Overview of Teaching 1982-1996
Recognition
of Excellence
Nominated for
Excellence in Teaching Award, 1990 and 1991. Won
outstanding teaching recognition at University or
Cincinnati through a Taylor Award, 1976. Won two UD
Improvement of Instruction Grants, one in 1980 to develop
four computer-based political science instructional
programs and another in 1987 to develop a new course
entitled "Politics and Disaster." Rated at or above
criterion in teaching by my department chairperson each
year.
Student Advisement
Standard
undergraduate advisement load per semester, 42
students. Graduate advisement, 10 Master's in
Environmental & Energy Policy and 4 Environmental and
Energy Policy doctoral candidates.
Graduate Thesis Supervision
Average thesis
supervision each year as doctoral thesis adviser to 3-4
students, doctoral thesis defense committee service for 7-8
students a year.
Average MA
Analytical Paper defense committee or thesis committee
averages 15 students per year, chiefly through the
Environmental and Energy Policy MA and PhD program and
through Political Science, Marine Policy, and Sociology
master's & doctoral dissertation defense committees.
Courses Taught
Graduate
Courses
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION SEMINAR, PSC 818: Spring 1978 to
Spring 1985 inclusive, Fall 1987, Spring 1988 to 1999,
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005.
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT,
UAPP/POSC 867: Spring 1998-99.
PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, PSC 838: Once every third year,
latest 1993.
SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PSC 803: Fall 1982,
Summer 1983, Fall 1983, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996.
ENERGY POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, PSC 624: Spring 1990,
1993, 1996, and Fall 1997, 1998 and 1999.
DISASTER AND POLITICS, PSC 656: Spring 1996, 1997, 2000,
2001, 2003, 2004 and Fall 2004.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, Wroxton
College, England, Summer 1990.
Undergraduate
Courses
BUREAUCRACY,
POLITICS, AND POLICY, PSC 401: Fall 1977 to 1982 inclusive
and as renumbered PSC 220, Fall 1983, Fall 1984.
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY, PSC 220: Fall 1985, Summer
1986, Summer 1987, Fall 1987 to Fall 1993 inclusive, Fall
2004.
PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PSC 455: Fall
1977 to Fall 1982 inclusive, Winter 1984-88 inclusive,
Fall, 1984, 1988-97, Spring 2000-2005.
ENERGY POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, PSC 454: Spring 1978 to
Spring 1983 inclusive, Spring 1990 to Spring 1992 (Honors),
Spring 1994 (Honors). Fall 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
POLITICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, PSC 350: Winter 1983, Spring
1990, Winter 1991, Winter 1992, Spring 1997, 1998. 2000,
2002, 2003, and Fall 2004.
POLITICS AND TELEVISION NEWS, PSC 267: UD Summer College,
Summer l987
POLITICS AND THE MEDIA, PSC 340: Fall 1988
SENIOR HONORS SEMINAR: U.S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY,
PSC 467: Spring 1986
SENIOR HONORS SEMINAR: U.S. DEFENSE POLICYMAKING, PSC 467,
Spring 1988, 1989, and 1990.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS, PSC 303: Fall 1982-87 inclusive
and Fall 1997.
DISASTER AND POLITICS, PSC 456: Winter 1988-90 inclusive,
Spring 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996.
SEMINAR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, PSC 467: Winter 1994.