Howley Hall 310  Providence College  Providence, RI   02918   Phone:   401-865-2624  Fax: 401--865-1222

My Courses:                                                    Other Stuff:

PSC 102 Empirical Political Analysis	My Vitae
PSC 315 Elections and Electoral Behavior	Some Favorite Web Sites
Web Pages and Syllabi from Earlier Semesters	Recommended Pleasure Reading
Angel	Rhode Island Music

Brief Biography

I did my undergraduate work at Western Washington University where I received a BA in political science. I received an MA from Arizona State University and my Ph.D from Kent State University. I have been at Providence College since 1976 except for academic year 1991-1992 when I was a Fulbright Scholar in Hungary. I served as department chair from January, 1995 to July, 1999. My research has focused on political behavior. I have published a number of articles and a book, PRIME TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT, on television and politics. I have also written extensively on political parties, elections, and political psychology. Most recently I completed a textbook (coauthored by Mark Hyde) entitled DOING EMPIRICAL POLITICAL RESEARCH. I teach courses on mass media and politics, electoral behavior, law and society, research methods, and American Politics.
 

"Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans."