Associate Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences
Chair of the International Relations and Political Science Department
434.544.8181
richards.d@lynchburg.edu
Carnegie Hall 332
Education
- PhD, School of Public Administration – American University, Washington, D.C., 2004
- 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
- MA, Political Science – American University, Washington, D.C., 1998
- BA, Political Science – Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1989
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
