Dr. Phillip J. Ardoin
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Appalachian State University

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Education:

• Ph.D., Fall 1999, Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• M.A., Summer 1994, Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• B.A., Spring 1992, Liberal Studies, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia.

Publications and Research in Progress:

• “Understanding Ideology” co-authored with Dr. Ronald Vogel in preparation for presentation at the Southwestern Social Science Association Meeting, Las Vegas, NV., February 2008.
• “Partisan Bias in the Electoral College: Cheap States and Wasted Votes,” co-authored with Bryan Parsons in Politics & Policy, Volume 35, No. 2 (2007): 342-364.
• “Power Failure and Policy Failure: The Politics of Electricity Restructuring Across the American States" co-authored with Dennis Grady in State and Local Government Review, Volume 39, No 1, 2007.
• “African Americans in the Republican Party: Choosing the Road Less Traveled,” co-authored with Ronald Vogel in American Review of Politics, Spring/Summer 2006.
• “Felon Disenfranchisement Policies in the States” co-authored with Dan Murphy and Adam Newmark in Justice Policy Journal, Volume 3 No. 1, Spring 2006.
• “Physician Bias: Does It Occur at Teaching Hospitals that Serve A Majority of African American Patients?,” co-authored with James Cailler, Sandra Brown, Sharon Parsons and Peter Cruise in Journal of Ethnicity & Disease, Vol 17, Number 3, 2007.
• “The Effect of Race and Gender on Invasive Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease,” co-authored with James Cailler, Sandra Brown, Sharon Parsons and Peter Cruise, in Journal of Cultural Diversity. Volume 11, No 3, Fall 2004.
• Guest Columnist, “Edwards May Not Be A Veep Shoe-In,” Watauga Democrat, April 23, 2004.
• “Measuring Constituency Ideology in U.S. House Districts: A Top-Down Simulation Approach,” co-authored with James Garand, in Journal of Politics, Volume 85, No 4, November 2003.
• “Rebels and Nomads: Have White Southerners Found Sanctuary in the Republican Party?” co-authored with Ronald Vogel, in Politics & Policy, Volume 31, No 1 March 2003.
  

Conference Participation and Presentations:

• Panel Discussant Competitiveness and Change in Legislative Districts, 2007 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL., April 12, 2007,
• “Partisan Attachment and Voter Representativeness in Presidential Primaries,” co-authored with Bryan Parsons for presentation at the 2007 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL., April 13, 2007
• “Female Legislators and Term Limits” co-authored with Jason Windett and Justin Kirkland for Presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA., January 5-8, 2007.
• “Burning the Midnight Oil:  Hard Work or Strategic Rush in Congressional Votes?” co-authored with Adam Newmark and presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. New Orleans, LA., January 5-8, 2007.
• “Power Failure and Policy Failure: The Politics of Electricity Restructuring Across the American States" co-authored with Dennis Grady, paper presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• “Partisan Bias in the Electoral College: Cheap States and Wasted Votes,” co-authored with Bryan Parsons, presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Panel Chair/Discussant, Black Partisanship, at the 2005 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Panel Chair, Racial Hostility and Resentment, at the 2004 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• “Ideological Distinctions: In the Eye of the Beholder”, co-authored with Ron Vogel, paper presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• “Weaving a Common Thread: African Americans in the Republican Party” co-authored with Christine Leveaux, paper presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• “Constituency Ideology in U.S. House Districts: A Top-Down Simulation Approach,” paper presented at the 2000 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC
• “African Americans in the Republican Party: Choosing the Road Less Traveled,” co-authored with Ronald Vogel, paper presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• Panel Chair and Discussant, Public Policy Issues and Disproportionate Minority Impact, at the 2000 annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• “Rebels and Nomads: Have White Southerners Found Sanctuary in the Republican Party?,” co-authored with Ronald Vogel, paper presented at the 2000 annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• “Explaining Membership in the Republican and Democratic Party Whip Systems,” Poster Presentation at the 1999 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
• “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Effects of Constituent Heterogeneity on Senate Representation,” co-authored with James Garand, paper presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• “Internet Teaching and Research Resources for the Social Scientist,” paper presented at the 1998 Annual Teaching in Higher Education Forum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• Discussant, Legislator-Constituency Relationships, at the 1998 Annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Panel Chair, Legislative Rules and Resources, at the 1998 Annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, Texas.
• “Congressional Approval, System Support, and Political Behavior: The Effect of Minority Party Status in the Electorate,” co-authored with Samuel Sampson, paper presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, Texas.
• “Policy Responsiveness in the U.S. Senate: Capturing the Mediating Effects of Constituency Homogeneity,” co-authored with James Garand, paper presented at the 1996 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California.
• “Dived We Govern? A Reanalysis,” co-authored with William Blair and Christine Sharpe, paper presented at the 1996 annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
• “The Effects of Political Minority Status on Support for Government,” co-authored with William Blair, paper presented at the 1995 annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Teaching Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Introduction to Statistical Computer Applications, University of Michigan: ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, Summer 2002-2007.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Readings and Research in American Politics, Fall 2007.
• Assistant Professor, Washington at Work team taught with Dr. Adam Newmark, Summer 2005-2007.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Research Methods, Appalachian State University, Spring 2006.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Legislative Politics, Appalachian State University, Spring 2006/2007.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation team taught with Shannon Vaughan, Spring 2005.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Seminar on Presidency and Congress, Spring 2005.
• Assistant Professor, Graduate Research Methods team taught with Dragon Stefanovic, Fall 2004.
• Assistant Professor, Honors Presidency and Executive Branch, Appalachian State University, Fall 2004.
• Assistant Professor, Honors American National Government and Politics, Appalachian State University, Spring 2004.
• Assistant Professor, American Legislative Politics, Appalachian State University, Spring 2004-2007.
• Assistant Professor, The Presidency and Executive Branch, Appalachian State University, Fall 2003-current.
• Assistant Professor, American National Government and Politics, Appalachian State University, Spring/Fall 2003-current.
• Assistant Professor, Applied Statistics, Southern University: MPA Program, Spring 2001 – Spring 2003.
• Assistant Professor, Basic Statistics, Southern University: MPA Program, Fall 1998 – Spring 2003.
• Assistant Professor, Information Systems Management, Southern University MPA Program, Spring 1998 – Summer 2003.
• Author, 1998 – 1999 Introduction to American Government Correspondence Course, Louisiana State University: School of Independent Studies, Fall 1997.
• Instructor, Introduction to American Government, Louisiana State University: Department of Political Science, Fall 1996.
• Academic Advisor, Athletic Department, Louisiana State University, 1994-1996.

