Michael K. Fauntroy

Associate Professor of Policy and Government
Director, Race, Politics, and Policy Center
Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University

Associate Professor of Policy and Government, George Mason University, August 2021-Present Founding Director, Race, Politics, and Policy Center, August 2021-Present

Graduate Courses Taught: Voting Rights Policy and Enforcement. Undergraduate Courses Taught: American Presidency. Race, Politics, and Policy Center: Developing mission, programming, and related infrastructure for successful center launch.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Howard University, August 2013-Present
Acting Director, Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center, August 2018-July 2019

Graduate Courses Taught: Political Parties; Black Political Leadership, Organizations, and Movements; Seminar in American Politics; Interest Groups. Undergraduate Courses Taught: American Presidency, American Political Parties; and National Government of the United States. Departmental Service: Associate Chair (2015- 2019); Graduate Program Director (2015 – 2019); Chair, American Government and Political Behavior field (2014 – 2020); Member, Graduate Admission and Financial Aid committee (2014 – Currently); Chair, 2014-15 Faculty Search committee (three junior faculty positions); Member, Departmental Chair search committee (2015); and Chair, Graduate Student Recruitment committee. Walters Center: Conducted research reports, prepared grant proposals, hired and managed staff, produced public events, developed and presented fundraising proposals, and raised $50,000 in donations in limited time.

Associate Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, August 2010 – August 2013
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, August 2002–August 2010

Courses Taught: American government; urban policy; civil rights policy; and policy evaluation (Masters) and legislative process (doctoral)

Adjunct Professor of Political Science: American University (2001), Trinity College (2001), University of the District of Columbia (2000–2001), Howard University, (1998-1999)

Analyst in American Government, Congressional Research Service, June 2000–June 2002 Provided research and consultations to Members, staff, and committees of Congress. Wrote reports and confidential memoranda, provide telephonic responses and personal briefings with Members of Congress and their staff. Prepared hearing testimony and witness questions.

Civil Rights Analyst, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, June 1993 to January 1996
Researched and monitored civil rights issues which included writing memoranda, literature reviews, and sections of Commission enforcement reports; developing congressional testimony; collecting, reviewing, and analyzing statistical information, laws, and regulations; and conducting interviews and surveys.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

More than Just Partisanship: Conservatism and Black Voter Suppression, New York: New York University Press, (under contract).

Republicans and the Black Vote, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007, hardback (2008, paper).

• Foreword Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Award Finalist
• Reviewed in: Party Politics, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Quarterly

Home Rule or House Rule? Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia, Lanham: University Press of America, November, 2003.

Articles and Chapters

“Between a Rock and A Hard Place: Black Congressional Disagreement with President Barack Obama,” (in development for 2022 journal submission)

“African American Republican Congressional Candidates: A Typology,” Phylon, v. 55, No. 1, (2019), pp. 111-132.

“The New Arithmetic of Black Political Power,” in National Urban League, 2013 State of Black America: Redeem the Dream, Jobs Rebuild America, (Washington, DC: National Urban League 2013), pp. 154–157.

“Enforcing Section 5 of the Voting Rights,” in Mark J. Rozell and Charles Bullock, Oxford University Handbook on Southern Politics, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 450-476.

“One America? President Obama’s Non-Racial State,” Race, Gender, and Class Journal, V. 18, No. 3-4 (2011), pp. 135-149 (with Pearl Ford Dowe and Tekla Johnson).

“Home Rule Charter for the District of Columbia,” in Ronald Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis, eds., Democracy and Destiny in the District of Columbia, (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010).

“Black Republicans Running Statewide in 2006,” The Western Journal of Black Studies, V. 32, No. 2 (2008), pp. 41-50.

“Buying Black Votes? The GOPs Faith-Based Initiative,” in Mark J. Rozell and Gleaves Whitney, eds., Religion and the Bush Presidency, New York: Palgrave/Macmillan Press, 2007, pp. 177-196.

“District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: Background, Issues, and Options,” in Douglas Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 13-22.

“District of Columbia Delegates to Congress,” in Douglas H. Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 23-42.

“District of Columbia Terrorism Response,” in Douglas H. Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 107-110 (with Eugene Boyd).

