Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Iowa, 1995
	Dissertation: Presidential Policy Initiation and Passing Legislation in the House and Senate.
BA degrees in Political Science and History, Iowa State University, 1989
	Graduated with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Political Science, DePaulUniversity, 2001-
Assistant Professor of Political Science, DePaul University, 1996-2001
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University, 1995-1996
Instructor of Political Science, Iowa State University, 1994-1995
Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, University of Iowa, 1993
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Political Science, University of Iowa, 1990-1993
Research Assistant, Dept. of Political Science, University of Iowa, 1989-1990

Related Appointments

Associate editor, Journal of Political Marketing: Campaigns for the New Millennium, 2001-
	- Responsible for manuscripts submitted by political scientists in multiple countries - Responsible for soliciting manuscripts, selecting reviewers, evaluating manuscripts, making publication decisions, and other aspects of the review process.

Courses Taught (past 3 years)

First year courses/seminars: American Political System, Politics in Film & Reality, Congressional Representation in Chicago,

Intermediate courses: American Presidency, Congress & the Legislative Process, Parties and Elections, Campaigns & Civic Engagement

Advanced courses: Agenda-Setting & Public Policy, Political Analysis & Research Methods, Models of Individual & Public Choice

Special courses: supervised dozens of independent study projects and eight senior theses

Other Teaching Experience

Undergraduate:  American Foreign Policy, Research Methods (with statistics lab) Graduate level:  Introduction to Political Analysis and Research Methods

Awards and Recognition

Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award, DePaulUniversity: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2000
Honorary faculty inductee, Golden Key Honor Society, DePaul University, 1999
Laurence Fairall Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1990, 1991
Phi Beta Kappa, Iowa State University, 1990
Graduated with Distinction, Iowa State University, 1989
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1989
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1988
Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Scholarship, Iowa State University, 1987
Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Leadership Award, Iowa State University, 1985

Books

Journal of Political Marketing: co-editor of a special double edition, forthcoming, to be co-
	published as a book, “Marketing Problems in American Politics,” Haworth Press. Forthcoming.
Legislative Presidencies: Majority and Minority Presidents in the Legislative Arena, under contract
	with Lynne Reinner Publishers, with completion date of April 1, 2006.
Before the Primaries: Presidential Nominations in the Post-Reform Era, project with Randall
	Adkins and Andrew Dowdle, intended date of manuscript completion, summer 2006.
	·         Primary author of chapters on nomination history, endorsements, media coverage ·         Co-author of introduction and chapter on democracy & nominations

Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journals

The President’s Legislative Program: an issue of sincere vs. strategic behavior, Politics & Policy,
	forthcoming
Partisan Differences in the Exhibition Season and New Hampshire Primary, (with Randall Adkins and
	Andrew Dowdle), Political Research Quarterly, 2004, 57(3): 375-390
Presidential Renomination Challenges in the 20th Century. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2003,
	33(4): 827-852
“A Quarter Century of Network News Coverage of Candidates in Presidential Nomination
	Campaigns.” Journal of Political Marketing. 2002. 1(1): 91-116.
“Candidate Competition and Attrition in Presidential Primaries, 1912-2000.” (lead author, with
	John Hickman and Ken Yohn). American Politics Research. 2002. 30 (5): 528-554.
“Campaign Momentum, Front-Loading, and Press Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Nominating
	Campaign.” Illinois Political Science Review. 2001. 7 (1): 21-40.
“Do Primary Voters Draw From a Stacked Deck? Presidential Nominations in an Era of
	Candidate-Centered Campaigns.” Presidential Studies Quarterly. 2000. 30 (4): 727-753.
“The Occurrence and Consequences of Electoral Mandates in Historical Context.” Congress & the
	Presidency. 2000. 27 (2): 121-147.
“Comparing News and Commentary Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Nominating Campaign.”
	Presidential Studies Quarterly. 1999. 29 (2): 40-64.
“Presidential Policy Initiation and the Politics of Agenda Control.” Congress & the Presidency.
	1997. 24 (1): 17-36.
“The Two Presidencies Thesis: Directions for Future Research.” (with James M. Lindsay).
	Congress & the Presidency. 1993. 20 (2): 103-117.
“The Determinants of Presidential Foreign Policy Choice.” (with James M. Lindsay and Lois W.
	Sayrs) American Political Quarterly. 1992. 20 (1): 3-25.

