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Faculty Credentials : SummerI 2008
Political Science


1. Robin M Bittick (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS(1984)
  • MPA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS(1988)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY(1999)
  • Political Science/Public Administration 24+
  • 08/1984 through 01/1995. Worked for the U S Civil Service, U S Air Force in Acquisition and Procurement and Management Analysis. 1985-1989. Completed seven (7) Department of Defense courses in Defense Acquisition & Procurement. Pertains to U S National Security/Defense Policy and Public Administration.
  • June 1994. Completed qualification course to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (personality type instrument). Pertains to Public Administration/Organizational Behavior.
  • Published peer reviewed and non- peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, encycolpedia entries, and newsletters. Publications addressed topics relevant to public administration, pedagogical tools, and ethics.
  • 2003 and 2004 Best Newsletter Award 2003 Inaugural Best PA Times Article Award, American Society for Public Administration
  • April 2000 to August 2004. Consultant, Sense and Intuition, consulting firm on team building and leadership to public service organizations using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator & other instruments.
  • Ethics Today: Editor, March 2002 – March 2004;Member, Editorial Board, 2000-2002. Pertains to Public Administration.
  • Have developed and taught Masters degree level courses online in Quantitative Methods, Ethics, and Institutional Analysis.
  • Organizer, panelist, and discussant for several symposiums addressing national security and American foreign policy.
  • American Society for Public Administration, Los Angeles Metro. Chapter Executive Committee, 2003-2005.
2. William E. Carroll (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- TRENTON STATE COLLEGE(1973)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- MIAMI UNIVERSITY(1977)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- MIAMI UNIVERSITY(1982)
  • Political Science and Government 24+
  • Published peer and non-peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and reviews. Panel participant/presenter,and chair at national and regional political science conferences. Publications and professional papers address topics relevant to International Relations and Comparative Politics, including but not confined to such topics as European governance, Sino-japanese relations, comparative political parties, and religion and politics.
3. James Carter (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA(1970)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA(1975)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS(1983)
  • Political Science and Government 24+
  • Authored roughly 20 articles and technical reports, presented and attended professional meetings, elected member of Huntsville City Council for 10 years, recipient of 5 Department of Defense grants, and developed software and online courses for Department of Defense.
4. John W. Holcombe (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA GOVERNMENT -- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN(1963)
  • PHD GOVERNMENT -- CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL(1966)
  • Political Science and Government 24+
  • Chairperson of the Walker County Democratic Political Party 2005 - present; Precinct Chair of Precinct 201 of Walker County Democratic Political Party 1996 - 2003; Delegate to Texas Democratic State Convention 1998, 2002, and 2006; and Walker County Election Judge Precinct 201 1984 - 2005.
5. Melinda Kovacs (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • MA FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE -- EOTVOS LORAND UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY(1994)
  • MA AMERICAN STUDIES -- EOTVOS LORAND UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY(1994)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST(1997)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY(1999)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT -- RUTGERS, THE ST UN OF NJ(2002)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY(2003)
  • Political science and Government 24+
  • • has published half a dozen articles in various areas of research on political discourse and political meaning • publications in English and in Hungarian, in journals based in the US and multiple European countries • has edited and contributed chapters to, books on the European Union • currently has four articles on various aspects of political discourse under review at American and international journals • has been presenting conference papers on issues of language and politics at international venues since the early 1990s
6. Corliss C. Lentz (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA HISTORY -- UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON(1969)
  • MAPA HUMAN SERVICES ADMIN. -- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY(1987)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY(1995)
  • Public Administration/Policy 24+
  • Political Science and Government 24+
  • Published 6 peer reviewed articles in journals. The articles addressed education, methodology, finance, and other themes in the context of public administration.
  • Special Achievement Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 2002.
  • Panelist, chair, and discussant at regional and national public administration conferences and political science conferences.
  • Has conducted field work research. Most recently she conducted interviews of people with HIV/AIDS in Zambia as a pilot for a more indepth study.
7. Mitzi Mahoney (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA GOVERNMENT -- PAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY(1982)
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY(1987)
  • Political Science and Government 24+
8. Sarmistha R Majumdar (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS GEOGRAPHY -- CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, INDIA(1986)
  • MA ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES -- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY(1990)
  • MCRP URBAN PLANNING & POLICY DEVELOPMENT -- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY(1993)
  • PHD PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY(2003)
  • Political science and government 24+
  • Published peer and non-peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and case reports. Publications address topics relevant to public administration, such as methodology and transportation policy. Panelist and chair at national and regional public administration and political science conferences. Written several grant proposals, received a grant and served as a consultant in an international grant project
  • Wrote and applied for federal, state and local government grants and had some success in receiving grant funding.
9. Richard Michael Yawn (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS POLITICAL SCIENCE -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1992)
  • MA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1994)
  • Political Science and Government 24+
  • (1) Education: Expected 2008 (ABD, 33 hours in political science) Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; 1994 M.A. in Political Science (30 hours in political science), Department of Political Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas; 1992 B.S. in Political Science (37 hours in political science), Department of Political Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (2) Professional Experience: 2000 – Present Reviewer for American Review of Politics; 2000 – 2001 Consulting for Arizona Legislative Research Council 2000-2001; 2000 Methodological consultant for Astria Wong’s campaign for city council, Scottsdale, AZ; 1999 – 2001 Methodologist Auditor General, State of Arizona; 1995 – 2001 Instructor, Department of Political Science Arizona State University
  • Peer Reviewed publications and presentations - Six peer reviewed articles in tier 1 and tier 2 political science journals and 2 book reviews in regional political science journals. Discussant and presenter at regional and national political science conferences
  • Honors and awards - Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Award. 1998-1999 and ASASU Graduate Research Award. 1999-2000
  • Community and Civic Service -Member, Krista Cosman Foundation Board of Directors 2006-2007, Main Street Huntsville 2004-2007, Rita B. Huff Humane Society 2004-2007, Various campaigns from local to presidential 2000-2007, HEARTS Veterans Museum 2006-2007, Occasional Contributor to The Huntsville Item 2004-2007, SHSU mentor program 2003-2006, SHSU Leadership Lecture Series 2003
  • Teaching evaluation scores at or above the national average for the discipline of political science as calculated by Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Center
    Non-Complete Degrees
  • PHD POLITICAL SCIENCE -- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE

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