2016 Faculty Notes

Presentations

“The National Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program: A Model for Public & Non-Profit & Leaders and Managers around the World.” Paris, France, July 15, 2016.

Presentations

“The Achievement of the Radical Individual: Gender Identification the Last Barrier.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI, October 28, 2016.

Articles

“Teaching Ethics Using the ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services.” The Paralegal Educator 31, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2016): 31-36.

Presentations

“Conducting Successful External Assessment and Closing the Loop: The Importance and Requirements of a Written Assessment Plan.” American Bar Association, June 2, 2016.

“How to Prepare for an ABA Site Visit.” American Bar Association for Paralegal Education National Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 14, 2016.

“The ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services: Best Practices for the Attorney and Paralegal.” 34^th Annual Texas Forum for the State Bar of Texas, Austin, TX, March 30, 2016.

“The Ethical Utilization of Paralegal Services: Texas Standards and ABA Model Guidelines.” Hays County Bar Association, May 10, 2016. “The Paralegal’s Guide to Professional Responsibility.” American Bar Association, January 28, 2016.

Awards / Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Book Reviews

Review of The Christian Roots of Religious Freedom by Robert Wilken (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2014). In The Journal of Church and State 58, no. 2 (June 2016): 359-362.

Presentations

“Nature's Lawgiver: On Natural Law as Law.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, IN, October 29, 2016.       

“The Essential Dependence of Government by Consent on Classical Natural Law.” Biennial Meeting of Christians in Political Science, Waco, TX, June 9, 2016.

Awards / Honors

College of Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Articles

“Do International Studies Students Have a Broader Global Awareness than Other College Students?” Journal of Political Science Education 12, no. 2 (September 2016): 216-29.

“How Do College Students in Ukraine and the United States View Criminal Offenders.” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 40, no. 4 (May 2016): 347-61.

“Orestes Brownson’s Quarrel with American Individualism.” Catholic Social Science Review 21 (2016): 71-84.

Presentations

“Do Latino and African American Students Have a Different View of Criminal Offenders than Anglo Students?” Proceedings of the 4^th Annual Academic Conference, Fourth Annual International Conference on the Social Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, July 23, 2016.

Articles

“Nuclear Abolition or Deterrence: A Nuclear Ethics Debate.” E-International Relations, July 29, 2016.

Presentations

“Joseph Nye’s Nuclear Ethics Thirty Years Afterwards.” 2016 International Studies Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2016.

“The Subversion of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: The Erosion of International Society.” 2016 International Studies Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 17, 2016.

Books

Practical and Writing Exercises in Intellectual Property Law with Instructor Notes. St. Paul: West Academic, 2016.

Presentations

“Brulotte is Alive and Well.” 2016 Annual Conference Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Antonio, TX, April 1, 2016.

Awards / Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Book Chapters

“Enumerated Powers.” In American Governance, edited by Stephen L. Schechter, 105-106. Farmington Hills: Macmillan Reference USA, 2016. 

Presentations

KTSW 89.9, 2016 Election Coverage, November 8, 2016.

“Politicking.” Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Meeting, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX, October 26, 2016.

“Should Texas Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact?” Common Ground for Texans Meeting, Austin, TX, October 1, 2016.

“The 2016 Presidential Election and the Future of American Democracy.” Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, April 26, 2016.

“The Original First Amendment: Representation in the Early Republic.” Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2016.

“The Two-Party System: Past, Present, Future?” Common Ground for Texans Meeting, Austin, TX, June 4, 2016.

Articles

“The Cumulative Effects of Televised Debates on Voters’ Assessments of Candidates across Red, Blue, and Purple Political Battlegrounds in the 2012 American Presidential Election.”  미국학 (American Studies) 39, no. 2 (December 2016): 211-39.

Presentations

“The News Media Outlet Is the Message.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2016.

Articles

“Living with Water in the Era of Climate Change: Innovation and Limitation in the Planning and Rebuilding of New Orleans.” Journal of Planning, Education, and Research 37, no. 3 (July 2016): 1-13.

“The Eagle Ford Shale Development and Local Government Fiscal Behavior.” Public Budgeting & Finance 36, no. 3 (July 2016): 45-68.

