curriculum vitae
School of
Public Affairs
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Phone (717)
948-6489
Fax: (717) 948-6320
http://www.personal.psu.edu/mcw10/
Education:
Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2001
Major: American Politics (sub fields: mass political behavior and political psychology)
Minor: Research Methodology (sub fields: econometrics and survey research)
M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1999
B.A. (summa cum laude), Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1995
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State Harrisburg, 2001-Present
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Economics and International Studies, The Ohio State University, 1999-2000
Consultant, Political Research Lab, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University, 1997-1999
Areas of Interest:
American Politics: public opinion, polling, voting, elections, American legal systems and constitutional law
Quantitative Political Methodology: survey and experimental research
methodology
Political History: American legal history, Western
political development
Ruiz, Jim and Matthew Woessner. 2006.
“Profiling, Cajun Style: Exposing Racial and Demographic Profiling in
Kelly-Woessner, April and
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner.
2006. “Politics
in the Classroom” FrontPageMagazine.com,
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=22808, June 8, 2006
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner.
2006. “Reparations and Race Relations in
Kelly-Woessner, April and
Woessner, Matthew. 2005. “Search, Definition of.” The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in
Woessner, Matthew. 2005. “English Bill of Rights.” The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in
Woessner, Matthew. 2005. “Scandal, Elites and
Presidential Popularity: Considering the Importance of Cues in Public Support
of the President” Presidential Studies
Quarterly, 35:1, March 2005
Woessner, Matthew. 2004. “A Justice For All” American Outlook, Summer 2004. American Outlook, 7:2 Spring 2004.
Hudson Institute Pages 12-13
Woessner, Matthew. 2004. “Reviving the Lost
Art of Impeachment: Why Bush’s Amendment is not Enough to Save the Republic.” American Outlook, 7:2 Spring 2004.
Hudson Institute. Pages 39-42
Woessner, Matthew. 2004. “Beating the House: How
Inadequate Penalties for Cheating Make Plagiarism an Excellent Gamble” PS: Political Science and Politics.
Volume 37. Number 2. Pages 313-320.
Woessner, Matthew, 2003. “Rewriting the Pledge” - American Outlook. 6:4, Fall 2003. Hudson Institute
Woessner, Matthew. 2003. “Constitutional
Constraints on the Administrations of Public Policy.” Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy.
Woessner, Matthew and Barbara Sims. 2003. "Technological
Innovation and the Application of the Fourth Amendment: Considering the Implications of Kyllo v.
Forthcoming
Publications:
Kelly-Woessner, April and
Woessner, Matthew. 2004. “The Takings
Clause.” The Supreme Court Encyclopedia. Facts on File Publisher.
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner
2008. “Why Conservative Don’t Get Doctorates” in Reforming the Politically Correct University, Ed Robert Maranto, et
al. Published by the American Enterprise Institute.
Manuscripts
in Progress:
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner
2007. “Perceived Partisan Variations in Instructional Quality, Objectivity”
Book
Reviews:
Woessner, Matthew. 2003. Review of The
Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need To Know? By Lupia and
Mathew D. McCubbins. Forthcoming Review of Policy Research. Blackwell
Publishing
Op-Ed Publications:
Woessner, Matthew “State-Level CO2 Action Pointless” - Op-Ed Essay, Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), Sunday, March 13, 2007, F3
Woessner, Matthew “Rich Candidates’ War Chest Should be Matched” - Op-Ed Essay, Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), Sunday, January 28, 2007, F6
Woessner, Matthew, “The
Supreme Court vs. the US Constitution.” Op-Ed Essay, FrontPageMagazine.com,
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24689. October
3, 2006
Woessner, Matthew, “I was wrong about
9/11.” Op-Ed Essay,
Woessner, Matthew and April
Kelly-Woessner “The Ten Commandments: Revised Secular Edition” printed as “Here
as Some Substitute Commandments”- Op-Ed Essay, Patriot News (
Woessner, Matthew, “The Judiciary
Must Be Restrained.” Op-Ed Essay, Patriot News (
Woessner, Matthew, “Court Ruling
Missed the Point on Executions”- Op-Ed Essay, Patriot News (
Woessner, Matthew, “U.S.
Citizen’s Detention as Terrorist Raises Disturbing Issue”- Op-Ed Essay, Patriot
News (
Woessner, Matthew, “The delicate
balance of security and freedom.” Op-Ed essay, Patriot News (
Political Science 585: Statistics and Research Methods
in Political Science, The Ohio State University, Summer 1999, Fall 1999, Winter
2000
International Studies/Economics 443: Data Presentation
and Analysis, The Ohio State University, Spring 2000
Political Science 101: Introduction to American
Government, The Ohio State University, Spring 2000
Political Science 001: Introduction to American
Government, Penn State Harrisburg, Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004,
Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Public Policy 420: American Constitutional Law, Penn
State Harrisburg, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Fall 2004,
Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Public Policy 421: American Civil Liberties, Penn
State Harrisburg, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring
2006, Spring 2007
Public Policy 426: Public Policy Research Methods,
Penn State Harrisburg, Spring 2002
Public Policy/American Studies 490 / Public Policy
419: Anglo-American Constitutional History, Penn State Harrisburg, Spring 2002,
Spring 2004, Spring 2006
Public Policy 304: Introduction to Public Policy
Analysis, Summer 2002
Public Policy 452: Public Opinion and Polling, Spring
2002
Public Policy /American Studies 325: American
Political Culture, Penn State Harrisburg, Fall 2003
Public Policy 320: Statistics for the Social Sciences,
Penn State Harrisburg, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Fall 2007
Teaching Interests:
American Politics: American Government, Voting and Elections, Public Opinion, Media and Politics, Judicial Politics, Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, The Presidency, Political Psychology, Political Parties, Public Policy, and Democratic and Political History
Methodology: Statistics and Research Methods, Data Analysis and Presentation, Statistical Sampling and Survey Research, Public Policy Research Methods
Conference Papers & Presentations:
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner.2008. “Why Conservative Don’t Get Doctorates.” Presented at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, November 14, 2007.
