Dr. Jason Maloy Wins College of Arts and Sciences Award

Dr. Jason Maloy, Associate Professor, was awarded the 2009 Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence by the College of Arts and Sciences for his outstanding scholarly achievements. Dr. Maloy has an impressive and outstanding record of scholarly achievement.  In terms of quantity, he has published a book, 4 peer-reviewed articles, and 2  book chapters, and he has presented 6 papers at conferences. His book is published by Cambridge University Press, one of the most prestigious academic outlets, and one of his articles is forthcoming in Journal of Politics, widely recognized as one of our discipline’s top-three journals. Another appeared in the Journal of the History of Ideas, which is a leading journal in intellectual history. Still another appeared in the flagship journal of the Canadian Political Science Association (Canadian Journal of Political Science; Polity), and another in Polity, the leading journal of the Northeast Political Science Association.. The impressive quality of these outlets is a powerful testament to the outstanding quality of his work. He has an ambitious agenda for future productivity, and is already well underway on his next book project. Congratulations to Dr. Maloy!

Dr. Jason Maloy (Assistant Professor) distinguished himself with the publication of his peer-reviewed scholarly book,  The Colonial American Origins of Modern Democratic Thought by Cambridge University Press, one of the top 10 or 20 academic presses in the world. Additionally, he had three peer-reviewed articles published or accepted in: the Canadian Journal al of Political Science, the flagship journal of the Canadian Political Science Association; Journal of Politics, widely regarded as one of the top three US Political Science journals; and the Journal of the History of Ideas, a leading specialized journal in that area. He also had a encyclopedia entry and began work on his second book manuscript. For more information, please click HERE.

Dr. Jeanette Mendez (Assistant Professor) distinguished herself with the publication/acceptance of six peer-reviewed journal articles. Her articles have or will soon appear in the Journal of Politics, as noted, one of the top three US Political Science journals; Political Research Quarterly, a top 15 US Political Science journal; Social Science Quarterly,  a top 25 journal;  The Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, a highly reputable specialized journal in that subfield, the Midsouth Political Science Review; and Oklahoma Politics, two regional journals with broad subfield coverage. Jeanette received the 2008 CAS Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence and also has seven additional manuscripts presently in progress or under review. For more information, please click HERE.

FACULTY AND STUDENT NEWS

Dr. Tony Brown launched several noteworthy international efforts. Dr. Brown has led the FEMP in South Korea effort. This unique program has now offered several courses to students in Seoul. In addition, Dr. Brown led FEMP students to a conference in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

Dr. Bob Darcy has had several manuscripts accepted including: (1) “Race Politics in the Territorial Legislature: 1890 – 1905” Chronicles of Oklahoma Fall, 2008 (forthcoming); (2) “Ptolemy's Map of Ireland: A Modern Decoding” (with William Flynn) Irish Geography 41 (March, 2008): 49-69. Dr. Darcy continues his work with students and has published these newspaper supplements with them: (1) R. Darcy, Jennifer Paustenbaugh and Kate Blalack with Regina Goodwin, Kelly Morris, Jordan Ross and T.J. Smith. Oklahoma Women: Footloose and Fancy-Free. Oklahoman Educational Supplement, March 2008 (16 pages distributed to 20,000 school children grades 4 - 8) and five quarter page newspaper curriculum items in The Oklahoman March 23 - 27, 2008); (2) R. Darcy, Jennifer and Paustenbaugh with Ayanna Bell, Kate Blalack, Leslie Echalk, Rich Paustenbaugh, Lynne Simpson-Scott and Latasha Wilson. Going to the Territory: The African-American Experience in Oklahoma. Oklahoman Educational Supplement, February 2008 (16 pages distributed to 20,000 school children grades 4 - 8) and five quarter page newspaper curriculum items in The Oklahoman February 17 - 20, 2008). In this election year, Dr. Darcy did extensive interviews and presentations including KOSU, the OPSA and others.

Dr. Jim Davis mentored undergraduate Amy Blose to present a paper at the Oklahoma Political Science Association titled “Exploring the Inside/Outside Dichotomy: Views of Oklahoma Lobbyists.” Dr. Davis also demonstrated his commitment to teaching by modeling professional scholarship through involving Ms. Blose in crafting a multi-disciplinary National Science Foundation proposal.

The Department of Political Science welcomes Dr. Nik Emmanuel to our campus! Dr. Emmanuel published: (1) “U.S. Incentive Strategies in African Conflicts”, (with Donald Rothchild) in Mathew Hoddie and Caroline Hartzell, Enforcing Peace, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, (forthcoming); and (2) “How Donor-Patrons Undermine Political Conditionality: The Case of Cameroon and France”, African Humanities, (forthcoming). Dr. Emmanuel will continue his international scholarship by attending a conference in Germany in June 2009 and through research in Cameroon.

Dr. Bob England continued his editorship of the International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management. The journal has continued to earn distinction as the first such academic publication of its kind.

Dr. Rebekah Herrick published “The Responsiveness of State Legislatures and Their Agenda Concerning Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Interests,” in the Social Science Journal.

