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ACADEMIC ADDRESSDr. Ryan Lee Teten, Associate Dean of the University College, Professor and Anthony Moroux/ BORSF Endowed Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, The University of Louisiana, P.O. Box 41652, Lafayette, LA 70504, (337) 482-6165 e-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.A.
April 2004, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
December 2002, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Qualifying exams in American Politics and Political Theory
1995 – 1999 Clemson University, Clemson, SC Double Major Political Science/ English Minor in History
TEACHING POSITIONSAssociate Dean
Departmental Chair
Full Professor:Associate Professor:(The University of Louisiana)
Assistant Professor:(Northern Kentucky University)
Instructor:(South Louisiana Community
2016-present: Associate Dean for the University College, University of Louisiana
2010-2012: Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts, University of Louisiana
Fall 2014-Spring2016, Summer 2010, Summer 2011: Chair for the Department of Political Science
2008-present: Campaigns and Elections, The Congress, The Presidency, 9/11 and American Life, Sports and Politics, Political Communication, Dissecting Political Documentaries, Volatile Political Issues and Film, Politics in Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, South Park and American Politics, The Future Leaders Internship Program, Introduction to American Politics, Introduction to Political Science, Cajun Connection (First-Year Class), many ONLINE as well, member of graduate council
2004-2008: Political Parties and Elections, The American Legislature, The American Presidency, Careers in Political Science, Popular Culture and Politics, 9/11 & American Life, Sports & Politics, and Introduction to American Politics, Political Behavior, Political Communication Congress and the Presidency
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College)(Vanderbilt University)
2012-2015: Introduction to American Politics
2003-2004: The American Presidency, Introduction to American Politics
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AND EXPERIENCEAssociate Dean
Department Head
2016-Present: Associate Dean for the University College, University of Louisiana- Created a Bachelor’s of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree
(BIS) with a customizable degree plan as well as ten new interdisciplinary degrees created by faculty in different colleges and local businesses
- Submitted a Letter of Intent for BIS and worked with the system and regents representatives towards its approval
- Secured letters of support from businesses for customizable BIS degree that would create a pipeline of student interns and employees
- Collaborated to help Develop a new Online Completers Degree (Online Bachelor’s of General Studies) to target “stop-outs” as well as nontraditional students and examine portfolio credit equivalencies
- Refined college curriculum and general education requirements for the over 700 majors
- Coordinated with admissions, registrar, foundation, career services, student support services, office of first-year experiences, athletics and all disciplinary colleges on recruitment, retention, mentoring, on student and faculty development
- Taught online only classes to traditional and non-traditional students for the Online Completer Program
- Shadowed Dean of Graduate School for the 2017-2018 Year- Represented College on Strategic Planning Committee,
General Education Requirement Committee, Academic Affairs and Standards Committee, Transfer Evaluation Task Force, Adult Learning Success Committee, Quality Enhancement Plan Committee, and University Internationalization Committee
- Helped to Develop college strategic plan and mission statement
- Taught online, hybrid and traditional classes in Political Science, Honors, and First-Year Experience
- Collaborated with Honors Program for hosting annual Louisiana Undergraduate Research Conference and Symposium
- Surveyed all college undergraduates for University College SWOT analysis
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Associate Dean:
- Advise over 100 students each semester in face-to-face sessions
- Served as faculty advisor to The Pulse (student Christian organization) and Political Science Club
- Perform graduation checkouts for Fall, Spring and Summer semester
- Assisted Dean in any way possible in ongoing projects and as College Representative
2014-2016, Summer 2010, Summer 2011: Department of Political Science, UL
- Re-evaluated, redeveloped, proposed and completed changes in curriculum requirements and new offerings for political science, international relations and pre-law concentrations
- Compiled Louisiana high school graduate statistics and created a data set for targeted recruitment for POLS department
- Increased departmental enrollments by 30% to nearly 300 majors
- Created a Foundational account for the POLS department and increased alumni funding by 200%
- Created a Social Network presence for alumni announcements and donations
- Created an American Politics minor- Revised faculty workload rubric and evaluation process- Created a Leadership Studies minor- Created a competitive Moot Court team- Developed Departmental Strategic Plan and Mission
Statement- Created POLS peer mentoring program which placed
upperclassmen in undergraduate courses to act as student resource
- Created a non-partisan Political Science Club which won Outstanding Academic Organization in its first year
- Created a one-hour introductory course for POLS majors that exposed them to the different facets of the discipline as well as skills such as resume building and processes for application to law and graduate schools
- Singly responsible for SACS accreditation measures, implementation, data collection, and reports every year
- Advisor to Political Science Club and Blue Key National Honors Society
- Advised over 100 students each semester in face-to-face sessions
- Taught online, hybrid and traditional classes in Political Science, Honors, and First-Year Experience
- Taught online classes for the RN to BSN program- Performed graduation checkouts for Fall, Spring and
Summer semester
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- Responsible for hiring process of new professors and an administrative assistants
