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Shawna E. SweeneyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Policy StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth285 Old Westport RoadNorth Dartmouth, MA 02747ssweeney@umassd.eduHIGHER EDUCATIONAugust 2006May 1997May 1992Fall 1991Ph.D., Binghamton University, New York, PoliticalScience (Magna Cum Laude)M.A., Binghamton University, New York, PoliticalScienceB.A., University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, PoliticalScience (Magna Cum Laude)Exchange Student, Nottingham Polytechnic University,United Kingdom (certificate in Environmental Studies)Honors and AwardsWho’s Who in America, 2008 – 2012 EditionsWho’s Who in American Women, 2007-2009 EditionsWho’s Who in the World, 2009 - 2011 EditionsSuperProfessors, 2012 Nominee (pending approval)Recipient, National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, Division ofSocial, Behavioral & Economic Research, 2003 - 2005.Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships, 1993 to 1998, BinghamtonUniversityEXPERIENCEA. Teaching2007-presentAssistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth2005-2007 Full-time Visiting Lecturer, Department of Public Policy,University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth2004-2005 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science,Binghamton University1998-1999 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Political Science,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth1

1996-1997 Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Political Science,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth1996 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science,Binghamton UniversityB. Courses Taught■ Global Policy Issues: Women’s Human Rights, University of MassachusettsDartmouth, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, & Spring 2010■ The Environmental Impacts of Globalization (fully online), University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2008, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 & Fall 2012■ Public Institutions and the Policy Process, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011 & Fall 2012■ Public Institutions and the Policy Process (fully online), University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 & Fall 2012■ Introduction to Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2005,Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, & Spring2012■ Public Policy Problems, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2007■ Special Topics in Policy Studies: Public Policy Problems, Graduate level course,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2007■ Special Topics in Policy Studies: The Environmental Consequences of Globalization,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Spring 2007■ Special Topics in Policy Studies: Globalization and Its Consequences, University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 2006■ Comparative Women’s Issues, Binghamton University, Spring 2005■ Globalization and Its Consequences, Binghamton University, Fall 2004■ Women and Citizenship, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Spring 1999■ Women and Citizenship, Independent Study, University of MassachusettsDartmouth, Summer 1998■ Women and Politics, Binghamton University, Fall 1996■ Supreme Court Decision Making, Binghamton University, Spring 1996Teaching AssistantPluralism and Public Law, Binghamton University, Spring 1997Civil Rights and Liberties, Binghamton University, Fall 1995Constitutional Law, Binghamton University, Fall 1995The Judicial Process, Binghamton University, Spring 1995Civil Rights and Liberties, Binghamton University, Spring 1995Introduction to American Politics, Binghamton University, Fall 1994Introduction to Ideas in Politics, Binghamton University, Spring 1994Introduction to International Relations, Binghamton University, Fall 19932

Introduction to American Politics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Fall 1990RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS● International Human Rights● Public Institutions and the Policy Process● International Political Economy● Gender and Politics● Comparative Politics● Globalization TheorySCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:PUBLICATIONS:“Give Me Property or Give Me Death: Reconciling Intellectual Property Rights andthe Right to Health” (with Dr. Robert L. Ostergard, University of Nevada at Reno) InJournal of Human Rights. 2011. Vol. 10:339-357.“On the Indivisibility and Interdependence of Basic Rights: An EmpiricalInvestigation” (with Dr. Lanse Minkler, University of Connecticut, Storrs) in HumanRights Quarterly. May 2011, Vol. 33, No.2: 351-396.“Intellectual Property as a Human Right” (with Dr. Robert L. Ostergard, University ofNevada at Reno) In International Human Rights Law: Six Decades after the UDHR.Ashgate Publishing Ltd. 2010: 173-193.“Government Respect for Women’s Economic Rights: A Cross-National Analysis,1981 – 2003” (initially presented at the UCONN Human Rights Institute Conferenceentitled “Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues”) In AlansonMinkler and Shareen Hertel, eds. Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement, andPolicy Issues. Cambridge University Press (2007).“Political and Civic Participation of Portuguese-Americans in Taunton,Massachusetts,” in Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture inMassachusetts. 2002. (Co-author with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Washington, DC and Lisbon, Portugal: Luso American Foundation.“Portuguese Americans in Southeastern Massachusetts: Views on the Economy andRates of Economic Satisfaction,” in Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary CivicCulture in Massachusetts. 2002. (Co-author with Clyde W. Barrow and David R.Borges). Washington, DC and Lisbon, Portugal: Luso American Foundation.“Portuguese Americans in Southeastern Massachusetts: Opinions on Social and3

