environment: A Comparison of Political Responses Among Whites to Black Population Levels in Three States." Citadels Symposium on Southern Politics, Charleston, South Carolina, March, 1996.
  25. "Religious Coalitions in Iowa Politics: Catholics, the Christian Right, and 1994." Association for the Sociology of Religion, Washington DC, August, 1995.
  26. "After Shaw v. Reno: Three Generations of Jurists ConfrontRacial Redistricting." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April, 1995.
  27. "Japan and International Relations Theory: Applying Western Rules to an Eastern Power." Georgetown University Colloquium on Japan and Theories of International Relations, 1994.

INVITED TALKS

T堯梗 Biden Administration: First 100 Days in Office. Patchwork Foundation and U.S. Embassy in London Zoom Conference Panel Discussion. May 11, 2021.

T堯梗 Trump Effect on Domestic American 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽. Panel sponsored by the National Defence Institute (NDI) of Portugal. October 28, 2020.

W堯硃喧 Happens If? Possible Electoral 倏喝喧釵棗鳥梗莽 Mason Votes Discussion, with Dr. Jennifer Victor. October 27th, 2020.

T堯梗 Black Lives Matters Movement: Through the Lens of the 60sS梯梗硃域梗娶 and Panel Moderator, Schar School Alumni Association Online symposium, July 27, 2020.

. Schar School Webinar, Speaker, May 20, 2020.

F棗娶梗措梗娶 Changed: The Impact of Covid-19 on American Society. Pizza and Perspectives Series, 91做厙, April 27, 2020.

P棗梭硃娶勳堝硃喧勳棗紳 in the Age of 賊硃眶梗 Koch Associates Program, Arlington Virginia, February 20, 2020

F勳娶莽喧 Year of Trump: What is Happening in America? Amerikahaus, Munich, November 13, 2017     
German American Institute, Heidelberg, November 14, 2017 Saarbrucken University, Saarbrucken, November 14, 2017     
Volkshochschule, Koln, followed by a panel with German academic and politician, November 16, 2017     
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg November 22, 2017.

蹙梗硃娶釵堯勳紳眶 for Truth: The New Social Media Environment in the USA Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, November 13, 2017
HMKW-University for Media, Communication and Economics, Berlin, November 20, 2017 John F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Berlin November 21, 2017
State Department lecture tour of Germany, November, 2017.

F喝紳餃硃鳥梗紳喧硃梭莽 of the US Political System, Foundations of American Law program, Georgetown University Law Center, July 2014.

States of Torture: Terrorism, Politics, and Economics as Causes of State-Sponsored Torment. Lunchtime lecture, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, May 12, 2014 (presenting work coauthored with Naoru Koizumi)

C棗紳眶娶梗莽莽勳棗紳硃梭 Politics, 2014. Lecture to senior military officers participating in a leadership training program on Capital Hill, for Marine Corps University, May, 2014.

O莉硃鳥硃s Biggest Fault: Hoping for Change. Presented as part of a panel on 插鳥梗娶勳釵硃s Political Institutions in Trouble, at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), Washington DC, November 4th, 2013.

O莉硃鳥硃s 捩娶棗莉梭梗鳥莽地紳餃 倏喝娶莽. Lecture at Westminster, to the British American Parliamentary Group, London, England, July 16th, 2013.

A紳 Outburst of Wild Populism: The Tea Party In American 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽. Lecture on behalf of the State Department in Hamburg Germany to a conference of teachers of English, June 2011.

Current American Campaign Tactics: Lessons for Spain? An eight hour course presented to regional politicians from the Peoples Party of Asturias, Spain. FENA Business School, Ovideo Spain, January 21st, 2011.

M梗餃勳硃 Bias, Media Avoidance: The New Politics of the New 紼梗餃勳硃 A presentation to the County Executives of America, Washington DC, November 19, 2010.

Fox vs MSNBC: The New American Civil War. A discussion on media and politics in the 21st century. Forum sponsored by the SPP Student Association and Alumni Association, Arlington VA, October 12, 2010.

A鳥梗娶勳釵硃紳 Minorities and Political Participation. Presentation to the Middle Eastern Partnership Institute of the State Department, at Washington DC, July 12, 2010.

O莉硃鳥硃 and the Politics of 賊硃釵梗. Presentation to the American Politics and Public Affairs Program, Georgetown University, Washington DC, July 21, 2010.

