Professor of Political Science
434.544.8448
meinke@lynchburg.edu
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Experience
- 2016-present, Professor of Political Science, University of Lynchburg
- 2009-2016, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Lynchburg
- 2003-2009, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Lynchburg
- 2000-2003, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Towson University
- 1999-2000, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Towson University
- 1995, 1998, Instructor of Political Science, University of Maryland
Education
- PhD, Government and Politics – University of Maryland, 2002
- MA, Government and Politics – University of Maryland, 1995
- MA, Political Science – Case Western Reserve University, 1993
- BA, Political Science – Case Western Reserve University, 1993
Awards
- Selected as a Wye Fellow, 2005
- Conley Dillon Award, University of Maryland, 1998
- Prince George’s County Municipal Association Award for Outstanding Research and Service at the Local Level, 1995
Professional Associations
- American Political Science Association
- Southern Political Science Association
Teaching Areas
- The American Experiment: Introduction to American Politics
- American National Government
- American Public Policy
- Campaigns and Elections
- Congress
- State, Power, and Bureaucracy
- Environmental Public Policy
- Introduction to Political Theory
- Introduction to Political Science
- Introduction to American Government
- Policy-Making in the American States
- Public Administration
- Political Science Research Methods
- State and Local Politics
- The Politics of the Presidency
- Quest for Justice I and II
- Urban Government
- Legislatures and Lobbyists
- Research Methods
Professional Interests
- American Public Policy
- Public Administration
- American Federalism
- State and Local Politics
