Associate Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences
Chair of the International Relations and Political Science Department

434.544.8181
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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