Cultural Issues,” in Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture inMassachusetts. 2002. (Co-author with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Washington, DC and Lisbon, Portugal: Luso American Foundation.“Portuguese Language Instruction in Massachusetts Schools, Colleges, andUniversities,” in Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture inMassachusetts. 2002. Washington, DC and Lisbon, Portugal: Luso AmericanFoundation.“Preface,” Spill Science and Technology Bulletin (SSTB), vols. 7, nos 1-2. (Co-authorwith Clyde W. Barrow).“Tourism and Regional Cooperation.” The SouthCoast Insider April 2002 (with ClydeW. Barrow).TECHNICAL POLICY REPORTS AND MANUSCRIPTS:Cape Cod Times Public Opinion Poll No. 1, Survey Research Series No. 39. June 2005.Sponsor: Cape Cod Times and WCAI Radio (with Clyde W. Barrow and David R.Borges).Boston Cyberarts Program Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis. EconomicResearch Series No. 46, September 2003. Sponsor: Massachusetts Cultural Counciland Boston Cyberarts, Inc. (with David R. Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).The Nursing Career Ladder Initiative (NUCLI): A Regional Needs Assessment, Survey.Research Series No. 26. June 2003. Sponsor: Southeastern Workforce InvestmentBoards Consortium.New Bedford Hope VI Caroline Street Project: A Program Evaluation, 2002-2003.Survey Research. Series No. 25. June 2003. Sponsor: New Bedford HousingAuthority.Massachusetts Cultural Council: Program Review and Economic Impact Analysis ofLocal Cultural Councils, 1993 to 2002, Economic Research Series No. 42, June 2003.Sponsor: Massachusetts Cultural Council.New Bedford Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program IV. Survey ResearchSeries No. 23. November 2002. Sponsor: New Bedford Housing Authority (withDavid R. Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).Standard-Times/UMass Dartmouth Survey No. 4. Survey Research Series No. 22September 22, 2002. Sponsor: New Bedford Standard-Times (with David Borges).4

Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board: Regional Blueprint. Economic ResearchSeries No. 40, October 2002. Sponsor: Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board(with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).New Bedford HOPE VI Caroline Street Project: A Program Evaluation 2000-2002.Survey Research Series No. 21. July 2002. Sponsor: New Bedford Housing Authority(with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).SouthCoast Tourism Weekend (May 17 - 19, 2002): Economic Impact Analysis,Economic Research Series No. 35. Sponsor: SouthCoast Development Partnership(with Clyde W. Barrow).Town of Dartmouth Planning Survey 2002. Survey Research Series No. 19. March2002. Sponsor: Town of Dartmouth Open Space Committee (with David R. Borges,Clyde W. Barrow, and Stefanie Picard).Hometown Tourism Weekend (October 11 - 14, 2001): Economic Impact Analysis.Economic Research Series No. 34. Sponsor: SouthCoast Development Partnership(with Clyde W. Barrow).Greater Bristol Workforce Investment Area: Developing Strategies for Recruiting,Retaining and Training the Workforce of Tomorrow: A Blueprint for Action, EconomicResearch Series No. 30, October 2001. Sponsor: Bristol Workforce InvestmentBoard (with Clyde W. Barrow, David R. Borges, and Steven Andrade).New Bedford Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program III Survey. ResearchSeries No. 18. November 2000. Sponsor: New Bedford Housing Authority (withDavid R. Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).Help! Wanted: Cape Cod's Summer Workforce. Economic Research Series No. 26,October 2000. Sponsor: Cape Cod Commission (with Clyde W. Barrow and David R.Borges).New Bedford HOPE VI Caroline Street Project: A Program Evaluation 2000-2001.Survey Research Series No. 17. October 2000. Sponsor: New Bedford HousingAuthority (with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Economic Impacts of the Textile and Apparel Industries in Massachusetts EconomicResearch Series No. 23. May 2000. Sponsor: UMass Economic Project (with ClydeW. Barrow).New Bedford Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program : A Survey of Residents.Research Series No. 11. April 2000. Sponsor: New Bedford Housing Authority (withDavid R. Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).5

