Jeremy Mayer

School of Public Policy     
George Mason University     
3351 N. Fairfax Drive    
Arlington, VA 22201    
703-993-8223     
jmayer4@gmu.edu

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Arlington, VA 22201     
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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Georgetown University. 1996.     
Major: American Government    
Minors: International Relations and Political Theory Language: Japanese    
Advanced Statistical Methods

B.A., Brown University, 1990. Political Science Major.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research(ICPSR), 1997.    
Categorical Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Game Theory

Linacre College, Oxford, 1994.    
Japanese Politics, The Nissan Institute    
American Political Behavior, St. Anne’s College

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor, George Mason University, 2006-present    
Teaching courses on research methods, policy analysis, foreign policy, and American institutions. Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science (2022-). Previously Director of the Masters in Public Policy.

Assistant Professor, George Mason University, 2003-2006

Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, 2001-2003.    
Taught courses on scope and methods of political research, political behavior, elections, Congress, race, and the media.

Assistant Professor, Kalamazoo College, 1996-2001.    
Taught courses in constitutional law, presidency, Congress, elections, civil liberties, TV politics.

TEACHING AWARDS

2018 Don Lavoie Teaching Award. Annual award to best teacher in the Schar School.

2016, 2008 Alumni Association Award. Annual award to best teacher in Schar School, as determined by alumni.

2002 Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science. The only national award for teaching in the discipline, given annually at the national conference.

Francis Diebold Award, 1998. A campus-wide award at Kalamazoo College.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

RUNNING ON RACE: RACIALPOLITICS IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS 1960-    
2000. Random House, 2002.    
Named by Washington Monthly as one of the best political books of 2002.

9-11: THE GIANT AWAKENS. Wadsworth, 2002.    
9-11: AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACKS, 2^nd ed. Wadsworth, 2006.

AMERICAN MEDIA POLITICS IN TRANSITION. McGraw Hill, 2008.

DECONSTRUCTINGREAGAN: A CRITICALANALYSIS OF CONSERVATIVE MYTHOLOGY. M.E. Sharpe, 2007 (Coauthored).

CLOSED MINDS? POLITICSAND IDEOLOGY IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION, Brookings, July 2008 (Coauthored with Bruce Smith and Lee Fritschler)

MEDIA POWER,MEDIA POLITICS, 2^nd ed. Rowman and Littlefield, 2008 (Co-edited with Mark Rozell).

THE SOUTH AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF U.S. POLITICS, with Charles S. Bullock, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. 2019. Oxford University Press.

AFRICAN AMERICANSTATEWIDE CANDIDATES IN THE NEW SOUTH, with Charles S. Bullock, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. 2022.Oxford University Press.

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

1. “Polarization’s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred. ”With Robert C. McGrath and Molly S. Andolina. Under review at Political Behavior.
2. “Culture, Freedom, and the Spread of Covid-19: Do Some Societies and Political Systems Have National Anti-Bodies?” With Laurie A. Schintler and Scott Bledsoe. World Medical Health Policy Journal. December 2020.
3. “Two Presidents, Two Crises: Bush Wrestles with 9/11, Trump Fumbles COVID-19.” Presidential Studies Quarterly. 50(3), 629-49.July, 2020. DOI: 10.1111/psq.12674
4. “Response to David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson, and John S. Lapinski’s Review of The South and the Transformation of U.S. Politics.” With Charles Bullock, Susan MacManus, & Mark Rozell. Perspectives on Politics 18(2), 561-562. 2020.
5. “Roots of the radical right: Nostalgic deprivation in the United States and Britain.” With Justin Gest and Tyler Reny. Comparative Political Studies 51 (13), 1694-1719. 2018.
6. “Is There a Culture or Religion of Torture? International Support for Brutal Treatment of Suspected Terrorists.” With Naoru Koizumi. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. September, 2016.
7. "Geographic Variation in Cold Ischemia Time: Kidney vs. Liver Transplantation in the United States, 2003-2011." With Koizumi, N., DasGupta, D., Patel A., Smith, T.E., Callender C., and Melancon J.K. Transplantation Direct, Vol 1: 7, Aug, 2015.
8. “Reading Tea Leaves: What 1,331 Protest Placards Tell Us About the Tea Party Movement.” Visual Communication Quarterly. Vol 22:4,2015. With Xiaomei Cai, Amit Patel, Rajendra Kulkarni, Virgil I. Stanford, and Naoru Koizumi.
9. “Support for torture over time: Interrogating the American public about coercive tactics.” Social Science Journal. November, 2012.With David J. Armor.
10. “Communities of color? Client-to-client racial concordance in the selection of mental health programs for Caucasians and African Americans.” Health Care Management Science Volume 14, Number 4. 2011. With Naoru Koizumi, Aileen B. Rothbard, and Tony E. Smith
11. “Immigration in the 2008 Virginia presidential election: A culturalissue remains puissant despite an economic crisis.” Social Science Journal. Vol. 47: 2010. With Ward Kay.
12. “Politics at the Speed of Light: How the Internet Has Changed Media Coverage of Campaigns.” 2008. Journal of Law and Politics (Japan), Volume 5 Spring2008.
13. “Os persistentes problemas estruturais das eleições americanas: lições de 2004”(“The persistent structural problems in American elections: the example of 2004”) Relações Internacionais (Portugal), March 2005.
14. “The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in the Pursuit of Illusion.” Vol 34: 2004. Presidential Studies Quarterly.
15. “Christian Fundamentalists and Public Opinion Toward the Middle East: Israel’s New Best Friends?” Vol 85:3,2004. Social Science Quarterly.
16. “Gendered Political Socialization in Four Contexts: Political Interest and Values Among Junior High School Students in China, Japan, Mexico, and the United States.” With Heather Schmidt. 2004. The Social Science Journal.
17. “Demographic Shifts and Racial Attitudes: How Tolerant are Whites in the Most Diverse Generation?” With Molly W. Sonner. The Social Science Journal, 40: 2003.
18. “The Bush Presidency: Transition to Crisis Leadership.” With Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox. Acta Politica: International Journal of Political Science. 2002.
19. “The Bullets, the Ballots, and the Backlash: The Charged Racial Politics of 1968.” The Historian, Winter, 2002.
20. “The Racial Politics of the 1964 Presidential Campaign: LBJ Wins Despite Civil Rights.” Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives and Records Administration. March, 2001.
21. “Bradley’s Failure, McCain’s Success: The Preprimary Campaigns of 2000.” With Alex Sarapu. Political Chronicle, Fall 2000.
22. "Japan and International Relations Theory: Why Tokyo Didn’t Go Ballistic Over North Korean Nukes." Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, XV:2, Summer 1996.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