Other Publications

“Black Electoral Politics: Progress in the Face of Continued Resistance”, in Zachery Williams and Mtangulizi Sanyika, “IBW Black Paper on the Last Half Century of Struggle,” (New York: Institute for the Black World 21^st Century, 2015).

Disadvantaged Business Programs of the Federal Government: A Review, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 2002.

Urban Policy: A Review of the Republican and Democratic Platforms, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 2001.

American Federalism: Significant Events, 1776 to 2000, Washington: D.C. Congressional Research Service, November 2000 (with Eugene Boyd).

Book Reviews

Lukens, Patrick D. A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights: FDR and the Controversy Over “Whiteness,” Choice, October, 2012.

James Lance Taylor, Black Nationalism in the United States: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama, Choice, November, 2011.

Christian Davenport, Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression: The Black Panther Party, Choice, October, 2011.

Robert Samuel Smith, Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke Power and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity, Choice, September, 2009.

Kevin L. Yuill, Richard Nixon and the Rise of Affirmative Action: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in an Era of Limits in Presidential Studies Quarterly, v. 39, no. 3.

Charles Harris, Congress and the Governance of the Nation’s Capital: The Conflict of Federal and Local Interests, in Urban Affairs Review, (March 2000), 588-591.

Theodore Kornweibel, Jr., Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy 1910-1925, in Civil Rights Journal: Journal of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Fall 1998), 63-64.

Newspaper and Magazine Columns

“Farewell to a Role Model,” New York Daily News, March 3, 2021.

“After the Uprisings: What Happens to Racism in Policing After the George Floyd Protests,” New York Daily News, May 31, 2020.

“Donald Trump’s Black Voter Delusion,” The Huffington Post, August 27, 2017.

“Ted Cruz: Courageous Traitor,” The Huffington Post, July 22, 2017.

“Trump Exploits Civic Ignorance,” The Huffington Post, March 16, 2016.

“What Trump and Reagan Share,” The Huffington Post, March 4, 2016.

“Crafty Conservative Confederate Flag Move Obscures Larger Issue,” The Huffington Post, July 7, 2015.

“2014 Takeover Takeaways,” The Huffington Post, November 5, 2014.

“To Give Each Political Scandal the Same Treatment is an Injustice to D.C.,” WashingtonPost.com, November 15, 2012.

“Steve Smith, Racism, and the Republican Dilemma,” The Huffington Post, June 7, 2012.

“Supporting Obama with ‘Facts,’” The Huffington Post, April 16, 2012.

“A Bigger Threat to Democracy Than Citizens United,” The Huffington Post, February 22, 2012.

“The Real Problem with Mitt Romney’s Wealth,” The Huffington Post, January 29, 2012

“Cain, Coulter, and Irresponsible Race Talk,” The Huffington Post, November 5, 2011.

“In Defense of Tavis and Cornel,” The Huffington Post, August 11, 2011.

“Will President Obama Become Mayor Dinkins?,” The Huffington Post, August 5, 2011.

“Takeover Takeaways,” The Huffington Post, November 3, 2010.

“The Public Discourse Deserves Better than Steve King,” The Huffington Post, June 14, 2010.

“Charlie Crist’s Declaration of Independence,” The Huffington Post, June 14, 2010.

“If Helen Thomas, Then Why Not Pat Buchanan,” The Huffington Post, June 7, 2010.

“Artur Davis Dissed His Base and Paid the Price,” The Huffington Post, June 2, 2010.

“A Black Agenda for President Obama to Consider? Yes”, The Huffington Post, February 24, 2010.

“Hillary Clinton: Year One,” The Huffington Post, January 29, 2010.

“Toward Reform of Criminal Justice,” The Washington Times, April 28, 2009.

“Obama and Cuba: A Good First Step”, The Huffington Post, April 15, 2009.

“On Race, Holder is Right, Obama is Wrong”, The Huffington Post, March 11, 2009.

“The Cartoon and Trafficking in Racial Symbolism”, The Huffington Post, February 19, 2009.

“The Meaning of Michael Steele”, The Huffington Post, February 2, 2009.

“Food for Thought for Next RNC Chairman”, The Huffington Post, January 28, 2009.

“What Does Obama’s Presidency Mean for Race in America?,” Huffington Post, January 19, 2009.

“Replace Harry Reid?,” The Huffington Post, January 6, 2009.

“Enough of This ‘Post Racial’ America Stuff”, The Huffington Post, December 31, 2009.

“Seat Burris Now!” The Huffington Post, December 31, 2009.

“Hey Republicans, Don't Double Down”, The Huffington Post, November 11, 2009.

“A Contrarian Open Letter to Black America, The Huffington Post, November 5, 2008.

“Obama Should Thank Bush,” The Huffington Post, October 27, 2008.

“Race Enters Race, Stage Right,” The Huffington Post, October 19, 2008.

“Battleground State Breakdown,” The Huffington Post, October 4, 2008.

“Race and Obama’s ‘Black Tax,’” The Huffington Post, September 23, 2008.

“Obama and the Bradley Effect,” The Huffington Post, August 21, 2008.

“More than Ever, Obama Needs Clinton,” The Huffington Post, May 20, 2008.

“McCain’s Gamble,” The Huffington Post, April 27, 2008.

“Stand Strong Tavis,” The Root, February 25, 2008.

“Pathetic Propaganda Posing as a Documentary,” The Huffington Post, November 18, 2007.

“Obama’s Struggles with Black America,” The Huffington Post, November 8, 2007.

“There’s Nothing Conservative in Cosby’s Message,” The Huffington Post, November 8, 2007.

“Is it Already Over for Barack Obama, The Huffington Post, October 25, 2007.

“GOP Presidential Candidates Forum Observations,” The Huffington Post, October 1, 2007.

“What Black Republicans Should Do Now,” The Huffington Post, September 26, 2007.

“Jackson Did Obama A Favor,” The Huffington Post, September 20, 2007.

“Republicans Blow Opportunity to Reach Black Voters, The Huffington Post, September 19, 2007.

“Labor Day’s Fruit Has Yet To Arrive For Some,” The Huffington Post, September 3, 2007.

“Is He Black Enough? Part Two,” The Huffington Post, August 14, 2007.

“A Blogger Should Ask Questions at the September Forum,” The Huffington Post, July 11, 2007.

“The Beginning of the End for McCain,” The Huffington Post, July 11, 2007.

“Scooter Walks,” The Huffington Post, July 3, 2007.

“Conservatives Roll Back Clock on Civil Rights Enforcement,” The Huffington Post, June 30, 2007.

“Winners, Loses, and Other Debate Observations,” The Huffington Post, June 29, 2007.

“Conservatives and Black Voter Disenfranchisement,” The Huffington Post, June 8, 2007.

“What’s Next Al?” The Huffington Post, April 12, 2007.

“The Imus Fallout and Lessons for Black America,” The Huffington Post, April 11, 2007.

“What Obama’s Money Really Means,” The Huffington Post, April 8, 2007.

“Where is the CBC in the Iraq Debate?” The Huffington Post, April 6, 2007.

“Subpoena Fight is About Respect,” The Huffington Post, April 2, 2007.

“What Obama’s Candidacy Will Mean for Black America,” The Huffington Post, February 14, 2007.

“Is He Black Enough?” The Politico, February 5, 2007.

“Republicans and the Black Vote, The Huffington Post, January 4, 2007.

“Separating Myth From Reality For Democrats,” The Huffington Post, January 3, 2007.

“Hacking Democracy,” The Huffington Post, November 6, 2006.

“The ‘Black Jesse Helms’ Runs for Congress, The Huffington Post, October 18, 2006.

“Race and Representing Memphis,” The Huffington Post, October 5, 2006.

“Race and the Republicans,” The Huffington Post, September 26, 2006.

“GOP Backslides in Bid for Black Voters,” The Huffington Post, September 21, 2006.

“A Black Governor for Massachusetts,” The Huffington Post, September 18, 2006.

“ . . . And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Vote Republican,” Topeka Capital-Journal, July 21, 2006.

“Hypocrites on the Left,” The Washington Times, March 10, 2006.

“Beginning of the End for the GOP,” TomPaine.com, October 14, 2005.

“BET Nightly News Cancelled - No Big Loss,” Chicago Defender, May 5, 2005.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Black Congressional Disagreement with President Barack Obama,” Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles, CA, April 11, 2020 (proposal accepted; event cancelled).

