The project examines for the first time the individual recommendations of the NPR, and it displays the struggle between the president, Congress, and individual departments and agencies over implementation of various public policies. The dissertation combines examination of NPR materials, interviews of NPR personnel, and aggregate analysis of NPR action items issued between 1993 and 1997. The dissertation was completed in September 2001. Instructor, Department of Political Science, Furman University Introduction to American Government , Bureaucracy . Syllabi, lectures, discussions, and exams.
Classes range in size from less than ten to greater than twenty-five students.
2000-2002 Teaching Fellow, Department of Government, Harvard University Introduction to American Government , The American Presidency , Bureaucracy . Conducted weekly discussions, advised students, graded two sets of papers and final exams. Conducted weekly discussions, advised students, graded assignments and exams. Assisted in the preparation of reading lists and course syllabi. Coordinated activities of three other teaching fellows.