Neil Scott Cole Sept. 20, 2011 Department of History, Political Science, and Phil. Date Appointed: August 2002 Rank at Appointment: Assistant Professor Present Rank: Associate Professor I. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DATA A. Academic preparation Institution Area of study Dates Degree Miami University Miami University University of Dayton Sinclair Comm. College Political science Political science Political science Political Science 1997-2002 1995-1997 1993-1995 1991-1993 Ph.D., 2002 M.A., 1997 B.A., 1995 Transfer B. Title – Master’s Tutorial “Pursuing the Presidency: White House Access and Interest Groups.” C. Title – Doctoral Dissertation The Politics of Party Change in Britain: The Transformation to New Labour. D. Academic employment II. Institution Position Dates Longwood University Longwood University Miami University University of Dayton Sinclair Community College Palacky University Miami University Associate Professor Assistant Professor Teaching Associate Adjunct Lecturer Adjunct Lecturer Visiting Lecturer Graduate Assistant 2008-present 2002-2008 2000-2002 2001-2002 1999-2002 Fall 1999 1996-1999 PROFESSIONAL GROWTH A. Awards Longwood University’s Junior Faculty Award (2007). Recognized by Longwood University’s CHI organization (2007). B. Conference presentations and participation “Interdisciplinary Learning in Yellowstone National Park.” Presented at the American Democracy Project (2009). “Democratic Consolidation in Developing Countries.” Presented at American University’s Center for Peacebuilding International (2008). “The Social Action Initiative.” Presented at the American Democracy Project meeting (2008). “Challenging Hugo Chavez: President Bush’s Interest Group Alliances and U.S. Democracy Promotion in Venezuela.” Paper presented at the Virginia Social Science Association meeting (2008). Attended the SENCER Institute’s faculty development program (2007). Panel chair of “Consolidating Democracy in Latin America,” at the “America and the World: Sustaining Democracy in the Global Age” conference (2007). “Confronting President Bush’s Vision of Global Democracy: Strategies of Resistance in Authoritarian Societies.” Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Meeting (2006). Participated in the “Gender Symposium,” a faculty development workshop at Longwood University (2005). “The Push and Pull of the Third Way: The Promise and Problems of Implementing a New Ideology in Britain and America.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting (2004) (Co-authored with Dilchoda Berdieva). “European Foreign Policy in the Middle East.” Presentation at Longwood University’s “Confronting the ‘Axis of Evil’” forum (2003). “The Rhetoric of Party Change: How Kinnock, Smith, and Blair’s Language Built New Labour.” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association meeting (2002). “Creating New Labour: External Elites and Party Change in Britain.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting (2001). “Accessing and Influencing the Presidency: The Case of the Cuban American National Foundation.” Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association meeting (2001) (Co-authored with Dilchoda Berdieva). “Implementing, Interpreting, and Filtering a Judicial Policy: Same-Sex Harassment and the Supreme Court.” Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association meeting (1999). “Pursuing the President: White House Access and Organized Interests.” Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association meeting (1998). III. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY A. Publications Journal articles “Hugo Chavez and President Bush’s Credibility Gap: The Struggle Against US Democracy Promotion,” International Political Science Review (2007) 28:4, 493507. “Pursuing the President: White House Access and Organized Interests,” Social Science Journal (2000) 37: 2, 285-291. Encyclopedia entries “Gospel of Wealth,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “Eighteenth Amendment,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “Ronald Reagan,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “New Deal,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “Iraq War,” in Religion and American Politics (forthcoming 2012). Edited by Philip DiMare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. “Nationalism, United States,” in Women and the American Civil War (2008). Edited by Lisa Tendrich Frank. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Book reviews (published) Richard Heffernan’s New Labour and Thatcherism, in British Politics Group Newsletter (Summer 2003): 16-17. Michael Williams’ Crisis and Consensus in British Politics, in British Politics Group Newsletter (Winter 2003): 17. Michael Foley’s John Major, Tony Blair, and a Conflict of Leadership, in British Politics Group Newsletter (Fall 2004): 15-16. Books Academic co-editor. 2010. The Stewardship of Public Lands: A Handbook for Educators. Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Book chapters Co-authored with Alix Fink. 2010. “Complex Citizenship: Framing an Integrative Pedagogical Approach to Prepare 21st Century Citizen Leaders,” in The Stewardship of Public Lands: A Handbook for Educators. Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Co-authored with Alix Fink. 2010. “Returning Wolves and Removing Mountains: Building on the Yellowstone Case to Create a New Approach to Civic Education,” in The Stewardship of Public Lands: A Handbook for Educators. Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Newspaper editorial ‘Worldwide, What is Democracy’s Future?” Richmond Times Dispatch (January 22, 2007): A11. Radio interviews “US-Russian Relations,” WRVA-Richmond, Virginia (1140 AM) (May 31, 2007). B. Other scholarly activity Publisher reviews (unpublished) Reviewed for Longman (June 2007): European Politics: A Comparative Approach, 1st edition. Reviewed for Pearson/Longman (April 2005): Understanding American Politics and Government, 1st edition. Reviewed for Oxford University Press (March 2004): Politics of Latin America, 2nd edition. Reviewed for McGraw Hill (September 2003): Representative Government in Modern Europe, 3rd edition. IV. SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY/LOCAL COMMUNITY Helped students organize the Longwood Public Policy Forum (2010-2011). Directed a Senior Honors Research project (2010-2011). Served as a committee member for three Senior Honors Research projects (20092010). Helped organize Hispanic Awareness Week (2010). Developed a new Political Economy course for the Liberal Studies program (2010). Instructor of record for POSC 461: Senior Seminar (2009-current). Organized The New York Times readership program at Longwood (2009-2011). Gave a presentation on citizenship for the Honors program (2010). Organized several independent studies (2010-2011). Taught intersession and summer courses (2010-2011). Put together the Political Science biennial review (2011). Member of the Senior Honors Research Committee (2010-current). Created a new presentation board for the Department to use at University events (2010). Attended three open house sessions (2010-2011). Directed one Senior Honors Research project (2009-2010). Helped organized Hispanic Awareness Week (2009). Helped organized Constitution Day activities (2009). New faculty mentor (2009-2010). Supervised practicum students (2009). Participated in the CAS review of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (2010). Organized Constitution Day activities (2008). Served on two grade appeal committees (2010). Member of the Faculty Senate (2009-2011). Assisted the General Education Film Series committee (2008). Co-organized training sessions on democracy at American University for Nepali politicians and activists (2008). Helped organize International Awareness Week in cooperation with the Office of Multicultural Affairs (2008). Supervised practicum students (2008). Chair of Longwood’s American Democracy Project (2003-2010). Member of the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy’s judicial politics search committee (2008). Member of the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy’s Curriculum Committee (2006-current). Member of the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy’s Budget Committee (2008). Organized and chaired a conference at Longwood University and HampdenSydney College, “America and the World: Sustaining Democracy in the Global Age” (January 2007). Moderated two discussion sessions on democracy at Girls State (Summer 2007). Attended a Homeland Security symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University (spring 2007). Organized the “American Democracy Lecture” by Cleve Jones (March 2007). Organized the Woodrow Wilson Fellow presentation by Ambassador Thomas Boyatt (January 2007). Gave a presentation to high school students with Dr. David Calihan, “American Constitutionalism,” (December 2006). Co-sponsored International Awareness Week, “America Faces the Future” (November 2006). Organized a debate between Congressman Virgil Goode and other congressional candidates (October 2006). Organized a movie presentation on campus, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (fall 2006). Co-organize a C-SPAN presentation by Mr. Bevin Alexander, “How America Got it Right” (February 2006). Organized a presentation by Winona LaDuke, “American Democracy Lecture” (April 2006). Organized Woodrow Wilson Fellow presentation by Charles Barry, “The War on Terror” (April 2006). Co-organized a student trip to Yellowstone National Park to study the science and politics of wolf reintroduction, (spring break 2006). Co-sponsored International Awareness Week, “China in the 21st Century” (November 2005). Selected by Longwood’s provost to attend the Aspen Institute’s “Citizenship in the American Polity” faculty seminar (Summer 2005). Attended American Democracy Project Meeting, “Stewardship of the Public Lands” in Yellowstone National Park (Summer 2005). Co-sponsored International Awareness Week presentation by Uganda’s former ambassador to the US (November 2004). Gave a presentation at the national meeting of the American Democracy Project in New Mexico on Longwood’s civic education programs (Summer 2004). Organized an election forum featuring a faculty member from University of Mary Washington (October 2005). Organized a post-election forum at Longwood. The executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia attended, as did a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Clarke Hogan (November 2004). Gave a presentation to the Board of Visitors about the American Democracy Project (September 2004). Organized voter registration drives at Longwood (Spring 2004; Fall 2004). Arranged internships with congressional candidates (Summer and fall 2004; fall 2005; fall 2008). Organized a presentation at Longwood by Jim Wright, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives (April 2004). Organized debate between Congressman Virgil Goode and Al Weed at Longwood University (March 2004). Organized Longwood University’s International Awareness Week presentation by General Samuel Wilson (November 2003). Organized forum at Longwood University regarding US and European foreign policy: “Confronting the ‘Axis of Evil’” (March 2003). Hosted International Awareness Week event for Ambassador William B. Jones at Longwood University (November 12, 2002). Co-director of the Civic Leadership Institute at Longwood University (20042008). Co-created Longwood’s minor in Leadership Studies (fall 2004-spring 2005). Co-director of the Leadership Studies minor (fall 2005 - current). Member of the University’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Committee (Fall 2005). Member of Longwood’s Lectures Committee (2005-2007). Member of the Human and Animal Subjects Research Review Committee (2003current). Member of the Your Voice Counts committee at Longwood (Fall 2004). Helped develop a new course, GNED 495: Science and Civics in Action (Spring 2005). Developed a new course, POSC 338: Politics of the Middle East (Fall 2004). Developed a new course, POSC 420: Democracy and Democratization (Spring 2004). Served on several search committees for the Department of History (Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2007). Served on the search committee for the Director of Leadership and New Student Programs (Summer 2004). Served on search committee for History/Social Science professor (Fall 2004). Co-advisor for the Political Science Club (2003-2008). Taught two sections of Longwood Seminar (Fall 2002, Fall 2003). Reorganized the Global Politics Concentration, 2002 (proposal approved by the Curriculum Committee and EPC, 2003). Redesigned Political Science 360 course, 2002 (proposal approved by the Curriculum Committee and EPC, 2003). Currently involved in student advising. Served as Faculty Orientation Leader (2004 and 2005).