Presenter, “From Insurgency to Institutionalization: The Evolution of the Congressional Black Caucus,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Montreal, Quebec, November 10, 2018.

Discussant, “Transition to Home Rule,” D.C. Historical Studies Conference, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC, November 15, 2013.

Presenter, “Black Presidential Politics,” Howard University, Ronald W. Walters Center for Leadership and Public Policy, Walters Legacy Conference, October 11, 2013.

Panelist, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Is It Relevant Today?” Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, July 29, 2013.

(Convener, Host, and Panel Moderator) “Race and Public Policy: Issues and Solutions,” George Mason University, October 10, 2011.

“Republican Party Outreach to African Americans: Evidence from Elite Interviewing,” Northeastern Political Science Association, November 2009.

“Cannon Fodder, Rising Stars, and Viable Options: African American Congressional Candidates,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Chicago, IL, March 22, 2008.

“Afros and Elephants: Black Votes for Black Republicans Running Statewide in 2006,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 16, 2007.

“Black Votes for Black Republican Candidates Running Statewide in 2006: Did it Make a Difference,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 14, 2007.

“District of Columbia Home Rule: Past, Present, and Future,” Yale University Conference Commemorating 40^th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, New Haven, CT, April 22, 2005.

“GOP Efforts to Win Black Votes” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 8, 2005.

“Republican Use of Symbolic Politics as Impediment to Attracting Significant African American Support,” American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, September 4, 2004.

“Governance of the District of Columbia and Ten Other National Capitals: A Comparative Analysis,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Chicago, IL, March 25, 2004.

“The Evolution of African American Support for the Republican Party,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 7, 2003.

“Is the Committee of the Whole the House? Implications of Michel v. Anderson for District of Columbia Representation,” American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, September 2002 (with Richard Beth).

"Financial Control Boards as Remedies for Municipal Fiscal Crises," Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 9, 2001.

“Delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives: Evolution and Effectiveness, 1970-2000," Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2001.

“Remedying Municipal Fiscal Crises: The District of Columbia and Its Financial Control Board,” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 31, 2000.

“Black Political Grass-Roots Organizing: The D.C. Home Rule Example,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2000.

“Racial Conservatism and Partisan Politics as Factors in Congressional Intervention into District of Columbia Affairs,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2000.

“Jim Crow and Apartheid: Was There a Link?” American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 5, 1999.

“Washington, D.C. and Its Suburbs: An Example of Cross-Jurisdictional Influence on City Affairs,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 15, 1999.

“Has Shaw v. Reno Undermined Efforts to Elect More African Americans to Congress?” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Baltimore, MD, March 10, 1995.

INVITED LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Ward 5 Democrats (Washington, D.C.), “D.C. Statehood Movement” January 13, 2021.

Co-Convenor and Moderator, Edgar Kemler Lecture featuring Rep. Jahana Hayes, Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center, Howard University, March 5, 2019.

Convenor, “Sisters in the Struggle: Black Women and the 2018 Elections,” The Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center and Department of Political Science, Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center, Howard University, November 8, 2018.

Panelist, The Role of Minority Voters in the 2018 Midterm Elections,” The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, November 1, 2018.

Speaker, “Salute to the Secretaries,” Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Washington, DC, June 28, 2016.

Panelist, W. Montague Cobb Lecture, Howard University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2016.

Keynote Speaker, D. C. Democratic State Committee Retreat, Thurgood Marshall Center, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2016.

Keynote Speaker, “D.C. Politics and Gentrification,” All Souls Church Unitarian, Washington, D.C., November 16, 2015.

Keynote Speaker, “The Fifteenth Amendment: From U.S. Grant to Lyndon B. Johnson’s Voting Rights Act,” U.S. Grant Library, Mississippi State University, September 25, 2015.

Panelist, “50 Years Later: President Johnson's Commencement Speech at Howard University,” sponsored by the National Collaborative for Health Equity, Howard Law School, June 9, 2015.

Panelist, “Black Votes Matter,” Founders Library, Howard University, April 9, 2015.

Panelist, “40^th Anniversary of the First Home Rule Elections,” Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, November 13, 2014.

Panelist, “Elections 2012,” American University, Washington, DC, October 9, 2012

Keynote, “Black Political Engagement,” Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, October 4, 2012

“Black Politics: A Call to Action,” Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, February 8, 2012.

“Is Congress Heights a Ghetto?,” Congress Heights Community Association, Washington, DC. October 17, 2011.

“Race and Public Policy,” George Mason University, October 10, 2011 (panelist and conference convenor).

“Maryland Voter Identification Bills,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Ft. Washington, MD, April 30, 2011.

“Voter Identification Bills in State Legislatures,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., April 4, 2011.

Black History Month Keynote Address, DeWitt Army Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, February 25, 2011.

“Election 2010 Analysis,” School of Public Policy, George Mason University, November 10, 2010.

Keynote Address, Prince Hall Freemasons and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, Washington, DC, June 5, 2010.

“Current Political Issues,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., April 19, 2010.

“We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda,” Chicago State University, Chicago, Il., March 20, 2010.

Moderator, panel discussion of book “Stealth Politics,” by former Rep. Glen Browder and Professor Artemesia Stanberry, National Archives, January 14, 2010.

“Politics in a Post-Racial America,” George Mason University Vision Series, December 7, 2009.

“Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement on Black Political Participation in the South,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., August 6, 2009.

“Education and Politics,” National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. National Convention and Greek Symposium, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2009.

“President Obama’s First 100 Days,” The Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Lecture, University of Arkansas, Giffels Auditorium, April 16, 2009.

“Agenda Setting and the Obama Administration,” Historical Society of Washington, January 21, 2009.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Shirlington Public Library, October 26, 2008.

“2008 Election Roundtable,” Fall for the Book Festival, George Mason University, September 23, 2008.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Chilmark Public Library, Chilmark, MA, August 14, 2008.

“Political Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., April 15, 2008

“Civil Rights,” Service Employees International Union, Washington, D.C., February 6, 2008.

“Emancipation, Revelation, and Revolution,” post-documentary screening panel discussion, Howard University, November 12, 2007.

“Civil Rights, Home Rule, and the Struggle for Political Autonomy in Washington, D.C., Washington Studies Conference, sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, November 3, 2007.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Republicans for Black Empowerment, Washington, D.C., September 25, 2007.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” TransAfrica Forum, Washington, D.C., March 1, 2007.

Keynote address to the Color Colorado Conference, sponsored by the Progressive Majority, Denver, CO. February 17, 2007.

“Blacks in American Politics,” Dominican University, River Forest, IL, February 15, 2007.

“New Era for DC Rights? D.C.’s Relationship with Congress,” sponsored by D.C. Vote, Our Nation’s Capital, and the League of Women Voters, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2007.

“November 2006 Elections and Beyond,” WVON Pre-Kwanzaa Festival, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, December 17, 2006.

“Toward a More Politically Active Student Body,” St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Black Student Union Awards Ceremony, April 23, 2006.

“King’s Legacy and a Call to Action,” St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Keynote Address, January 16, 2006.

“A Call to Leadership,” Hampton University Alumni Association (Washington, D.C. Chapter) Founder’s Day, Keynote Address, January 8, 2006.

“Political Implications of Bush Supreme Court Nominations,” sponsored by Washington, D.C. Ward 4 Democrats, October 18, 2005.

“District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress,” sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union-National Capital Area, September 15, 2005.

“Governance in the District of Columbia,” Keynote Address at the Spring Student Forum 2005, The George Washington University, May 16, 2005.

“Republican Outreach Efforts to African American Community,” sponsored by the Loudon County Senior Center, April 29, 2005 (via GMU Speakers Bureau).

“District of Columbia Home Rule: Past, Present, and Future,” invited presentation at the Yale University Conference, “Lessons From the Past, Prospects for the Future: Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965," April 22, 2005.

“Home Rule for the District of Columbia: Past, Present, and Future,” a panel discussion sponsored by the Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia as part of D.C. Emancipation Day celebration.

“The Relationship Between African Americans and the Republican Party,” sponsored by the Optimus Club of Alexandria, Virginia, August 3, 2004 (via GMU Speakers Bureau).

“District of Columbia Fiscal Imbalance and Its Impact on Local Policy,” sponsored by Our Nation’s Capital, April 27, 2004.

“District of Columbia Home Rule and Congressional Voting Representation,” sponsored by D.C. City Museum, January 13, 2004.