2010-2012: Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts, University of Louisiana- Headed college-wide credit hour curriculum changes for nine departments from 124 hours to 120 hours, ensuring alignment with system and regents requirements- Examined advising processes and suggested possible improvements for the 3000 undergraduate and graduate students in College’s nine departments- Collected applications from and evaluated candidates for university endowed professorships- Helped to create College of Liberal Arts Day for high school students - Chaired internationalization task force to re-evaluate Memoranda of Understanding with domestic and international universities and determine where additional MOU’s were possible- Led SACS accreditation processes for all departments - Chaired COLA task force on new College Mission Statement- Headed exploration into University of Louisiana Polling Center; in 2018 this officially became the Kathleen Blanco Public Policy Institute- Collaborated on organization of and presentation for the Southern Association of College Admission Counseling Guidance Counselor Workshop- Created inaugural cadre of dual-enrollment classes from all disciplines in which faculty and graduate students from UL taught in local high schools- Created pool of faculty and graduate students for teaching opportunities at South Louisiana Community College- In Conjunction with all University departments and administrative bodies, created the inaugural Freshman Convocation; was the featured speaker at event- Created and led “Do’s and Don’ts: From a Professor’s Perspective” session at all seven Summer new student orientations- Worked with all departments and administrative bodies as part of Master Plan Housing committee to create six new Residence Halls on campus
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES, BOOKS PUBLISHED AND UNDER CONTRACT/REVIEW
Contract for manuscript The President, the People, and Policy: The Evolution of the State of the Union Address and its Role in
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Defining the Chief Executive, forthcoming, Cambridge Scholars Press
“Twitter Wars: The Use of Twitter as a New Policymaking Tool for the President,” revise and resubmit by Congress and the Presidency
Submitted “The Press as Politicos: Presidential Debates and Moderators and Anchors as Adversaries,” to Political Research Quarterly, Spring 2018
Submitted “Like, Share, or Comment: Facebook Posts, Going Negative, and SNS Constituency Engagement in the 2014 Louisiana Senate Campaign,” to Social Media and Society, Spring 2018
“Lost and Found and Lost Again: Island Utopias and Dystopias in Contemporary Video Games” Games and Culture, March 2016
The Evolutionary Rhetorical Presidency: Tracing the Changes in Presidential Address and Power, published June 2011, by Peter Lang Publishing
“Mouthpiece of the Liberal Left? Jon Stewart and The Daily Show's “Real” Coverage of Election 2008” Public Integrity, Winter 2011-12, Vol 14, Iss 1 p 67-84.
“Reaching the Unreachable: Using Jon Stewart’s America: The Book as a Textbook for Introductory Level Classes to American Politics” Journal of Political Science Education, Volume 6, Number 2, June 2010: 163-187
“The Evolution of the Rhetorical Presidency and Getting Past the Traditional/Modern Divide.” Presidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 2, June 2008: 308-314.
““We the People:” The “Modern” Rhetorical Popular Address of the Presidents During the Founding Period,” Political Research Quarterly 2007 60: 669-682.
“Experimenting With the Balancing Hypothesis,” Political Psychology, Vol 25 No. 1, February 2004, (with co-authors)
“Evolution of the Modern Rhetorical Presidency: Presidential Presentation and Development of the State of the Union Address,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, June 2003
“Assessing Changing Views of the President: Revisiting Greenstein’s Children and Politics.” Presidential Studies
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Quarterly, Sept 2002, with Amy Carter
REVIEWED ARTICLES, PUBLISHED CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS Reviewed “Does Delivery Mode Impact a President’s Style and Rhetoric?: Quantifying the Distance between Written and Spoken States of the Union,” for Presidential Studies Quarterly, June 2016
Reviewed The Big Picture, American Politics Text by Dr. Rick Swanson, February 2016
Reviewed “Unilateral Actions and Presidential Power Across Policy Areas” for American Politics Research, September 2015
Reviewed “Facebook Friend Request: Applying the Theory of reasoned Action to Student Teacher Relationships on Facebook,” for The Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, August 2015
Reviewed “Framing the Future: The Presence and Variation of Expectations in Presidential Communication,” for The Journal of Communication, June 2015
Reviewed We the People 11th Edition by Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir and Tolbert for W.W. Norton, March 2015
Reviewed “From Broadcasting to Narrowcasting: An Introduction to Community Audio Towers,” for the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, October 2014
“Net Neutrality and What it Could Hold in Store for Its Users,” Invited Informational Column, The Daily Advertiser, June 26, 2014
Reviewed “The Rhetoric of Moderation in Deliberative Communication: Barack Obama’s December 1, 2009 Speech at West Point,” for the Journal of Communication Inquiry, February 2013
Content and Research Expert and Revisionist and Review for “How to Analyze the Works of John Adams: Essential Critiques” by ABDO Publishers, November 2012
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Reviewed American Government: The Great Debate, by James Morone and Rogan Kersh for Oxford University Press, June 2012
Reviewed Debating the Presidency by Richard Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds., for CQ Press, November 2011
Reviewed “Continuity and Change: The 2006, 2008 and 2010 Elections and the Stability of the No Majority Party Realignment,” for Political Research Quarterly, June 2011
“The Perils of the Census and Redistricting: What Louisiana (and Lafayette) Can Expect,” Greater Lafayette Business Journal, February/March 2011, Vol 4, Issue 2
“What to Expect When You Are Expecting Change,” Greater Lafayette Business Journal, December/January 2011, Volume 4, Issue 1.
