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Dr. Christopher Lawrence
Chair and Professor
Department of Political Science
Phone: 478.471.5748
Website: https://www.cnlawrence.com/
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| Office Hours: | Fall 2023 semester: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 12:30–2:30 p.m. (Macon) Tuesdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m. (Cochran) Or by appointment. Schedule appointments at https://calendly.com/dr-lawrence-mga/meeting |
| Courses: | POLS 1101 American Government POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science POLS 2301 Comparative Politics POLS 2401 Global Issues POLS 3000 Research Methods in Political Science POLS 3045 Public Opinion and Political Behavior POLS 3055 Political Parties and Elections POLS 3104 The American Congress POLS 3118 Politics of the American South POLS 3999 Special Topics POLS 4895 Political Science Internship POLS 4898 Research Practicum in Political Science POLS 4900 Capstone Seminar in Political Science EURO 3234 Introduction to the European Union EURO 4160 Federalism and Multilevel Governance EURO 4830 EU Studies Capstone |
| Education: | Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2003. B.A., University of Memphis, 1998. Additional coursework at the University of Michigan; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Georgetown University. |
| CV: | https://www.cnlawrence.com/papers/cnl-vita.pdf |
| Professional Experience: | My primary research area includes the study of public opinion and voting among citizens, both in the United States and in other countries. I also have published research on the U.S. Congress and the teaching of political science through social media. |
| Publications: | • Lawrence, Christopher N. and Julie A. Lester. 2018. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adopting Open Educational Resources in an Introductory American Government Course.” Journal of Political Science Education 14(4): 555–66. • Gentry, Bobbi, Christopher N. Lawrence, and Erin Richards. 2016. “The Tie that Binds: Exploring Community College Curriculum Design.” PS: Political Science and Politics 49(3): 535–40. • Huffmon, Scott H., Christopher N. Lawrence, and Allie Briggs. 2016. “Describing Ourselves: Identity Overlap and Fault Lines Regarding How Southerners Would Describe the South to Non-Southerners.” Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies 22(1): 53–78. • Lawrence, Christopher N. and Scott H. Huffmon. 2015. “Keeping Up with the Congressmen: Evaluating Constituents’ Awareness of Redistricting.” Social Science Quarterly 96(1): 65–75. • Lawrence, Christopher N. and Michelle L. Dion. 2010. “Blogging in the Political Science Classroom.” PS: Political Science and Politics 43(1): 151–56. • Lawrence, Christopher N. 2007. “Of Shirking, Outliers, and Statistical Artifacts: Lame-Duck Legislators and Support for Impeachment.” Political Research Quarterly 60(1): 159–62. |
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