1. “The National Economic Council.” With Scott Bledsoe. White House Transition Project Office Brief. October, 2020.
2. “Communism’s Legacy: Marx at 200.” The American Interest. 1/19/2018.
3. “President Al Sharpton?” The American Interest. 12/8/2016.
4. “Big Daddy Trump.” The American Interest. 8/23/2016.
5. “Gunned Down.” The American Interest. Vol 11, Issue 5, March, 2016.
6. “Reading Coates, Thinking Obama.” The American Interest. Vol 11, Issue 2, October, 2015.
7. “Public Health and the CIA. ”World Medical Health Policy. Vol 4, Issue 3-4, December 2012.
8. “I’d Trade A Million Tweeters For One Washington Post Reporter.” Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. November 13. 2012.
9. “What If Nobody Wins?” The American Interest, October 25, 2012.
10. “Hunger and Undernutrition in America: Another Way.” Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. 28 April. 2011.
11. "A Third Choice—Tax Our Way to a Better Environment." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO. Web. 28 Nov. 2011.
12. “Tea Time.” The American Interest. Nov/Dec 2011.
13. “Will gay rights be a state-by-state battle in the USA?” Federations. Vol. 4, No. 3, March 2005.
14. “The 2004 Presidential Election: Bush Wins Another Broken Election.” Relações Internacionais, the journal of the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais, Lisboa, Portugal. 2005.
15. “9-11 and the Secret FISA Court: From Watchdog to Lapdog?” Journal of International Law. 2002.
16. “Gay Rights in the USA: The States Lead the Way.” With Louis-Philippe Rochon. Federations. Vol. 2, No. 1,November 2001.
17. “Zog for Albania, Edward for Estonia, and Royals for all the Rest? The Royal Road to Prosperity, Democracy, and World Peace. ”With Lee Sigelman. PS: Political Science and Politics. December 1998.
18. “Tom Ridge” “John Ashcroft” “John Dingell” “Eric Cantor” “Nancy Pelosi” “John Snow” entries in the World Book Encyclopedia, 2002-9.

GRANT ACTIVITY

Polarization’s Children: Political Socialization in the Age of Hatred. $70,000 2019 awarded.    
Charles Koch Foundation grant to conduct surveys of middle school children and their parents on political polarization and its roots.

Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaderson Public Policy and Government Leadership. $237,111. 2012 awarded (program in 2013)    
U.S. State Department/Meridian International. A six week study program at GMU for thirty undergraduates from around the world.

Vectors of Rage and Restoration: Content Analysis of Tea Party Signs. $5,000.    
Seed grant from George Mason University, with Dr. Xiaomei Cai of GMU’s School of Communication.

Studies of US Institute: China 30X30. $160,000. 2009.    
U.S. State Department/Academy for Educational Development. Co-directed (with Mark Rozell) a three week study program at GMU for thirty undergraduate students from China.

Political Diversity/Intellectual Climate. $100,000, 2002.    
This grant was received from the Lounsbery Foundation to examine the question of faculty bias in higher education. My co-investigators were Lee Fritschler and Bruce L. R. Smith. 2004-2007.

