Curriculum Vitae
Michael Ault
California State University, Bakersfield
Department of Political Science
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311
phone: (661) 654-2022
fax: (661) 654-2017
mault@csub.edu
http://www.csub.edu/~mault
Education
2005 and 2006. Ashtanga Research Institute, Mysore, India.
1998. Ph.D. Political Science, University of North Texas.
1995 and 1996. European Consortium for Political Research in Social Science and Data
Analysis, Essex, England.
1994. M.A. Politics, University of Dallas.
1991. B.A. Political Science. California State University, San Bernardino.
1991. B.A. Economics, California State University, San Bernardino.
Dissertation
1999. “Presidential Support and the Political Use of Presidential Capital.”
Teaching Experience
2005-present. Associate Professor, California State University, Bakersfield.
1999-2005. Assistant Professor, California State University, Bakersfield.
1998-1999. Visiting Assistant Professor, Bridgewater State College, MA
1995-1998. Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas.
1995-1996. Teaching Assistant, University of North Texas.
1996. Teaching Assistant, European Consortium for Political Research, Essex, England.
1995. Adjunct Professor, North Central Texas College.
Courses Taught
Lower Division: Politics in Contemporary Society; American Government (including
Honors); State and Local Politics.
Upper Division: Political Philosophy and Thought; American Political Theory; The
Presidency; The Legislative Process; Media and Propaganda; Public Opinion,
Propaganda, and Media Politics; Political Inquiry (Research Methods I); Political Science
Laboratory (Research Methods II); Directed Research (Research Methods III: Honors);
Social Movements and Political Power in America; Mass Political Behavior; Political
Parties and Elections; Voices of Dissent; Electoral Practicum.
Publications and Conference Presentations
2012
“Using Online Modules for Teaching Research Methods.” Paper to be presented at the
American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, Long Beach,
CA. Feb. 8-10, 2013.
2009
“Hope: A Longitudinal Study of President Obama’s First Term.” In collaboration with
PLSI 380 students (Research Methods II). Winter 2009. Work in progress.
“Teaching Arts and Sciences (Part I – Methods): Intellectual Curiosity, Reflection, and
Analysis.” Work in progress.
2008
“Presidential Competing Demands: Economic and Foreign Policy (Revisited).” Work in
progress.
“Community Service Learning and Next Generation Study Abroad Programs: Costa Rica,
Kenya, Vietnam and Cambodia.” Paper presented at the California State University, 3rd
Annual Conference on Community Based Teaching and Research: From Local to Global
Perspectives, Los Angeles, CA. March 7-8, 2008. Co-authored with Karen Stocker and
Aaron Hegde.
“Panicker’s Travels: A Novel.”
2007
“YOBM (working title): A Novel.”
“Jack Burden’s Mistaken Idealism: Exploring Nietzsche’s ‘Numb Rationalism’ in All the
King’s Men.” Paper presented at the Kegley Institute of Ethics Conference on, “Politics,
Corruption and Ethics: All the King’s Men and Contemporary Political Life (The Sixtieth
Year Anniversary),” March 7, 2007.
2006
“Verities of Vegetarianism.” Co-authored with Monica Evans. In, Food Politics at Home
and Abroad. Edited by, Stanley Clark. Kendall Hunt Publishing. 2007.
2005
“Subcultures and Political Resistance.” Co-authored with Jeffery Paris. Peace Review: A
Journal of Social Justice. Taylor and Francis Publishing. January 2005.
Invited Co-editor with Jeffrey Paris. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice. Special
edition dedicated “to Subcultures and Political Resistance.” January 2005.
“The Diverted President: Domestic Politics and United States Foreign Policy Activity.”
Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu,
Hawaii March 1 – March 5, 2005.
2004
“Men, Women and the Dynamics of Presidential Approval.” Co-authored with Harold
Clarke and Marianne Stewart. British Journal of Political Science. December 2004.
2001
“Public Support for U.S. Presidents’ Foreign Policies.” Co-authored with Jim Meernik.
American Politics Quarterly, Vol. 29, Issue 4, July 2001.
“It’s the Variable Dummy: The Evolution of Congressional Ideology, 1947-1996.” Coauthored with Frank Feigert. In, Eye of the Storm: The American South in the Postreform
House. Edited by, Robert P. Steed, Laurence W. Moreland, and John C. Kuzenski. New
York: Westview Press, 2001.
“An Introduction to Political Methodology for Students.” Appendix in Introduction to
Political Science: Reason, Reflection, and Analysis. Edited by R. Kenneth Godwin and
John C. Wahlke. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. 1997.
2000
“Information Heterogeneity, Public Opinion, and Support for U.S. Presidents’ Foreign
Policies.” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual
Meeting, Washington D.C August 31 to September 3, 2000.
1999
“Public Evaluations of Presidential Policies.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political
Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.. April 15-17, 1999.
“Media and Presidential Influences on the Public’s Evaluation of U.S. Presidents’
Policies, 1977-1994.” Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association
Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. March 25-27, 1999.
1998
“Gender Differences and The Political Economy of Presidential Approval.” Co-authored
with Harold Clarke, Marianne Stewart, and Euel Elliott. Paper presented at the American
Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. September 3-6, 1998.