Fall River Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program: A Survey of Residents.Survey Research Series No. 9. January 2000. Sponsor: Fall River Housing Authority(with David R. Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).Patron Origin Analysis: New Hampshire Greyhound & Thoroughbred Racing Facilities,Economic Research Series No. 20, February 1999. Sponsor: The Visions Group (withClyde W. Barrow, Jeffrey Dense, David R. Borges, and Michelle Cote).Patron Origin Analysis: Foxwoods Resort Casino & Mohegan Sun Casino. EconomicResearch Series No. 19, February 1999. Sponsor: The Visions Group (with Clyde W.Barrow, David R. Borges, Jeffrey Dense, and Michelle Cote).Portuguese Language Instruction in Massachusetts Public Schools, Colleges, andUniversities: A Survey. Education Research Series No. 11. December 1999. Sponsor:UMass Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Study and Culture (with Clyde W. Barrowand Diane S. Pimental).NAFTA and Trilateral Cooperation in Higher Education: Policy Initiatives in the UnitedStates. Education Research Series No. 14. November 1999. Sponsor: Colegio deMexico (with Clyde W. Barrow).Convention and Public Assemblies Facilities Market & Feasibility Study: SoutheastRegion; Supplemental Report, Economic Research Series No. 18June 1999. Sponsor: Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance(with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Convention and Public Assemblies Facilities Market & Feasibility Study: Cape CodRegion, Economic Research Series No. 17. December 1998. Sponsor: MassachusettsExecutive Office of Administration and Finance (with Clyde W. Barrow and David R.Borges).Convention and Public Assemblies Facilities Market & Feasibility Study: SoutheastRegion, Economic Research Series No. 16, December 1998. Sponsor: MassachusettsExecutive Office of Administration and Finance (with Clyde W. Barrow and David R.Borges).Star Services : A Program Evaluation 1993 – 1998. Survey Research Series No. 7June 1999. Sponsor: Community Center for Non-Violence, Inc.The North American Free Trade Agreement & Academic Mobility in USA: Non-TariffBarriers to Effective Implementation. Education Research Series No. 13. November1998. Sponsor: Colegio de Mexico Sponsor (with Clyde W. Barrow).UMD Admissions Projections AY 1999 - AY 2009. Education Research Series No. 9August 1998. Sponsor: Office of the Chancellor, UMass Dartmouth (with David R.Borges and Clyde W. Barrow).6

Town of Marion Affordable Housing Concept: Report to the Marion Board of Selectmenand Marion Housing Committee. Municipal Research Series No. 27. February 2002.Sponsor: Town of Marion Board of Selectmen and the Marion Housing Committee(with Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board: Strategic Plan. MunicipalResearch Series No. 25. December 2000. Sponsor: Greater New Bedford WorkforceInvestment Board (with Paul Vigeant, Clyde W. Barrow and David R. Borges).Municipal Management 2000: A Report to the Acushnet, Massachusetts Board ofSelectmen. Municipal Research Series No. 24. August 1999. Sponsor: Acushnet,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen (with Victor DeSantis, Clyde W. Barrow, andDavid R. Borges).WORKS IN PROGRESS:“Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDs: A Cross-national Analysis,” (with Dr. Robert L.Ostergard, University of Nevada at Reno).“Pandemic of Stigma: The Impact of Women's Rights on HIV/AIDS” (with Dr.Robert Ostergard, University of Nevada at Reno).“Political Secularism and Women’s Rights Attainment: A Cross-NationalAnalysis, 1981 – 2003 (research/consult with Dr. Jonathan Fox, AssociateProfessor, Department of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan,Israel).“State Policy Making in the Era of Internationalization: The Case of Women’s Rights.”The Globalization of Democracy, Women’s Rights, and Human Security (plan tosubmit to Democracy and Security in June 2012).CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS(NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS)“Pandemic of Stigma: The Impact of Women's Rights on HIV/AIDS” (with Dr. RobertOstergard, University of Nevada at Reno). Annual Meeting of the American PoliticalScience Association. New Orleans, LA: August 30 – September 2, 2012.“Women's Rights and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 1990‐2009” (with Dr. RobertOstergard, University of Nevada at Reno). International British InternationalStudies Association-International Studies Association conference. Edinburgh,Scotland, June 20 – 22, 2012.7