University and Departmental Services

• MA Graduate Director, 2005-current
• Program Assistant for ASU Institute for Senior Scholars Contemporary Political Issues Workshop and Washington, DC trip.
• Guest Lecture for ASU Institute for Senior Scholars on The American Founding Fathers
• Durham Award Selection Committee (2006-2007)
• Nominated by Daniel B. German for the William C. Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award in the College of Arts & Sciences.
• Freshman Seminar Linked Course, Fall 2005, 2006, 2007.
• Guest Lecture at ASU ACLU and BSU Lecture on Racial Justice Spring 2007.
• Guest Lecture at ASU Poverty Forum. Spring 2006.
• Guest Host on WASU to discuss 2006 Congressional Elections (Spring 2006)
• Institutional Review Board (2004-2005)
• Chair, American Government Textbook Selection Committee (Spring 2005)
• Director of the 2004 Presidential Colloquium (Fall 2004)
• Departmental Chair Search Committee – Non-Tenured Member (2004-2005)
• Departmental Faculty Representative Family Day (Fall 2004)
• Appalachian State University Summer Reading Program (Summer 2004)
• Center for Student Involvement and Leadership Faculty Student Exchange (Summer 2004)
• Departmental Faculty Representative Family Day (Spring 2004)
• Interim Graduate Council Representative (Spring 2004)
• Departmental Personnel Committee - Non-Tenured Voting Member (2003-2004)
• Departmental Web Page Committee (2003-2004)
• Departmental Faculty Representative Family Day (Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2006)
• Director of the 2004 Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice Presidential Colloquium, funded by the United Nations Speak Out Program.

Directed Theses

• Erica Palmer, Spring 2008
• John N. Brown, Spring 2007
• Jason Windett, Spring 2007
• Paul Funderburk, Summer 2006
• Elizabeth Dare Ford, Summer 2006
• Kelsey Graf, Spring 2005
• Brandon Dhande, Spring 2005

Theses Reader

• Justin Kirkland, Spring 2007
• Grace Stewart, Spring 2007
• Jonathan Kanipe, Spring 2006
• Dolly Bandura, Spring 2006
• Mathew Manes – Sr. Honors Thesis, Spring 2006
• Eric Burnette – Sr. Honors Thesis, Spring 2006
• Amanda Zeddy – Sr. Honors Thesis, Spring 2005