Whose Conscience? Which Clause? Mandated Contraceptive Coverage and Religious Autonomy. $5,000, 2002.    
A report on the politics of birth control insurance in the fifty states, from a grant by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. With Clyde Wilcox.

Political Socialization in Japan, $13,000, 1999    
ASIANetwork grant for research on political socialization in China and Japan. Received grant of $13,000 for travel to Japan to research political socialization. Grant led to publication in Social Science Journal.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. “Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion About Governmental Use of Coercion.” With Naoru Koizumi and Ammar Anees Malik. Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression. Edited by Tracy Lightcap and James P. Pfiffner. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
2. “The Tea Party’sUnlikely Populists.” Plutocracy and Democracy. Edited by Adam Garfinkle. American Interest Ebook, 2012.
3. “Campaign Press Coverage: Instantaneous.” With Joseph Graf. Campaigns on the Cutting Edge. 2^nd ed. New York: Sage, 2012.
4. “The Presidency and Image Management: Discipline in Pursuit of Illusion.” Understanding the Presidency, 6^th ed. Edited by James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson. Pearson, 2010.
5. “Campaign Press Coverage: Politics at the Speed of Light.” Campaigns on the Cutting Edge. Edited by Richard J. Semiatin. Congressional Quarterly Press, 2008.
6. “Media Power, Media Politics.” Media Power, Media Politics, 2nd ed. Edited by Mark Rozell and J. Mayer. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. 2008.
7. “A President Transformed: Bush’s Pre and Post September 11 Rhetoric and Image.” With Mark Rozell. In The Public Domain: Presidents and the Challenge of Public Leadership, edited by L. C. Han and D. J. Heathe, 207-26. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005.
8. “Zog for Albania, Edward for Estonia, and Royals for all the Rest? The Royal Road to Prosperity, Democracy, and World Peace.”With Lee Sigelman. Quantitative Methods in Practice. Edited by David Rochefort. Congressional Quarterly Press. 2005.
9. “The Internet and the Futureof Media Politics.” With Michael Cornfield. In Media Power, Media Politics. Edited by Mark Rozell. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. 2003.
10. “The Perils and Promise of Presidential Polling: From Gallup’s Dream to the Morris Nightmare.” With Lynn Kirby. In Is This Anyway To Run a Democratic Government? Edited by StephenJ. Wayne, Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2004.
11. “The Incorrigibly White Republican Party: Racial Politics in the 2000 Presidential Election.” In The Election of the Century, edited by Stephen J. Wayne and Clyde Wilcox, M.E. Sharpe, 2002.
12. “Understanding Perot’s Plummet.” With Clyde Wilcox. In Ross For Boss: Mass and Elite Perspectives, Ted Jelen, ed. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000.
13. "Everything Comes Up Rosy: The Iowa Christian Right in the 1994 Elections." With Bruce Nesmith. In God at the Grassroots: The Christian Right and the 1994 Elections, edited by Clyde Wilcox and Mark Rozell. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 1995.