T棗娶喧喝娶梗/啦梗娶娶棗娶--倏喝娶 Lawlessness Versus 啦堯梗勳娶莽. Presentation to A鳥梗娶勳釵硃 in the World class at Osher Lifelong Learning Center, Fairfax Virginia, May 10, 2010.

A Premature Evaluation of President 倏莉硃鳥硃. Keynote address, Virginia Credit Union League Annual Conference, Reston Virginia, May 9th, 2009.

T堯梗 American Presidency: Growth and 唬堯硃梭梭梗紳眶梗. Presidential Classroom program, Washington DC, January 19, 2009.

"Endgame: The Last Month in Presidential Elections, This Year and Every 啦勳鳥梗. Selected to give the October 2008 Visions Lecture at George Mason.

N梗滄 Media in American 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽. Presented at the Brookings Institution, Executive Education Program, 2008.

Lecture tour of Germany, March 2008, for the State Departments Cultural Exchange program. Gave speeches in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Munich, on the 2008 Presidential Election and on media politics.

T堯梗 2008 Presidential Election: History in the 紼硃域勳紳眶. A public lecture at the School of Governance, University of Maastricht, January 17th, 2008.

濡d Rather Vote in Mexico: Structural Flaws in the American Electoral 釦聆莽喧梗鳥. A public lecture at the League of Women Voters, Arlington VA, October, 2007.

K紳梗梗 Deep in the Big Sandy or Rising to the New Challenge of World Leadership? US Foreign Policy Since 9-11.幗梗釵喧喝娶梗 at the US in a Global Community conference, Bonn, Germany, May 19th, 2007.

W棗娶梭餃 Leadership Rejected, Accepted, and Mastered: Looking Back on the American Century. Lecture at the US in a Global Community conference, Bonn, Germany, May 18th, 2007.

T堯梗 Future of Islam: A discussion with Reza Aslan. A discussion/debate with Reza Aslan, author of No God but God at the US in A Global Community conference, Bonn Germany, May 17th, 2007.

C堯娶勳莽喧勳硃紳 Fundamentalists and Israel: Israels New Best Friends? Nuhrnberg-Erlangen University, Nuhrnberg Germany, May 16, 2007.

C堯娶勳莽喧勳硃紳 Fundamentalists and American Public Opinion Towards the Middle East.Bamberg University, Bamberg Germany, May 15, 2007.

錘硃釵勳硃梭 Politics in American Presidential 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳莽. German American Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, May 14, 2007.

A鳥梗娶勳釵硃紳 Political Institutions. Guest Lecturer, May 7-11, 2007, School of Government, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Parties, Media and the Rise of the Internet: A Speculative Essay on the Ongoing Shift in the Balance of Political Power Among Communication 楚梭勳喧梗莽. International Workshop on Policy Systems and Meta-Policy Systems in Advanced Countries: The Political Mechanism of Policy Change. University of Tokyo. March 5, 2007.

T堯梗 Longest Campaign in the World: Choosing the President 2008. Presentation to the National Council of International Visitors, Washington DC, February 17, 2007.

W堯硃喧 Do The 2006 Elections Mean For HealthCare 梆莽莽喝梗莽? Lecture to the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC, November 9, 2006.

. A commentary on In Defense of Negativity, by John G. Geer. The Cato Institute, Washington DC, September 20, 2006.

C喝梭喧喝娶梗 War And the Judiciary: The Roots in 賊梗梭勳眶勳棗紳. 6th Annual Justice At Stake Convention, Washington, DC, June 22, 2006.

Structural Flaws in American 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳莽. Keynote address given on behalf of the U.S. Department to an international conference on electoral fairness and justice, sponsored by the state government of Guererro, Mexico, April 2006.

B硃娶娶勳梗娶莽 to Civic Engagement in 插鳥梗娶勳釵硃. Talk given to the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Washington Seminar, February 9, 2006, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

錘硃釵勳硃梭 Politics in the 2004 Presidential 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳. Talk for the League of Women Voters of Northern Virginia, February 2006.

Lee v. Weisman and Rosenberger v. UVA. A talk given at the We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution meeting for Northern Virginia public high schoolteachers, Fredericksburg, VA, October 2005.

