For the Record
Sean F. Conroy, Ph.D. candidate, department of political science, University of New Orleans (UNO), and Major, Louisiana Air National Guard, received the 2006 Reginald C. Harmon Award as Outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate for his actions and accomplishments during 2005.
Conroy, who holds a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law, joined the New York Air National Guard while serving for eight years as assistant district attorney in Suffolk County. He has served as judge advocate in Qatar, Iraq, and Afghanistan and, in 2001, was named New York State Citizen-Soldier of the Year. Subsequently, he moved to New Orleans to join the 159th Fighter Wing of the Louisiana Air National Guard and began his studies at UNO.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Conroy served as liaison officer at the Jefferson Parish Emergency Operations Center and as a staff judge advocate with Operation Crescent Guard and Task Force Orleans, the military security force that patrolled the streets of New Orleans. Additionally, he has continued work toward his Ph.D. at UNO, where he also teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and International Law.
The Award is given annually to officers at or below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to recognize “training accomplishments or contribution to mission support; exhibition of leadership in contributing to civic, cultural, or professional activities in the military or civilian community; and enrollment in off-duty programs of professional self-improvement.”
Patricia Wallace Ingraham has been named founding dean of Binghamton University's College of Community and Public Affairs, a new college devoted to public service education and community outreach. Ingraham, formerly distinguished professor of public administration at Syracuse University's Maxwell School, was the founding director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute. She has received the John Gaus Award for distinguished career contributions from the American Political Science Association and the Dwight Waldo, Donald Stone, and Paul Van Riper Awards for distinguished research and service from the American Society for Public Administration. She has written extensively in the areas of public sector leadership, organizational change, and performance.
Patricia Sullivan, assistant professor, department of international affairs, University of Georgia, has been awarded the Peace Science Society's 2006 Walter Isard Dissertation Award for her thesis “The Utility of Force: War Aims and Asymmetric Outcomes.” Her dissertation was supervised by Scott Gartner, Bob Jackman, and Jo Andrews at the University of California-Davis, and funded in part by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation. The winner of the biennial award is selected on the basis of the importance and scientific significance of the dissertation with respect to the field of peace science and its contribution to the understanding of international behavior more generally. Recently, Sullivan completed a short-term visiting scholar residency at the APSA Centennial Center for Political Science & Politics, where she conducted research for a current project, “At What Price Victory? When Leaders Miscalculate the Cost of War.”
Matthew E. Moore, was named administrator of the Idaho Transportation Department's Division of Planning and Programming in 2006. He had previously served for nearly two years as the transportation department's research manager and the State of Idaho's representative to the Transportation Research Board. Moore also provided financial oversight for Idaho's technology transfer program and participated on regional and national committees through the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Research Advisory Committee. Moore holds a bachelor's degree in resource management and public administration from Northern Arizona University and a master's degree in public policy from Claremont Graduate University.
Activities
Nelly Lahoud, assistant professor, department of political science, Goucher College, has recently completed a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Islamic Studies at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.
Administrative Appointments
Douglas J. Besharov, president-elect, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM).
Christian William Haerpfer, head, department of politics and international relations, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Patricia Wallace Ingraham, founding dean, College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University.
Stephen Rosow, chair, department of political science, SUNY, Oswego.
New Appointments
Sonja Amadae, assistant professor, department of political science, Ohio State University.
Matthias Catón, program officer, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Sweden.
Renee Cramer, assistant professor, department of politics and international relations, Drake University.
Jonida Drogu, department of political science, University of Tirana.
Thad Dunning, assistant professor, department of political science, Yale University.
Martin S. Edwards, assistant professor, Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University.
Paul Goode, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Alisa K. Hicklin, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Susan Hyde, assistant professor, department of political science, Yale University.
Angeliki Kanovou, assistant professor, department of political science, Chapman University.
Helen J. Knowles, assistant professor, department of political science, SUNY, Oswego.
Filip Kovacevic, docent, departments of political psychology and leadership studies, University of Montenegro.
Meeyoung S. Lamothe, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Yong Wook Lee, assistant professor, department of political science and school of international and area studies, University of Oklahoma.
Gregory D. Miller, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Joanna Mosser, assistant professor, department of politics and international relations, Drake University.
Paulina Ochoa, assistant professor, department of political science, Yale University.
Nina Rathbun, part-time lecturer, department of political science, Indiana University.
Lars Rensmann, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Michigan.
Kenneth Scheve, professor, department of political science, Yale University.
Justin J. Wert, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Margaret Williams, assistant professor, department of political science and international relations, Goucher College.
