Faculty

Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Battista earned his B. A. from Miami University (Ohio) and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1984) Pennsylvania State University. His teaching areas include American national government and politics, political parties, interest groups, public policy, and American political development (twentieth century). He has published several articles in professional journals on the role of organized labor in American politics, and his book, The Revival of Labor Liberalism, was published in the Fall of 2007 by the University of Illinois Press. His current research focuses on the evolution of American liberalism over the course of the twentieth century. Prof. Battista serves as the Political Science Department's Co-Director of the Legislative Internship Program with the Tennessee General Assembly. Email: battista@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6628.

John David Briley

Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Briley earned his B.A., the Master of Public Administration and the Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1994). He also attended the University of Alabama and Middle Tennessee State University as an undergraduate. He teaches a broad range of U.S. politics courses, including Southern Politics, The Presidency, Congress and Public Policy, State and Local Government, Urban Government and Public Administration. In addition, he regularly teaches the Department's two introductory courses, Political Life and Introduction to American Government. He has done research on the politics of the Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has delivered papers at state and regional professional associations. One of his recent research projects concerns the politics of the “No Child Left Behind Act.” He has a book published by Mercer University Press entitled “Career in Crisis: Paul “Bear” Bryant and the 1971 Season of Change”. Dr. Briley has also served as a political analyst for the local CBS-affiliated television station. Dr. Briley is the coordinator of the Legal Studies Minor, an interdisciplinary program for students interested in subjects related to the law and the legal system and serves as the pre-law advisor for the department.

Email: briley@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6697.

Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Dr. Chen earned his B.A. in 1982 from Shandong University in China, his M.A. in 1986 from the College of International Relations in Beijing, and his Ph.D. in 1992 from Northern Illinois University. His teaching interests include International Relations Theories, World Politics, International Studies, and Chinese Politics. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and contributed chapters to many books on Chinese Politics and China's transition. He is the author of The Political Economy of Rural Development in China, 1978-1999 and editor of a number of books. In 2003, he was honored with the ETSU Distinguished Faculty Award for Research. He served as President of the Association of Chinese Political Studies between 2001 and 2003 and serves on the editorial board of three professional journals. He is currently lecturing professor at Shandong Normal University and North China University of Technology and a Guest Professor at Shandong University in China. He was a visiting professor at Tsinghua University and Renmin University in China and a visiting research fellow at the National University of Singapore. Email: chen@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6632.

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dr. Corso was awarded the B.S. degree from Loyola University. He earned his M.A. from the University Notre Dame and the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1973. His teaching interests and activities are in the area of political theory, including classical, modern and American thought. He also offers courses on the Idea of the City and the politics of Southern Appalachia. He has published "Two Models of Authority in Education" (1980), "The Importance of Political Theory for Court Administrators" (1980), and "Perspectives in Court Administration: Three Views From the Field" (1980). He has served on the Johnson City Board of Education and ran for City Commission in 2000, as well as campaigned twice for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Tennessee General Assembly.

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dr. Hashimoto was awarded the B.A. degree from Shimane University, Japan, the M.A. from the University of South Carolina, and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has taught at Salisbury University, Towson University, George Washington University, George Mason University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His teaching interests are in the areas of international relations and comparative politics. His teaching includes International Human Rights, International Law and Organizations, International Relations, Government and Politics of the Third World, Politics of East Asia and Japanese Politics, among others. He has published a book, The Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Mechanism in East Asia (New York: Routledge Pub, 2004). He has presented papers at the American Political Science Association, International Studies Association and other professional organizations. He was awarded travel grants from Harvard-Yenching Library, University of Michigan Asia Library and the Asia/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University during 2005-2007 and a travel grant from the Northeast Asia Council and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission for 2006-2007. He has extensive overseas travel experiences including the former Soviet Union, Europe, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia and lived in Spain for one year and spent four years in Great Britain. Email: hashimot@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6629.

Faculty Emeritus, Dr. McKinstry received his B.A. from Westminster College and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1974) from the University of Missouri. He is past president of the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors (SAPLA) and regularly teaches in the area of law and the judicial process, including courses on civil liberties and the Supreme Court. He also coordinates the department's Paralegal Internship Program. His teaching interests also include the politics of India and the politics of Great Britain. Professor McKinstry has served as the president of the Tennessee Consortium for Asian Studies (1979-80) and secretary for the Tennessee Political Science Association (1991). He is a past Associate Editor for the Southeastern Political Review. His publications include "Justice in America" (1978), a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Civil Rights ("Private Clubs", 1996), Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel: Seventy Years of Supreme Court Decisions, The Open Fields Exceptions to the Fourth Amendment:, Illinois v. Gates: the Fourth Amendment v. Totality of the Circumstances, Totality of the Circumstances Test, Duncan V. Louisiana & Trial By Jury, Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Constitutional Right to Die? In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz & John R. Vile, eds., Spring 2004. He has also presented papers at local, regional and national professional organizations. Email: mckinsts@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6636.