Reviewed “POLS 101—What is it Good For? Absolutely Everything: Or How I Learned to Stop Blaming My Students and Love 101 Classes,” for the Journal of Political Science Education, January 2011
Reviewed Readings in American Politics by Ken Kollman for W.W. Norton & Company, November 2010
Reviewed “Dragging the Ticket Down: The Influence of the Vice President on Vote Choice,” for Political Research Quarterly, August 2010
Reviewed Investigating American Democracy by Thomas Lindsey for Oxford University Press, July 2010
Reviewed Congress: A Performance Evaluation by Andrew Taylor for Westview Press, June 2010
Reviewed “Who Really Leads Whom? Leadership and Responsiveness Among multiple Publics in Reagan’s Central America Policy,” for Political Research Quarterly, August 2009
Reviewed The Presidential Pardon Power by Jeffrey Crouch, University Press of Kansas for American Review of Politics, May 2009
Reviewed “Presidential Proclamations for Policy Making and Leadership,” for the Journal of Leadership Studies, March 2009
Reviewed “A Transaction Costs Approach to Understanding Unilateral Presidential Action,” for American Politics Research,
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April 2008
Reviewed “Explaining the President’s Issue Based Liberalism: Pandering, Partisanship, or Pragmatism,” for the Journal of Politics, January 2008
Reviewed “Defining the Enemy for the Post-Cold War World: Bill Clinton’s Foreign Policy Discourse in Somalia and Haiti,” for the International Journal of Communication, January 2008
“Japanese-Americans,” in The Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II, Dr. Thaddeus Russell, General Editor, ABC-CLIO press, 2006
“Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act,” in The Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II, Dr. Thaddeus Russell, General Editor, ABC-CLIO press, 2006
“Internment Camps” in The Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and II, Dr. Thaddeus Russell, General Editor, ABC-CLIO press, 2006
Reviewed “The Rhetorical Nature of the Modern Executive: Foundations of Rhetorical Strategies in the Thought of Machiavelli and Hobbes,” for Polity, June 2006
Reviewed “The Impact of Rally Effects on the President’s Legislative Success,” for The Journal of Politics, January 2006
“The Presidential Election of 1788-1789,” In The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, Dr. Larry J. Sabato and Dr. Howard R. Ernst, editors. Facts on File, January 2005
“The Presidential Election of 1792,” In The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, Dr. Larry J. Sabato and Dr. Howard R. Ernst, editors. Facts on File, January 2005
“The Presidential Election of 1800,” In The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, Dr. Larry J. Sabato and Dr. Howard R. Ernst, editors. Facts on File, January 2005
“The Presidential Election of 1804,” In The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, Dr. Larry J. Sabato and Dr. Howard R. Ernst, editors. Facts on File, January 2005
“The Presidential Election of 1824,” In The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, Dr. Larry J. Sabato and Dr. Howard R. Ernst, editors. Facts on File, January 2005
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“Beginning the Great Experiment: Elections from the Founding to the Early Nineteenth-Century, 1787-1824,” and “Elections in Uncertain Times: Post-Civil War to the Late Nineteenth- Century, 1868-1892,” In The Encyclopedia of Public Opinion, ABC-CLIO press, April 2004.
PAPERS AND REPORTS PRESENTED/LECTURES DELIVERED“Twitter Wars: The Use of Twitter as a New Policymaking Tool for the President,” for presentation at the 2018 meeting of the Western Political Science Association Meeting
“REDI for Louisiana: Research, Economic Development and Innovation at the University of Louisiana System level and within its nine Universities.” Presentation at the first annual For Our Future, UL system conference, February 1, 2018
“Popular Vote, the Electoral College, and the Disenfranchising Half of the Country in Presidential Elections by Design,” presentation to Philosophy 390, November 2, 2017
“Proposal for a Bachelor’s of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,” Report and Letter of Intent Created and Presented to Dean’s Council and Vice Presidents, Fall 2017
“Faculty Welcome to Potential Freshmen.” Spring 2012-Present, University of Louisiana Preview Days, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
“The Press as Politicos: Presidential Coverage and Debates and Moderators and Anchors as Adversaries” for presentation at the 2017 Annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, April 13-15, 2017
“Transitioning Homeschool students to the University Setting,” presentation on behalf of the University of Louisiana office of admissions, March 7, 2017
“Grading Upper Level Class Papers with Rigor and Consistency,” presentation to the University of Louisiana graduate students and faculty, February 14, 2017
“Four Traps to Academic and Career Success,” presentation to the University of Louisiana President’s Top Scholars Banquet, April 7, 2016
“Like, Comment or Share: Facebook use in the 2014 Louisiana Senate Campaign,” presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 7-10,
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2016.