“2000 U.S. Presidential and Congressional Elections: An Assessment of the Candidates, Issues, and African American Presence,” West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal, October 11, 2000.

“Preparing the Professoriate of the Future at Howard University,” Minnowbrook Conference of the Preparing Future Professoriate and Preparing Future Faculty, Syracuse University, May 25, 1999.

HONORS, AWARDS, COMMUNITY, PROFESSIONAL and UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Advisor to Urban Analytics for District of Columbia Government project assessing the costs to the District for hosting the national government, 2003

Board of Directors, Epsilon Boulè Education Foundation, January 2016 -- Currently

Board of Directors, Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund, September 2010 – August 2018

Board of Directors, Historic Kappa House Restoration Foundation January 2007 – December 2012

Bowdoin College Political Science Department External Review Committee, February 2020

Choice Magazine Book Reviewer, 2009-2013

Community Service Award, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Washington, DC Chapter, 2007

Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2014-2017

District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disability and Tenure, September 2009 – Currently

District of Columbia Quarter Design Advisory Committee (congressional appointee), February 2008

Dissertation Director

• Kenneth Cooper, successfully defended May 2020
• Delabian Rice-Thurston
• Eugene J. Sokolowski, successfully defended April.

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Grand Committee on HBCUs and College Access, July 2018-Currently

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Grand Committee on Public Policy July 2020 -- Currently

Editorial Advisory Board, National Review of Black Politics, UC Press

Endowment Committee, Southern Political Science Association, 2007-2009

First Vice President, National Capital Area Political Science Association, 2004-2005

Hampton University Dean’s List for Academic Excellence

Howard University Graduate Teaching Fellowship, 1998-1999

Howard University Graduate Assistantship, 1991-1992; 1994-1995

School of Public Policy Library Liaison, 2008-2009

Manuscript Reviewer, American Politics Review, 2005-

Manuscript Reviewer, Party Politics, 2011-

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of African American History, 2020-

Manuscript Reviewer, National Journal of Black Politics, 2019-

Paul Cooke Award for Civic Engagement, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Washington, DC Chapter, 2011

Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, 1998-2000

President, National Capital Area Political Science Association, 2005-2006

Presidential Management Intern Program – 1992 National Semifinalist

Program Committee, Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund, June 2006 – Currently

Section Co-Chair, Urban Policy, American Political Science Association Meeting, September 2005

Section Chair, Race and Ethnicity, Southern Political Science Association Meeting, January 2005

George Mason University School of Public Policy Standing Committee on Curriculum, 2007-2009

Virginia Leadership Institute, Decade Award, 2016

W.E.B. DuBois Book Award Committee, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2012

TELEVISION, RADIO, NEWSPAPER, AND MAGAZINE ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY

More than 1,000 radio and television appearances on networks such as NPR (“Tell Me More”, “Talk of the Nation,” and “The Diane Rehm Show”); PBS (“NewsHour”, “Tavis Smiley”, and “White House Chronicle”); ABC (“Newspath”); CBS (“The Early Show”, “The Saturday Early Show”, and “CBS Evening News”); NBC (“NBC Evening News”); MSNBC (“Hardball” and other broadcasts); CNN (various broadcasts); Al Jazeera America (“Inside Story with Ray Suarez”); Fox News Channel (“Hannity and Colmes” and “America’s Newsroom”); Minnesota Public Radio (“The Daily Circuit” and “MPR News with Kerri Miller”); Radio One (“The Joe Madison Show”); Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio; British Broadcasting Corporation; CTV News; France 24; Public Radio International (“Tavis Smiley Show”); C- SPAN (“Q and A” and various programs); Voice of America; Sirius/XM; Pacifica Radio (various programs); among others.

I have been quoted in newspaper and magazines including, but not limited to, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, USA Today, The Associated Press, The Hartford Courant, Black Enterprise, The Oregonian, The Washington Afro-American, The Washington Times, Newsday, The Baltimore Sun, US News and World Report, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, CQ, Politico, Businessweek.

I have been published by newspapers and online outlets such as The Huffington Post, The Washington Times, New York Daily News, and the Topeka Capital-Journal.

EDUCATION

Howard University, Washington, DC

• Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science
  • African American Political Behavior
  • American Government
• Master of Arts in Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis Hampton University, Hampton, VA
• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science