Résumé of Jeremy
R.T. Lewis, PhD.
Professor and Program Coordinator of Political
Science, with tenure, Huntingdon
College. Revised 28 April. 2008.
Box 947, Political Science program,
Huntingdon College, 1500 E. Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL 36106.
Voice: (334) 833-4521; Fax: (334) 833-4272 or 833-4486
| e-mail: jlewis@huntingdon.edu.
Extensive website: www.Political-Science.org;
alias JeremyLewis.org; World Affairs web: www.AWAC.us.
Dr. Lewis, a British citizen by birth, in 2002 became
an American citizen.
Subjects and degrees: American
and British national politics; public policy; voters, parties & elections;
presidency; executive politics, public administration & bureaucracy;
public organization theory; West European politics; and international relations.
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Johns Hopkins University: MA, PhD in American Government
& International Relations.
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University of Oxford (UK): BA, MA in Philosophy, Politics
& Economics (member of Keble College).
Scholarly awards and skills:
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Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Inaugural Greek
Awards Convocation, Huntingdon College, April 2008
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Exemplary Teacher Award (with honorarium), US Methodist
Board of Higher Education, 2006.
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Open scholarship; Distinction in examinations (six
awarded), University of Oxford, UK.
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College prize, Keble college of the University
of Oxford, UK.
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Full graduate fellowships, the Johns Hopkins University;
Huber dissertation fellowship, Wellesley college.
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Plaques for teaching and service excellence from UNI and
CUNY.
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Languages: fluent French; Spanish; some German, Italian
and Latin; extensive travel.
Current Position:
Teaching 13 political science courses, 4 or 5 per term, at
Huntingdon college.
Recruiting, advising and placing up to 45 student majors.
Designed and implemented major fields in political science;
international studies; European studies; public administration; and public
affairs, 1996-2004.
Additionally, one interdisciplinary seminar 2007, and three
interdisciplinary symposia, 1996-2004.
Strong record among alumni: measured by seniors and alumni
satisfaction surveys, entry to law and graduate schools, law review boards,
passage of Bar exam.
Created course in Current Affairs for School of Professional
Studies, HC, 2006; European studies seminar for AUM's MIR program, summer
2005; and seminar for HC in Third World Politics and Terrorism, 2005.
Led study abroad on British Politics, Jan. '04 and May '06,
with speakers at Oxford U., House of Commons and King's College, London.
Teaching and Administrative Experience:
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Wellesley College and Colby College; University of Northern
Iowa and City University of New York..
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Taught graduates; mature; diverse; lifelong; and traditional
students; in day, evening and online classes; senior theses; and capstones.
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Supervised several major fields, interdisciplinary programs,
and internships
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Director of faculty-student Justice symposium with anthology,
events, 1998-2001.
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Convener of faculty research symposium; mentor of faculty.
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Committee leadership: chaired tenure, promotion and development;
core curriculum, chaired travel; chaired academic services; also self-study,
education policy, faculty and dean searches.
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Master's level program design; comprehensive exams; supervised
senior theses and master's research.
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Faculty seminars: director of "Justice" faculty seminar,
1998-2001; convener of faculty seminar, 1994-96.
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Faculty seminar, recent history, Harvard, June 2005; and
Harvard's centers for European studies and for international affairs, 1983-5.
Publications:
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Newspaper columns, April 2003: "Bush
Thrives on War," "Blair Takes
Greater Risks," and "Taking
War on Faith."
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With Bradley Best, "Program Evaluation and Review Technique
- Critical Path Analysis," in Jack Rabin (ed) Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy, (Marcel Dekker, 2003). [Abstract
online]
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"FOIA & Federal
Information Policy in the 1980s and 1990s," in G. David Garson (ed),
Handbook
of Public Information Systems (NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000).
Contents.
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"Electronic Access
to Public Records," in G. David Garson (ed),
Handbook of Public
Information Systems (NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000). Contents.
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Editor of Justice,
Third edition anthology 1999; and Fourth edition, 2001. Boston, MA:
Copley Publishing.