“The College of Liberal Arts and You,” presentation to the attendees at the first annual College of Liberal Arts Day, October 9, 2015
“Teaching and Engagement Strategies for Retention,” Presented at the University of Louisiana Teaching and Learning Conference, March 24, 2015
“Lost and Found and Lost Again: Island Utopias and Dystopias in Contemporary Video Games,” presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA January 17, 2015
Chair and Discussant, “Nature and Authority in Literature and Film,” Panel at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2015
“The Value of an Honors Program Education,” The University of Louisiana Honors Program Awareness Fundraiser, March 28, 2014
“International Programs at Universities Across the Country.” Executive Summary and Report delivered to Internationalization Task Force, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, April 23rd, 2012.
“Student engagement with College Faculty and Majors.” The 2012 meeting of the Southern Association of College Admission Counseling, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, April 12, 2012
“Why Your Vote Doesn’t Matter,” Presentation to the University of Louisiana Philosophy Club, Lafayette, LA, February 15th, 2012
“Interdisciplinary Majors, Development of Interdisciplinary Programs, and the College of General Studies.” Executive Summary and Report Delivered to Academic Affairs Committee, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Jan 20, 2012.
“Faculty Welcome to Potential Freshmen.” Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 University of Louisiana Preview Days, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
“The Great Identifier: Barack Obama's use of Presidential Identification Rhetoric Compared with Presidents of the Past,” 2012 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science
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Association, New Orleans, LA January 12-14, 2012
“Beginning your own Beginning,” Presentation during Freshman Convocation, University of Louisiana, August 21st, 2011
“Academic Success and Preparation for your Freshman Year,” Presentation during University of Louisiana SOULcamp, Tall Timbers, Louisiana, Fall 2011
“Do’s and Don’ts: From a Professors Perspective,” Presentation to incoming UL freshmen at seven orientation sessions during Summer 2011.
“Mouthpiece of the Liberal Left? Jon Stewart and The Daily Show's Coverage of Election 2008” 2011 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 5-9, 2011
“Do’s and Don’ts: From a Professors Perspective,” Presentation to incoming UL freshmen at seven orientation sessions during Summer 2010.
“The Health Care Bill and its Passage,” Presentation/Forum at Teurlings High School, February 2, 2010
“Reaching the Unreachable: Using John Stewart’s America in Introduction to American Politics Classes” 2009 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 6-8 2009
“Fair for the States, Fair for the Candidates, Fair for the Party, Fair for the People: The Case for the Presidential Primary Lottery System©, Or The Case for the PPLS© Plan” presented to The National Association of Secretary of States Election Committee Chair, Secretary of State (KY) Trey Greyson, April 11, 2008
“From Hard Work to Holiday: The Development and Use of the Presidential Proclamation” 2008 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 10-13, 2008.
“Same Language, Different War: Presidential Communication in Times of Conflict” 2007 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007
“Reaching the Unreachable: Using John Stewart’s America in Introduction to American Politics Classes” 2007 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago,
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IL, August 30-September 2, 2007
“Political Cynicism Toward the President and the Political Socialization of Children,” 2007 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 3-7, 2007.
““We the People:” The “Modern” Rhetorical Popular Address of the Presidents During the Founding Period,” 2006 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 30- September 3, 2006.
“Children and Politics in the new Millennium,” 2006 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 4-7, 2006.
“The Modern Rhetorical Presidency Reconsidered,” 2005 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., September 1-4, 2005.
“Samuel Alito and the Confirmation Process,” and “John Roberts and the Confirmation Process,” guest on the Culture Check radio program, WTSJ. (1050AM), January 14, 2006 and July 23 and August 20, 2005
“The Education of Politicians and the Electorate,” address to the Kenton County Republican’s Women’s Club, Taylor Mill, KY, March 28, 2005.
“‘We the People’: The ‘Modern’ Rhetorical Popular Address of the Presidents of the Founding Period,” paper delivered at he annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 6-8, 2005
“Religion, Politics, and Campaign 2004,” lecture/adult forum, Trinity Church, Covington, KY, Oct 31, 2004
“Media Literacy Workshop,” Keynote Speaker at high school teacher workshop, CET television, Cincinnati Ohio, September 29, 2004
“Focus” PBS specials on the 2004 presidential campaign, September 16 and November 4, 2004
“Presidential Policymaking in the Modern and Traditional Presidencies,” 2004 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 7-10, 2004
“Presidential Greatness: A Necessity or a Fallacy?” Lecture given at Belmont University, November 2002.
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“The Manifesto of Tyler Durden: Marx, Rousseau, and Fight Club” Lecture given at Belmont University April 2002.
“Japanese-American Internment Redress: Changing Social Remembrance and Revising Cultural Identity.” Delivered at “Limits of the Past” graduate colloquium. April 19-20, 2002.
“Experimenting With the Balancing Hypothesis,” 2001 annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 17-20
“Children and Politics Revisited,” 2000 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov 11-13
NEWSPAPER, TELEVISION, AND RADIO INTERVIEWS/CONSULTATION (THROUGH 2017)
“Tax cuts and Trump,” WWL, November 29, 2017 “Donna Brazile,” WWL, November 7, 2017 “Trump at year One,” The Vermilion, November 1, 2017 “Trump and DACA,” WWL, September 18, 2017 “Trump and Afghanistan,” WWL, August 22, 2017 “Trump v. Republicans and democrats,” WWL, July 31,
2017 “Voter Fraud in America,” WWL, July 19, 2017 “Trump and the G-20,” WWL, July 13, 2017 “The First 100 Days,” WWL, April, 4, 2017 “Presidential Leadership,” WWL, March 29, 2017 “Executive Orders and the Presidency,” Fox-15, January
31, 2017 “Trump’s Inauguration,” Bayou to Beltway, NPR January
18, 2017 “Trump’s Inauguration,” WWL, January 19, 2017 “Trump and Tweets,” WWL, January 2, 2017 “The Trump Agenda,” WWL, November 16, 2016 “Nation Eyes Donald Trump as He Prepares for
Command,” The Vermilion, November 21, 2016 Live Election Night Coverage 6pm-3am, WWL,
November 8, 2016 “In 3rd District, A Race to the Finish,” The Advertiser,
November 7, 2016 “Presidential Debates,” WWL, October 5, 2016 “Vice-Presidential Debates,” WWL, September 27, 2016 “Congressional Candidates Discuss Immigration, 2nd
Amendment in Forum,” The Vermilion, September 24, 2016
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“Presidential Debates,” WWL, September 19, 2016 “Trump and Clinton in the Polls,” WWL, September 7,
2016 “Trump v Clinton, WWL, September 22, 2016 “The Republican Convention,” WWL, July 19, 2016 “Electoral Votes,” WWL, June 16, 2016 “Hillary Clinton’s Chances,” WWL, June 8, 2016 “Trump v Kasich and Cruz” WWL, April 26, 2016 “Primary Delegates,” WWL, April 8, 2016 “Super Tuesday,” WWL, March 2, 2016 “Trump and Primary Wins,” WWL, February 24, 2016 “Supreme Court Openings and Potential Picks,” Bayou
to Beltway on KRVS, February 19, 2016 “New Hampshire Primary,” WWL, February 11, 2016 “Trump versus Sanders?” WWL, February 4, 2016 “Religion and Presidential Candidates,” January 29,
2016 “Trump Skips Iowa Debate,” WWL, January 28, 2016 “John Bel Edwards’ new Term,” WWL, January 4, 2016 “GOP Presidential Debate,” WWL, December 16, 2015 “The Jim Engster Show,” Louisiana Public Radio,
December 15, 2015 “The State We’re In,” Louisiana Public Broadcasting,
December 2, 2015 “Trump’s Chances for 2016,” WWL, December 2, 2015 “From the Bayou to the Beltway,” KRVS, November 24,
2015 “Jindal Drops out of Presidential Race,” WWL,
November 18, 2015 “Super PACS and the Governor,” WWL, November 3,
2015 “David Vitter for Governor?” WWL, September 29, 2015 “Google Searches and the Presidency,” WWL,
September 16, 2015 “Women in Politics,” WWL, September 14, 2015 “Donald Trump and the Polls,” WWL, September 11,
2015 “The 2016 Presidential Race,” KPEL, August 26, 2015 “Lafayette Political Races,” KPEL, August 26 2015 “The Popularity of Donald Trump,” WWL, August 18,
2015 “Donald Trump’s Chances at the Presidency,” WWL,
August 4, 2015
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“Hillary’s Fundraising for the Presidency,” WWL, April 28, 2015
“Iran and the United States,” KATC-TV, March 10, 2015 “Jindal’s Absence at the Statehouse,” WWL, March 6,
2015 “Guns on Campus, students and faculty weigh in,”
UWIRE, March 3, 2015 “Differences Between Scalise and Jindal,” The Daily
Advertiser, January 13, 2015 “Repealing Obamacare,” WWL, November 12, 2014 Election night coverage, November 4, 2014, Live from
WWL studios in New Orleans, LA “Voters Don’t Care About Election 2014,” WWL, October
14, 2014 “Mary Landrieu versus Bill Cassidy,” WWL, October 15,
2014 “Negative Ads and Campaigns,” WWL, October 8, 2014 “Celebrity Endorsements and Election 2014,” WWL,
September 26, 2014 “Redistricting in Election 2014/ Edwin Edwards Political
Sins,” WWL, September 10, 2014 “Bomb Threat on Campus Elicits Annoyance,
Confusion,” The Daily Advertiser, July 16, 2014 “School Board is Correct to Oppose State Legislation,”
The Daily Advertiser, June 25, 2014 “The Supreme Court and Same Sex Marriage,” WWL,
April 7, 2014 “Stalemates in Congress,” WWL, March 11, 2014 “Chris Christie and the Presidency,” WWL, January 13,
2014 “Louisiana House and Senate Races, 2014,” WWL,
January 6, 2014 “Bobby Jindal and the Presidency,” KLFY TV-10,
February 18, 2013 “The Scholars Circle: State of the Union Addresses,”