OP-EDS

1. “One cheer for political polarization: It freed Biden on Israel.” The Hill. May 25, 2021.
2. “Alaska is a new model for ending toxic political partisanship in America.” With Mike Condray. USA Today. January 18, 2021.
3. “Let’s Go Noriega on Trump.” With David C. Williams. The Hill. January13, 2021.
4. “No, Biden hasn’t won yet—one more nightmare scenario.” The Hill. December16, 2020.
5. “Donald Trump, wounded wasp.” New York DailyNews. November 29, 2020.
6. “Could the COVID-19 death effect tip the elections?” With Laurie Schintler. The Hill. August 18, 2020.
7. “Sell land to save teachers — and cops, fire fighters and nurses.” The Hill. August 10, 2020.
8. “Don't hold rallies — COVID requires a different style of political campaigning.” Washington Examiner, July 16, 2020.
9. “Our lockdowns are not deadlier than the disease.” With Tracy Mayne. The Hill. June 16, 2020.
10. “The Civil War is Finally Over.” Washington Examiner, June 11, 2020.
11. “2020 Democratic convention: Trump showed conflict, chaos can produce great TV and a winner.” USA Today, January 14, 2020.
12. “Amend the Constitution on pardon power.” USA Today, June 10, 2018.
13. “Trump's critics should admit failure is not inevitable” The Hill. January 8, 2018.
14. “Civility in the Classroom in the Age of Trump” Mason Grad Insider. April 28, 2017.
15. “Hugo Chavez: Can History Prepare Us for the Trump Presidency?” Politico Magazine. January 22, 2017.
16. “How ‘reasonable Republicans’ could oust Speaker Boehner.” Christian Science Monitor. October 10, 2013.
17. “Republicans hold key to progress in Washington.” Christian Science Monitor.August 2, 2013.
18. “Why Democrats have the tea party to thank for their win.” Christian Science Monitor. November 8, 2012.
19. “What if neither Mitt Romney nor President Obama wins on Nov. 6?” Christian Science Monitor. October 25, 2012.
20. “Obama's missed debate opportunities against Romney may cost him.” Christian Science Monitor. October 17, 2012.
21. “Obama played bad defense against an articulate, high-scoring Romney.” Christian Science Monitor. October 4, 2012.
22. “Paul Ryan – the anti-Palin.” Christian Science Monitor. August 13, 2012.
23. “The best pick for Romney vice president? The one no one's talking about.” Christian Science Monitor. August 1, 2012.
24. “Why Rick Perry Reminds Us of Walter Mondale.” The Politico. September 27, 2011.
25. “Surprise: The NRA has actually lost influence on gun control.” Christian Science Monitor. January 19, 2011.
26. “A Simple Way to Help Haiti Recover: Let U.S. Eat Sugar.” Richmond Times- Dispatch. April 11, 2010.
27. “Full Frontal Sexism: A Woman Who Posed Nude Like Scott Brown Did Couldn’t Have Won a Senate Seat.” New York Daily News. January 20, 2010.
28. “Prepare for Osama bin Laden trial.” The Politico. November 19, 2009.
29. “Pols must decry anti-black rhetoric.” The Politico. September22, 2009.
30. “Queen Michelle the First?” The Politico. June 30, 2009.
31. “Is Obama a coward, or wisely cautious?” The Politico. June 23, 2009.
32. “Is Palin the Rev. Jackson of the GOP?” The Politico. April20, 2009.
33. “Marijuana issue suddenly smoking hot.” The Politico. March 29, 2009.
34. “In crisis, an opportunity.” The Politico. February 24, 2009.
35. “The qualifications campaign: Barack Obama's real vulnerability.” New York Daily News. August 20th 2008.
36. “War crimes next October surprise?” The Politico, April 22, 2008.
37. “GOP Veep choice could get interesting.” The Politico. October16^th, 2007.
38. “With so many front-runners, talk is veep.” The Politico, October 3, 2007.
39. “Is death on the ballot in 2008?” The Politico, September 17, 2007.
40. “Forget Libby; stop the next Bush pardon(s).” The Politico, July 7, 2007.
41. “Fusion Is the Ticket for 2008.” The Politico. January 24, 2007.
42. “Kerry on Iraq: He must be clearer.” Northern Virginia Journal. June 7, 2004.
43. “Analyzing the midterm election results.” Blue and Gray. November 11, 2002.
44. “The real dirty bomb is already here.” Northern Virginia Journal. August 11, 2002.
45. “Election lawsuit would bring mutually assured destruction.” Kalamazoo Gazette. November 13. 2000.
46. “Only Gore may stop a banana republic.” Detroit News. November 9, 2000.
47. “In a close vote, would there be the courage to concede?” Detroit News. November 6, 2000.
48. “Gore in Double Trouble in Michigan.” Detroit News, November 14, 1999,p. 9C.
49. “Business culture tied to dearth of births. ”Japan Times, July 13, 1998, p. 21.
50. “Preference voting will increase city’s election turnout problem ”Kalamazoo Gazette, April 3, 1998, A9.
51. “Fieger eats away at Dems’ chance for governorship” Detroit News, March14, 1998.
52. “Maturing in America” Washington Times, March 3, 1998. A23.
53. “Pothole fight linked to insurance reform” Detroit News, May 23, 1997.
54. “If Engler won’t raise gas tax, his campaign may be bumpy.” Detroit Free Press, March 21, 1997.
55. “Clinton Tuition Plan Benefits Only A Rich Elite.” Detroit News, March 6, 1997.
56. “Engler, lawmakers now must accept divided government and deal with it.” Detroit Free Press, January 31, 1997, 9A.

REVIEWS

1. Review of Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after the reconstruction, David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson, and John S. Lapinski. With Charles S. Bullock III, Susan A. McManus, and Mark J. Rozell. Perspectives on Politics 18 (2). 2020
2. Review of The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment by Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep.Political Science Quarterly 135 (1). 2020.
3. Review of Freedom’s Pragmatist: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights, by Sylvia Ellis. Journal American History. 101(3),996-7.
4. Review of No Right Turn: Conservative Politics in a Liberal America, by David T. Courtwright. Journal of American History 2011 98: 590-591
5. Review of Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine’s Greatest Lifesaver, World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 4, 2010. With Naoru Koizumi.
6. Review of Willing and Unable: Doctors’ Constraints in Abortion Care, by Lori Freedman. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 3. 2010.
7. Review of The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine. by Francis Collins. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 2: Iss. 2. 2010.
8. Review of The Healing of America, by T.R. Reid. World Medical & Health Policy: Vol 1: Iss. 2. 2010.
9. Review of Bedside Manners, by David Watts,(with Naoru Koizumi) World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 14, 2009.
10. Review of Allies for Armageddon: The Rise of Christian Zionism, by Victoria Clark, in The Journal of American History, vol 95, #2, 2008.
11. “Book offers excuses for middling career.” A review of Robert Shrum’s book, No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner. The Politico, June 24, 2007.

