Degrees

PhD, Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2000
BA, International Relations, Brigham Young University, 1990

Courses Taught

• PolSci 175 – Intro. to International Relations
• PolSci 203 – Intro. to Political Science Research
  
• PolSci 340 – The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
  
• PolSci 423 – Conduct of American Foreign Affairs
  
• PolSci 700 – Scope and Methods of Political Science
• PolSci 953 – Seminar in American Foreign Policy

Undergraduate Syllabi
Graduate Syllabi

Research Interests

Foreign Policy Decision Making, International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, Political Psychology

Teaching Interests

International Relations, U.S. Foreign and National Security Policy, Nuclear Weapons and World Politics, Conflict Studies

Other Relevant Activities

Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science

Current Projects

Ethnic Minority Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy: Examining Congressional Decision Making, (with T. Rubenzer).
Emotions and Foreign Policy Decision Making, (with N. Geva).
Foreign Policy Decision Making and Antiterrorism Strategies: An Experimental Examination of Foreign Policy Elites, (with A. Mintz, and A. Vedlitz).
Explaining U.S. Policy Towards China and Taiwan.

Selected Publications