Publications: Chapters and Essays

“The Permanent Campaign: Marketing As a Governing Tool.” in Bruce I. Newman, (ed.). Handbook of Political Marketing. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 1999, pp. 661-684.

“An Evolutionary Epistemological Perspective on Presidency Research.” Presidency Research Group (PRG) Report. 1998. 21 (1): 13-18.

Publications: Book Reviews

James P. Pfiffner. 2004. The Character Factor: How We Judge America’s Presidents. College Station:
	Texas A & M University Press, in Political Science Quarterly. 119 (3): 528-529
Mel Laracey. 2003. Presidents and the People: The Partisan Story of Going Public, College Station:
	Texas A & M University Press, in Congress and the Presidency. 30 (1): 105-107
James E. Campbell. 2000. The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the
	National Vote . ( Texas A&M University Press). Reviewed in Presidential Studies Quarterly. 2000. 30 (4): 813-815.
Dan Palazzolo. 1999. Done Deal: The Politics of the 1997 Budget Agreement. Chatham House
	Publishers. Reviewed in Congress & the Presidency. 2000. 26 (2): 240-242.

Conference Papers and Scholarly Presentations

31. Using Force to Divert Media Attention from Economic Woe: another dimension to the diversionary theory, (with Matt Wolski) Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2005.

30.  Modeling the Presidential Primary Vote: 1976-2004, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans. January, 2005.

29.  Gaining Traction: How Do Frontrunners Surface Before the Presidential Primaries, (with Randall Adkins and Andrew Dowdle), American Political Science Association, Chicago, Sept. 2004.

28.  Gender and Legislative Activity in the Illinois General Assembly: a Multi-method Analysis. with Katherine Hamilton. Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2004.

27.  The Exhibition Season:  Forecasting Presidential Nominations in the Post-Reform Era. (with Randall Adkins and Andrew Dowdle. American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. Sept. 2003.

26. Ideological Information in Candidate Endorsements. (with Brittany Brown). Poster to be presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago , April 2003.

25. Before the Primaries: Modeling Pre-Primary Presidential Nomination Politics. (with Randall Adkins and Andrew Dowdle). To be presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. April, 2003.

24. Candidate Endorsements in Presidential Nomination Campaigns, 1992-2000. Southern Political Science Association, Savannah , GA. November, 2002.

23. Before the Primaries: A Forecasting Model of Presidential Nominations. (with Randall Adkins and Andrew Dowdle). American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. August 2002.

22. King-Makers in Four Presidential Nomination Campaigns. Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, CA. March 2002.

21. Candidate Endorsements in the '96 and 2000 Presidential Nomination Campaigns. Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago. November, 2001.

20. A Quarter Century of News Coverage: Presidential Candidates in the Exhibition and Primary Seasons. (with Phoebe Connelly) Southern Political Science Association. Atlanta. November, 2001.

19. Incumbent Presidents and Renomination Challenges in the 20 th Century. Southern Political Science Association. Atlanta. November, 2001.

18. Network News Coverage of Presidential Candidates, 1976 to 2000. (with Phoebe Connally). Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 2001.

17. Candidate Endorsements in the 2000 Presidential Nominating Campaign. (with Anne Davis) Southern Political Science Association. Atlanta. November 2000.

16. Political Parties Still Matter: Endorsements in Presidential Nominating Campaigns. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 2000.

15.  The Separated System and its Effects. Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research. Chicago, November, 1999.

14. Pro-action, Reaction, and Inertia in Presidential Foreign Policy Choice. International Studies Association-Midwest. Des Moines, IA. October, 1999.

13. The Occurrence and Consequences of Electoral Mandates in Historical Perspective. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 1999.

12. Proposal and Counter-Proposal in Presidential-Congressional Relations. American Political Science Association. Boston. September, 1998.

11. Are the Primaries Becoming Less Relevant? Closing the Door on Dark-Horse Candidates in Presidential Nominating Campaigns. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 1998.

10. What Happened to Momentum in the ’96 Republican Presidential Nominating Campaign. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 1997.

9. Reassessing the Domestic and International Sources of Presidential Foreign Policy Choice. (with Athanasius Hristoulas). International Studies Association. Toronto. March, 1997.

8. The Cold War Presidency and the Soviet Union: Understanding the Politics of Inertia. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. April, 1996.