CONVENTION PANEL

Organizer. 
“Simulating Politics: Bringing the Drama of Conflict Into the Undergraduate Classroom.” The Pi Sigma Alpha sponsored panel on teaching political science. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Boston, August 1998.

CONVENTION PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. “A Trickle to a Tsunami: Asian American Political Power in the South.” With Marina Ann Manganaris. A presentation at the Citadel Conference on Southern Politics, Charleston, South Carolina, March 3^, 2022.
2. “How African American Candidates Navigate the Southern Democratic Primaries: From Chisholm and Jackson, to Obama and Today.” A presentation at the European Association of American Studies and the British Association of American Studies Conference, King’s College, London England. April 26, 2019.
3. “The Role of Race in Trump’s Victory: A Southern Advantage and a National Boost.” A presentation at the European Association of American Studies and the British Association of American Studies Conference, King’s College, London England. April4- 7, 2018.
4. “Torture and Public Opinion” A presentation at the Insecurity, Fraying World Order, and Human Dignity Symposium, Georgetown University February 27, 2017
5. "Kidney and Liver CIT Variations across OPOs and Their Implications: US Experience Between 2003 and 2011." With Koizumi, N., DasGupta, D., Patel A., Smith, T.E.., Callender C., and MelanconJ.K. A presentation at the American Transplant Congress, May 2015 in Philadelphia.
6. “What Influences National Choices about Torturing—Whether to Start, Stop, or Continue.” With Naoru Koizumi. Research Symposium on Torture in the Americas, Georgia State University, March 23, 2015, in Atlanta.
7. “Explaining International Attitudes toward Torture.” With Naoru Koizumi. A paper presented at the International Studies Association’s Annual Convention, March, 2014, in Toronto, Canada.
8. Discussant, panel at the Reforming The Politically Correct University, American Enterprise Institute conference, Washington DC, November 14, 2007.
9. “Politics at the Speed of Light: The New Media In American Politics.” A paper presented at the International Workshop at the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, March, 2007.
10. “Partisan Patterns in the Aftermath of Terror: Civil Liberties, Spending and the Centrality of Fear.” With Naoru Koizumi and Todd LaPorte. A paper presented at the American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting, August 31, 2006, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
11. “Assessing Faculty Bias: A Critique and a Look Forward.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January, 2006.
12. “Christian Fundamentalists and Public Opinion Toward the Middle East: Israel’s New Best Friends?” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November, 2002.
13. “Racial Conservatism and Support for the Court: Did Whites Notice The Rehnquist Turn to the Right on Race?” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, August, 2002. (With Jacquie Jones)
14. “Politics Returns to Center Stage. ”National Capital Area Political ScienceA ssociation, for the panel “Teaching Political Science in the Post 9-11 Climate.” Washington DC, May 15, 2002.
15. “Color Blind Justice?: The Effect of Racial Conservatism on Public Support for the Supreme Court.” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Atlanta Georgia, March 2002. (With Jacquie Jones)
16. “A Tale of Two Straddles: The Quiet Racial Politics of the 1960 Presidential Campaign.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August1999.
17. “Testing ‘Mere Mention’: Does Affirmative Action Inflame Affective Responses.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28- 31, 1998.
18. “White Voters and Racial Context in Presidential Elections: The Influence of Black Population Levels on White Voting Behavior in The Elections of 1988, 1992,and 1996.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia, November 5- 7, 1997.
19. “Race Relations and Generation X: How the Most Ethnically Diverse Generation Approaches Questions of Race in America” Coauthor Molly Sonner. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 10-12, 1997.
20. "Reflections Across the Pacific: Politics, Economics, War, and Alliance in the Minds of American and Japanese Citizens.” Coauthors Cynthia Hamill, Aiji Tanaka, and Clyde Wilcox. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 10-12, 1997.
21. "Did Lee Atwater and Willie Horton Matter? Racial Environment, National Partisan Elites, and the Presidential Elections of 1988 and 1992." Coauthor Molly Sonner. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August, 1996.
22. "White Partisan Defectors and Black Population Levels: Evidence of a New Theory of White Group Identity?" Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting Chicago, April, 1996.
23. "A Causal Path Analysis of the 1988 Election: Willie Horton and White Responses to Racial Environment." Southwest Social Science Association’s Annual Meeting, Houston, March, 1996.
24. "Southern Whites, Non-Southern Whites, and Racial Environment: A Comparison of Political Responses Among Whites to Black Population Levels in Three States." Citadel’s Symposium on Southern Politics, Charleston, South Carolina, March, 1996.
25. "Religious Coalitions in Iowa Politics: Catholics, the Christian Right, and 1994." Association for the Sociology of Religion, Washington DC, August, 1995.
26. "After Shaw v. Reno: Three Generations of Jurists ConfrontRacial Redistricting." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April, 1995.
27. "Japan and International Relations Theory: Applying Western Rules to an Eastern Power." Georgetown University Colloquium on Japan and Theories of International Relations, 1994.

