David R. Jones1

1.Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates

Ph.D.UCLAPolitical Science1998

M.A.UCLAPolitical Science1996

B.A.HaverfordCollegePolitical Science1990

  1. Full-Time Academic Experience

InstitutionRankFieldDates

GraduateCenter, CUNYAssociate ProfessorPolitical Science9/05-present

BaruchCollege, CUNYAssociate ProfessorPolitical Science1/04-present

BaruchCollege, CUNYAssistant ProfessorPolitical Science8/98-12/03

  1. Part-Time Academic Experience

InstitutionRankFieldDates

UCLAResearch AssistantPolitical Science1993-1996

  1. Non-Academic Experience

Place of EmploymentTitleDates

New York TimesElection Analyst2008

CBS NewsElection Analyst2000-2006

Kathleen Brown for Governor Asst. Research DirectorJan.-July 1994

Bill Bradley for U.S. Senate Asst. Policy DirectorMay-Dec. 1990

  1. Employment Record at Baruch

RankDates

Associate ProfessorJan. 2004-present

Assistant Professor1998-2003

  1. Publications in Field of Expertise—Peer Reviewed
  1. Peer-Reviewed Books:

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. In press. Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. 240pp.

Jones, David R. 2001. Political Parties and Policy Gridlock in American Government. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. 176pp.

  1. Peer-Reviewed Professional Journal Articles:

McDermott, Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2005. “Congressional Performance, Incumbent Behavior, and Voting in Senate Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly30 (2): 235-257 (University of Iowa)

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2004. “The Responsible Party Government Model in House and Senate Elections.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (1): 1-12 (Blackwell Press)

Jones, David R. 2003. “Position Taking and Position Avoidance in the US Senate.” Journal of Politics 65 (3): 851-863 (Blackwell Press)

Jones, David R. 2003. “Joint Evaluations of Legislature and Legislator.” The Journal of Legislative Studies 9 (1): 77-93 (Frank Cass Journals)

McDermott, Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2003. “Do Public Evaluations of Congress Matter? Retrospective Voting In Congressional Elections.” American Politics Research 31 (2): 155-177 (Sage Publications)

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2002. “Ideological Distance from the Majority Party and Public Approval of Congress” Legislative Studies Quarterly 27 (2): 245-264 (University of Iowa)

Jones, David R. 2001. “Party Polarization and Legislative Gridlock.” Political Research Quarterly 53 (1): 125-141 (University of Utah)

Jones, David R. 2000. “Explaining Restraint from Filibustering in the US Senate” TheJournal of Legislative Studies 6 (4): 53-68 (Frank Cass Journals)

  1. Chapters in Books:

Jones, David R. 2006. “Public Approval of Congress.” In Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, ed. Robert Dewhirst. New York: Facts on File. Pp. 413-415.

  1. Government Reports or Monographs: None
  1. Book Reviews:

The Politics of Minor Concerns : American Indian Policy and Congressional Dynamics by Charles C. Turner. (University Press of America, 2005) reviewed in Political Science Quarterly121 (2): 347-348 (Academy of Political Science)

  1. Other Publications:

Jones, David R. 2006. “Why the Democrats Won.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed November 9, 2006).

Jones,David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2006. “Will Anger at Congress Sway Voters?” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed November 03, 2006).

McDermott,Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2005. “Storm Clouds for GOP.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed June 24, 2005).

Jones, David R. 2004. “Why Bush Won.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed Novermber 3, 2004).

Jones, David R. 2004. “Anger with Bush Drives Dem Voters.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed March 3, 2004).

Jones, David R. 2004. “Behind Edwards’ S.C. Win.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed February 3, 2004).

Jones, David R. 2002. “Why the Republicans Won.” CBSNEWS.com (Accessed November 5, 2002).

Jones, David R. 2000. “Congress Is Up For Grabs.” CBSNEWS.com. (Accessed November 4, 2000.)

