Curriculum Vitae (Brief)

Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, Clark Atlanta University
M.A. in Urban Studies, University of Maryland, College Park
B.A. in Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
Certificate in African American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park

Old Dominion University
Academic Experience

Associate Professor of Political Science (With tenure, current))
Assistant Professor of Political

Current Teaching and Research Interests

Major Field: American Politics
Subfields: African American Politics, Southern Politics, Social Movements, Educational Policy, and Research Methods

Administrative Experience

Internship Coordinator (Current)
Director, Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Director, African American and African Studies
Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Associate Department Chair and Chief Departmental Advisor
Director, University Planning and Institutional Research

Recent Publications

African Americans and Global Affairs: Contemporary Perspectives, (ed.), University Press of New England-Northeastern University Press, Boston, 2010

The Journal of Race and Policy, volume 6, number 1, Norfolk, VA, Old Dominion University, special issue "Assessing Race and Policy in the Age of Obama," spring/summer 2010, with guest editors Adia Harvey Wingfield and Adolphous Belk, Jr.

The Black Studies Movement and Multiculturalism: The Development of the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates, Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, volume 11, 2012, in press

The Foreign Policy Public Opinion Racial Gap in the Obama Era: Exploring the Impact of Political Context, National Political Science Review, volume 14, 2012, in press

Conceptualizing the Foreign Affairs Participation of African Americans: Strategies and Effects of the Congressional Black Caucus and TransAfrica. In African Americans and Global Affairs, (ed.) University Press of New England-Northeastern University Press, Boston, 2010, 33-64

Toward Foreign Policy Justice in the Post-Bush Era. In African Americans and Global Affairs, (ed.) University Press of New England - Northeastern University Press, Boston, 2010, 345-

Current Editorial Boards

The Journal of Race and Policy
The Journal of Intercultural Disciplines
International Journal of Africana Studies
Ralph Bunche Journal of Public Policy

Recent Awards, Honors and Recognitions

National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching Development Fellowship
Shining Star Faculty Award