Inaugural Affiliate Participant at the University of Connecticut Human RightsInstitute’s Economic Rights Working Group Annual Workshop, Business and HumanRights, April 13 – 14, 2012.“Gender Inequalities and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDs: A Cross-national Analysis,”(with Dr. Robert L. Ostergard, University of Nevada at Reno). International StudiesAssociation Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, April 1-4, 2012.Inaugural Affiliate Participant at the University of Connecticut Human RightsInstitute’s Economic Rights Working Group Annual Meeting, “Economic RightsMeasurement Efforts,” April 2009-April 2010.Discussant on “Women in Motion: Advances and Setbacks in ImplementingWomen’s Rights”. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,Toronto, Canada, August 2009.“Institutional Secularism, Religiosity, and Women's Rights Attainment” Paperpresented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York,February 2009.Discussant on Panel entitled “Human Rights - Vulnerable Populations”. The AnnualMeeting of the International Studies Association, New York, February 2009.Chair on Panel entitled “Human Rights - Vulnerable Populations”. The AnnualMeeting of the International Studies Association, New York, February 2009.“The Internationalization of State Policy and Women's Rights”. Paper presented atthe Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA,August 2008.“On the Indivisibility and Interdependence of Basic Rights: An EmpiricalInvestigation” (with Lanse Minkler). Paper presented at the University ofConnecticut Human Rights Institute’s Economic Rights Working Group AnnualMeeting, April 12 – 13, 2008.Inaugural Affiliate Participant at the University of Connecticut Human RightsInstitute’s Economic Rights Working Group Annual Meeting, April 12 – 13, 2008.Inaugural Affiliate Participant at the University of Connecticut Human RightsInstitute’s Economic Rights Working Group Annual Meeting, April 20-22, 2007.“Globalization and the Internationalization of Women’s Rights.” Paper presented atthe Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA,September 2006.“Women’s Economic Rights: Measurement and Analysis.” Paper presented at the8

University of Connecticut Human Rights Conference Entitled Economic Rights,Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues, October 27 th – 29th, 2005.“Global Economic Transformations, National Institutions, and Women's Rights: ACross-national Comparative Analysis." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting ofthe American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, September 2004.“Economic Globalization and Women's Rights: Oppression or Opportunity?” Coauthor(with Dr. David L. Richards and Dr. Ronald Gelleny). Paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA,September 2001.“Portuguese Language Instruction in Massachusetts Public Schools, Colleges, andUniversities: A Survey.” Paper delivered at a Special Conference, Who are thePortuguese?: The New Evidence. Sponsored by the University of MassachusettsDartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture. Held at UMass Dartmouth,North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, October 28, 2000.“Socio-economic Modernization and Women’s Equality.” Paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November1996.INVITED TALKS:Delivered presentation on National Security/Homeland Security Policy to “GreatDecisions” Foreign Policy Roundtable Group led by Eileen Marum, MattapoisettCouncil on Aging Member, Mattapoisett, MA, May 2009.Delivered presentation on “Women’s Economic Rights: Measurement and Analysis”at a December 1, 2006 Economic Rights Group (ERG) Workshop, University ofConnecticut Human Rights Institute, Storrs, CT.Delivered presentation on “The Cross-National Determinants of Women’s HumanRights” at a December 1, 2006 Brownbag Luncheon sponsored by the Women’sStudies Department, University of Connecticut at Storrs.Delivered presentation on “The Internationalization of Human Rights Norms andWomen’s Rights Attainment” at the April 7, 2006 UMass Dartmouth SymposiumEntitled Women’s Rights as a Human Rights Issue.Delivered Presentation on “Women’s Economic Rights: Measurement and Analysis”at the University of Connecticut Human Rights Conference Entitled Economic Rights,Conceptual, Measurement, and Policy Issues, October 27 th – 29th, 2005.Delivered Lecture on “Global Transformations, National Institutions and Women’sRights: A Cross-National, Comparative Analysis” to the Department of Political9