Kenneth J. Mijeski

Professor of Political Science, Dr. Mijeski earned his B.A. from Florida State University and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1971. His teaching interests lie in Latin American politics, Third World politics, U.S. Latin American policy, and global issues of peace, security and development. His research has considered various issues in Latin America and has led to a number of publications in addition to numerous scholarly presentations at regional, national and international professional conference. Since the mid-1990s, his research has explored Ecuador's indigenous social and political movements. Professor Mijeski has traveled widely throughout Mexico, Central and South America including twice co-directing summer study programs (Mexico and Peru) and one summer as a Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia. He has served as president of the Tennessee Political Science Association (1990-1991) and is past-president of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (1999-2000). Email: mijeskik@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6627.

Associate Professor of Public Finance, Dr. Trogen earned a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida State University. He first earned a BA in Political Science at the University of St. Thomas and used those skills to secure two state jobs and win an election to local public office. Then, to expand his career opportunities, he earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Minnesota State University at Mankato. His areas of interest include public budgeting, public finance, political economy and organizational behavior. Paul has published articles in Southeastern Political Review, International Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, and Journal of Financial and Economic Practice. He has published chapters in the Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration 2^nd Ed., Handbook of Public Sector Economics, and Handbook of Bureaucracy 2^nd Ed.

Instructor of Political Science, Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Carson-Newman College and his Master of Public Administration degree from East Tennessee State University. He is the instructor for the course, Black American Political Thought. Adam is also heavily involved in the community, serving as Vice-President of the local Boys and Girls Club, chair of the Martin Luther King Steering Committee, and recently being appointed to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.


