Employment Data Analyst, Title V Finish! Grant and Institutional Effectiveness, Operations, Central Washington University (July 2016 Present) Institutional Research & Reporting Specialist, Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Treasury Operations, West Virginia University (June 2014 July 2016) Self-Employed (July 2007 June 2014) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Central Florida (January 2005 July 2007) Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Central Florida (August 2002 January 2005) Instructor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University (August 2001 August 2002) Instructor, Department of Government, Houston Community College (1997 1998) Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas (1994) Education Department of Political Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas Ph.D.; Degree Conferred January 2005: Legislating for Europe: The Dynamics of Voting Behavior in the European Parliament M.A. Completed September 1998; Degree Conferred May 1999 (Comparative Politics, International Relations, Research Methodology) Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (June 1996 August 1996) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas August 1992 May 1994 (M.A., May 1994) Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma August 1990 May 1992 (B.A., Summa Cum Laude, May 1992) Carl Albert State College, Poteau, Oklahoma August 1988 May 1990 (A.A., May 1990) Publications (Book Chapter) France and the European Union In The European Union and the Member States: Cooperation, Coordination, and Compromise. 2001. Edited by Eleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro. Lynne Rienner Publishers. With John S. Ambler. 1
Publications (Articles) Differential Effects of Participation in an Outdoor Orientation Program for Incoming Students. 2017. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. Volume 9(1). With Jessica M. Michael and Vicky Morris-Dueer. European Union External Trade Policy: Multi-Level Principal-Agent Relationships. 2007. Policy Studies Journal. Volume 35(3). With B.M.E. Jungblut. Economic Benefits and Support for Membership in the E.U.: A Cross-National Analysis. 1996. Journal of Public Policy 15(3). With Christopher J. Anderson. Publications (Reports and Reviews) The French Parliamentary Elections of 1997. 1997. American Political Science Association Legislative Studies Section Newsletter 20(2). Review of Making and Breaking Governments. Cabinets and Legislatures in Parliamentary Democracies by Michael Laver and Kenneth A. Shepsle. 1997. American Political Science Association Comparative Politics 8(2). The 1994 Brazilian Elections: New Hope for a Great Future? 1994. American Political Science Association Legislative Studies Section Newsletter 18(1). Conference Papers and Presentations Conspiricism: The Danger of Living in an Alternative Reality. Paper presented at the 38 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies, Charleston, South Carolina, 14 17 November 2013. Arthurdale: Failed New Deal Program, Interesting Socialist Experiment. Paper presented at the 37 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 4-7 October 2012. H.G. Wells and War. Paper presented at the 36 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies, State College, Pennsylvania, 20 23 October 2011. The European Union: A Bureaucratic Utopia/Dystopia? Paper presented at the 32 nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies, Toronto, Ontario, 4 7 October 2007. Hegemony and Democratization Under Conditions of Civil Conflict: Ameliorate or Exacerbate? Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, Illinois, 28 February 3 March 2007. With Renee B. Agress. A Principal-Agent (PA) Perspective of MEP Voting Behavior. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 20 23 April 2006. Democratic Theory Confronts IR: The Challenges of Democracy as a Variable. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 20 23 April 2006. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. Free Agents, Loose Cannons, or Responsible Representatives? Members of the European Parliament. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, 5 8 January 2006. 2
Permissive Consensus or Calculated Approval? Support for Enlargement in the EU-15. Paper presented at the European Union Studies Association Meeting, Austin, TX, 31 March 2 April 2005. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. A Utilitarian Theory of Support for Enlargement in the EU-15. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, 5 8 January 2005. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. Trading Up? Domestic Economic Interests and Accession to the European Union. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central and East European Studies Association / International Studies Association, Budapest, Hungary, 25 28 June 2003. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. Who Wins? Who Loses? Domestic Economic Interests and Accession to the European Union. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 3 6 April 2003. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. European Union Trade Liberalization: The Effects of Domestic Economic Interests and Political Institutions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, 2001. With Bernadette ME Jungblut. Voting in the European Parliament: The Conditional Influence of Policy Type. Paper presented at the Seventh Biennial International Conference of the European Community (Union) Studies Association. Madison, Wisconsin 31 May - 2 June, 2001. Between Country and Party: MEP Voting Behavior on EU Emissions Policy. 1999. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia. Economic Performance and the Social Democratic Corporatist Model: An Examination of Policy Instruments. 1996. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco. Economic Performance and the Social Democratic Corporatist Model: A Test of Assumptions. 1996. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. Neocolonialism and the European Community: Explaining the 'Banana War'. 1994. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, San Antonio. Extra-Regional Trade as a Support of Intra-Regional Integration: The EC and the ACP. 1993. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest International Studies Association, Rosemont, Illinois. Latin American Integration in the Post-Cold War Era. 1993. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association, Conway, Arkansas. Teaching Development UCF Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Conference (Summer 2003): Re-designed CPO 3103 Comparative Government for Team Learning UCF Interactive Distributed Learning 6543 (Fall 2002): Re-designed CPO 3103 from a face-to-face to a reduced seat time course 3
Teaching Interests Comparative Politics Comparative Political Institutions Comparative Political Parties Comparative Public Policy Democratic Theory Scope and Methods Measurement and Research Design Comparative Political Economy Comparative Democracies Comparative Legislatures The European Union Positive Political Theory Political Methodology (Statistics) Field Work Brussels, Belgium, July 2003: Gathered primary data from EU archives. Brussels, Belgium, September 1998 August 1999: Gathered primary data from EU archives. Instituto Centroamericano de Asuntos Internacionales, San Jose, Costa Rica, Summer 1993: Interviewed former government officials and Latin American academics; gathered primary and secondary data from Spanish language sources. Professional Service UCF Department of Political Science: Member, Graduate Committee (August 2005 July 2007) Member, Ph.D. Project Task Force (September 2003 May 2004) Member, Undergraduate Committee (August 2002 August 2005) University of Central Florida: Member, Faculty Senate (Spring 2006 Spring 2007) Public Talks Europe in the Post-World War II Era, UCF Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE), Spring 2006 Institutions of the European Union, Office of Global Perspectives, Spring 2006 Related Employment Associate Editor (Europe) for Commercial Data International, Inc. / CountryWatch.com: July 1998 January 2002; responsibilities included compiling research, writing, and editing country-specific surveys as they related to political and economic conditions in the countries of Western Europe as well as the then-applicant countries to the European Union. Graduate Fellowships, Grants, and Assistantships Institute for the Study of World Politics Dorothy Danforth Compton Fellowship (For Minorities): August 1998 Rice University, Division of Social Sciences Supplemental Dissertation Research Grant: December 1998 Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Tuition and Stipend: Summer 1996 Rice University Research or Teaching Assistantships: August 1994 August 1998 University of Arkansas William Jennings Bryan Award in Political Science: 1994 University of Arkansas Graduate Assistantships: Spring 1993 Spring 1994 4
University of Arkansas Fulbright Institute Graduate Assistantship: Summer 1993 Skills Research design and measurement Dataset development and compilation Quantitative analyses using Excel, SAS, Stata, and SPSS Basic ArcGIS and Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS Survey and interview instrument design, administration, and evaluation Report preparation; oral, written, and graphical Languages Basic Spanish Beginning French 5
References Dr. Nicolas A. Valcik, Director Office of Institutional Research Planning and Treasury Operations Division of Administration and Finance West Virginia University P.O. Box 6209 Morgantown, WV 25606-6209 304.293.4245 (office) 214.293.3159 (mobile) navalcik@mail.wvu.edu Ms. Donielle R. Maust, Assistant Director Office of Institutional Research Planning and Treasury Operations Division of Administration and Finance West Virginia University P.O. Box 6209 Morgantown, WV 25606-6209 304.293.4245 (office) 304.276.2148 (mobile) Donielle.Maust@mail.wvu.edu Ms. Sandra Oerly-Bennett, Assistant Vice President Office of Financial Aid Division of Enrollment Management West Virginia University P.O. Box 6004 Morgantown, WV 25606-6004 304.293.5242 (office) sybennett@mail.wvu.edu 6