Author: Philip Brooks Coulter
Alternate names: Philip B. Coulter; Philip Coulter; Phil Coulter
Born: 27 February 1939
Bio: **Philip Brooks Coulter** (27th February 1939 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA; abbreviated: Philip B. Coulter) is an US political scientist and is Dean (Emeritus) and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of New Orleans (UNO).

## Education ##

 - 1961: B.A., Political Science and English, Centre College
 - 1961–1962: 24 graduate hours, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky
 - 1966: Ph.D., Political Science, State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

## Experience ##

### Academic ###

 - 1964–1966: Instructor in Government (State Government & Metropolitan Politics), Department of Political Science (Pol.Sci.), University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), MA 01003
 - 1966–1970: Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst, MA 01003
 - 1970–1975: Associate Professor, UMass Amherst, MA 01003
 - 1976–1978: Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science (Pol.Sci.), College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907(-2067)
 - 1978–1990: Professor of Political Science, University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
 - 1978–1985: Chair of the Department of Political Science (P.Sc.), College of Arts and Sciences, UA, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
 - 1985–1990: Founder and Director of the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), College of Arts and Sciences, UA, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
 - 1990–2006: Professor of Political Science, University of New Orleans (UNO), LA 70148
 - 1990–2000: Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (COLA), UNO, LA 70148
 - 2000–2002: Vice Chancellor Associate for International Programs, UNO, LA 70148
 - 2004–2006: Dean of the College of Urban & Public Affairs (CUPA; today: Center for Urban & Public Affairs [CUPA], College of Planning & Urban Studies), UNO, LA 70148

### Other professional ###

 - January – August 1971: Visiting Professor, Department of Public Administration, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
 - Summer 1973: Post-Doctoral Scholar, NATO Advanced Studies Institute in Regional Science, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
 - Summer 1974: Participant of the Post-Doctoral Program in Population Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 - 1975–1976: Senior Political Scientist, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
 - summer 2003: Professor, University of New Orleans: Glories of France (Program),
Montpellier, France

## Memberships ##

 1. The American Political Science Association (APSA)

## Distinctions ##

 1. Outstanding Academic Book Award (for Political Voice), The Association of College & Research Libraries
 2. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, State University of New York at Albany
 3. William E. Mosher Award/William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award (for best article in Public Administration Review), American Society of Public Administration

## Works ##

 - “Policy Science: The Perspective of Policy Research Institutes”, *Policy Studies Journal,* 6 (March, 1978), pp. 238–45.
 - With Terry Busson: “Policy Evaluation for Local Government: A Symposium”, *Policy Studies Journal,* 12 (December, 1983), pp. 271–385.
 - “Inferring the Distributional Effects of Bureaucratic Decision Rules”, *Policy Studies Journal,* 12 (December, 1983), pp. 347–55.
 - *Measuring Inequality. A Methodological Handbook.* Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado 1989. ISBN: 978-0-8133-7726-1. 204 pp.

*Sources:* [CV/Vita][1] (12th January 2005) + [Homepage][2]

  [1]: http://www.sacs.uno.edu/resources/vita_Coulter.pdf
  [2]: http://www.poli.uno.edu/Faculty/Emeritus/Coulter.cfm