Degree(s) and Year(s) Degree(s) Conferred: Ph.D., 1987; M.A., 1981
Current Professional Title: Associate Dean
Current Employer: The Graduate School at Penn State
Briefly describe your professional career, including your employment history and notable accomplishments
Assistant Professor, Political Science, Hillsdale College (MI), 1987-88
Associate Director, James F. Byrnes International Center, University of South Carolina, 1988-1991
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor to Professor, Political Science, Louisiana State University, 1991-2017
Chair, Department of Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2013-2017
Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Penn State University, 2017-present
Please list honors, awards, and professional achievements
International Election Observer, Russian Parliamentary Election, 2003
US Embassy Policy Specialist, Republic of Armenia, 2007
Commander’s Award for Public Service, Joint Readiness Training Center, US Army, 2014
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution Archive, Stanford University, 2015