		Faculty

		Andrew C. Battista Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Battista earned his B. A. from Miami University (Ohio) and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1984) Pennsylvania State University. His teaching areas include American national government and politics, political parties, interest groups, public policy, and American political development (twentieth century). He has published several articles in professional journals on the role of organized labor in American politics, and his book, The Revival of Labor Liberalism, was published in the Fall of 2007 by the University of Illinois Press. His current research focuses on the evolution of American liberalism over the course of the twentieth century. Prof. Battista serves as the Political Science Department's Co-Director of the Legislative Internship Program with the Tennessee General Assembly. Email: battista@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6628. John David Briley Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Briley earned his B.A., the Master of Public Administration and the Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1994). He also attended the University of Alabama and Middle Tennessee State University as an undergraduate. He teaches a broad range of U.S. politics courses, including Southern Politics, The Presidency, Congress and Public Policy, State and Local Government, Urban Government and Public Administration. In addition, he regularly teaches the Department's two introductory courses, Political Life and Introduction to American Government. He has done research on the politics of the Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has delivered papers at state and regional professional associations. One of his recent research projects concerns the politics of the “No Child Left Behind Act.” He has a book published by Mercer University Press entitled “Career in Crisis: Paul “Bear” Bryant and the 1971 Season of Change”. Dr. Briley has also served as a political analyst for the local CBS-affiliated television station. Dr. Briley is the coordinator of the Legal Studies Minor, an interdisciplinary program for students interested in subjects related to the law and the legal system and serves as the pre-law advisor for the department. Email: briley@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6697. Weixing Chen Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Dr. Chen earned his B.A. in 1982 from Shandong University in China, his M.A. in 1986 from the College of International Relations in Beijing, and his Ph.D. in 1992 from Northern Illinois University. His teaching interests include International Relations Theories, World Politics, International Studies, and Chinese Politics. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and contributed chapters to many books on Chinese Politics and China's transition. He is the author of The Political Economy of Rural Development in China, 1978-1999 and editor of a number of books. In 2003, he was honored with the ETSU Distinguished Faculty Award for Research. He served as President of the Association of Chinese Political Studies between 2001 and 2003 and serves on the editorial board of three professional journals. He is currently lecturing professor at Shandong Normal University and North China University of Technology and a Guest Professor at Shandong University in China. He was a visiting professor at Tsinghua University and Renmin University in China and a visiting research fellow at the National University of Singapore. Email: chen@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6632. Joseph W. Corso Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dr. Corso was awarded the B.S. degree from Loyola University. He earned his M.A. from the University Notre Dame and the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1973. His teaching interests and activities are in the area of political theory, including classical, modern and American thought. He also offers courses on the Idea of the City and the politics of Southern Appalachia. He has published "Two Models of Authority in Education" (1980), "The Importance of Political Theory for Court Administrators" (1980), and "Perspectives in Court Administration: Three Views From the Field" (1980). He has served on the Johnson City Board of Education and ran for City Commission in 2000, as well as campaigned twice for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Tennessee General Assembly. Email: corso@etsu.edu; phone: 439-8436. Hidetoshi Hashimoto Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dr. Hashimoto was awarded the B.A. degree from Shimane University, Japan, the M.A. from the University of South Carolina, and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has taught at Salisbury University, Towson University, George Washington University, George Mason University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His teaching interests are in the areas of international relations and comparative politics. His teaching includes International Human Rights, International Law and Organizations, International Relations, Government and Politics of the Third World, Politics of East Asia and Japanese Politics, among others. He has published a book, The Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Mechanism in East Asia (New York: Routledge Pub, 2004). He has presented papers at the American Political Science Association, International Studies Association and other professional organizations. He was awarded travel grants from Harvard-Yenching Library, University of Michigan Asia Library and the Asia/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University during 2005-2007 and a travel grant from the Northeast Asia Council and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission for 2006-2007. He has extensive overseas travel experiences including the former Soviet Union, Europe, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia and lived in Spain for one year and spent four years in Great Britain. Email: hashimot@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6629. Sam W. McKinstry Faculty Emeritus, Dr. McKinstry received his B.A. from Westminster College and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1974) from the University of Missouri. He is past president of the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors (SAPLA) and regularly teaches in the area of law and the judicial process, including courses on civil liberties and the Supreme Court. He also coordinates the department's Paralegal Internship Program. His teaching interests also include the politics of India and the politics of Great Britain. Professor McKinstry has served as the president of the Tennessee Consortium for Asian Studies (1979-80) and secretary for the Tennessee Political Science Association (1991). He is a past Associate Editor for the Southeastern Political Review. His publications include "Justice in America" (1978), a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Civil Rights ("Private Clubs", 1996), Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel: Seventy Years of Supreme Court Decisions, The Open Fields Exceptions to the Fourth Amendment:, Illinois v. Gates: the Fourth Amendment v. Totality of the Circumstances, Totality of the Circumstances Test, Duncan V. Louisiana & Trial By Jury, Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Constitutional Right to Die? In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz & John R. Vile, eds., Spring 2004. He has also presented papers at local, regional and national professional organizations. Email: mckinsts@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6636. Kenneth J. Mijeski Professor of Political Science, Dr. Mijeski earned his B.A. from Florida State University and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1971. His teaching interests lie in Latin American politics, Third World politics, U.S. Latin American policy, and global issues of peace, security and development. His research has considered various issues in Latin America and has led to a number of publications in addition to numerous scholarly presentations at regional, national and international professional conference. Since the mid-1990s, his research has explored Ecuador's indigenous social and political movements. Professor Mijeski has traveled widely throughout Mexico, Central and South America including twice co-directing summer study programs (Mexico and Peru) and one summer as a Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia. He has served as president of the Tennessee Political Science Association (1990-1991) and is past-president of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (1999-2000). Email: mijeskik@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6627. Master of Public Administration Program (MPA) Faculty Lon Felker Professor of Public Administration, Dr. Felker holds doctorate and masters degrees in political science from Michigan State University. He also received an A.B. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. Felker has taught at a number of institutions, including Central State University (Ohio), East Carolina University (North Carolina) and the University of Dayton (summer session 1975).He was a Marshall Scholarship holder to Germany in 1970-71, an I.C.P.S.R. summer fellow at the University of Michigan, and a Fulbright Lecturer to Peru (1986). Dr. Felker has taught at East Tennessee State University since 1988. His chief research interests are public administration, intergovernmental relations, and comparative and international public administration. Paul Trogen Associate Professor of Public Finance, Dr. Trogen earned a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida State University. He first earned a BA in Political Science at the University of St. Thomas and used those skills to secure two state jobs and win an election to local public office. Then, to expand his career opportunities, he earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Minnesota State University at Mankato. His areas of interest include public budgeting, public finance, political economy and organizational behavior. Paul has published articles in Southeastern Political Review, International Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, and Journal of Financial and Economic Practice. He has published chapters in the Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration 2^nd Ed., Handbook of Public Sector Economics, and Handbook of Bureaucracy 2^nd Ed. ADJUNCT FACULTY Adam Dickson Instructor of Political Science, Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Carson-Newman College and his Master of Public Administration degree from East Tennessee State University. He is the instructor for the course, Black American Political Thought. Adam is also heavily involved in the community, serving as Vice-President of the local Boys and Girls Club, chair of the Martin Luther King Steering Committee, and recently being appointed to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. What questions would you like us to answer? Your questions and suggestions are welcome. Please include your e-mail address so that we can contact you directly.

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