7. Pre-Floor Processes and Presidential Success in Congress. American Political Science Association. Chicago. September, 1995. (Nominated for best paper in the presidency section).

6. An Analysis of the Effects of Agenda-Setting and Policy Formation on Presidential Performance in the US House and Senate. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, 1994.

5. A Look at Strategic Presidential Policy Formulation. Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. 1993.

4. The Two Presidencies Thesis Revisited. (with James M. Lindsay). Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago. 1992.

3. The Determinants of Presidential Foreign Policy Choice. (with James M. Lindsay and Lois W. Sayrs). Iowa Political Science Association. Drake University, Des Moines, IA. 1990.

2. Public Approval and Presidential Foreign Policy Choice: The National vs. Self- Interest. (with James M. Lindsay and Lois W. Sayrs). American Political Science Association. San Francisco. 1990.

1. Reciprocity, Presidential Politics, and the Influence of War on American Foreign Policy. International Studies Association-- Midwest. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 1990.

Other Conference Participation & Presentations

Panel Chair at the annual meetings of the APSA (1998, 2003), MWPSA (1995, 1999, 2005), SPSA (2000, 2005)

Panel Discussant at the annual meetings of the: APSA (1998, 2003), MWPSA (1999), SPSA (2002)

Keeping score: Catholic Church positions and legislative voting records, “Talk the Vote” panel discussion series at DePaul University, Oct. 2004

Catholic Church and Domestic Policy Issues, “Talk the Vote” panel discussion series at DePaul University, Oct. 2004

What are the boundaries? Ethics in Campaigns, invited speaker, College of Lake County, June, 2004

A Conceptual Framework for Agenda-Setting as a Source of Presidential Influence, Faculty Research Seminar Series, DePaul University, May, 1998

Presidential Agenda Setting and Agenda Control During Unified and Divided Government. Faculty Research Series at

Iowa State University, January, 1995

Other Professional Activities

Manuscript reviewer American Journal of Political Science 1995, 1996 Manuscript reviewer American Politics Research 2001, 2002, 2003
	Formerly: American Politics Quarterly 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Manuscript reviewer Congress & the Presidency 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Manuscript reviewer Illinois Political Science Review 2001 Manuscript reviewer International Studies Quarterly 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001 Manuscript reviewer Journal of Conflict Resolution 1994 Manuscript reviewer Journal of Political Marketing 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Manuscript reviewer Policy Studies Journal 1996, 1998 Manuscript reviewer Political Research Quarterly 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Manuscript reviewer Presidential Studies Quarterly 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

External reviews:

“American Governments: Understanding the Complexities of Federalism,” text prospectus for McGraw-Hill, 2004

Philip Davies and George C. Edwards III, (eds.). New Challenges for the American Presidency. Longman. 2003

Grant reviewer: “Agenda Setting and Aging” Center for Border Health Research. 2002.

James Pfiffner and Roger Davidson. 2002. Understanding the President. 3^rd ed. Longman

John S. Jackson and William Crotty. 2001. The Politics of Presidential Selection, 2nd ed. Addison, Wesley, Longman.

Ira Katznelson, 2000. The Politics of Power, Harcourt Brace.

Stephen Frantzich and Stephen Percy. 1999. American Government: the Political Game, Alliance Press.

Grants & Awards

Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 2004, for research on Presidential-Congressional Policy Making, $5,000

Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2003, for research on the geographic allocation of federal funds, $1,800

Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2002, for research on candidate endorsements in presidential nomination campaigns, $1,600

Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 2002, for research on candidate competition in presidential nominating campaigns, $4,400

Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2002, for research on candidate endorsements in presidential nomination campaigns, $1,600

Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2002, for candidate debate/speakers, and initiation banquet, $325.

Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2001, for “Best Student Paper” contest and initiation banquet, $221

Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2001, for research on media coverage of presidential nominations. $2400

Paid Faculty Leave, University Research Council, DePaul University, winter quarter 2000, for research on party elite endorsements in presidential nominating campaigns.

Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2000 for research on party elite endorsements in presidential nominating campaigns, $2,400

Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2000, for “Best Student Paper” contest for Department of Political Science at DePaul University, $299

Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 1999, for research on candidate competition in presidential nominating campaigns. $3,200

Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 1997, for research on media coverage of presidential nominating campaigns. $3,200

Membership in Professional Organizations

American Political Science Association, since 1989
	Presidency Research Group Legislative Studies Section
Midwest Political Science Association, since 1992 Southern Political Science Association, since 1994 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, since 1999

Service

University:

Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) Advisory Board, 2004-
	Sub-committee on Teaching Evaluations 2003-
Liberal Studies Council, 1998-2001
	Participated in design, implementation and review of university liberal arts education requirements including first year seminars, multicultural seminars, experiential learning requirements, senior (capstone) seminars, and assessment.
Liberal Studies Experiential Learning Subcommittee, 1998-1999
	Active participant in design of university experiential learning guidelines for liberal arts education requirements.
Faculty Representative Assembly, Iowa State University, spring 1995

College:

LA&S Sophomore Retention Project, 2003-
	One of five faculty selected to work on a pilot project advising and working with students identified as “at risk” of not graduating.
LA&S Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee, 2002-
	Evaluate departmental teaching evaluation instruments, assessment programs, definition and measurement of learning objectives, grade inflation, pedagogy, and other topics relating to instruction and learning.
LA&S Summer Advising (new and transfer students), summer, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
	Advised new and transfer students on opportunities, requirements, majors, etc.
LA&S Faculty Research & Development--Student Research Grant Committee, 2001-2002
	Evaluated and awarded grant support for undergraduate student summer research projects.

Department:

Department Internship Coordinator, 2000-03
	Responsible for overseeing departmental internship program, and monitoring academic credit for approximately 20 to 30 students per year. Identified and communicated with internship supervisors in (city, state, and federal) government offices, political campaigns, and non-profit organizations
Department Advising Coordinator (majors and minors), 1999-2002
	Responsible for initial advising of new majors and students of faculty on leave, when departmental majors increased from approximately 250 to 450 majors.
Assessment Committee, 2001-02, 2003-
	Participated in design and implementation of departmental assessment program.
Personnel Committee, 1997-98, 2002-03
	Participated in review of files for two contract renewal cases and one promotion case.
Search Committee, 2001-02, 2002-03
	Participated in reviewing applicant files and making recommendations to the departmental committee for positions in American Politics, Internship Coordinator position, and several one-year visiting positions.
Departmental Life Committee, 1999-2001, 2002-03
	Participated in development and implementation of student-faculty events.
Pi Sigma Alpha (Faculty Advisor), 1998-2002
	Organized annual induction ceremony, wrote and obtained grants from national office for chapter activities, created departmental awards for outstanding student civic involvement, and helped select students for group awards. Keynote speaker at induction ceremony, 1997
Political Science Students Association (Faculty Advisor) 1998-
	Worked with students to plan student-faculty events, student forums on issues, movie nights and discussions, guest speakers, voter registration drives, and other activities. Worked with students to apply for grants, maintained financial records and monitored expenditures.
Experiential Learning Committee, 1997-1999
	Helped design departmental guidelines for experiential learning credit.
Curriculum Committee, 1996-1997
	Ad hoc committee on American politics AP & CLEP tests 2004 Ad hoc committee on course evaluations, 2001-2002 Ad hoc committee on research methods, 1997-1998, 1999-2000 Ad hoc committee on American politics, 1996-1997

Student Organizations (non-departmental)

Faculty advisor, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 2002-
Faculty advisor, DePaul College Democrats, 1999-
	Worked with students to plan events, student forums & debates on issues, political discussions, guest speakers, voter registration drives, and other activities. Worked with students to apply for grants, maintained financial records, monitored expenditures, and external fund-raising activities.
Faculty advisor, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, 1997-2001 Greek Awards Selection Committee, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Commuter Connection Program, DePaul University, 1996-1998 Faculty advisor, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Iowa State University, 1994-1995

Professional service

External reviewer for tenure and promotion cases:
	Amy Jasperson, University of Texas, San Antonio (promotion & tenure), 2004 Audrey Haynes, University of Georgia (promotion and tenure), 2004 Graham Ramsden, Creighton University (promotion), 2003

Community
Interviews with reporters for the New York Times, Washington Post, Business Week magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Daily Southtown, Chicago Journal, Suburban Life, Joliet Crest Hill Star, Chapel Hill Daily Tarheel, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Chapel Hill Daily Tarheel, Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal, Muskegon Chronicle, Omaha World Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, Cox News Service, Medill News Service, BBC radio, Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), Wisconsin Public Radio.

