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Associate Professor of Political Science;
NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
Division of Social Sciences
Campus Box 8
Concord University,
Vermillion Street
P.O. Box 1000
Athens, West Virginia
24712-1000
Courses (past & current)
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POSC 104 American Federal Government
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POSC 202 State and Local Government
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POSC 204 Public Administration
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POSC 305 The Politics of Organized Interests
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POSC 306 Political Parties and the Election Process
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POSC 325A, B, C Miller Center Seminar
POSC 370 Legislative Process
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POSC 380 The Executive Process
POSC 390 Judicial Politics
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POSC 450 Seminar in Political Science
Phone: 304.384.6061
Office: Marsh Hall 214
Email: Dr. James White
Office Hours: by appointment
EDUCATION
American University, Ph.D., Political Science
North Carolina State University, M.P.A., Public Affairs
Duke University, B.A., Political Science
Doctoral Research, Dissertation links, etc.
Dissertation: “A Comprehensive Analysis of the Contemporary Effects of Registration Reforms on Electoral Participation and Partisan Advantage,” 1998.
"Election Day Registration and Turnout Inequality," Political Behavior. March 2000. Stephen Knack, co-author.
"Did States' Motor Voter Programs Help the Democrats?" American Politics Quarterly. July 1998. Stephen Knack, co-author.
BIO
Jim White is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Concord University, where he has taught since 1998. Before coming to Concord, Dr. White worked in various capacities for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, administering child care and public assistance programs. He was a Presidential Management Intern (now called the Presidential Management Fellows program), and he also served as a legislative aid to both New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean. Currently, Dr. White is the NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative for Concord University and he administers the David R. Bard Study Abroad Program, which takes undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members for a three-week educational experience in the United Kingdom every summer.