KFPK, Los Angeles and 15 other cities across the country, February 15, 2013
“Obama’s Inaugural Address 2013,” KATC TV-3, January 21, 2013
“Obama’s Inaugural Address 2013,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, January 21, 2013
“Obama’s Statement on Gun Reform,” KLFY TV-10, January 1,, 2013
“What now for Romney,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, November 16, 2012
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LIVE FULL ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE, WWL, travel to and coverage from New Orleans, LA, November 6, 2012
“Election 2012,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, October 29, 2012
“Presidential Polling Numbers,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, October 22, 2012
“The Second Presidential Debate,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, October 16, 2012
“Updated Swing States for Election 2012,” The Tommy Tucker Show, WWL, October 12, 2012
“The Vice Presidential Debate,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, October 11, 2012
“Presidential Debate One,” The Tommy Tucker Show, WWL, October 4, 2012
“Swing States in General Election 2012,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, September 11, 2012
“Electoral College Primer,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL July 24, 2012
“Battleground states for Fall 2012,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, June 21, 2012
“The Rhetoric of Obama and Romney,” The Tommy Tucker Show, WWL, June 12, 2012
“Republican Presidential Primaries,” KATC TV-3 and KLFY TV-10, March 22, 2012
“Independents and Political Ideology,” The Tommy Tucker Show, WWL, April 14th, 2012
“Super Tuesday,” Interviews on WWL and KATC-TV3, March 7, 2012
“Michigan and Arizona Primaries,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, February, 29th, 2012
“The South Carolina Republican Debate,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, January 20, 2012
“The Iowa Republican Primary,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, December 20, 2011
“Herman Cain and Impropriety Allegations,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, November 30, 2011
“The California Republican Presidential Debate,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, November 23, 2011
“Will Newt Gingrich Run in 2012?” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, November 22, 2011
“The State Election Messages,” KATC TV-3, November 20, 2011
“Herman Cain and the Republican Nomination,” The Garland Robinette Show, WWL, November 9, 2011
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“Acadiana Congressional Leaders Vote,” KATC TV-3, August 2, 2011
“Boustany, Landry Differ on Debt Deal,” KATC TV-3, August 1, 2011
“Presidential Hopeful Briefly Stops in Lafayette,” The Daily Advertiser, June 11, 2011
“Obscene Obama Message Visible From Sky, Google Earth,” KATC TV-3, May 27, 2011
“What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for You,” KATC TV-3, April 7, 2011
“Building a World Class Community,” The Independent, February 22, 2011
“2010 Lafayette State of the Parish Address,” Joey Dural, February 16, 2011
“2010 Census Shows Booming Lafayette City, Parish,” The Daily Advertiser, February 6, 2011
“What Can a State of the Union Do?” The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2011
“Live Election 2010 Coverage,” KLFY TV-10, November 2, 2010
“Organizers Pull Plug on Debate,” The Independent Weekly, October 18, 2010
“Live Louisiana Primary Coverage,” KLFY TV-10, October 2, 2010
“Lafayette Senate Debate All Hinges on Vitter,” The Independent Weekly, September 16, 2010
“Obama and Student Loans,” KLFY TV-10 March 30, 2010
“A Mass-ive Blow,” New York Metro, January 19, 2010 “Dan Rather and the Evolution of the Modern Media,”
Personal Interview with Dan Rather, January 18, 2010. “An End to Civility,” New York Metro, October 5, 2009 “Mixed Reaction to President’s Speech to Students,”
KATC TV-3, September 4, 2009 “Obama Gambling Own Party on Health Reform,” New
York Metro, August 14, 2009 “Students in Support of President,” The Daily
Advertiser, January 17, 2009 “President Got Share of Support in Area,” The Daily
Advertiser, January 20, 2009 “What Obama is Facing,” KLFY TV-10, November 6,
2008 “The New Presidency,” The Garland Robinette Show,
WWL, New Orleans, LA November 6, 2008 “Candidates Trade Jabs,” Daily World, October 31, 2008
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“Ad War Heats Up Seventh District Race,” The Daily Advertiser, October 31, 2008
“Early Voting’s Impact,” KLFY TV-10, October 30, 2008
“Congressional Hopefuls Set Two Debates in Two Days,” The Daily Advertiser, October 21, 2008
“Candidates Vie for Seats,” The Daily Advertiser, October 19, 2008
“Third Parties Need Not Apply,” Faith and Soul Magazine, October 18, 2008
“Senatorial Race Coverage,” KLFY TV-10, October 15, 2008
“Boustany Won’t Commit to KLFY Debate,” The Independent Weekly, October 6, 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, SERVICE, AND AWARDS Selected to the Inaugural Universities of Louisiana System
Management and Leadership Institute, 2017-18; One of two representatives chosen by the UL president from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Host, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Virtual Tour, Launch on Website, Fall 2017
Moderator, the 2016 3rd Congressional District Candidates Debate “Not Your Average Congressional Forum,” sponsored by One Acadiana and The Daily Advertiser, Held at South Louisiana Community College, September 13, 2016