Political analysis on local television affiliate of CBS in Chicago, “Chicago Tonight” on Chicago Public Television, CLTV (Chicago Land TV, cable), WDJT (ch. 23 cable news program), "Puntos de Vista con Rogelio Martinez." (ch. 25 cable program), local television affiliates of NBC, ABC, and FOX in Milwaukee, and Wisconsin Public Television.

Political analysis on: “Milt Rosenberg Show” on WGN radio, “Odyssey” on WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio), “Beyond the Beltway” (nationally syndicated radio talk show on 65 radio stations, and on cable and local television in Chicago and San Francisco); BBC radio; WDJT (Web-FM, 24 hour news).

>Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers with Chicago aldermanic and mayoral campaigns, state legislative and gubernatorial campaigns, US congressional and Senate campaigns, Kerry (04), Bush (00), Gore (00), Nader (00), Clinton (96), and Dole (96) presidential campaigns; Illinois Democratic, Republican, and Reform Political Parties, from 1996 to 2002.  Also monitored internships with the Competency Group (professional fund-raising organization).

Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers in government offices including: Cook County Circuit Court, Cook County State's Attorney, DuPage County State’s Attorney, Illinois State Attorney General, various City of Chicago agencies, DuPage County Investigations Office, Illinois State House of Representatives and State Senate, US congressional district offices, US Senate state offices, US congressional and senate offices in Washington DC, and various offices in the Executive Office of the President, from 1996 to 2004. 

Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers with non-profit political organizations including: Council of Great Lakes’ Governors, City Club of Chicago, Midwest Center for Democracy, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, and Citizens Against Government Waste, from 1997-2002.

Invited speaker, “What are the boundaries? Ethics in Campaigns,” College of Lake County, 2004.

Testimony on socio-economic effects of various property tax reform bills, Cook County Board of Supervisors. 2004.

Invited speaker, “What is at stake in the 2004 elections,” Northside Chicago community group, 2004

Invited speaker, “the 2000 elections and its aftermath,” Stage Left Theatre, 2001

Illinois Intern Selection Committee, NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials), Shell Legislative Internship Program (SLIP), 2000

Presentations on social security, congressional elections, and the 2000 presidential election at the Presbyterian Home (in Evanston, IL) Nov. 1998, Sept. 2000; Nov. 2000

Consultation on campaign-finance reform, Polish Consular General, July, 1999

Consultation on 2000 presidential election, Japanese Consular General. June, Oct., 2000;
Jan., Feb., 2004

Consultation with Library of Congress librarians on questions of accuracy of historical record for presidential nomination conventions, 2004

Queen of Angels elementary school, 2003-present
	School Board president, 2004 - School Board member, 2003 – Angels’ Fest Committee, 2004 – Bingo Committee
Queen of Angels Parish
	Task force on increasing mass and school attendance & participation Co-chair, emergency response committee (school/parish)

Current Research

The US Senate: Stepping stone or tombstone on presidential ambitions

Network News Coverage of Unemployment: a test of the Diversionary Theory of War (with Matt Wolski), intended for submission to the Journal of Conflict Resolution

Where’s the ‘welfare’ in welfare reform” (with Jamie Rudnicki and Katherine Latuszek)

Ideological information in legislators’ endorsements of presidential candidates” intended for submission to the Legislative Studies Quarterly

Keeping score: Catholic Church positions and legislative voting records

Modeling the presidential primary vote: 1976 to 2004, to be presented at the SPSA, Jan. 2005

Gender, feminism, and state legislative activity (with Katherine Hamilton) intended for submission to Women and Politics

Organizational bias among cultural conservatives and liberals: social capital in traditional and virtual communities (with Molly Andolina)

Event analysis of network news coverage of presidential nomination candidates 

Who runs with whom? Comparative coverage of the horses in presidential nominations 

Rallies and bandwagons: party differences in candidate endorsements in presidential nomination campaigns. Journal of Politics 

Group size and the Provision of Collective Goods: Reassessing Olson’s assumptions of Costs 

Candidate Competition and Voter Choice in U.S. Congressional elections 

Electoral Niches: an ecological model of candidate competition in presidential nomination campaigns. 

Long-term plans include book-length projects on, 1) the history of presidential nominations, with a focus on factions within the political parties and the evolving ideological conflict among the American political parties, within the theoretical framework of competitive elitism as a theoretical approach to democracy; and 2) the implications of the liberal state and the need for litigation for norms of personal and societal responsibility.