Michael K. Baranowski

Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice Northern Kentucky University Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099

Office (859) 572-5521 Home (859) 261-8155 Fax (859) 572-6184 email: baranowskim@nku.edu

 

EDUCATION

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Fall 1992 – Spring 1996
Ph.D., Political Science, May 1997.

Dissertation: "Executive and Legislative Influence in State Bureaucratic Agencies." 

Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, Fall 1986 – Spring 1992
B.A., Political Science, June 1992.

TEACHING AREAS

PUBLICATIONS

"Legislative Professionalism and Influence on State Agencies" Politics & Policy, Volume 29, Number 1 (March, 2001).

“Legislative Professionalism and Influence on State Agencies:  The Divergent Effects of  Resources and Careerism” (with Neal Woods). Under review at Legislative Studies Quarterly.

CONFERENCE PAPERS & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Reviewer for Journal of Politics. 2003.

Manuscript reviewer for Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences. John D. Wooldredge (Roxbury Publishing). Spring 2003.
"Autonomy and Influence in State Administrative Agencies" (with Neal Woods). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2002.

"The Supreme Court and Partisan Realignment, Redux." (with C. Scott Peters). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1999.

"Gubernatorial, Legislative, Judicial, and Bureaucratic Influence Over State Agency Activities: A Test of Competing Measures of Influence." (with Donald Gross).  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, October 1998.

"Interest Group Influence in State Agencies." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Norfolk, VA, November 1997.

"Legislative Professionalism and Legislative Influence in the Bureaucracy: Are More Professional Legislatures More Influential?" Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.

Panel Chair: "Reconsidering Federalism." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1996.

Panel Discussant: "Exploring the Contemporary Governor." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1996.

“The Formal Powers of the Governor: A Brief Investigation.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Tampa Florida, November 1995.

“A Context of No Context: “Reality Television” and Public Opinion." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Providence, RI, November 1994.

"A Comparative Analysis of Rural Party Organizations in North Carolina and Kentucky," (with Donald Jonas). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1994.

UNIVERSITY / COMMUNITY SERVICE

·        Chair of Political Science search committee (multiple positions). Fall 2003 – present.

·        Chair of Department Handbook Committee. Fall 2003 – present.

·        Faculty Advisor to Students for a Free Tibet. Fall 2003 – present.

·        Editor-in-Chief, Political Science & Criminal Justice Newsletter. Spring 2003 – present.

·        Faculty Advisor to Society of Objective Individuals. Spring 2002 – present.

·        Member of Dean’s Scholarship Committee. Spring 2003.

·        Member of Department Handbook Committee. Spring 2003.

·        Member of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee. Fall 2002 – Spring 2003.

·        Associate Editor, Political Science & Criminal Justice Newsletter. Spring 2002.

·        Chair of Political Science search committee (multiple positions). Fall 2002 – Spring 2003.

·        Interviewed for article in Cincinnati Business Courier (“Playing card maker dealing Dean hand”, 8-18-03)

·        Interviewed for articles in the Kentucky Post (“GOP's hopes ride on Davis”, 06-29-02 and “Voter turnout key to 4th District”, 11-02-02).

·        Member of Criminal Justice search committee. Fall, 2001.

AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS

·        2002 Lamplighter (Presidential Ambassadors) “Spark” Honoree.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·        American Political Science Association

·        Midwest Political Science Association

·        Southern Political Science Association

REFERENCES

Available upon request.