Recent placements of graduate students
Newly Placed Graduates and Doctoral Candidates
Updated August, 2008
Doctor of Arts Graduates (1996-2008)
Updated July, 2008
Paul Pope (August, 2008)
Dissertation – “George W. Bush and the Unitary Theory: Deconstructing Unitary Claims of Unilateral Executive Authority.” Current Position: Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science,
Paul Hathaway (May, 2008)
Dissertation - “Groupthink Phenomenon and Self Esteem in Bureaucracies: A Comparison Between Private and Public Sector Organizations.” Current Position: Assistant Professor, Public Administration, Department of Political Science,
Seven Gardner (ABD, Spring 2007)
Dissertation - In Progress. Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, SUNY,
Dennis Pohlman (ABD, Spring 2006)
Dissertation – In Progress. Current Position: Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Kathleen DiLorenzo (December, 2006)
Dissertation - “Accountability in the Changing Environment of Public Administration: Is Contracting Out Changing the Way Accountability is Perceived in the Public Sector” (Working Title). Current Position: Assistant Professor of Public Administration,
Trent Rose (May 2006)
Dissertation: “Measuring Social Capital.” Current Position: Assistant Professor, BYU-Idaho,
Seth Kellam (August 2005)
Dissertation: “Regimes as Solutions to the Problems of International Coordination: An Examination of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime.” Current Position: Post-doc,
Elizabeth Shanahan (August 2005)
Dissertation - “Land Conservation Initiatives in the American West: An Examination of Varying Levels of Support.” Current Position: Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Tim Tingey (August 2005)
Dissertation: “Evaluating Private and Public Factors in Shaping Local Economic Development Policy: Using a Case Approach.” Current Position: Director of Development,
Martin Jam (2004)
Dissertation - “Does Neighborhood Organizing Increase Voter Turnout?” Current Position: Non-Profit fundraiser,
Rick Fawcett (May 2004)
Dissertation - "Decision Making Based Upon the Modeling of Property Devaluation: Generated by the Attached Stigma from the Routine Transportation of Spend Nuclear Fuel." Current Position: Consultant,
Ralph D. Berenger (May 2002)
Dissertation - "Frame Theory and Political Behavior by Candidates, National Media and Voters in the 2000 Primary Election." Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Journalism,
Chuck Prince (May 2002)
Dissertation: “The Meaning and Purpose of the Ninth Amendment to the
David V. Wold (December 2002)
Dissertation - "The Politics of Angry White Males: An Application of a Social Comparison Model of Relative Deprivation." Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Sociology,
Douglas A. Landau (December 2002)
Dissertation: “Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders.” Current Position: Professor, Public Safety Program,
Joseph Morris (August 2000)
Dissertation - "The Role of Narratives in Bureaucratic Problem Solving: The Case of Bison and Brucellosis in
Kenneth B. Schuster (August 2000)
Dissertation: The National Environmental Policy Act: An Investigation into the Improvement of Federal Agencies in the Environmental Impact Statement Process over Time. Current Position: Director, Soil and
Cynthia Marie Culbertson (May 2000)
Dissertation: “Factors Associated with Effective Rural Community Based Development Groups.” Current Position: Director of Admissions and Student Relations,
Kai-Chi Hsu (May 200)
Dissertation: “An Analysis of Political Violence in the Developing Countries.” Current Position: Teaching at a Taiwanese university.
Gary L. Scott (May 1999)
Dissertation: A treatise on the emergence of an entrepreneurial government. A study on reinventing government: environmental security issues associated with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Current Position: Director of the National Border Technology Partnership Program, under the
LaNada War Jack (May 1999)
Dissertation: Epistemology of a Muted Group: Native American Perceptions of the Natural World with Implications for Political Policy Process.” Current Position- Executive-Director, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes,
Robert C. Wadman (May 1998)
Dissertation - "Organizing for the Prevention of Crime." Current Position - Professor of Criminal Justice,
Stephen R. White (May 1997)
Dissertation - "Global Education and Social Reconstructionism: Constructivist Pedagogy in an Era of Global Change." Current Position - Associate Professor of Leadership and Educational Studies, Appalachian
Darrial Reynolds (May 1997)
Dissertation - "Political Participation and Health Self-Profiles Among the Elderly Population." Current Position - Professor of Government,
Kent M. Tingey (May 1997)
Dissertation - "College and University Presidential Leadership: Framed by Leadership Orientation and Institution Type." Current Position - Vice President for University Advancement,
Earl F. Phippen (Fall 1996)
Dissertation - "Constitutional Crises in Foreign Affairs: The Role of the Judiciary."
Current Position - Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Political Science, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.