"Evaluating the Challenge of Conceptualizing the Smart City in Urban Planning: Greenway Planning in Texas". In Jurgita Bruneckiene (Ed.), International  Practices of Smart Development (183-196). Peter Lang GmbH - Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. 

Presentations

“Eagle Ford Shale Development and Local Government Fiscal Impacts.” Western Social Science Conference, Reno, NV, April 13, 2016.

“Living with Water in the Era of Climate Change: Innovation and Limitation in the Planning and Rebuilding of New Orleans.” American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, March 20, 2016.

“Post-Disaster Amenity Politics: Livability, Gentrification, and Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans.” Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 17, 2016.

“Rethinking the Role of the Street in Resilient Transportation Planning.” Global Transport Resilience Forum, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, November 8, 2016.
 

Awards / Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Books

What's Wrong with Global Governance? (Christian Social Thought Series). Grand Rapids: Acton Institute, 2016.

Articles

“Global and International Politics.” In Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, edited by Ali Farazmand, 1-9. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Presentations

“Moral Realism in International Relations.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI, October 29, 2016.

Award/Honors

Honorary Professor of International Studies, Center for International Studies.

International Studies Professor of the Year, International Studies Student Association.

Articles

“Catholic Ties to the American Public Order Continue to Unravel.” Crisis Magazine, November 23, 2016.

Book Reviews

“Religious Freedom on the Dock.” Review Essay of The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom by Stephen D. Smith (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014) and The Twilight of the American Enlightenment by George Marsden (New York: Basic Books, 2014). In Modern Age 58, no. 1 (Winter 2016): 46-54.

Presentations

“Alexis de Tocqueville: Prophet of Our Times.” Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, Grand Rapids, MI, June 23, 2016.

“John Courtney Murray on Catholicism and the American Democratic Experiment.” Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, Grand Rapids, MI, June 24, 2016.

“Size, Pluralism and the Problem of Free Government.” McConnell Center for Leadership, Santa Fe, NM, July 27, 2016.

“The Future of the Church in the American Public Order.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI, October 29, 2016.

Articles

“Improving Poll Worker Training: New Ideas for Measurable Success.” Administrative Theory & Praxis 38, no. 1 (2016): 68-81.

Presentations

“Preparing for an Annual Review.” Program for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Texas State University, November 18, 2016.

Awards/Honors

Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Presentations

“The 2016 Presidential Election and the Future of American Democracy.” Roundtable Discussion, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, April 26, 2016.

Awards/Honors

Calihan Academic Fellowship, Acton Institute.

Presentations

“Election 2016.” Roundtable Discussion, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 1, 2016.

Books

"The Soldier Vote: War, Politics, and the Ballot in America." Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Awards/Honors

Appointed to the Advisory Board for the US Vote Foundation (a non-partisan non-profit voter assistance organization that helps American citizens overseas and in the military participate in elections).

Presentations

“A Conversation on Lochner.” Lecture, The Supreme Court Historical Society 2016 Leon Silverman Lecture Series, The Supreme Court Historical Society, Supreme Court Chambers, Washington, DC, United States, May 25, 2016.

Awards/Honors:

College of Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities.

Award/Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Articles:

“The Role of a Gendered Policy Agenda in Closing the Mayoral Ambition Gap: The Case of Texas Female City Council Members.” Journal of Research on Women and Gender 6 (2016): 81-93.  

Articles

“The Problem of Character: Why Republicans Must Reject Donald Trump.” Public Discourse, May 19, 2016.

Book Reviews

Review of Machiavelli's Art of Politics by Alejandro Bárcenas (Boston: Leiden, 2015). In Review of Politics 78, no. 3 (2016): 467-469.

Presentations:

“Cruel to Be Kind: Humility and Mercy in Machiavellian Institutions.” 2016 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2016.

“Election 2016.” Roundtable Discussion, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 1, 2016.

“Executive Authority and the Constitution.” Constitution 101, New Braunfels, TX, September 15, 2016.

Presentations

“Assessing Program Learning Outcomes in Political Science.” UTSA Political Science Faculty, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, February 10, 2016.