Science, Binghamton University, October 2004.Speaker on “Alternative Explanations for Cross-National Differences in Women’sEquality.” Brown Bag Presentation, Binghamton University, Spring 1997Commentator on the UMass Dartmouth Symposium Entitled Women’s Rights as aHuman Rights Issue, WBSM Radio, April 5, 2006.Commentator on the School for Marine Science and Technology's (SMAST) MarineEnvironmental Forum, The Providence Phoenix, February 16, 2001.Commentator on the School for Marine Science and Technology's (SMAST) MarineEnvironmental Forum, The Patriot Ledger, February 9, 2001.Political commentator on support for President Clinton among Southcoast women,The Standard Times, April 1998.Commentator on the effectiveness of the STAR Services Batterer InterventionProgram, The Chronicle, July 7, 1999.Commentator on the STAR Services Batterer Intervention Program, WBSM Radio,June 30, 1999.OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:ServicesUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth Liaison to the U.S.State Department’s Women in Public Service InitiativeInaugural Affiliate, University of Connecticut Human RightsInstitute, Economic Rights Working Group, August 2006 –Present.Teacher of the Year Committee Member, University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth, April 2012 – October 2012Women's and Gender Studies Program Affiliate, University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth, 2011 to PresentDepartmental Representative, School of Education, PublicPolicy, and Civic Engagement (SEPPCE) Curriculum Committee,University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, September 2006 to2010.Member, Department of Public Policy Committee on GraduateAdmissions, 2011 to Present.Member, Executive Board, Center for Policy Analysis,10

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2001 – September2003 & September 2005 to PresentChair, Policy Studies Lecture Series Committee, Center forPolicy Analysis, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,September 2005 - PresentPolitical Science Research Award Committee Member,Binghamton University, 1996Senator, Political Science Graduate Student Association,Binghamton University, 1993- 1994Board of EditorsMay 2001 – Aug. 03 Guest Editorial Assistant, 1 st International Conference on ToMarine Environmental Challenges, Special Issue of ConferenceProceedings in Spill Science and Technology BulletinResearch themes related to marine oil spills; review and editmanuscript submissions; coordinate manuscript developmentand themes with Guest Editors; serve as communicationsliaison between prospective authors and Editor, Guest Editors,and Steering Committee members; and identify prospectivepeer reviewers.Manuscript Referee Politics and Gender (2006-2007); International StudiesQuarterly (2006 - Present); Journal of Human Rights (2009);National Science Foundation (NSF) (2009)MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:American Political Science Association (APSA)Comparative Politics SectionWomen and Politics SectionHuman Rights SectionPolitical Economy SectionInternational Studies AssociationPi Sigma Alpha, 1992 – PresentRELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:11

Sept. 2005To PresentSenior Research Associate, Center for Policy Analysis andDepartment of Policy Studies, University of MassachusettsDartmouthProvide research support on grant-funded projects that dealwith state, local, regional, and global policy and governanceissues. Serve as the official coordinator for Departmentsponsoredevents including an April 7, 2006 symposium onwomen’s human rights, the 2006 Policy Studies Lecture Series,the 2007 Symposium entitled “The Oil Complex: U.S. ForeignPolicy as a Failure of the Power Elite’s Domestic Policy”, andnumerous other events and speaker series.August 2004July 2005Sept. 2003 to 2006Human Rights Consultant, The World BankRetained by the World Bank to serve as an independent humanrights coding expert for the Cingranelli and Richards HumanRights Database (CIRI), an original human rights time seriesdata set.Research Assistant, National Science Foundation HumanRights Project, Department of Political Science, BinghamtonUniversityAssisting in coding, collection, construction, and data entry andcleaning of the Cingranelli and Richards Human RightsDatabase (CIRI), an original human rights time series data set.Instructing undergraduate students in coding human rightsvariables.Feb. 1998To 2004Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy AnalysisUniversity of Massachusetts DartmouthPrincipal or co-principal investigator of over 35 policy studiesand monographs that deal with a wide variety of topicsincluding state and national arts programs, regional tourismand economic development, municipal governance andmanagement, survey research, affordable housing and fairhousing issues, international environmental policy,international trade policy, and others.Co-author of Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary CivicCulture in Massachusetts. 2002. (with Clyde W. Barrow andDavid R. Borges). Washington, DC and Lisbon, Portugal: LusoAmerican Foundation.12

