• Ph.D. in Political Science (degree expected June 2004) GPA: 3.56/4.00

Major Area: American Politics (Minority Politics and Political Participation subfields)
Minor Area: Political Psychology
 
• M.A. in Political Science, June 2002.
• Certificate of Completion, Summer Institute of Political Psychology, August 2000.

• Certificate of Completion, Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

• B.A. in Political Science and philosophy, magna cum laude, May 1999, GPA: 3.76/4.00
• Phi Beta Kappa (1999); University Honors and departmental Honors in Political Science

• Major: Languages and Literature, GPA: 3.43/4.00

Research Skills:

• Experimental research using human subjects
• Basic survey research questionnaire design
• Multivariate regression analyses using Least Squares and Maximum Likelihood estimators
• Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
• Structural Equation and Factor Analysis
• Qualitative data analysis using NUDIST

• Operating Systems: MS DOS 7.0, Windows 95 through XP
• MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Data analysis using MS Access, MS Excel, SPSS, SAS, STATA, LISREL, and AMOS
• Visual Basic 6 and MS Access database integration
• Web page design and layout using Macromedia Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage, and Netscape Composer
• HTML coding (hand coding and WYSIWYG)
• JavaScript integration in dynamic websites
• Digital photography and image developing using Olympus and Adobe Photoshop elements

• Political participation and voting behavior
• The politics of racial, ethnic, and gender identity
• Political communication
• Public opinion

"Racial Profiling or Racist Profiling: Perception and Opinion on the Profiling of Arabs and Blacks." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 2002 (with Thomas E. Nelson, Javonne A. Paul, and Khalilah L. Brown-Dean).

"Black Density and the Confederate Flag." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, 2002 (with Byron D'Andra Orey).

"Complements and Substitutes to Voting: Heterogeneity in Models of Political Behavior." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the National Conference for Black Political Scientists, Atlanta, GA 2002.

"Crisis-Related Imagery and Public Opinion about Racial Profiling." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the National Conference for Black Political Scientists, Atlanta, GA 2002 (with Khalilah Brown-Dean and Javonne Paul).

"Heterogeneity in models of Race and Political Behavior." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Student of Color Rakham Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002.

"The Effects of Alienation and Group Consciousness on Black Political Participation." Paper presented at the National Conference for Black Political Scientists, Richmond, VA, 2001.

"The Puzzle of Black Political Participation." Poster Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA, September 1998.

"An Analysis of Alienation, Income, and Political Efficacy on Black Community Activism." Paper Presented at the Ronald E. McNair Annual Research Conference, Delevan, WI, 1998.

My current research seeks to analyze (1) how different types of political acts relate to one another and (2) how different racial and ethnic groups make use of these participation styles.

• The Ohio State University Department of Economics Math Camp (September 2002)
• Panel Chair, The Ohio State University Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Summary Conference (July 2002)
• Minority Affairs Committee, The Ohio State University (1999-present)
• Member: The National Conference of Black Political Scientists (1999-present), The International Society of Political Psychology (1999-present), The American Political Science Association (2001-present)
• Graduate Assistant, Experimental Lab and Data Archive Consultant, The Ohio State University Political Research Laboratory (2000-2002)
• Teacher, Tutor, and Peer Mentor, The Ohio State University Upward Bound Program (2001-2002)
• Research Assistant, Dr. Jack Wright and Dr. Greg Caldeira (2000)
• Intern, The Ohio State University Summer Institute in Political Psychology (1999)
• Intern, The Howard University Ralph Bunche Summer Research Institute (1998)

Graduate

• Outstanding Efforts in Teaching, The Ohio State University Upward Bound Program, 2002
• Madison Scott Research Grant, 2000
• University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1999
• American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship, Nominated 1999

• Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Inducted 1999
• Golden Key Honors Society, Inducted 1998
• Deans List, Howard University, 1996-1998
• Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Research Fellowship, 1998
• Ronald E. McNair Scholars Summer Research Scholarship, 1998
• Howard University Trustees Scholarship, 1997-1999
• Howard University Bay Area Alumni Chapter Scholarship, 1996

Professor Herb Weisberg (weisberg.1@osu.edu)
Professor William Nelson, Jr. (nelson.18@osu.edu)
Professor Thomas E. Nelson (nelson.179@osu.edu)
Professor Harwood McClerking (mcclerking.1@osu.edu)

*All may be contacted at: The Ohio State University 2140 Derby Hall 154 N. Oval Mall Columbus, OH 43210

Additional references available upon request.