Assistant Professor of Political Science, August 1999 to present
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

Associate Director of the Erasmus Institute, August 1997 to June 1999
Notre Dame, IN

Teaching Areas

• Political Theory
• American Government
• Religion, Ethics, and Politics
• Christian Political Thought
• Constitutional Law and Interpretation
• Public Policy
• Great Books

Articles

• “Catholic Social Thought and Environmental Ethics in a Global Context,”forthcoming, Journal for Peace and Justice Studies.
• “The Intellectual Inheritance of Catholic Social Thought,” under consideration, Christian Scholar’s Review.
• “The Philosophy of Freedom: Classical Solutions to Modern Problems,” in Faith, Scholarship and Culture in the Twenty-first Century, eds. Marie George and Alice Ramos (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2002).
• “Acknowledging Ambiguity and Difference in Politics: A Christian Realist Challenge to Thomists,” in Maritain’s Man and the State: Redefining the Liberal State, eds. Timothy Fuller and John Hittinger (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2001).
• “Art as a Political Good: A Thomistic Case for Public Funding of the Arts,” in Beauty, Art and the Polis, ed. Alice Ramos (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2000).
• “Poised Between Savagery and Civilization: Forging Political Communities in John Ford’s Westerns,” Perspectives on Political Science Summer 1999, Vol. 28, No. 3.

Occasional Pieces, Encyclopedia Entries, and Book Reviews

• “Community, Truth, and Culture” a chapter introduction in Knowledge, Freedom, Community: An Yves R. Simon Reader, eds. Jack Carlson and Anthony O. Simon (forthcoming from Catholic University of America Press).
• “A Non-Catholic Curriculum Touched by Theology,” in Crossroads February/March 2003.
• “Susan B. Anthony,” in the Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics, eds.
  Laura R. Olson and Paul A. Djupe (New York: Facts on File, 2003).
• “Elizabeth Cady Stanton,” in the Encyclopedia of American Religion and
  Politics, eds. Laura R. Olson and Paul A. Djupe (New York: Facts on File, 2003).
• “Lucretia Mott,” in the Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics, eds.
  Laura R. Olson and Paul A. Djupe (New York: Facts on File, 2003).
• “Academic Studies and the Love of God,” Leaven, Vol. 9/2, Spring 2001.
• Thomas W. Heilke’s The Re-Enchantment of Political Science: Christian Scholars Engage Their Discipline, American Political Science Review, 96:2, June 2002.
• Glenn Tinder’s The Fabric of Hope, Review of Politics, 63:2, Spring 2001.
• Vukan Kuic’s Real Democracy: Yves R. Simon, Christians in Political Science newsletter, May 2000.  
• John DiJoseph’s Jacques Maritain and the Moral Foundation of Democracy, Review of Politics, 60:1, Winter 1998.
• Thomas Rourke’s A Conscience as Large as the World, Review of Politics, 60:1, Winter 1998.

Academic Conferences & Papers

• “In a Different Voice: The Moral and Political Implications of Catholic Feminism,” paper delivered at the Western Political Science Association meeting, March 2003, Denver, CO.
• Respondent to Nicholas Wolterstorff, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conference, February 2003, University of Chicago.
• “Developing an Ecological Conscience: Catholic Social Thought and Environmental Ethics,” paper delivered at the American Maritain Association meeting, October 2002, Princeton, NJ.
• Panelist, Author Meets His Critics: Robert Kraynak’s Christianity and Modern Democracy, American Maritain Association meeting, October 2002, Princeton, NJ.
• Discussant, “Religious Discourse and American Pluralism: Religion, Women, and Politics” panel at the American Political Science Association conference, August 2002, Boston, MA.
• “The Common Good, Global Environment, and Stewardship,” paper delivered at the Society for Christian Ethics conference, January 2002, Vancouver, BC.
• “Autonomy and Authority Preserved: The State, Civil Society, and the Individual in Catholic Social Thought," paper delivered at the American Political Science Association meeting, August 2001, San Francisco, CA.
• “A Christian Contribution to the Public Discourse on Freedom,” paper delivered at the Christians in Political Science conference, June 2001, San Diego, CA.
• “The Philosophy of Freedom in the 21st Century,” paper delivered, American Maritain Association meeting, October 2000, Notre Dame, IN.
• “Acknowledging Ambiguity and Difference in Politics: A Christian Realist Challenge to Thomists,” paper delivered, American Maritain Association meeting, October 1998, Colorado Springs, CO.
• “Poised Between Savagery and Civilization: Forging Political Communities in John Ford’s Westerns,” paper delivered, American Political Science Association meeting, September 1998, Boston, MA.
• “Architecture as Text: Tocqueville, City Planning, and the Destruction of Civic Space,” paper delivered, Midwest Political Science Association meeting, April 1998, Chicago, IL.
• “Art: A Political Good?” paper delivered, American Maritain Association meeting, October 1997.
• “Nature and Origin of Political Authority in Augustine,” paper delivered, Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies conference, October 1996, Villanova, PA.
• Discussant, Foundations of Political Theory, “Public Spaces” panel, American Political Science Association meeting, August 1997.

