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Ph.D., Washington State University, 1985.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEM.A., University of Idaho, 1979.
B.A., Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville N.C. 1976.
Associate Professor and Founding Chair, Department of African-American Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.COURSES TAUGHTAugust 1989 - May, 1994: Director, Institute for the Study of Minority Issues and Associate Professor of Political Science, Old Dominion University, (Norfolk, VA)
August 1985 - May 1989: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Old Dominion University
August 1983 - May 1985: Instructor of Political Science, Old Dominion University
January 1983 - April 1983: Congressional Black Caucus Graduate Legislative Fellow, House of Representatives, U.S. Congress
September 1979 - December, 1982: Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Washington State University
August 1976 - May 1979: Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Idaho
Introduction to American GovernmentREPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Legislative Process
Public Policy
African-American Politics
Politics of Civil Rights Movement
Race, Culture and Public Policy
African-American Political Thought
- Professional Associations
- American Political Science Association
- Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History
- National Conference of Black Political Scientists
- Southern Political Science Association
- Central States Communication Association
- Grants, Fellowships and Awards
- National Council of Black Studies Administrative Institute Fellow, funded by the Ford Foundation.
- African-American Research and Development Grant, Provost Office, Georgia State University, 1995.
- African-American Research and Development Grant, Provost Office, Georgia State University, 1994.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Old Dominion University (Division of Student Services), 1994.
- College of Arts and Letters Faculty Research Grant, Old Dominion University, 1993.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Old Dominion University (Division of Student Services), 1992.
- Co-Project Director, "Beyond the Vote: Contributions of African-American Women to Community Life in Hampton Roads" funded by Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, 1992.
- Outstanding Minority Alumnus, Washington State University, 1991.
- Project Director, "Faculty and Curriculum Development in African American Studies," funded by the Virginia State Council for Higher Education, 1990.
- Outstanding Faculty Service Award, (Office of Minority Student Programs), 1990.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Old Dominion University (NAACP Student Chapter), 1990.
- Old Dominion University Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, 1990.
- College of Arts and Letters Faculty Research Grant, Old Dominion University, 1989.
- Fulbright-Hays Fellow (Morocco, May 13 - June 24), 1989.
- Indiana University Minority Faculty Fellow (June 15 - August 15), 1988.
- Co-principal investigator of an Institute for the Study of Minority Issues grant sponsored by Norfolk Urban League affiliate, 1986.
- Participant in the Non-Westerm Studies Seminar funded by the U.S. Department of Education, 1986.
- College of Arts and Letters Faculty Research Grant, Old Dominion University, 1983
- Congressional Black Caucus Graduate Legsilative Fellow, 1983.
- Publications
- "A Dream Deferred: The Abortive Efforts of the Parliamentary Black Caucus in Great Britain," National Political Science Review, Vol. 7, 1997 (forthcoming).
- "Congressional Racial Solidarity: Exploring Congressional Black Caucus Voting Cohesion, 1971-1990" (with Roxanne L. Gile), Journal of Black Studies, 1995.
- "Community Decision-Making in the 1989 Greekfest Incident in Virginia Beach, Virginia: An Application of Systemic Power Theory," (with Manely E. Banks) Southeastern Political Review, Vol. 22, No. 4, 1994
- "A Model of Racial Crossover Voting: An Assessment of the Wilder Victory", (with Michael L. Clemons) in Persons, (ed) Dilemmas of Black Politics: Issues of Leadership and Stategy Harper Collins, 1993.
- "The Conceptualization of Deracialization: Thinking Through the Dilemma" (with Joseph P. McCormick) in Persons, (ed) Dilemmas of Black Politics: Issues of Leadership and Strategy, Harper Collins, 1993.
- "The Election of L. Douglas Wilder: The First Black Lieutenant Governor of Virginia," Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 15, No. 4, 1991.
- "The Political Repression of the Black Panther Party: The Case of the Oakland Bay Area," Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1988.
- "An Overview of the Congressional Black Caucus, 1970-1985," in Jones, Adams Readings in American Political Issues Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 1987.
- "Testing a Legislative Strategy: The Congressional Black Caucus Action-Alert Communications Network," Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1987.
- "United We Stand, Divided We Fall: An Analysis of the Congressional Black Caucus Voting Behavior, 1975-1980," Phylon: The Review of Race and Culture, Vol. 48, No. 1, 1987.
- "Affirmative Action, Women Managers and Performance Appraisal: Simultaneous Movement in Conflicting Directions?" (with Nicholas P. Lovrich), Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol.3, No. 3, 1983.
REPRESENTATIVE UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Conference Presentations
- "The Sky's The Limit: The Spirit of Dr. Huey P. Newton and the Black Panther Party," Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies (February, 1996), Tallahassee, Florida.
- Invited Presentation, "The Current State of the Congressional Black Caucus: Testing the Viability of Electoral Politics," Olive Harvey College Annual Black Studies Conference (April, 1994), Chicago, Illinois.
- "Don't Believe the Hype: Furthering our Understanding of the Black Panther Party," Annual Meeting of the Study for Afro-American Life and History (October, 1994), Atlanta, Georgia.
- "The Influx of African-American Congressional Representation: Implications for the Congressional Black Caucus," Midwest Political Science Conference Annual Meeting (April, 1994), Chicago, Illinois, co-author Roxanne L. Gile.
- "Congressional Racial Solidarity: An Exploratory Analysis of CBC Voting, 1971-1990," National Conference of Black Political Scientists Annual Meeting (March, 1994), Hampton, Virginia, co-author Roxanne L. Gile
- "A Dream Deferred: The Abortive Efforts of the Parliamentary Black Caucus in Great Britain," Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (1993), Savannah, Georgia.
- Invited Presentation, "Where Do We Go From Here?", Fifth Annual Diversity Conference (March, 1993),College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
- "The Revolutionary Legacy of the Black Panther Party: Debunking Myths and Unraveling Misunderstandings," National Conference of Black Political Scientists Annual Meeting (March, 1993), Oakland, California, co-author Judson L. Jeffries.
- "Community Decision-Making in the 1989 Greekfest Incident," Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (March, 1992), Austin, Texas, co-author Manley E. Banks.
- "The Conceptualization of Deracialization: Thinking Through the Dilemma," National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Annual Meeting (March, 1991), Jackson, Mississippi, co-author Joseph P. McCormick.
- "The Wilder Vote and the New South Phenomenon: A Multivariate Analysis," Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (November, 1990), Atlanta, Georgia, co-author Michael L. Clemons.
- "A Model of Racial Crossover Voting: An Assessment of the Wilder Victory," American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (August, 1990), San Francisco, California, co-author Michael Clemons.
- "Education Administration in a Multicultural Environment: The Role of the Institute for the Study of Minority Issues," New Horizons Conference (March, 1990), Virginia Commonwealth Community College System, Richmond, Virginia.
- Invited Presentation: "The Virginia Gubernatorial Race: How Wilder Won?," Symposium Sponsored by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Blacks and the November 1989 Elections: What is Changing? (December, 1989), Washington, D.C.
- "Black Participation in the Virginia State Legislature, 1984-1988," Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (November, 1989), Memphis, Tennessee, co-author Michael L. Clemons.
- "Political Efficacy and Black Political Participation: The Impact of the Presidential Campaigns of Jessee Jackson," National Conference of Balck Political Scientists Annual Meeting (March, 1989), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, co-author John Hudgins.
- "The Black Electorate and the Election of Congressman Owen Pickett: Power Brokers or Political Pawns?," Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting (March, 1988), San Francisco, California.
- The Nature of Support for Doug Wilder," Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (November, 1987), Charlotte, North Carolina.
- "Wild About Wilder: The Election of Doug Wilder for Lt. Governor of Virginia," Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting (March, 1987), Anaheim, California.
- "Politics, Symbols and Celebrations: The Passage of the King Holiday Bill," National Conference of Black Political Scientists Annual Meeting (March, 1986), Chicago, Illinois.
- "Teaching by Televion," Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting (March, 1985), Richmond, Virginia.
- "United We Stand, Divided We Fall: An Analysis of CBC Voting Behavior," Southern Political Science Annual Meeting (November, 1985), Atlanta, Georgia.
- "The Political Repression of the Black Panther Party: The Case of the Oakland Bay Area," National Council on Black Studies Annual Meeting (February, 1984), Charlotte, North Carolina.
- "The Developmental Stages of teh Congressional Black Caucus: An Electoral Explanation," National Conference of Black Political Scientists Annual Meeting (April, 1984), Washington, D.C.
- Faculty Senate, Georgia State University, 1994 to Present
- Judge for Student Essay Contest (undergraduate and Graduate), Ethnic Crossroads Conference, Sponsored by the Division of Student Life, Georgia State University, 1996.
- Presentation, "Developing Curriculum Appropriate to Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity," Ethnic Crossroads on College Campuses, Sponsored by the Division of Student Life, Georgia State University, 1996.
- Presentation, "Race and the United States Congress," Black History Month Committee, Georgia State University, 1996.
- Presentation, "Reclaiming the Legacy of the Black Panther Party," Philosophy Forum, Georgia State University, 1995.
- Workshop Facilitator, "Workshop on African-American Philosophy" (ODU credits for secondary teachers), Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, 1995.
- SU Ethnic Studies Minor Committee, 1991 to 1995
- SU Minority Caucus, Chairperson, 1991 to 1992
Charles E. Jones, Ph.D.
Department of African American Studies
Georgia State University
One Park Place South, Suite 549
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 651-2157
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