Areas of Study
American Politics, Presidency, Parties and Elections, Media and Politics
Selected Publications
- The Tormented President: Calvin Coolidge, Death and Clinical Depression, Westport, Ct.: Praeger Publications, 2003.
- Managing Crisis: Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000
- The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House, 2nd edition. New York: Fordham University Press, 1998
- “Ronald Reagan’s Presidency: The Effects of an Alcoholic Parent”, Political Psychology, October, 2008.
- “Eisenhower’s Heart Attack: Medical Treatment, Political Effects and the ‘Behind the Scenes’ Leadership Style”, Politics and the Life Sciences, March, 2008
- “Personal Tragedy and Presidential Performance,” Congress and the Presidency, Fall, 2006
- “Psychological Illness in Presidents”, Political Psycholgy, February 2006
- “Coping with Presidential Disability: The Proposal for a standing Medical Commission,” Politics and The Life Sciences, March, 2003
- “The Twenty-Fifth Amendment”, Presidential Studies Quarterly, December, 2003
Selected Professional Activities
- Robert D. Klein University Lecturer, 2004
- Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
- Member, Working Group on Presidential Disability, 1994-1997
- Editorial Board, Politics, Culture and Society
- Grantee, John F. Kennedy Foundation
- Grantee, Center for the Study of the Presidency
Recent Courses Taught
Undergraduate
- POLS 1150 American Government
- POLS 3305 The American Presidency
Graduate
- POLS 7250- American Political Institutions and Processes
- POLS 7252- The American Presidency