INVITED TALKS

“The Biden Administration: First 100 Days in Office.” Patchwork Foundation and U.S. Embassy in London Zoom Conference Panel Discussion. May 11, 2021.

“The Trump Effect on Domestic American Politics.” Panel sponsored by the National Defence Institute (NDI) of Portugal. October 28, 2020.

“What Happens If? Possible Electoral Outcomes” Mason Votes Discussion, with Dr. Jennifer Victor. October 27^th, 2020.

“The Black Lives Matters Movement: Through the Lens of the 60’s”Speaker and Panel Moderator, Schar School Alumni Association Online symposium, July 27, 2020.

“How the Pandemic Will Reshape Just About Everything.” Schar School Webinar, Speaker, May 20, 2020.

“Forever Changed: The Impact of Covid-19 on American Society.” Pizza and Perspectives Series, George Mason University, April 27, 2020.

“Polarization in the Age of Rage” Koch Associates Program, Arlington Virginia, February 20, 2020

“First Year of Trump: What is Happening in America?” Amerikahaus, Munich, November 13, 2017     
German American Institute, Heidelberg, November 14, 2017 Saarbrucken University, Saarbrucken, November 14, 2017     
Volkshochschule, Koln, followed by a panel with German academic and politician, November 16, 2017     
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg November 22, 2017.

“Searching for Truth: The New Social Media Environment in the USA” Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, November 13, 2017
HMKW-University for Media, Communication and Economics, Berlin, November 20, 2017 John F. Kennedy Institute, Free University, Berlin November 21, 2017
State Department lecture tour of Germany, November, 2017.

“Fundamentals of the US Political System”, Foundations of American Law program, Georgetown University Law Center, July 2014.

“States of Torture: Terrorism, Politics, and Economics as Causes of State-Sponsored Torment.” Lunchtime lecture, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, May 12, 2014 (presenting work coauthored with Naoru Koizumi)

“Congressional Politics, 2014.” Lecture to senior military officers participating in a leadership training program on Capital Hill, for Marine Corps University, May, 2014.

“Obama’s Biggest Fault: Hoping for Change.” Presented as part of a panel on America’s Political Institutions in Trouble, at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), Washington DC, November 4^th, 2013.

“Obama’s Problems…and Ours.” Lecture at Westminster, to the British American Parliamentary Group, London, England, July 16th, 2013.

“An Outburst of Wild Populism: The Tea Party In American Politics.” Lecture on behalf of the State Department in Hamburg Germany to a conference of teachers of English, June 2011.

“Current American Campaign Tactics: Lessons for Spain?” An eight hour course presented to regional politicians from the People’s Party of Asturias, Spain. FENA Business School, Ovideo Spain, January 21^st, 2011.

“Media Bias, Media Avoidance: The New Politics of the New Media” A presentation to the County Executives of America, Washington DC, November 19, 2010.

“Fox vs MSNBC: The New American Civil War. A discussion on media and politics in the 21st century.” Forum sponsored by the SPP Student Association and Alumni Association, Arlington VA, October 12, 2010.

“American Minorities and Political Participation.” Presentation to the Middle Eastern Partnership Institute of the State Department, at Washington DC, July 12, 2010.

“Obama and the Politics of Race.” Presentation to the American Politics and Public Affairs Program, Georgetown University, Washington DC, July 21, 2010.

“Torture/Terror--Our Lawlessness Versus Theirs.” Presentation to “America in the World” class at Osher Lifelong Learning Center, Fairfax Virginia, May 10, 2010.

“A Premature Evaluation of President Obama.” Keynote address, Virginia Credit Union League Annual Conference, Reston Virginia, May 9^th, 2009.

“The American Presidency: Growth and Challenge.” Presidential Classroom program, Washington DC, January 19, 2009.

"Endgame: The Last Month in Presidential Elections, This Year and Every Time.” Selected to give the October 2008 Visions Lecture at George Mason.

“New Media in American Politics.” Presented at the Brookings Institution, Executive Education Program, 2008.

Lecture tour of Germany, March 2008, for the State Department’s Cultural Exchange program. Gave speeches in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Munich, on the 2008 Presidential Election and on media politics.

“The 2008 Presidential Election: History in the Making.” A public lecture at the School of Governance, University of Maastricht, January 17^th, 2008.

“I’d Rather Vote in Mexico: Structural Flaws in the American Electoral System.” A public lecture at the League of Women Voters, Arlington VA, October, 2007.

“Knee Deep in the Big Sandy or Rising to the New Challenge of World Leadership? US Foreign Policy Since 9-11.”Lecture at the US in a Global Community conference, Bonn, Germany, May 19^th, 2007.

“World Leadership Rejected, Accepted, and Mastered: Looking Back on the American Century.” Lecture at the US in a Global Community conference, Bonn, Germany, May 18^th, 2007.