Dr. Patty Hipsher continued her innovative teaching the semester. In the honors section of American Government, the students have been working on a 4-part project in which they create their “good society.” Students have the choice of writing a traditional 4-part essay in which they address the values/priorities, institutions, political processes, and public policies of their “good society” or of doing a “creative response” to these questions. One student, who is a music major, is writing a 4-part symphony. In her Latin American politics class, the assignment is to respond to one of two works of Latin American literature: Ariel Dorfman’s “Death and the Maiden” and an autobiography titled “The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus.” In that class, students are doing “creative responses” in the form of film, dance, painting, and songs. Look forward to hearing more from Dr. Hipsher regarding her teaching in the Teaching Seminar Series.

Dr. Joel Jenswold continued his contributions to the discipline and profession by serving as a reviewer for the prestigious Fulbright Awards. These awards provide funding for research conducted abroad and represent the highest levels of scholarship.

Dr. Jeanette Mendez received the 2008 Arts and Sciences Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence from Oklahoma State University. She also published several articles including: (1) “Perceptions towards Taxation and Governance of Native Americans” with a graduate student, Ernest Cowles, Forthcoming (November),in Oklahoma Politics; (2) “Where's the Party? A Cross-County Comparison of Agenda-Setting Effects and the Role of Party Identification.” Forthcoming (November), Midsouth Political Science Review; (3) and with Robert Huckfeldt, "Managing Disagreement within Communication Networks: Moths, Flames, and Political Engagement." Journal of Politics. 70:1: 83-96. The Journal of Politics is one of the top three journals in Political Science.

Dr. Dave Neal published several articles with colleagues from multiple disciplines. He published an article on educational response to Hurricane Katrina with Jesse Perez Mendez and Judith Mathers in the Journal of Emergency Management 6(4):32-38, an analysis of lodging crisis management plans with Pimtong Tavitiyaman in the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism 8 (4): 24-60 and an assessment of mass fatality management in Disaster Prevention and Management with Phillips, Wikle and two students, Aswin Subanthore and Shireen Hyrapiet. Dr. Neal recently advised his alma mater, Bowling Green State University, on the creation of an academic degree program in fire administration.

Dr. Brenda Phillips published articles on the Indian Ocean Tsunami (with Tom Wikle, Dave Neal, and students Aswin Subanthore and Shireen Hyrapiet) in Disaster Prevention and Management and on concerns of battered women after Hurricane Katrina (with Pam Jenkins of UNO) in NWSA Journal. She also served as the lead editor of Women and Disasters, a peer-reviewed publication of the International Research Committee on Disasters. She co-authored a chapter on feminist theory and disaster management with Elaine Enarson in that book. She recently gave invited presentations on disasters and disabilities to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Agency, Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Ontario.

Dr. Jason Maloy continued his successful scholarly record, with his book The Colonial Origins of Modern Democratic Thought, published by the very prestigious Cambridge University Press, an article in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, and forthcoming articles in Journal of Politics (one of the top three Political Science journals), and The Journal of the History of Ideas.

Hannah D. Atkins Professor of Political Science Dr. Jason Kirksey was named director of the Center for Africana Studies.

Dr. James M. Scott completed his fifth book, Choosing to Lead: Understanding Congressional Foreign Policy Entreprenuers, currently in press at Duke University Press, and received a second NSF grant ($100,000) to continue to direct and develop the Democracy and World Politics Summer Research Program, one of only two Political Science Research Experience for Undergraduates programs in the country.

Dr. Darcy, Jennifer Paustenbaugh and Kate Blalack received the National Association of Commissions for Women Outstanding Achievement Award for their work, “Oklahoma Women: Footloose and Fancy-free”which was an educational supplement to the newspaper the Oklahoman in July, 2008.

Jess Love (MS program, FEMP) has been awarded an internship with the Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security. She will be working on matters related to Citizen Corps and preparedness in the spring of 2009.

Blake McMahon (undergraduate, Political Science) will intern in the spring of 2009 in the Office of Austrian, German and Swiss Affairs in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Bern Switzerland. This prestigious internship was awarded by the U.S. Department of State.

Chelsea Weber and Samuel Perrine (undergraduate Political Science majors) were selected to be Undergraduate Research Fellows in the 4th annual Democracy and World Politics Summer Research Program, an NSF-supported Research Experience for Undergraduates at Oklahoma State University. Their papers were accepted for presentation at the 2009 International Studies Association Annual Conference in New York (February).

Elizabeth Harris (MA program, Political Science) interned with the General Accountability Office in Dallas, Texas over the summer of 2008.

Ernest Cowles published an article with Dr. Mendez on perceptions of Native Americans on taxation and governance in Oklahoma Politics.

Undergraduate Research Assistant Amy Blose presented a paper entitled “Exploring the Inside/Outside Dichotomy: Views of Oklahoma Lobbyists” at this year’s Oklahoma Political Science Association Conference (November 7, 2008). The paper was presented with co-author Dr. James A. Davis and has been submitted for publication. Amy also played an indispensable part in producing a National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal entitled “Active Learning Through Perception Analysis” (05/20/08). The principal investigator was Dr. James A. Davis of Political Science. Four Co-Principal Investigators included Dr. Shelia M. Kennison (Psychology), Dr. Lori McKinnon (Mass Communication), Dr. James M. Scott (Political Science Head) and Dr. Joshua L. Wiener (Marketing Head). Unfortunately, the proposal was not accepted by the NSF (October, 2008). Amy has a double major in Political Science and Spanish and a Minor in Sociology at OSU. She will finish her OSU Bachelors degree in Mexico this coming spring semester and is currently doing another article manuscript on lobbying in Oklahoma. She hopes to pursue her graduate work in public policy next fall.