BARRY C. EDWARDS, J.D., PH.D.
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
750 Gaines School Road, #D-66
Athens, Georgia 30605
(770) 351-7360
e-mail address: bce@uga.edu
web site: www.poliscidata.com
EDUCATION:
University of Georgia, Department of Political Science, Ph.D.
Dissertation: “Spatial Models of Presidential Behavior”
Committee: Keith Poole (Chair), Keith Dougherty,
Susan Haire, and John Maltese
Exams Passed: American Politics, Methodology
New York University School of Law, J.D.
Editor, NYU Environmental Law Journal
Student Bar Association Representative
Stanford University, B.A., Economics & Political Science
Honors and Distinction in Both Majors
Stanford Debate Society President
AWARDS:
Reed Fellowship, University of Georgia, School of Public and
International Affairs, 2009-2010
Dean’s Scholar, NYU School of Law, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship
Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, Awarded to Top 2.5% of Class
during Junior Year
PEER-REVIEWED
PUBLICATIONS:
“Race, Ethnicity, and Alphabetically Ordered Ballots.” Forthcoming in
Election Law Journal.
“Laboratory Experiments in Public Management Research: Unfulfilled
Promise.” Forthcoming in Public Management Review (with Derrick
Anderson, Arizona State University).
2014. “Formulating Voting Rights Act Remedies to Address Current
Conditions.” American Politics Research 42(3): 376-408.
2014. “Putting Hoover on the Map: Was the 31st President a
Progressive?” Congress & the Presidency 41(1): 49-83.
2013. “The Voting Behavior of President Obama's Appointees on the
U.S. Courts of Appeals.” Judicature 97(3): 137-143 (with Susan Haire
and David Hughes, University of Georgia).
ADDITIONAL
PUBLICATIONS:
2013. “Renovating the Multi-Door Courthouse: Designing Disputing
Resolution Systems to Improve Results and Control Costs.” Harvard
Negotiation Law Review 18 (Spring): 281-347.
2011. “Future Directions in Data Analysis and Collection.” Law and
Courts: Newsletter of the Law and Courts Section of the American
Political Science Assoc. 21(3): 16-19 (with John Szmer, UNC-Charlotte).
BARRY C. EDWARDS, J.D., PH.D.
ADDITIONAL
PUBLICATIONS:
2011. “Review: The Litigation State: Public Regulation and Private
Lawsuits in the U.S. (By Sean Farhang).” Journal of Politics 73(4):
1284-1286.
2008. “Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in
Georgia.” Georgia Bar Journal (Aug.): 20-29.
WORKING PAPERS:
“Does the Presidency Moderate the President?” Under review.
“Polarization of the U.S. Presidency.” Under review.
“Opening Another Door at the Courthouse: The Need for Political
Science Research on Alternative Dispute Resolution.”
“Measuring Effectiveness in State Legislatures.”
“Election Rules Matter: Evidence of Alphabetic Bias in Representation
of States that Alphabetically Order Ballots.”
“Redistricting and the Geography of Individual Contributions to
Congressional Candidates” (with Michael Crespin, Univ. of Oklahoma).
“Beyond the Gold Watch: Decision Making of Senior Judges on the
Circuit Courts of Appeals” (with Susan Haire, UGA).
“Public Values, Political Participation, and the Study of Public
Administration” (with Derrick Anderson, Arizona State University).
“The History of Attitudinal Decision Making on the Circuit Courts of
Appeals.”
“Implications of Growing Hispanic Representation in Federal Judiciary”
(with Susan Haire and David Hughes, University of Georgia).
“Experimental Analysis of Affirmation Bias in Appellate Court Decision
Making” (with Justin Stritch, Arizona State University).
WORK EXPERIENCE: Legal Aide, Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus. Tracked legislation for
Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown, created HOPE for Georgia Social
Media Campaign to promote Sen. Jason Carter’s alternative reform
package for Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program.
Director, Center for Legal Solutions, Inc. A non-profit organization that
coordinated mediation and arbitration sessions for private parties as well
as training sessions for professional mediators.
Associate Attorney at Gorby, Reeves, Peters, and Burns, P.C.
Litigated civil and commercial cases for boutique national practice,
secured two seven-figure and multiple six-figure settlements for
plaintiffs.
Online Editor, CNN.com. Compiled and edited breaking international
news stories for world’s leading news web site.
BARRY C. EDWARDS, J.D., PH.D.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Political Science 1101,
Introduction to American Government (Prof. Scott Ainsworth, Fall 2012;
Prof. Paul Gurian, Spring 2013)
Instructor for AIM High Academy and Kaplan (standardized test
preparation for SAT, ACT, GRE)
Instructor at Stanford National Forensic Institute, California-Berkeley
Debate Institute, and Penn. State Debate Institute.
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS:
“Redistricting and Individual Contributions to Congressional
Candidates,” Panel Presentation at the American Political Science
Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 30, 2013
“The Habits of Highly Effective Georgia Legislators,” Panel
Presentation at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference,
Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 12, 2011.
“Is Chemistry More Important Than Experience on the Federal Courts of
Appeals?” Panel Presentation at the Georgia Political Science
Association Conference, Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 11, 2011.
“Computer Programming for Political Science Research,” Poster
Presentation, 11th Annual Graduate Student Association Interdisciplinary
Conference at the University of Georgia, April 2, 2011.
“A Pol By Any Other Name Would Taste Defeat: The Impact of Ballot
Order on U.S. Legislative Elections,” Panel Presentation at the 3rd
Annual Political Science Graduate Research Conference at Georgia State
University, March 18, 2011.
“Recent Developments in Dispute Resolution Services.” Presentation to
the Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, March 24, 2010.
“Effective Use of Mediation in Civil and Domestic Cases.” Presentation
to the Small Firms and Solo Practitioners Section of the Cobb County
Bar Association, 2008.
“How the Arbitration Process Works.” Presentation to the Annual
Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Conference for Paralegals at the State Bar of
Georgia, 2007.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Political Science Association
Georgia Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
State Bar of Georgia
BARRY C. EDWARDS, J.D., PH.D.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
PHP/SQL (advanced), R (advanced), JAVA (intermediate), Python
(intermediate), C/C++ (beginner), Perl (beginner), Javascript (beginner).
Also advanced skill-level with HTML.
Created “Teaching Assistant” Program. Performs automated, flashcard
style review introductory political science terms. See
http://www.poliscidata.com/teachingAssistant.
Founded the Political Science Data Group, a worldwide group with over
3,200 members who share information about political science datasets on
Facebook.