Curriculum Vitae (Brief)

Academic Training

Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington State University
M.A. in Political Science, San Francisco State University
B.A. in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles

Positions at Old Dominion University

             Academic

University Professor of Political Science, 2002- present.  Professor of Political Science, 2001-2002. Promotion to Associate Professor, 1997-2001. Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1992-1997

Administrative

• Department Chair, 2000-2003.  Reappointed 2003-2006
• Undergraduate Advisor, 1997-1998, Fall 2007, Fall 2008
• Internship Coordinator, 1992-1995, 1997-1998

Teaching

• American Politics subfield (American Presidency, Environmental Politics, Political Participation, Public Policy)
• Also offers Global Environmental Policy for the Graduate Program in International Studies
• Organizing a new Politics and Science of Climate Change for the Graduate Program in International Studies

Research Interests

• American Politics Subfield:  Environmental Politics and Policy, Presidency, Public Opinion and Environmental Politics, Science and Environmental Politics

Scholarship

• 4 books and over 80 journal articles, book chapters, and professional papers.  
• Currently working on a book project about global climate change and American politics (advance contract with Lynn Rienner Publishers)   

Academic Experience Abroad

• Visiting Professor of Political Science, Kitakyushu University, Kitakyushu, Japan, Summer 1999

Awards/Recognition

• Invited to present the College of Arts and Letters' Senior Scholar Lecture, "Climate Change and American Politics," 2011
• Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Fellowship to support research at the Kennedy Presidential Library.  Research Focus:  Environmental Policy during the Administration of John F. Kennedy, 2006/07
• Virginia Social Science Association, Political Science Scholar Award, 2004
• Old Dominion University, University Finalist for the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) Award, 2003
• Old Dominion University, University Professor Award and Designation, 2002
• American Political Science Association/Pi Sigma Alpha, Outstanding Teaching in Political Science, 2002
• Old Dominion University, College of Arts and Letters Robert L. Stern Award for excellence in teaching, 2002

International Conferences/Summits (invited paper)

• 1st International Summit on Global Warming, Climate Change and Hurricanes, Crete, Greece, May 2007
• 2nd International Conference on European and International Political and Economic Affairs, Athens, Greece, May 2004
• Berlin Conference on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Berlin, Germany, December 2001

Professional Activities (Brief)

• Project Vote Smart, Member of the Legislative Research Departmental Advisory Board, 2005-present
• White House Studies, Member of the Editorial Board, 2003-present
• Newspaper interviews including the Associated Press, America.gov (U.S. State Department), Boston Globe, Bloomberg News, Buffalo News, Christian Science Monitor, Dallas Morning News, Examiner.com, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, USA Today
• Broadcast news interviews and on-air analysis including local news media affiliates (ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS), Voice of America