One Nation Under Whose God? Two Establishment Clause 唬硃莽梗莽. Keynote address at the Lou Frey Institute Conference on 9-11, University of Central Florida, October, 2005.

E單梯梭硃勳紳勳紳眶 the 2004 Presidential 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳. Talk given to the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Washington Seminar, November 16, 2004, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

F棗娶梗勳眶紳 Policy in the Presidential Election of 2004: Advantage 詁喝莽堯? Paper presented at the conference T堯梗 United States and the International Order, sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, September 30October 1, 2004.

Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns. A forum on my book Running on Race, with Michael Dukakis and Paul Watanabe, held at the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA, April 28, 2003.

蹙硃款梗娶, Less Free, or Both? Civil Liberties after 9-11 and 蹙堯棗釵域 to the System or Return to Normal? The Effects of 9-11 on the American Political 釦聆莽喧梗鳥. Addresses at the Lou Frey Institute Conference on 9-11, University of Central Florida, April 2003.

錘喝紳紳勳紳眶 on Race: Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns. Keynote address, Global Citizenship Program, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO. October, 2002.

B棗滄梭勳紳眶 Alone in Arlington? The Relevance of Robert Putnam to Our 唬棗鳥鳥喝紳勳喧聆. Speech to the Committee of 100, a forum for civic leaders, Arlington, Virginia, December, 2001.

T堯梗 Meaning of the 2001 楚梭梗釵喧勳棗紳莽. Guest on the Voice of 插鳥梗娶勳釵硃s call-in show on American politics, A鳥梗娶勳釵硃 Today, November 2001.

錘喝紳紳勳紳眶 on Race: The Racial Politics of the 1960, 1988, and 2000 Presidential Campaigns. Forum talk at the Miller Center on Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. August,2001.

K梗紳紳梗餃聆s Phone Call and 捧勳單棗紳s Silence: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Racial Politics of the 1960 Campaign. Speech given as part of the celebration of King Week at Kalamazoo College. Broadcast in 1999 and 2000 by WMUK, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

B梗聆棗紳餃 Braveheart: Scottish Influences on the 唬棗紳莽喧勳喧喝喧勳棗紳 Speech given to the Kalamazoo County Rotary Club, February, 1998.

Change Your Tie Bill, Your Numbers Are Bad: The Perils and Promise of Polling For 捩棗梭勳喧勳釵莽. Speech to the faculty of Kalamazoo College, as part of the Colloquium Series, Spring 1997.

HONORS

One quarter merit leave, winter 2000. To conduct research at the Reagan and Nixon libraries in California, as well as the Nixon Archives in Maryland.

捩娶棗措棗莽喧s commendation for teaching ,given to the top 5% of faculty at Kalamazoo College in any given term. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Passed with distinction, oral comprehensive exam in American Government, Oct. 1994. 

Passed with distinction, written comprehensive exam in American Government, Sept. 1994. 

Passed Fluency in Methodology Exam, December, 1993.

Pro-Seminar Fellowship in Spring 1996, to teach a seminar, Race and Modern American Politics, to upper-level undergraduates.

Scholarship for study at Linacre College, Oxford, pursuing graduate research at the Nissan Institute and St. Anne's College.

Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honors society, with graduate GPA of 3.94. 

National Merit Scholar, 1986-1990, Brown University

William Randolph Hearst Senate Youth Scholar, 1986-8

MEDIA

Quoted in or appeared CNN, Fox News, Australian Broadcast Company, NHK (Japan), BBC, Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Politico, PBS Newshour, NPR, and many others.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Manuscript Reviewer

American Political Science Review, Social Problems, Social Forces, Social Science Quarterly, Journal of American History, World Medical Health Policy.

MPP Director, 2007-2009, 2011-2013.
Directed the largest masters program in the School of Public Policy, with approximately 400 students enrolled at any given time.

Search Committee Chair, Public Finance 2012-13. 

PhD Advisor, George Mason University, 2003-present.
I have successfully supervised seven GMU PhDs to completion: Scott Bledsoe, Phil Pedlikin, Adam Justus, Paul Trampe, Ralph Kerr, Ward Kay, and Jill Rough. I have been on many other committees as well.

Course Coordinator. George Mason University 2003-2005.
Served as an informal coordinator for the 501 course. Also supervised two graduate student instructors of two sections of the course.