Moderator, the 2016 3rd Congressional District Candidates Debate at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, sponsored by UL College Republicans, September 21, 2016
Winner, University Outstanding Advisor Award, May 2016 Selected as Lafayette 20 Under 40 Award winner, November
19, 2015 Moderator, UL Gubernatorial Debate, October 14, 2015 Preview Day Representative, September 26, 2015 Awarded the Anthony Moroux/ BORSF Endowed
Professorship in Political Science for 2015-2018 Winner, University Outstanding Advisor Award, May 2015 Winner, University Outstanding Advisor Award, May 2014 Winner, University Outstanding Advisor Award, May 2013 University of Louisiana Preview Day Faculty Representative,
February 16th and March 7th, 2013 University of Louisiana Blue Key Organizational Faculty
Advisor, beginning Summer 2012 Attended University of Louisiana Acadiana Day at the
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Capitol, April 24th, 2012 University of Louisiana Preview Day Faculty and
Departmental Representative, March 17th, February 25th, and November 17th 2012
Host of “Representative Charles Boustany University and Community Forum.” University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, April 5, 2012
Faculty Advisor for Political Science Club, Winners of The Outstanding Academic / Educational Program of the Year, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, April 7th, 2012
Presented report entitled “International Programs at Universities Across the Country.” Executive Summary and Report delivered to Internationalization Task Force, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, April 23rd, 2012
Presented “Student Engagement with College Faculty and Majors” at the Southern Association of College Admission Counseling Guidance Counselor Workshop hosted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, April 12th 2012
Presented report entitled “Interdisciplinary Majors, Development of Interdisciplinary Programs, and Examination of the College of General Studies” to the University of Louisiana Academic Affairs Committee, Lafayette, LA, January 20, 2012.
University of Louisiana Preview Day Faculty and Departmental Representative, November 19th and October 8th, 2011
Featured Speaker, University of Louisiana New Student Convocation, August 21, 2011
University of Louisiana Student Organization Speakers Bureau Member, 2011-2012 Academic Year
Attended University of Louisiana Acadiana Day at the Capitol, May 19, 2011
Directed the University of Louisiana Future Leader Internship Program (Led pilot program to place 10 UL students with legislators during the Louisiana General Assembly session) Spring/Summer 2011
Presenter for Second Annual University Student Awards Banquet, Ragin’ Recognition, April 26, 2011
Organized Political Science Club Debate, “Religion: A Net Positive or Negative for Society, March 21, 2011
Judge for the St. Landry Parish American Legion Oratorical Contest, January 11, 2011
Organized Fall 2010 Louisiana Senatorial Debate (did not occur due to Senator David Vitter’s withdrawal)
Appointed Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts,
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University of Louisiana for the 2010-2011 Academic Year Selected to be Interim Departmental Chair, The Department
of Politics, Law, and International Relations, Summer 2010 Attended University of Louisiana Red and White Day at the
Capitol, June 10, 2010 Created University of Louisiana Political Science Club in
2010; Currently Act as Faculty Sponsor Created and Directed the University of Louisiana Future
Leader Internship Program (Led the pilot program to place 10 UL students with legislators during the Louisiana General Assembly session) Spring/Summer 2010
University of Louisiana Student Organization Speakers Bureau Member, 2010-2011 Academic Year
Judge for the St. Landry Parish American Legion Oratorical Contest, December 10, 2009
Department Representative for University of Louisiana Preview Day, November 21, 2009
Created and Supervised a new Washington D.C. internship in the office of Representative Dr. Charles Boustany, Fall 2009
Created a Louisiana Private and Public High School Database for institutional use and recruitment, Fall 2009
Chosen to receive the University of Louisiana Summer Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2009
Judge, Region VI Social Studies Fair, Lafayette Louisiana, March 28, 2009
Created a new University of Louisiana Department of Politics, Law, and International Relations pamphlet for potential student information and recruitment
Department Representative for University of Louisiana Preview Day, February 14, 2009
Organized the Seventh Congressional District Debate between Representative Dr. Charles Boustany, Don Cravins, and Peter Vidrine, broadcast live of KATC TV-3, October 22, 2008
Chosen to moderate the NKU Alumni Lecture Series debate between Tom Daschle and Pat Buchanan in October of 2007, and the debate between Al Franken and Tucker Carlson, October 15, 2006
Director of the Future Leader Internship Program (selected to lead pilot program to place 20 NKU students with legislators during the Kentucky General Assembly session)
Selected to Present and Participate in the “Northern
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Kentucky Leadership Institute’s Norse Leadership Society Fall 2005 and 2006 Retreat,” to accompany the University President in the retreat aimed at outstanding students at NKU.
