David Richards, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
International Relations and Political Science
Lynchburg College
Carnegie 331
434/544-8181
richards.d@lynchburg.edu
Teaching Experience/Background
2007- present Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations
and Political Science, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Va.
2004 - 2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology,
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas
2001 - 2002 Course Instructor, School of Public Administration, American University,
Washington, D.C.
Degrees and Certifications
2004 Ph.D. , School of Public Administration, American University,
Washington, D.C.
Fields: Comparative Politics and American Government
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Ethnic Diversity on Economic Growth in
Post-Colonial Africa and The Caribbean
Dissertation Committee: Dr. William LeoGrande, Chair; Dr. Laura
Langbein; Dr. Saul Newman
1998 M.A., American University, Washington, D.C.
Field: Political Science
1989 B.A., Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
Major: Political Science
Honors and Awards
2005 Dissertation nominated by American University for the American
Political Science Association Gabriel A. Almond Dissertation Award
2003 Jefferson Gill Fellowship, School of Public Affairs, American University
1999-2001 Research/Teaching Assistant Awards, Political Science, American
University
1998 Distinction, Master's Comprehensive Exam, American University
Information on Courses Taught
Introduction to Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Methods
Middle East Politics
Latin American Politics
Public Opinion Polling
Cuban-American Relations and Caribbean Politics
Elections and Polling
American Politics One - Introduction to American Government
Publications
Journal Articles
2007 "2007 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Track Summaries-
Track One: Teaching Research Methods" with Mitchell Brown, Auburn
University, and Leland Coxe, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, PS:
Political Science & Politics, Vol. 40, issue 3, 2007
Book Chapter
2002 "Congress and Foreign Policy: The Case of Cuba," with Christine
DeGregorio, in Colton C. Campbell, Nicol C. Rae, John F. Stack, Jr.,
editors, Congress and the Politics of Foreign Policy, (Prentice-Hall, 2002)
Other Publications
2007 Entries on Jose Figueres , Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, Johannes
Gerhadus Strijdom, Marcelo Jose das Neves Caetano, Anibal Antonio
Cavaco-Silva, Mario Soares, Felipe Gonzales Marquez, Adolfo Suarez
Gonzalez, Costa Rica and Grenada in Cold War Encyclopedia, (ABC-Clio,
2007)
Works In Progress
Journal "The Effect of Ethnic Diversity on Economic Growth in Post-Colonial
Manuscript Africa and The Caribbean"
Journal "The Political Integration of Indo-Caribbeans in Guyana, Suriname
and Manuscript Trinidad and Tobago"
PRESENTATIONS
2008 "Factors Contributing to Ratification of Treaties for Caribbean States:
Do People of Indian Origin Influence the Process?" Southwest Political
Science Association Annual conference , March 12, Las Vegas, Nev.
2008 "Latin America, A Shift to the Left" American Association of University
Women Lecture Series, February 12, Lynchburg, Va.
2007 "Post-colonial Integration of Indo-Caribbeans in The Caribbean,"
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 12,
Chicago, Ill.
2007 "Ethnic Group Integration into the Post Colonial State Nationalism:
Trinidad and Nigeria," Southwestern Political Science Association
Annual Meeting, February 9, Albuquerque, N.M.
2006 "Are the Democrats Pulling a Pombo? DINO's and Realignment in the
Democratic Party During the 2006 Mid-term Elections," Invited
Presentation, Texas Lutheran University, November 10, Seguin, Texas
2005 & 2006 "Teaching American Government to College Freshmen: How Do High
School AP Courses Help?" AP Government and Politics Summer
Institute, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas
2001 "Congress and Foreign Policy: The Case of Cuba," Conference on
Congress and Foreign Policy, Florida International University, January
14, Miami, Fla.