Visiting and Temporary Positions
Senator Fred R. Harris, distinguished visiting professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Scott J. Lamothe, visiting lecturer, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Andrew J. Schlewitz, visiting professor, department of political science, Albion College.
Promotions
Gordon Babst, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Chapman University.
Terrence Casey, associate professor, department of humanities and social sciences, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Michael S. Givel, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Jacob Hacker, professor, department of political science, Yale University.
Uk Heo, professor, department of political science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Mary Keys, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Notre Dame.
Kathryn C. Lavelle, associate professor with tenure and Ellen and Dixon Long Associate Professor of World Affairs, department of political science, Case Western Reserve University.
Donald J. Maletz, professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Dinshaw Mistry, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Cincinnati.
Timothy Nordstrom, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, University of Mississippi.
Ellen Lust Okar, associate professor, department of political science, Yale University.
William Rose, associate professor with tenure, department of political science, Albion College.
Janelle S. Wong, associate professor, department of political science, University of Southern California.
Awards
Kevin B. Anderson, department of political science, and Janet Afary, departments of history and womens' studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, received the Latifeh Yarshater Award for Best Book in Iranian from the Persian Heritage Foundation for their book, Foucault and the Iranian Revolution.
Jenna Bednar, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, received the department's Tronstein Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching.
Nigel Bowles, Balfour Fellow in Politics and vice-principal, St. Anne's College, Oxford University, received the 2006 Neustadt Book Prize for his work, Nixon's Business: Authority and Power in Presidential Politics. The award is presented by the American Politics Group for the best book on American politics by a scholar based in the United Kingdom.
Robert Brown, professor, department of political science, University of Mississippi, received the campus-wide Faculty Achievement Award recognizing excellence in teaching, research, and service.
Khalila Brown-Dean, assistant professor, department of political science, Yale University, was designated as the Peter Strauss Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and African American Studies.
M. Taylor Fravel, assistant professor, department of political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received an academic-year fellowship at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to pursue research on China's settlement of territorial disputes.
Andrew D. Grossman, associate professor and chair, department of political science, Albion College, has been designated the Royal G. Hall Professor of Social Sciences.
Richard Gunther, professor, department of political science, Ohio State University, received the university's Distinguished Scholar Award.
Vincent Hutchings, associate professor, department of political science, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, received the university's Faculty Recognition Award, given for achievements in research and other scholarly activities, excellence as a teacher, advisor, and mentor, and distinguished participation in service activities in the profession and at the university.
John Jackson, professor, department of political science, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, was honored by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Poland, receiving the Minister's Award for his book, The Political Economy of Poland's Transition: New Firms and Reform Governments.
Leany Barreiro Lemos, legislative consultant, Federal Senate, Brazil, received the Premio ALACIP (Latin American Political Science Association) for best doctoral dissertation in political science in Latin America.
Kathleen McGraw, professor, department of political science, Ohio State University, was named Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow.
Karen O'Connor, founder and director, Women & Politics Institute, American University, was designated as the first Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science.
John Winkle, professor, department of political science, University of Mississippi, received the campus-wide Thomas Frist Student Service Award recognizing unwavering dedication to students.
Retirements
Larry B. Hill, professor, department of political science, University of Oklahoma.
Corrections
PS sincerely apologizes for the following mistakes printed in the People in PS sections of previous issues:
David M. Barret was promoted to professor, department of political science, Villanova University. In the July issue, PS incorrectly listed Professor Barret's position as associate professor.
Dana Villa, joined the department of political science, University of Notre Dame, as the Packeey J. Dee Professor. In the October issue, PS incorrectly listed Professor Villa's position as assistant professor.
2006 International Dissertation Research Fellowship Recipients
The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports full-time graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, enrolled in doctoral programs in the U.S., conducting dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Fifty fellowships of approximately $20,000 are awarded annually with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Further information can be found online at www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf.
The Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies has announced the recipients of the 2006 IDRF. The 52 fellows were selected from 1,212 applicants. The 2006 IDRF fellows conducting research in political science are:
Ana Arjona, Yale University, “The Creation of Local Order: Armed Groups' Strategies and Civilians' Collaboration in Civil Wars”
Carrie Coe, University of California, Los Angeles, “Land Classification and Allocation on the Edge of Vietnam's Protected Forests”
Maria Candelaria Garay, University of California, Berkeley, “The Changing Social Policy Divide: Informal and Formal Workers in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico”
Abdourahmane Idrissa, University of Florida, “Complicit Disputes: Islamic and Secular Norms of Political Modernity in Niger”
Matthew Ingram, University of New Mexico, “The Politics of Subnational Judicial Performance in Brazil and Mexico”
Pamela Jagger, Indiana University, Bloomington, “The Scramble for Property Rights: Renegotiating Livelihoods and Sustainability after Uganda's Forest Governance Reform”
Xin Zhang, University of California, Los Angeles, “Where do 'Rules of the Game' Come From? State and Corporate Property Rights in Post-Privatization Russia”
Award-Winning Political Science Faculty, Academic Year 2005–2006
The editors of PS inadvertently omitted two faculty members from our listing in the October 2006 issue of those who received teaching awards in the 2005–2006 academic year. The editors apologize for the omission and include their names and awards below:
Kent Brudney, Cuesta College, Cuesta College 2005–2006 Teaching Excellence Award, The award, given by the Cuesta College Foundation, recognizes faculty who show leadership in course organization and presentation while also keeping current with educational methodology.