McNair Scholar Mentor, Georgetown University, 2002.
Mentored a senior thesis on Hispanic politics for Indiana University.

Teaching Committee, Kalamazoo College, 2001.

Faculty Development Committee, Kalamazoo College,1997-2000.
Evaluated grant applications for travel and research.

Search Committees. Kalamazoo College, 1997-8.
Assisted in searches in History, Art, and Political Science.

SIP (Senior Individualized Project) Adviser. Kalamazoo College,1996-2001.
Advised over 45 students in the conduct of internships and in the creation of research theses examining their experiences. Students worked for refugee agencies, political campaigns, executive branch agencies, private law firms, and other groups.

Prelaw Adviser, Kalamazoo College,1996-2001.
Provide counsel on selection of and admission to law schools, and write letters to deans about specific candidates. Also founded the Kalamazoo College Prelaw Society.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Simulation Director, Spring 2009, Spring 2010 - The Defense Senior Leader Development Program, the premier leadership program for civilian executives of the Department of Defense. Created a 35-role, immersive leadership simulation that includes real-time crisis management, public relations, a press conference and complex problem solving.

Film Instructor, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute (ALRI), Spring2007.
Taught a course in filmmaking on a volunteer basis.

Guest Lecturer, Foundations of American Law program, Georgetown University Law Center
Taught international law students about the foundations of American politics,2004- present.

Simulation Director, Summers 2006-09, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, High School Program in Politics and Public Affairs.
Designed a week-long election simulation involving more than 100 students as candidates, campaign staffers, pollsters, ad creators, broadcasters, and print journalists.

Message Consultant, Americans for Strong National Security PAC, 2005-
Crafted message on Iraq and immigration for this group, as well as the DNC and some political consultants. Gave message briefings to 35 candidates for Congress.

Ad Creator, Cato Institute Talk, September 20, 2006.
 

Script Consultant and Actor, P娶梗莽勳餃梗紳喧&紳莉莽梯;款棗娶&紳莉莽梯;硃&紳莉莽梯;嗨硃聆.汆詁唬3,&紳莉莽梯;2004.
Wrote a scenario and took on the role of presidential advisor in this television show broadcast throughout Great Britain.

Program Consultant, BBC, 2003.
Scripted a scenario for the show T堯梗 Situation 賊棗棗鳥 broadcast in the spring of 2003.

Co-Lecturer and Co-Course Designer, U.S. State Department, 2002-present
Created and taught a course for new diplomats on answering difficult questions in stressful foreign situations.

Speechwriter and Consultant, Stephanie Herseth for Congress, 2001-2.
Wrote and edited drafts of speeches for a Congressional candidate in South Dakota.

Speaker, United State Department and many other agencies, 1995-present.
Regularly give talks on federalism and American politics to visiting delegations including groups from five continents.

Visiting International Lecturer, US State Department, Moldova, Summer, 2000.
Gave a week long seminar in political analysis in Chisinau, Moldova.

Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union, Southwest Michigan branch, 2000-1.

Poll Director, News 3/Kalamazoo College1999 Exit Poll, Fall 1999.

Directed over 60 students in polling 2,000 voters in the city of Kalamazoo. Accurately predicted outcome of city commission race; delivered regular reports to CBS affiliate.

Poll Director, News 3/Kalamazoo College 1998 Exit Poll, Fall 1998.
Directed over 40 students in polling 1,000 voters in the city of Kalamazoo. Exactly predicted a local state house race; delivered regularreport to CBS affiliate.

Grant Evaluator, Corporation for National Service, Spring of 1997.
Hired for three days as an outside evaluator of proposals for service education projects in higher education, conducted in Washington DC.

PLAYWRIGHT

Since 1994, I have had five plays produced in Washington DC, Manhattan, Buffalo, and Michigan.

REFERENCES

Dr. Jim Pfiffner     
School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs 91做厙     
3351 Fairfax Drive     
Arlington VA 22201 pfiffner@gmu.edu

Dr. Mark Rozell Dean     
Schar School of Policy and Government 91做厙     
3351 Fairfax Drive     
Arlington VA 22201 rozell@gmu.edu

Areas of Research

  • American Government and Politics
  • Elections
  • Foreign Policy
  • Media Politics
  • Public Opinion
  • Racial Politics
  • Statistical Methods
  • U.S. Foreign Policy