“Faculty Roles and Responsibilities in Student Learning Outcomes.” Political Science Faculty Meeting, Blinn College, Bryan, TX, February 15, 2016.

“History of Oil and Gas in Texas.” Keynote Address, San Jacinto Day Celebration, San Jacinto Community College, Pasadena, TX, March 30, 2016.

Award/Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Articles

“Agreement could slash HFCs.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, November 13, 2016.

“Arguments set to continue over Obama’s Clean Power Plan.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, January 31, 2016.

“Chernobyl will be issue for millennia.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, June 5, 2016.

“Choice a tool to fight climate change.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, August 6, 2016.

“GMO labeling may be coming to the grocery store aisles.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, April 2, 2016.

“Groups of governors take different approaches to our environment.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, March 5, 2016.

“New chemical law a win for safety.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, July 2, 2016.

“Protesters stand in the way of the Dakota Access pipeline.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, October 9, 2016.

“Taking a deep dive into Paris Agreement on climate shows complexities.” New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, January 9, 2016.

“The Eagle Ford Shale Development and Local Government Fiscal Behavior.” Public Budgeting & Finance 36, no. 3 (July 2016): 45-68.

Presentations

“Climate Change.” Great Decisions Discussion Series, Bulverde/Spring Brach Library, Bulverde, TX, April 21, 2016.

“Eagle Ford Shale Development and Local Government Fiscal Impacts.” Western Social Science Conference, Reno, NV, April 13, 2016.

“Fracking.” San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, San Marcos, TX, September 25, 2016.

“Fracking and the Politics of Shale Gas and Oil Development in the United States." 11th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, London, England, August 2, 2016.

Award / Honors

CenTex Award for Distinguished Public Administration Educator, 2016. Central Texas American Society for Public Administration Chapter.

Presentations

“An Ideal Model for Transitional Programs for Autistic Students: Evaluating the High School to Employment Programs for Autistic Students in Georgetown, TX.” 2016 Annual Meeting of the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, San Antonio, TX, November 1, 2016.

“Campus Carry Policy: A Descriptive Study of Perceptions of Students, Faculty, and Staff at Texas State University.” Eighth Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students, San Marcos, TX, November 16, 2016.

Book Chapters

"The Arab Spring through the Lens of Huntington’s Third Wave" in University of Instanbul Press

"Guatemala’s Predicament: Electoral Democracy without Political Parties" in Tirant lo Blanch 

Presentations

“Electoral Dynamics in Peru’s Party System.” 2016 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, New York, NY, May 29, 2016. 

Articles

“Assessing Municipal Forestry Activity: A Survey of Home Rule Municipalities in Texas.” Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 42, no. 4 (2016): 267-280.

“Building the Fabric of Peace: Jane Addams & Peaceweaving.” Global Virtue Ethics Review 7, no. 2 (2016): 21-33.

"Positive Peace: Exploring the Roots and Potential for Public Administration". Global Virtue Ethics Review, 7 (3), 1-15.

Presentations

“Ambidextrous Civil Military Relations: Integrating the Two Hands of Peace.” Association of Civil-Military Studies in Israel, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel, January 27, 2016.

“Getting Published.” American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, WA, March 18, 2016.

“Hiding in Plain Sight: Positive Peace - A Critical Missing Immeasurable in PA Theory.” Public Administration Theory Network Annual Conference, PA Theory Network, San Antonio, TX, May 20, 2016.

“Preparing for Conferences.” Graduate College Brown Bag Workshop, San Marcos, TX, March 15, 2016.

“Texas Women City Managers: Their Stories of Success.” Women and Gender Research Collaborative Symposium, Women and Gender Research Collaborative, San Marcos, TX, March 25, 2016.

“The New Walking Beat: A Model Assessment Tool for Using Social Media to Enhance Community Policing.” American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, WA, March 22, 2016.

“Tools for Writing Excellent Paper.” American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, WA, March 18, 2016.

Articles 

“Do International Studies Students have a Broader Global Awareness than Other College Students?” Journal of Political Science Education 12, no. 2 (January 2016): 216-229.

