Director
Paul S. Herrnson
E-mail: pherrnson@capc.umd.edu
Personal Website:
www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/herrnson/
Herrnson's CV
Paul S. Herrnson is founding director of the Center for American Politics and
Citizenship and a professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the
University of Maryland. Has published numerous books, including Congressional
Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington, The Financiers of
Congressional Elections, and War Stories from Capitol Hill. He has written
more than 100 journal articles and book chapters and is the editor of the Real
Politics in America book series with Prentice Hall.
The principal investigator of the
National Science Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation funded Project to Study
Voting Technology and Ballot Design, Herrnson has also directed a U.S. Election
Assistance Commission project to recruit, train, and retain election judges, and
the Campaign Assessment and Candidate Outreach Project, funded by the Pew
Charitable Trusts. His current interests include Congress, political parties and
elections, money and politics, and voting technology and ballot design.
Dr. Herrnson has served as Vice President of the Southern Political Science
Association and an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.
He has received several teaching awards, including a Distinguished-Scholar
Teacher Award from the University of Maryland and an Excellence in Teaching
Award from the university?s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. He has
advised the U.S. Congress, the Maryland General Assembly, the Federal Election
Commission, and the State of Maryland?s Commission to Revise the Election Code
on matters pertaining to campaign finance, political parties, and election
reform.
Center Coordinator
Elizabeth Bentley-Smith
E-mail: ebentley@gvpt.umd.edu
Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Elizabeth Bentley-Smith has taken over
the job as CAPC Coordinator. She received her Bachelor?s Degree in Psychology
and Economics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, as well as a minor in
Dance. She graduated in May 1995, and moved on to get her Master's in Arts
Administration at Drexel University in Philadelphia where she entered as Public
Relations Graduate Assistant, and then became a full-time Arts Administration
Research Assistant. After graduating in 2002, Elizabeth was promoted to
Department Administrator for Performing Arts. Here, she managed over 40
department budgets, completed course scheduling for four programs and all
personnel for the department. Elizabeth is currently a PhD student of American
Politics at the University of Maryland in conjunction with her position at CAPC.
Graduate Research Assistants
James Kelley
E-mail: jkelley@capc.umd.edu
Kelley is a graduate research assistant at CAPC. He joined CAPC in August 2005
after graduating from St. Mary's College of Maryland
with a B.A. in Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy. Kelley's
political experiences include working as a page for
the United States House of Representatives in 2000 and serving as a
intern for Congressman Steny H. Hoyer in 2004. Kelley
was elected to and is
currently serving a term on the Calvert County State Democratic Central
Committee. His academic interests include campaigns and elections, state and
local politics, and the U.S. Congress.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Lauren Azebu
E-mail: lazebu@umd.edu
Matthew Verghese
E-mail: mmverg@umd.edu
Kelly Zavala
E-mail: kzavala@umd.edu
Former Graduate Research Assistants
Randy Roberson
Former CAPC Coordinator Randy Roberson became Director of Administrative Services for the Department of Government and
Politics at the University of Maryland in July 2005. He serves as chief financial and
administrative officer for the department of more than 1,000 undergraduate
majors, more than 100 graduate students, seven academic research centers, and
more than 40 faculty members.
Nathan Bigelow
CAPC Research Fellow Nathan Bigelow is moving to Texas
where he accepted a tenure track Assistant Professorship at Austin College. Nate
first started work at CAPC in September of 2001, and his dissertation addresses
representation in state legislatures. While at CAPC he worked on such projects
as the 2002 Congressional Election Study, the Debates Advisory Project, and the
NSF Voting Technology Study. In addition, he authored or coauthored several
studies including most recently a chapter on Political Debates in CQ's Guide
to Political Campaigns in America and a chapter on the Christian Right's
lobbying efforts in Congress in the latest edition of The Interest Group
Connection.
Former Undergraduate Assistants
Aaron Davis
Working for
Congressman Peter DeFazio of Oregon
Jeff Davis
Working for Congresswoman Shelly Berkley of
Las Vegas
Gola Javidi
Student at Harvard Graduate School
Jennifer Katkin
Student at Harvard Graduate School
Lucas Rodzinechi
Employed by Maryland State Delegate from
Baltimore County
Tope Yusuf
Student at Columbia Law School
Affiliated and Visiting Scholars
The Center for American Politics and Citizenship
has relationships with a number of scholars whose work contributes to the
Center?s mission. Our Affiliated Scholars come from the
Department of Government and Politics,
the School of Public Policy, other
schools and departments at the University of Maryland, other academic
institutions in the Washington metropolitan area, think tanks, and the federal
government.
Current Affiliated Scholars:
Visiting Scholars
Scholars from top schools nationwide and
internationally who do work related to American politics and citizenship are
invited to visit CAPC for a period of up to a year. This program allows CAPC to
build its relationships with other top universities and research organizations
while providing a forum for cross-pollination between CAPC staff and visiting
scholars.
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