(Copies of studies are available upon request or can beretrieved at: http://www.umassd.edu/cfpa/).May 1997To Feb. 1998Research Assistant, McNair Post Baccalaureate AchievementProgram, Binghamton UniversityHelped generate annual reports and program evaluations;maintained databases; counseled students; assisted in teachingSocial Science Research Methods; conducted graduateworkshops on writing resumes and personal statements;researched graduate schools and fellowship opportunities.March 1993To Sept. 1993Summer 1992Legislative Aide, Massachusetts State HouseResearched legislative bills, prepared reports and pressreleases, attended legislative functions and hearings, providedadministrative and technical office support.Research Aide and Environmental Consultant, The UrbanInstitute, Washington, D.C.Analyzed and generated data on municipal water quality,prepared reports, researched environmental issues in theBuzzards Bay region, developed surveys, attended meetings onenvironmental planning.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE & EVENT ORGANIZATION/PLANNING:Mar. 2006 – 2009 Official Coordinator, University of MassachusettsDartmouth Annual Policy Studies Lecture Series &Symposium Entitled U.S. Foreign and the Oil Complex.Responsibilities include researching and developingspeaker themes on oil policy; publicizing theSymposium in a variety of media venues; assisting inthe layout, content and development of a Policy StudiesLecture Series web page; organizing program logistics;and overall coordination of the program.Oct. 2005 – April 2006 Official Coordinator and Speaker, University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth Women’s Rights Symposium,Center for Policy Analysis, Department of Policy Studies,and Women’s Studies ProgramResponsibilities include researching and developing13

speaker themes on women’s rights issues; publicizingthe Symposium in a variety of media venues; assistingin the layout, content and development of a web pagefor the event; developing flyers and other publicitymaterials; organizing event logistics; budgeting andreimbursement; and overall coordination of theprogram.Sept. 2002 – May 2003 Official Coordinator, University of MassachusettsDartmouth Annual Policy Studies Lecture Series &Symposium on Science and Technology Policy, Center forPolicy Analysis.Responsibilities included researching and developingspeaker themes on Science and Technology Policy;publicizing the Symposium in a variety of media venues;assisting in the layout, content and development of aPolicy Studies Lecture Series web page; organizingprogram logistics; budgeting and reimbursement; andoverall coordination of the program.February 2000 – May 2001 Official Conference Coordinator, 1 st InternationalConference on Marine Environmental Challenges,University of Massachusetts, Center for Policy Analysis,The School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST),and InterCampus Graduate School of Marine Sciencesand Technology (IGMAST).Over 100 oil spill experts, environmentalists, lawyers,shipping industry representatives, journalists, policymakers, academics, and other interested persons fromaround the country and the world attended thisconference.Responsibilities included developing and organizingroundtable discussions, panel sessions and conferencerelatedevents; serving as the official communicationsliaison between the conference co-conveners and thepress, university officials, panelists, and audiencemembers; development of press releases andconference summaries for online and hard copypublication; assisting in the layout, content and longtermdevelopment of a conference web page; designingofficial conference program; responsible for publicizingconference in a wide variety of regional, national, andinternational venues.14

Fall 1998Official Coordinator, Convention and Public AssemblyFacilities Market & Feasibility Study for Cape Cod andSoutheastern Massachusetts Region, University ofMassachusetts DartmouthSummer 1997 Conference Assistant, 1st Annual BinghamtonUniversity National Student Research Conference, McNairScholars Program, Binghamton UniversityResponsibilities included organizing and schedulingstudent panel sessions, the keynote dinner, andconference-related events; developing conferenceregistration materials; organizing logistics including thelayout and appearance of the room for the keynotedinner; and overall program coordination.REFERENCES:Professor David L. CingranelliDepartment of Political ScienceBinghamton University (SUNY)Binghamton, NY 13902-6000Voice: (607) 777-2435Fax: (607) 777-2675Email:mailto:davidc@binghamton.eduProfessor Wendy MartinekDepartment of Political ScienceBinghamton University (SUNY)Binghamton, NY 13902-6000Voice: (607) 777-6748Fax: (607) 777-2675Email: martinek@binghamton.eduProfessor Clyde W. BarrowDepartment of Public PolicyUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth285 Old Westport RoadNorth Dartmouth, MA 02747Voice: (508) 999-9265Fax: (508) 999-8374Email: cbarrow@umassd.eduProfessor Robert Ostergard15

Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Nevada at Reno1664 N. Virginia StreetReno, NV 89557-0042Email: orobert@unr.eduProfessor Alanson MinklerDepartment of EconomicsUniversity of Connecticut341 Mansfield Road Unit 1063Storrs, CT 06269-1063Voice: 860- 486-4070Email: alanson.minkler@uconn.edu16