Resume

• 2005

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Political Science

  Kent State University

• 2003

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Justice Studies

  Kent State University

• 2001

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Psychology

  Hampton University

• Public Speaking

  Statistics

  Community Outreach

  SPSS

  Fundraising

  Higher Education

  Tutoring

  Research

  Quantitative Research

  Public Policy

  Editing

  Program Evaluation

  HLM

  Student Development

  Curriculum Design

  Nonprofits

  Policy

  Stata

  Teaching

  Program Development

  King

  PhD

  King

  PhD

  Brennan Center for Justice

  Auburn University

  Valdosta State University

  Kent State University

  Auburn

  Alabama Area

  I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Director of the Master of Public Administration Program at Auburn University. I teach undergraduate courses in state and local government and graduate courses in public policy

  state politics

  and diversity in public administration. I am also an instructor in the Election Center Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) Program.

  Assistant Professor

  Auburn University

  Valdosta

  GA

  Currently teaching undergraduate courses in American Government and Public Opinion and Socialization. \n\nhttp://ww2.valdosta.edu/pols/documents/KingBio.pdf

  Instructor

  Valdosta State University

  Independently taught undergraduate research methods.

  Kent State University

  Graduate/Research/Teaching Assistant

  As a teaching assistant I worked with undergraduate courses in Quantitative Research Methods and American Politics and Policy and a graduate course in Public Policy Methods. Specifically

  I was responsible for lecturing

  reviewing student work

  holding office hours and working individually with students.\n\nAs a research assistant

  I conducted research on state voting regulations

  race and turnout; and gender and access to technology. The work from this research resulted in several conference presentations

  published articles and books. One book stemming from this work

  Digital Citizenship: The Internet

  Society and Participation

  was published by the MIT Press in 2007.

  Kent State University

  Program Coordinator-McNair Scholars Program

  Managed the daily operations by providing general administration for the McNair Program. Recruited

  selected

  supervised and counseled students. Planed and coordinated the annual Summer Research Institute

  including meetings and seminars. Responsible for budget monitoring

  program evaluation

  student records and grant writing. Prepared

  maintained and submitted annual program documentation to the U.S. Department of Education. Leadership of program unit and supervised the program assistant and graduate assistant. Promotion history: Summer Research Institute Coordinator (2008-2009)

  Program Coordinator (2009-2012).

  Kent State University

  Brennan Center for Justice

  New York

  NY

  Responsible for original research --including empirical research

  interviews of public officials and private individuals

  collection and analysis of public data

  news searches and the supervision of research. Responsible for data analysis

  the drafting of policy reports and scholarly articles.

  Voting Rights Researcher

  Auburn

  Alabama Area

  Director

  Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program

  Auburn University