Teaching
My teaching experience spans the past 12 years with a focus in public policy, administration, state and local politics, and administrative/public management as well as federal government at two and four year institutions. Active learning and simulation and gaming make up the bulk of my curriculum. One area I have focused on is developing the online learning community and curriculum in my courses. I have focused on creating spaces that mimic face-to-face instruction - flipped classrooms and interaction communities - while balancing the technical and support needs of students. I have completed the ACUE course in online teaching.
Courses Taught
Graduate (All online): Seminar in Public Administration, Public Finance and Budgeting, Research Methods, Administrative Management, Administrative Theory, Administrative Ethics, Problems in Public Policy, State and Local Government; Education Policy, Law, and Politics (EdD)
Undergraduate: Public Administration, Administration Management and Leadership, Public Policy Formulation, Municipal Governments, Administrative Theory, Politics and Policy in Popular Culture, Politics of the MCU, American Government, Texas Government
View current courses and syllabi as well as my teaching history below.

Teaching Appointments
Selected Courses/Syllabi
West Texas A&M University, Assistant Professor, Political Science, 2019 – current
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MPA director, 2021 - current
Lone Star College, Associate Professor, Political Science, 2016 - 2019
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System government curriculum & assessment chair, 2017-2019
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Lead political science faculty, 2016-2017
Sam Houston State University, Lecturer, Political Science, 2015 - 2016
Seminar in Administrative Management (graduate)
Education policy, law, & politics (EdD)
Directed (Senior) Research
Problems in Public Policy (graduate)
Administrative Theory
Seminar in Public Administration (graduate)
Texas Government
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS, TEACHING, & MENTORING
Director, Master of Public Administration program, West Texas A&M University, 2021-current
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Wrote and executed institution and state proposal to create program
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Created program website and all marketing materials
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Recruit and advise MPA students
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Meet with regional community partners to build program goals and curriculum
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Handle semester scheduling
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Plan and implement all institutional, SACSCOC, and NASPAA accreditation compliance
Curriculum & assessment chair, Government, Lone Star College System, 2017-2019
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Engaged SACSCOC on assessment criteria
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Coordinated assessment for six campuses
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Designed assessment and led committee to define quality evaluation
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Worked with department chairs regarding using data to improve instruction
Mentoring
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Cassandra Khatri, PhD, University of Houston, Political Science, Conferred December, 2020, Role: Committee member
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Courtney Fahey, honors student, West Texas A&M University, 2021-2022, Role: Mentor
Education
Doctor of Public Policy & Administration West Chester University 2018
Master of Public Administration University of Colorado at Denver 2011
Bachelor of Science in Political Science University of Central Missouri 2003
Current Institutional/Service Projects
Editorial duties
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Co-editor of book reviews, Public Integrity
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Editorial board member, Journal of Political Science Education, 2018 – current
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Guest editor, special issue on Ethics in Higher Education, Public Integrity
Selected service:
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Lead faculty, Dissertation workshop for public administration PhD candidates, American Political Science Association, July-August 2020.
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Discussant, Doctoral students in public administration virtual conference, June 2020
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Chair, Public finance panel, 2019 Northeast Conference on Public Administration, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
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Graduate Council, 2021-current
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Honors Council, 2021-current
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Honors College faculty, 2020-current
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Chair, Doctor of Public Affairs proposal committee and proposal author, West Texas A&M University, 2021-current
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Wrote institution and state (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board) proposal for Master of Public Administration, West Texas A&M University, 2020