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4 Book reviews in European
Studies Journal, 13(1):78-88, 1996. and 5
reviews in ESJ, 12(1):108-123, 1995.
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"Reinventing (Open) Government:
State and Federal Trends." Government Information Quarterly,
12(4):427-455 (Fall 1995). Abstract
& Contents.
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"Next Cycle of FOIA
Policy? A Model for the Electronic Future." Access Reports 20(13):3-10
(22 June 1994.)
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"New Technologies and FOIA Processing:
Part I."and "Part II." Access
Reports, 19(15):2-7 & (16):4-9(1993)
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Review essay of 3 books on Thatcherism, in the American
Political Science Review, 86(1):269-270 (March 1992).
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15 encyclopedia entries
in L. Sandy Maisel (ed), Encyclopedia of American Political Parties
and Elections, (New York: Garland publishing, 1991).
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"Freedom of Information:
Developments in the United Kingdom." International Journal of Intelligence
and CounterIntelligence, 3(4):465-474 (Winter 1989).
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"Simulations in Political Science: a Review Essay."
Social
Science Computer Review, 7(3):369-377 (Fall 1989).
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The Freedom of Information Act: From Pressure to Policy
Implementation.
PhD Dissertation (Johns Hopkins University, 1982).
External Professional Service, summary:
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Thirty conference papers in political science; other panels
chaired.
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Doctoral dissertation reviewer for Andhra University, India,
2000-.
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Manuscript and proposal reviewer, PS: Political Science
and Politics, a journal of the APSA; Scientific Journals International,
2006-; Thompson Publishing, 2003-; and Pearson Publishing, 2003-.
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U.S. Food and drug administration, consultant 1986-96; also
moderated documentary for FDA commissioner.
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Grant reviewer: Latin American area studies research grants
consortium, Ford foundation, 1998-2001.
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Television guest analysis of politics, including NBC nightly
news,
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Board member and webmaster, Alabama World Affairs Council,
2002-.
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Presentations to service clubs: Rotarians, Kiwanis, Alaska
World Affairs Council.
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Instructor's manuals for Chatham House; for Peacock publishers
and US Air Force ROTC.
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Educational software created, several internal grants received,
additional conference papers on the subject.
Recent presentations and
participation:
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Participant, International Conference on the Right to Public
Information, Jimmy Carter Center, Atlanta, 27-29 Feb. 2008.
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Conference for Department Chairs, and Conference on Teaching
and Learning, APSA, Charlotte NC, Feb. 2007
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Shakespeare and Politics, paper for the Alabama PSA conference
April 2006.
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Lecture "From the Miners to Major: Recent British Politics"
[PPT] Buena
Vista University, Iowa, plus faculty-student seminar and three classes,
Sep. '05.
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Participant, national security workshop, Air Command and
Staff College, Apr. '06; national
security forum of Air War College, May '05; and distinguished educator
tour, US Air Force, '05.
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Information and security in the W. Bush administration: paper,
ALaPSA, Apr. '05; FRAMP grant,
HC, Jan. '05; paper,
Southern PSA, Jan. '05.
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"China
and Taiwan: Development, Coexistence and Tensions", Keynote for Model
United Nations, at AUM, Apr. '04.
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"Strategy, Technology and
Expertise: Falklands /Malvinas 1982." Presented to SAASS and
AWC schools, Air University, June & July '03.
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Foreign policy association, great decisions program, co-convened
and presented, 2003-.
Internal Service to College,
summary:
Recruiting students, academic advising, placing interns and
graduates.
Chair, Committee on Tenure, Promotion and Development, 2007-08.
Chair, travel committee, 2004-, which adapted travel program
and policy to budget reductions.
Elected member, Dean of Faculty external search committee,
spring '04.
Chaired core committee which redesigned college core in two
months, passed Nov. '03.
Chaired academic services committee which wrote technology
use policy for college.
Committee work on core curriculum, honors, academic services,
athletics, multidisciplinary majors.
Brought in many guest speakers from international relations,
national security, politics and law; took field trips to courts, legislature
and conferences.
Participant in First Year Experience course and faculty/staff
seminars, May '04-, for recruitment and retention of freshmen.