Education−+
- Ph,D University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Expertise−+
- American Politics
- Political Behavior
- Constitutional Law
- Political Theory
Honors, Awards, and Achievements−+
- Susette M. Talarico Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Georgia, 2024.
- Centenary College Pacesetter Award, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
- Students submit nominations to the Student Government Association, who then
select six professors as finalists for what is essentially Professor of the Year. There
is then a vote of the entire student body. The recipient (the “Pacesetter”) represents
a professor who shows passion, service, and leadership for students.
- Students submit nominations to the Student Government Association, who then
- State National Bank Teaching Excellence Award, Wayne State College, 2013.
- A campus-wide award for teaching excellence. Nominated by faculty and awarded
by the VPAA.
- A campus-wide award for teaching excellence. Nominated by faculty and awarded
- WSC Professor of the Year, 2008.
- A campus-wide award for teaching excellence. Nominated by students and selected
by the Student Senate.
- A campus-wide award for teaching excellence. Nominated by students and selected
- Tanner Award, 1991.
- A campus-wide award given by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in recognition of “excellence in teaching of undergraduate students.”
- A campus-wide award given by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- John Patrick Hagan Award, 1990.
- An annual award given by the UNC Department of Political Science for “outstanding teaching by a graduate student.”
- Phi Beta Kappa. Alpha Chapter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Mortar Board Society. Black Masque Chapter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Outstanding Undergraduate in Political Science. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Selected Publications−+
“Looking Through the Lens of the Undergrad: The Belief in a Just World and its Effects on Perceptions of Racial Equality.” Journal of Education and Social Policy, Vol. 8 (March 2021). (Co-author: Dr. Karen Walker).
“No Greater Law,” documentary review, Religious Studies Review. 46:3 (September 2020).
“The Contested Place of Religion in Family Law,” book review, Religious Studies Review, 45:2, pp.199-200 (June 2020).
“The Real College,” in Teachers College: Essays on the Art of Education, Bonnie Johnson-Haddix, Editor (WSC Press, 2008).
“Random School Searches and Student Rights,” in Opposing Viewpoints: Students’ Rights, Jamuna Carroll, Editor (Thomson Gale Press, 2005).
“High School Drug Search Policies and the Politics of Sin,” Policy Studies Journal, (Winter 2003).
“The Impact of Prejudice on Female Candidates: An Experimental Look at Voter Prejudice,” American Politics Quarterly, 19:2 (April 1991).