  1. Presented papers, lectures, and exhibitions and performances:

Jones, David R. 2008. “The Effect of Congressional Approval on Seat Swing in House Elections, 1974-2006.”Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2005. “Public Opinion Toward Congress: A Causal Examination.” Paper prepared for delivery at a meeting of the World Association of Public Opinion Research, Hong KongUniversity, Hong Kong, China.

Jones, David R. 2005. “The Partisan Direction of the Legislative Agenda, 1945-2000.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.

Jones, David R. 2005. “Congress, the President, and Partisan Control of the Legislative Agenda, 1945-2000.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Congress and History Workshop, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, May 14.

Jones, David R. 2005. “Partisan Control of the Legislative Agenda.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2004. “The Effect of Divided Government on Legislative Gridlock.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2003. “Divided Government and Legislative Failures: Disaggregating the Evidence.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

McDermott,Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2003. “Congressional Election Outcomes and Retrospective Evaluations of Government.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2002. “Vetoes and Gridlock During Unified and Divided Government.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2001. “Electoral Effects of Congressional Job Performance on the Majority Party.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2001. “Electoral Effects of Public Disapproval of Congress: Threats to Incumbents.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Jones, David R. 2001. “Why Do Americans Love Their Member of Congress But Hate Congress? Explaining Fenno’s Paradox.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, PrincetonUniversity, April 15.

Jones, David R. 2000. “Position-Taking Versus Fence-Straddling: in the US Congress: Does a Diverse Constituency Promote Legislator Obfuscation?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 1999. “Do Ideologically Extreme Congressional Leaders Diminish Public Approval of Congress?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA.

Jones, David R. 1998. “To Filibuster, Or Not to Filibuster: Norms, Parties, and Policy Preferences.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Jones, David R. 1998. “Partisanship and the Volume of Law Production, 1947-1994.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 1996. “Racial Threat and White Voting for Black Candidates: The 1989 Gubernatorial Election if Doug Wilder.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. 1996. “Explaining Gridlock: Do Parties Matter?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. 1995. “Explaining Policy Stability in the United States: Divided Government or Partisanship in the House?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

  1. Works in progress:
  1. Papers submitted to journals for consideration.

“Parties, Polarization, and Congressional Accountability” (currently a “revise and resubmit” atAmerican Journal of Political Science)

  1. Other completed papers.

“Divided Government and Legislative Failure: A Reappraisal”

“Gridlock or Policy Change? An Individual Level Analysis”

  1. Research in progress.
  1. professional honors, prizes, and fellowships:

Stewart Fellowship. Department of Political Science, UCLA. 1997-1998.

Stewart Fellowship. Department of Political Science, UCLA. 1996-1997 (declined).

University Fellowship. UCLA. 1996-1997.

Mass Media Fellowship. UCLA. 1993-1994.

Prize for Best Political Science Graduate. HaverfordCollege. 1990.

Prize for Best Political Science Thesis. HaverfordCollege. 1990.

  1. Grants-in-aid:

Research grant awarded ($3,840) by PSC-CUNY-37. Project Name: “Causes and Consequences of Public Approval of Congress.” Award period: July 2006 – December 2007.

Research grant renewed ($3,840) by PSC-CUNY-36. Project Name: “The Effect of Party Control on Legislative Enactments.” Award period: July 2005 – December 2006.

Research grant awarded by Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences. (Special competition for 6000 respondent minutes on an omnibus national public opinion survey. Approximate value: $8,000) Project Name: “Public Opinion of Congress: A Causal Examination.” Award date: March 3, 2004.

Research grant awarded ($3,840) by PSC-CUNY-35. Project Name: “The Effect of Party Control on Legislative Enactments.” Award period: July 2004 – December 2005.

Research grant awarded ($3,840) by PSC-CUNY-34. Project Name: “Better to Have Run and Lost Than Never to Have Run at All: The Electoral Value of a Losing Campaign Experience.” Award period: July 2003 – December 2004.

Research grant renewed ($9,540) by PSC-CUNY-33. Project Name: “Electoral Effects of Public Disapproval of Congress: Threats to Incumbents and to the Majority Party.” Award period: July 2002 – December 2003.