Bill Corlett, Bates College, The Kroepsch Award, Campus-wide award given annually to a faculty member for excellence in teaching. Consideration is contingent upon student nomination. Once nominated, student letters are solicited.
In the News …
Gerald McBeath (University of Alaska-Fairbanks) comments on Republican Sarah Palin's win of the Alaska governorship, in a time when many GOP candidates did not fare so well— Christian Science Monitor, December 6
Peter L. Francia (East Carolina University) comments on the designation of John Bonior to lead John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign—Detroit News, December 5
Jack Pitney (Claremont-McKenna College) predicts that a large pool of 2008 presidential hopefulls will soon dwindle into a small number of viable candidates—Christian Science Monitor, December 5
Charles Bullock (University of Georgia) comments on former Georgia Senator Max Cleland's decision not to run again for his former seat in 2008— Associated Press, December 4
Lance LeLoup (Washington State University) comments on Washington Governor Chris Gregoire's proposal to delay the implementation of new high school graduation standards—Associated Press, December 2
Amaney Jamal (Princeton University) notes a shift in the focus of Muslim Americans' civic engagement from influencing Middle East policy to addressing domestic institutions—Washington Post, December 1
Merle Black (Emory University) and Larry Sabato (University of Virginia) comment on U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Florida Governor-elect Charlie Crist as being reflective of the two wings of the Republican party— Tampa Tribune, November 28
Nelson Wiseman (University of Toronto) comments on the political risk inherent in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's dealing with the Quebec issue— Ottowa Citizen, November 23
Seth Masket (University of Denver) comments on the intense personal scrutiny sure to accompany a presidential bid by Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee— Associated Press, November 22
Dante Scala (St. Anselm College) reports on spending in the New Hampshire race for U.S. Senate—Concord Monitor, November 21
Jay Barth (Hendrix College) comments on efforts to bring out the Arkansas vote—Associated Press, November 17
Paul Green (Roosevelt University), Richard Flanagan (College of Staten Island), and Dick Simpson (University of Illinois-Chicago) discuss the “Daley dynasty” in Chicago politics—Christian Science Monitor, November 20
Don Fowler (University of South Carolina) and Bruce Ransom (Clemson University) discuss the lessons for South Carolina Democrats following the general election—McClatchy Newspapers, November 13
Stephen Craig (University of Florida) and John Santosousso (Florida Southern College-Lakeland) discuss the primacy of economic issues over international affairs in Florida voting behavior—NYT Regional Newspapers, November 12
John Green (University of Akron) and Holly Brasher (University of Alabama-Birmingham) discuss the general elections in terms of a long-term shift in voting patterns—McClatchy Newspapers, November 12 Jack Pitney (Claremont McKenna College) and Thomas Schaller (University of Maryland-Baltimore County) interpret GOP losses in the general election—Copley News Service, November 12
Darryl Paulson (University of South Florida) and Aubrey Jewett (University of Central Florida) comment on Katherine Harris's failed campaign for U.S. Sentate—Associated Press, November 9
Kyle Saunders (Colorado State University) analyzes the race in Colorado's 4th Congressional District—Coloradoan, November 7
Fred Solop (Northern Arizona University) and Rodolfo Espino (Arizona State University) comment on the perils facing Arizona Republicans—San Francisco Chronicle, November 2
Robert Crew (Florida State University), Scot Schraufnagel (University of Central Florida), Dan Smith (University of Florida), and Charles Barilleaux (Florida State University-Tallahassee) discuss the contours of Florida politics—Bloomberg.com November 1
Michael Baranowski (Northern Kentucky University) and Kendra Stewart (Eastern Kentucky University) comment on Kentucky Republican incumbants' avoidance of public appearances with Bush administration officials— Associated Press, October 16
Chaiwat Satha-anand (Thammasat University) comments on the public acceptance of the recent coup in Thailand—New York Times, September 26