Teaching Experience

• Public Policy, Pepperdine University Washington Program, Spring and Summer 2003
• Christian Political Thought, Pepperdine University, Spring 2002
• Great Books Colloquium, Pepperdine University, Fall 2001
• Contemporary American Ideologies, POSC 518, Pepperdine University, Spring
  2001, 2000
• History of Political Thought, POSC 511, Pepperdine University, Fall 2001, 1999
• American Political Process, POSC 200, Pepperdine University, Fall 2001,1999 Spring 2000-2002
• Human Freedom and the Art of Politics, GOVT 180, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1997
• Politics and the Human Passions, GOVT 362, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1996
• Teaching Assistant in Feminism (Prof. Elizabeth Fox-Genovese), Pew Younger Scholars Program, University of Notre Dame, Summer 1997
• Teaching Assistant in Political theory (Prof. Jean Bethke Elshtain), Pew Younger Scholars Program, University of Notre Dame, Summer 1996
• Teaching Assistant in American Government, University of Notre Dame, 1994
• Teaching Assistant in American Constitutional Law, University of Notre Dame, 1993
• Teaching Assistant in Political Theory, University of Notre Dame, 1992-1993

Related Academic Experience

• Lecturer, “Catholic Social Thought: Resources for a New Public Philosophy,” Young Scholar Speaker Series, University of Notre Dame, April 2003.
• Lecturer, “Teaching as a Christian Vocation” and “Why the Social Sciences Need Christian Voices,” Crane Scholars Retreat, Baylor University, April 2003.
• Editorial Board, “Catholic Social Tradition,” a University of Notre Dame Press multi-volume series, 2002.
• Seminar Leader on Christian Political Thought, Civitas Program, Center for Public Justice, July 2002; July 2001, Washington, DC.
• Lecturer, Yves R. Simon’s Political Philosophy, United States Military Academy, May 8, 2001, West Point, NY.
• Lecturer, Classical Philosophy Lecture Series, Loras College, April 19, 2001.
• Member, National Advisory Council, Pepperdine University Center for Faith and Learning, May 2001
• Member, Pew Charitable Trust study group on “Politics and the Problem of Human Nature,” led by Jean Bethke Elshtain, 2001-2003.
• Member, Erasmus Institute working group on Catholic intellectual traditions and public policy, January 2000-2002.
• Editorial Intern, Review of Politics, University of Notre Dame, 1994-1995.
• Assistant Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Government, University of Notre Dame, 1997.
• Co-President, Government Graduate Organization, University of Notre Dame, 1995-1996.
• Graduate Student Representative, Faculty Political Theory Field, University of Notre Dame, 1994-1995.
• Copy Editor, Nineteenth-Century Contexts, University of Notre Dame, 1995-1997.

Honors and Fellowships

• Dean’s Fellowship Pepperdine University 2001-2002
• Distinguished Graduate Student Award, University of Notre Dame, 2000.
• Bradley Foundation Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 1996-1997.
• Outstanding Master’s Thesis, selected in university-wide competition as Notre Dame’s nomination for the Mid-West Graduate Schools master’s thesis award, 1995.
• Presidential Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Notre Dame, 1991-1995.
• Coakley Medal for Academic Excellence, Georgetown University, 1990.
• Spronck Medal for Leadership, Service, and Scholarship, Georgetown University, 1990.
• Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, Georgetown University, 1990.
• Phi Beta Kappa, Georgetown University, 1989.

M.A., Government, May 1995 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Thesis: The Nature and Origin of Political Authority in Augustine and Aquinas
Director: Edward A. Goerner

B.A., summa cum laude, History, May 1990 Georgetown University, Washington DC

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