“Public Support in the United States for Presidents’ Handling of International Crises
Involving the Use of Military Force.” Co-authored with James Meernik. Paper presented
at the Annual Joint Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research,
Warwick, England, March 23-28, 1998.
“It’s the Variable Dummy: The Evolution of Congressional Ideology, 1947-1996.” Coauthored with Frank Feigert. Paper presented at the Citadel Symposium on Southern
Politics, Charleston, S.C., March 5-6, 1998.
1997
“International Peace and Domestic Prosperity: The ‘Rationality’ of Foreign Policy
Evaluations.” Paper Presented at the Program in Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Graduate Student Conference, College Station, TX. November 14, 1997.
“Aspirations and Evaluations: Individuals’ Support for U.S. Presidents’ Foreign
Policies.” Co-authored with Jim Meernik. Paper Presented at the American Political
Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.. August 28-31, 1997.
1996
“Public Support for U.S. Presidents’ Foreign Policies.” Co-authored with Jim Meernik.
Paper Presented at the Peace Science Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX. October 2526, 1996.
“The President and The Politics of Budgeting.” Paper Presented at the American Political
Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 29- September 1, 1996.
“Arming the Prince: The Politics of Presidential Rhetoric.” Paper Presented at the
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April 18-2, 1996.
“Presidential Rhetoric.” Paper Presented at the Southwest Political Science Association
Annual Meeting, Houston, TX. March 14-16, 1996.
Invited Lectures
2002
“Engaging the Legacy of Retributive Justice and The California Prison-Industrial
Complex.” Delivered at The Journey of Hope Conference (Co-sponsored by Death
Penalty Focus and the Restorative Justice Center of the Inland Empire), Riverside and
San Bernardino, CA. April 24 – May 1, 2002.
“Why ‘They’ Hate Us.” Delivered to The Rotary Club (Bakersfield. CA), April 5th, 2002.
“Why Do ‘They’ Hate?: U.S. Politics and the Middle East .” Delivered to The Council of
100 (Bakersfield, CA), January 23, 2002.
2001
“The U.S. Media’s Reporting of September 11th.” A panel discussion broadcast via
CSUB’s Instructional Television (Bakersfield, CA), September 26, 2001.
2000
“Third Party Challenges and the 2000 Election.” A panel discussion on the Election 2000
aftermath.
1999
“The Republican Rejection to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.” A roundtable discussion of
the Republican rejection of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. October 25, 1999.
Creative Activity
2003
“Tale of Two.” The Phim Project CD. A joint project with the Society for Orphans and
AIDS Network (Mombasa, Kenya).
2002
“Ancients and Moderns.” The Phim Project CD. A joint project with The Restorative
Justice Center (Upland, CA) and the Kenya Breast Health Programme (Kimilili, Kenya).
Professional Service
2009-present. Chair, Department of Political Science.
2008-present. McNair Scholar Mentor.
2008-present. Statewide Academic Senator, California State University.
Statewide Committee Assignments: CSU Fiscal and Government Affairs
Committee (FGA), the CSU International Programs Committee (IP), the
Chancellor’s Office, General Education Advisory Committee (GEAC), the CSU
Financial Aid Advisory Council, and the CSU Sustainability Advisory
Committee.
Local Campus Committee Assignments: Academic Senate Executive
Committee.
2008. Visiting Guest Lecturer at Elder College (a weeklong series of lectures). Topic:
Media and Propaganda.
2008. CSUB for Peace: A Peace Rally. Bakersfield, CA.
2006. Visiting Guest Lecturer at Elder College (a weeklong series of lectures). Topic:
American Politics: Theory versus Practice.
2007-2009. California Faculty Association – Membership Chair.
2005. Coordinator for Travel and Study: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand (11
students).
2005-2009. California Faculty Association – Political/Legislative Action Chair.
2003-2005. Faculty advisor for the CSUB Amnesty International.
2003. Project for Peace. Bakersfield, CA.
2003-2005. Faculty advisor for the CSUB Muslim Club.
2002-2008. California Faculty Association – Chapter Secretary.
2002. The Phim Project. A joint project with The Restorative Justice Center and the
Kenya Breast Health Programme (Kimilili, Kenya).
2002-2008. Labor Relations Outreach, California Faculty Association.
2001-2008. Humanities and Social Sciences School Representative, California Faculty
Association.
2001-2005. Information Resources Advisory Committee (IRAC, the committee formerly
known as Library, Media, and Computer Services). CSUB.
2000-present. Department Representative, California Faculty Association.
2002-2005.. Faculty advisor for the CSUB Campus Greens.
2002-2008. Academic Petitions Committee.
2000-present. Faculty advisor for The Political Science Club.
2000-present. Faculty advisor for Pi Sigma Alpha.
1999-present. Commentary and interviews with local television, radio, and newspaper
concerning national and local elections.
1998-1999. Institute of Regional Development at Bridgewater State College (survey
concerning the 1998 Massachusetts state-wide election).
1998. Reader for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examination in Government
and Politics, College Park, Maryland.
1995-1998. Editorial Assistant for Electoral Studies, edited by Harold Clarke at
University of North Texas .
Journal Reviewer
American Politics Research (formerly American Politics Quarterly)
Journal of Politics
Electoral Studies
International Studies Quarterly
Foreign Languages
Ancient Greek: Unpublished manuscript of Plato’s Euthyphro (1993).
Currently learning Sanskrit.