“The Future of Islam: A discussion with Reza Aslan.” A discussion/debate with Reza Aslan, author of No God but God at the US in A Global Community conference, Bonn Germany, May 17^th, 2007.

“Christian Fundamentalists and Israel: Israel’s New Best Friends?” Nuhrnberg-Erlangen University, Nuhrnberg Germany, May 16, 2007.

“Christian Fundamentalists and American Public Opinion Towards the Middle East.”Bamberg University, Bamberg Germany, May 15, 2007.

“Racial Politics in American Presidential Elections.” German American Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, May 14, 2007.

“American Political Institutions.” Guest Lecturer, May 7-11, 2007, School of Government, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

“Parties, Media and the Rise of the Internet: A Speculative Essay on the Ongoing Shift in the Balance of Political Power Among Communication Elites.” International Workshop on Policy Systems and Meta-Policy Systems in Advanced Countries: The Political Mechanism of Policy Change. University of Tokyo. March 5, 2007.

“The Longest Campaign in the World: Choosing the President 2008.” Presentation to the National Council of International Visitors, Washington DC, February 17, 2007.

“What Do The 2006 Elections Mean For HealthCare Issues?” Lecture to the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC, November 9, 2006.

“Response to Geer.” A commentary on In Defense of Negativity, by John G. Geer. The Cato Institute, Washington DC, September 20, 2006.

“Culture War And the Judiciary: The Roots in Religion.” 6^th Annual Justice At Stake Convention, Washington, DC, June 22, 2006.

“Structural Flaws in American Elections.” Keynote address given on behalf of the U.S. Department to an international conference on electoral fairness and justice, sponsored by the state government of Guererro, Mexico, April 2006.

“Barriers to Civic Engagement in America.” Talk given to the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Washington Seminar, February 9, 2006, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

“Racial Politics in the 2004 Presidential Election.” Talk for the League of Women Voters of Northern Virginia, February 2006.

“Lee v. Weisman and Rosenberger v. UVA.” A talk given at the We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution meeting for Northern Virginia public high schoolteachers, Fredericksburg, VA, October 2005.

One Nation Under Whose God? Two Establishment Clause Cases.” Keynote address at the Lou Frey Institute Conference on 9-11, University of Central Florida, October, 2005.

“Explaining the 2004 Presidential Election.” Talk given to the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Washington Seminar, November 16, 2004, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

“Foreign Policy in the Presidential Election of 2004: Advantage Bush?” Paper presented at the conference “The United States and the International Order”, sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, September 30–October 1, 2004.

“Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns.” A forum on my book Running on Race, with Michael Dukakis and Paul Watanabe, held at the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA, April 28, 2003.

“Safer, Less Free, or Both? Civil Liberties after 9-11” and “Shock to the System or Return to Normal? The Effects of 9-11 on the American Political System.” Addresses at the Lou Frey Institute Conference on 9-11, University of Central Florida, April 2003.

“Running on Race: Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns.” Keynote address, Global Citizenship Program, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO. October, 2002.

“Bowling Alone in Arlington? The Relevance of Robert Putnam to Our Community.” Speech to the Committee of 100, a forum for civic leaders, Arlington, Virginia, December, 2001.

“The Meaning of the 2001 Elections.” Guest on the Voice of America’s call-in show on American politics, “America Today,” November 2001.

“Running on Race: The Racial Politics of the 1960, 1988, and 2000 Presidential Campaigns.” Forum talk at the Miller Center on Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. August,2001.

“Kennedy’s Phone Call and Nixon’s Silence: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Racial Politics of the 1960 Campaign.” Speech given as part of the celebration of King Week at Kalamazoo College. Broadcast in 1999 and 2000 by WMUK, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

“Beyond Braveheart: Scottish Influences on the Constitution” Speech given to the Kalamazoo County Rotary Club, February, 1998.

“Change Your Tie Bill, Your Numbers Are Bad: The Perils and Promise of Polling For Politics.” Speech to the faculty of Kalamazoo College, as part of the Colloquium Series, Spring 1997.

HONORS

One quarter merit leave, winter 2000. To conduct research at the Reagan and Nixon libraries in California, as well as the Nixon Archives in Maryland.

Provost’s commendation for teaching ,given to the top 5% of faculty at Kalamazoo College in any given term. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Passed with distinction, oral comprehensive exam in American Government, Oct. 1994. 

Passed with distinction, written comprehensive exam in American Government, Sept. 1994. 

Passed Fluency in Methodology Exam, December, 1993.

Pro-Seminar Fellowship in Spring 1996, to teach a seminar, Race and Modern American Politics, to upper-level undergraduates.

Scholarship for study at Linacre College, Oxford, pursuing graduate research at the Nissan Institute and St. Anne's College.

Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honors society, with graduate GPA of 3.94. 

