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)
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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
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View current courses and syllabi as well as my teaching history below.
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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
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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