Received the Norse Leadership Society Mentor Award, Spring 2006
Recognized as a “Greatest Impact to a Graduate” Professor by Northern Kentucky University, Spring 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, and Fall 2004
Received the Presidential Ambassador Spark Honor, Spring 2006
Search Committee Member, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, Northern Kentucky University, 2007-8, 2005-6, 2004-5
Received the “Faculty of Distinction” Award from Student Support Services at Northern Kentucky University in Spring 2005.
Awarded a $12,000 Northern Kentucky University Summer 2005 Fellowship and Project Grant for research July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006.
Served as the in-studio Election Night political correspondent in Cincinnati for networks ABC (2004) and NPR (2005)
Appeared on PBS special “Focus” for Election 2004, November 4, 2004 and September 16, 2004
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Chair: Interdisciplinary Degree Task Force, University of Louisiana General Studies Committee, University of Louisiana Committee on Academic Affairs and Standards, University of Louisiana Strategic Planning Committee, University of Louisiana Transfer Credit Evaluation Task Force, University of Louisiana Disability Scholarship Committee, University of Louisiana Adult Learning Success Committee, University of Louisiana Online General Studies Degree Committee, University of Louisiana e-portfolio Task Force, University of Louisiana Best Practices for Adult Learning Committee, University of Louisiana Quality Enhancement Plan Committee, University of Louisiana Student Organization Committee, University of Louisiana University College External Communications and Branding Committee, University of Louisiana University College Internships and Co-Ops Committee, SLCC Social Science Advisory Board Committee, Chair: College of Liberal Arts Strategic Planning Committee, Council of Department Heads, University of Louisiana Honors Undergraduate Conference Faculty Planning Committee, SACAC Conference Planning Committee, University of Louisiana
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Brand Management Committee, University of Louisiana College of Liberal Arts Endowed Professorship Screening Committee, University of Louisiana Dual Enrollment Committee, University of Louisiana Master Plan Housing Construction Committee, University of Louisiana Black History Month Committee, University of Louisiana Lyceum Committee, Department of Political Science Student Relations Committee, SACS Committee, Scholarship Committee
American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, Western Political Science Association, Political Communication and Presidency Sections of the American Political Science Association, Reviewer for the Journal of Politics, American Review of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Polity, American Review of Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, Political Studies, The Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Westview Press and University of Kansas Press
REFERENCES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUPPORTDr. Bobbie DeCuir, Dean of the University College, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Declouet Room 104, 110 Hebrard Blvd, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504, Phone: 337-482-6829, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Jordan Kellman, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 43551, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504, Phone: 337-482-6219, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 44610, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504, Phone: 337-482-6965, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Rick Swanson, Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science, University of Louisiana, P.O. Box 41652, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504, Phone: 337-482-6164, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Julia Frederick, Director, University of Louisiana Honors Program, Honors Program, Judice-Rickles Hall, Room 206, P.O. Box 43250, Lafayette, LA, 70504, Phone: 337/482-6700, e-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Aaron Martin, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, Susquehanna University, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, Phone: 570-372-4118, e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. John Doucet, Director of the University Honors Program and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Nicholls State University, 111 Gouaux Hall, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301, Phone: 985-448-4721, email: [email protected]
Dr. Pearson Cross, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Louisiana, P.O. Box 41652, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70504, Phone: 337-482-6162, e-mail:
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Dr. John Geer, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, Box 1817, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, Phone: 615-343-5746, e-mail: [email protected]
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