National Merit Scholar, 1986-1990, Brown University

William Randolph Hearst Senate Youth Scholar, 1986-8

MEDIA

Quoted in or appeared CNN, Fox News, Australian Broadcast Company, NHK (Japan), BBC, Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Politico, PBS Newshour, NPR, and many others.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Manuscript Reviewer

American Political Science Review, Social Problems, Social Forces, Social Science Quarterly, Journal of American History, World Medical Health Policy.

MPP Director, 2007-2009, 2011-2013.
Directed the largest master’s program in the School of Public Policy, with approximately 400 students enrolled at any given time.

Search Committee Chair, Public Finance 2012-13. 

PhD Advisor, George Mason University, 2003-present.
I have successfully supervised seven GMU PhDs to completion: Scott Bledsoe, Phil Pedlikin, Adam Justus, Paul Trampe, Ralph Kerr, Ward Kay, and Jill Rough. I have been on many other committees as well.

Course Coordinator. George Mason University 2003-2005.
Served as an informal coordinator for the 501 course. Also supervised two graduate student instructors of two sections of the course.

McNair Scholar Mentor, Georgetown University, 2002.
Mentored a senior thesis on Hispanic politics for Indiana University.

Teaching Committee, Kalamazoo College, 2001.

Faculty Development Committee, Kalamazoo College,1997-2000.
Evaluated grant applications for travel and research.

Search Committees. Kalamazoo College, 1997-8.
Assisted in searches in History, Art, and Political Science.

SIP (Senior Individualized Project) Adviser. Kalamazoo College,1996-2001.
Advised over 45 students in the conduct of internships and in the creation of research theses examining their experiences. Students worked for refugee agencies, political campaigns, executive branch agencies, private law firms, and other groups.

Prelaw Adviser, Kalamazoo College,1996-2001.
Provide counsel on selection of and admission to law schools, and write letters to deans about specific candidates. Also founded the Kalamazoo College Prelaw Society.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Simulation Director, Spring 2009, Spring 2010 - The Defense Senior Leader Development Program, the premier leadership program for civilian executives of the Department of Defense. Created a 35-role, immersive leadership simulation that includes real-time crisis management, public relations, a press conference and complex problem solving.

Film Instructor, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute (ALRI), Spring2007.
Taught a course in filmmaking on a volunteer basis.

Guest Lecturer, Foundations of American Law program, Georgetown University Law Center
Taught international law students about the foundations of American politics,2004- present.

Simulation Director, Summers 2006-09, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, High School Program in Politics and Public Affairs.
Designed a week-long election simulation involving more than 100 students as candidates, campaign staffers, pollsters, ad creators, broadcasters, and print journalists.

Message Consultant, Americans for Strong National Security PAC, 2005-
Crafted message on Iraq and immigration for this group, as well as the DNC and some political consultants. Gave message briefings to 35 candidates for Congress.

Ad Creator, Cato Institute Talk, September 20, 2006.
Created a mock negative ad to point out the limitations of the medium. Available on YouTube.

Script Consultant and Actor, “President for a Day.”BBC3, 2004.
Wrote a scenario and took on the role of presidential advisor in this television show broadcast throughout Great Britain.

Program Consultant, BBC, 2003.
Scripted a scenario for the show “The Situation Room” broadcast in the spring of 2003.

Co-Lecturer and Co-Course Designer, U.S. State Department, 2002-present
Created and taught a course for new diplomats on answering difficult questions in stressful foreign situations.

Speechwriter and Consultant, Stephanie Herseth for Congress, 2001-2.
Wrote and edited drafts of speeches for a Congressional candidate in South Dakota.

Speaker, United State Department and many other agencies, 1995-present.
Regularly give talks on federalism and American politics to visiting delegations including groups from five continents.

Visiting International Lecturer, US State Department, Moldova, Summer, 2000.
Gave a week long seminar in political analysis in Chisinau, Moldova.

Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union, Southwest Michigan branch, 2000-1.

Poll Director, News 3/Kalamazoo College1999 Exit Poll, Fall 1999.

Directed over 60 students in polling 2,000 voters in the city of Kalamazoo. Accurately predicted outcome of city commission race; delivered regular reports to CBS affiliate.

Poll Director, News 3/Kalamazoo College 1998 Exit Poll, Fall 1998.
Directed over 40 students in polling 1,000 voters in the city of Kalamazoo. Exactly predicted a local state house race; delivered regularreport to CBS affiliate.

Grant Evaluator, Corporation for National Service, Spring of 1997.
Hired for three days as an outside evaluator of proposals for service education projects in higher education, conducted in Washington DC.

PLAYWRIGHT

Since 1994, I have had five plays produced in Washington DC, Manhattan, Buffalo, and Michigan.

REFERENCES

Dr. Jim Pfiffner     
School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs George Mason University     
3351 Fairfax Drive     
Arlington VA 22201 pfiffner@gmu.edu

Dr. Mark Rozell Dean     
Schar School of Policy and Government George Mason University     
3351 Fairfax Drive     
Arlington VA 22201 rozell@gmu.edu