“How Do College Students in Ukraine and the United States View Criminal Offenders?” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 40, no. 4 (May 2016): 277-291.

Award / Honors

Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Texas State University Chapter.

Book Chapters

“Harvey Cox.” In Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life, edited by Frank J. Smith, 215-216. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.

“Mike Huckabee.” In Religion and Politics in America: An Encyclopedia of Church and State in American Life, edited by Frank J. Smith, 360-361. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.

Articles

“National Interest and Moral Responsibility in the Political Thought of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.” Naval War College Review 69, no. 2 (2016): 108-127.

Book Reviews

Review of How the Doctrine of the Incarnation Shaped Western Civilization by Patricia Ranft (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013). In Anglican and Episcopal History 85, no. 1 (2016): 136-137.

Awards/Honors

Sidney Richards Moore Fellowship, Eric Voegelin Institute.

Presentations

“Election 2016.” Roundtable Discussion, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 1, 2016.

“The 2016 Presidential Election and the Future of American Democracy.” Roundtable Discussion, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, April 26, 2016.

Presentations

“Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education.” International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, November 18, 2016.

“Foundations of Civil–Military Relations.” Swedish Defense University, Stockholm, Sweden. August 22, 2016.

“Kill the Kleptocrats? Domestic Politics and Selection of Intervention Targets.” Texas Triangle IR Conference, Austin, TX, January 31, 2016.

“Surveying the Field from Afar: Improving Undergraduates’ Perspectives of International Relations with a Scholars Wiki.” International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2016.

“The Logic of Arming Rebels.” International Studies Association-Midwest, St. Louis, MO, November 18, 2016.

Awards/Honors

Nominee, Frank J. Klingberg Award for Best Paper Presented by a Faculty Member, International Studies Association-Midwest. (December 2016). Additional Comments: Nominated for “The Logic of Arming Rebels.”

Articles

“La Consultora Equipo IMCA y el Acuerdo Cumplen Veinte Años.” El Acuerdo 96 (May-June 2016): 1.

“Mediation in Singapore.” Texas Mediator 28, no. 3 (May 2016): 22-23.

“Restorative Justice Takes Hold in Mexico's Criminal Justice System.” Alternative Resolutions 25, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 31-39.

“The Lobo Brothers: Two of Mexico's Mediation Stars.” Texas Mediator 28, no. 4 (October 2016): 10-11.

“The Mediators’ Institute of Ireland.” Texas Mediator 28, no. 2 (January 2016): 24-25.

Presentations

“Alternative Dispute Resolution and Dispute Resolution Systems Design.” Texas Certified Public Managers Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, March 25, 2016.

“Diálogos Filosóficos, Ontología de Mediación y Cambio Social.” XII Congreso Mundial de Mediación y Cultura de Paz, Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá (Colombia) and Universidad de Sonora (Mexico), Bogota, Colombia, September 30, 2016.

“Mediación a Distancia Como una Forma de Mejorar el Ejercicio de los Derechos Humanos.” IV Congreso Internacional de Abordaje de Conflictos, Univeridad Argentina John F. Kennedy and Equipo I.M.C.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 19, 2016.

“Mediación y Justicia Restaurativa: Generalidades y Algunos Ejemplos Texanos.” Celebración Académica del día del Criminólogo, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, Mexico, November 16, 2016.

“Styles of Mediation.” Trans-Atlantic Mediator Practicum, Austin Dispute Resolution Center, Austin, TX, May 15, 2016.

“The Yin and Yang of a Mediator's Role as Scrivener and Arbitrator.” Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, Houston, TX, October 22, 2016.

Articles

“The Cumulative Effects of Televised Debates on Voters’ Assessments of Candidates across Red, Blue, and Purple Political Battlegrounds in the 2012 American Presidential Election.”  미국학 (American Studies) 39, no. 2 (December 2016): 211-39.

Presentations

“Divided Political Blogs and Crosscutting Cyberspace Political Dialogues.” Communication University of China, Beijing, China, June 17, 2016.

“The News Media Outlet Is the Message.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2016.