Research grant awarded ($3,720) by PSC-CUNY-32. Project Name: “Electoral Effects of Public Disapproval of Congress: Threats to Incumbents and to the Majority Party.” Award period: July 2001 – December 2002.

Research grant awarded ($2,900) by the Eugene M. Lang Foundation. Project Name: “Filibustering and Non-Filibustering in the U.S. Senate.” Award period: May 2000 – April 2001.

Research grant renewed ($3,720) by PSC-CUNY-31. Project Name: “Position-Taking Versus Fence-Straddling in the US Senate: Does a Diverse Constituency Promote Legislator Obfuscation?” Award period: July 2000 – December 2001.

Research grant awarded ($660) by The Dirksen Congressional Center. Project Name: “Explaining Fenno’s Paradox.” Award period: September 1999 – August 2000.

Research grant awarded ($3,750) by PSC-CUNY-30. Project Name: “Position-Taking Versus Fence-Straddling in the US Senate: Does a Diverse Constituency Promote Legislator Obfuscation?” Award period: July 1999 – December 2000.

Research grant awarded ($3,000) by the Eugene M. Lang Foundation. Project Name: “Do Ideologically Extreme Congressional Leaders Diminish Public Approval of Congress?” Award period: May 1999 – April 2000.

WSAS Dean’s Research Reassigned Time, Spring 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

  1. Institutional Service
  1. Service to the Department:

Webmaster for department website, 2006-present

Multi-section coordinator for POL1101, 2004-present

Member, Executive Committee, 2003-present

Member, Computer Policy Committee, 1998-present

  1. Service to the WeissmanSchool:

Faculty Mentor, 2008-present

Member, Faculty Committee on Research and Travel, 2003-2005

Member, School Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum, 2001-2002

Reader, WSAS Essay Competition, January 2001

  1. Service to the College:

Member, Faculty Senate, 2001-present

Member, Learning Communities Project, 2004-2005

Member, College Committee on Financial Aid, 2001-2002

Member, Baruch Arts Consortium Committee, 2000-2001

Block Coordinator, Block Programming Initiative, 1999-2000

  1. Service to the GraduateCenter:

Member, Institutional Review Board, 2006-present

Awards Committee, Political Science Program, 2006-present

Coordinator, Graduate Student Conference, Political Science Program, 2006-7

Faculty Advisor, Political Science Program Newsletter, 2006

  1. Service to the CityUniversity:

Political Science Review Panel, PSC-CUNY Research Awards, 2001-05, 2007-08

Faculty Advisor, New YorkState Model Senate Program, 1999-2002

  1. Offices Held in Professional Societies

None

  1. Other professional activities and public service

Reviewer, American Political Science Review (2004, 2005, 2008),American Journal of Political Science(2003, 2007, 2008), Journal of Politics(2002, 2003, 2004), American Politics Research(2001),Legislative Studies Quarterly (2004, 2006), Political Research Quarterly (2003, 2007), Journal of Legislative Studies (2007); CQ Press (2005)

Member, American Political Science Association (1994-present), Midwest Political Science Association (1994-present)

Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, panel chair 1998, panel discussant 2005

Television appearances, NY1, political analysis of 2000 election aftermath, November 2000 (multiple dates).

  1. teaching activities
  1. Courses Taught

BaruchCollege Political Science Department:

American Government: Practices and Values (Pol 1101)

Congress and the Legislative Process (Pol 3312)

Political Analysis (Pol 3500)

Honors Thesis Advisor (Pol 6001, 6002)

CUNYGraduateSchool and UniversityCenter:

Congress (PSC 72210)

Quantitative Analysis I (PSC 70000)

Teaching Political Science (77904), scheduled Spring 2009

  1. New Courses/programs developed: None

  1. certification item:

I hereby certify that the information given above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

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David R. JonesDate

Faculty

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Thomas HalperDate

Chairman

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Signature of Department ChairpersonDate