Woessner,
Matthew. “Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Political Psychology” Presented at
the International Society of Political Psychology Annual Conference,
Woessner, Matthew
and April Kelly-Woessner. 2004. “The
Economic Dimensions of Group Conflict: Assessing How the Slavery Reparations
Debate Influences Public Support for Civil Rights.” Presented at the International
Society of Political Psychology Annual Conference,
Kelly, April and
Matthew Woessner. 2004. “The Impact of Political Ideology on Source Credibility
in the College Classroom: Do Professors' Political Views Impact on Student
Learning and Course Evaluation?” Presented at the International Society of
Political Psychology Annual Conference,
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner. “American Judicial Accountability Since 1789.” Comparative Judicial Research Group, International Political Science Association Meeting, London School of Economics, January 29 & 30, 2004
Kelly-Woessner, April and Matthew
Woessner. “Reparations and Race Relations in
Woessner, Matthew and April Kelly-Woessner “Raiders of the Lost Vote: Exploring the Racial Dimensions of the Florida Vote” Paper presented at the 2002 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 26-September 1, 2002.
Woessner,
Matthew. “An Elite Theory of Public Support for the President” Annual Meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association,
Kelly, April and
Matthew Woessner. “Heuristics and Motivation in the Interpretation of Political
Scandal.” Paper presented at the 1999
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
Huntington, Susan, Elliot E Slotnick, Matthew Woessner and Kathleen Carberry. "Graduate Education & Survey Research" presented research methods at the 1999 Midwest Association on Graduate Schools
Woessner, Matthew. "The Partisan Realignment of Cellular Automata" Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 1999.
Kelly, April and Matthew
Woessner. “Presidential Approval, The Chicken or the Egg?: The Effect of Public Opinion Polls on Individual
Perceptions of the President.” Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of
the Midwest Political Science Association,
Woessner, Matthew. "In Search of Consumer Confidence" Paper Presented at 1998 Annual Meetings of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28-31, 1998.
Professional Activities:
Ongoing radio interviews with WHP-AM 580 & WINK-FM 104.1, Sirius Satellite Radio concerning public policy
Ongoing television interviews with WHP (21) -CBS Affiliate, WGAL (8) - NBC Affiliate, WHTM (27) - ABC Affiliate, & WITF (33) – PBS Affiliate, concerning public policy
Ongoing print interviews with the Harrisburg Patriot News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Reuters, and the Christian Science Monitor
Panel Discussant, “Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s Debate Over Global Warming” WITF Studio, WITF (33) – PBS, September 6, 2007, 8pm.
Expert Witness, PA House Select Committee on Academic Freedom in Higher Education, Millersville University, March 22, 2006
Member of the Junior Scholars Committee, International Society of Political Psychology, 2005-Present
Speaker, The 80th Annual Woodrow
Wilson Dinner, “Reflections on the Wilsonian Legacy in the 21st Century”,
Panel Discussant, “Reassessing
the 2004 Presidential Election,”
Panel Discussant, “Smart Talk:
Episode #508” WITF Studio, WITF (33) – PBS,
Panel Discussant & Television
Interview, “Faculty Members Debate the Upcoming Election”, Penn State Harrisburg
Gallery Lounge, WPMT (43)- Fox News, October 26,
Chair & Discussant, “Panel
2.3 Political Attitudes and Behavior of Students” International Society of
Political Psychology Annual Conference, Eden Hall,
Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Politics, 2002-2003
Panel Discussant, “The
Significance of Brown vs. the Board of Education” Gallery Lounge,
Moderator, Government Responses
Since September 11th ,
Moderator, “September 11th
Retrospective” Penn State Harrisburg Morrison Gallery,
Panel Discussant, “Considering
September 11th”
Panel Discussant, “United We
Stand: A Town Meeting” Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.
Panel Discussant, “A Day of Infamy”
Penn State Harrisburg panel concerning the terrorists attacks of
Ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Political Science, 1999
Member of the American Political
Science Association and the
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Member of the Steering and Professional
Development Committees.
- Advisor to the Steering Committee on the applications of survey research methods.
Summer Institute in Political Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1998
University Service:
President-Elect, Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Senate, May 2007-Present
Secretary, Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Senate, May 2006-2007
Member of the Penn State Harrisburg Academic Integrity Committee,
September 2006-Present
Faculty Advisor to the Penn State Harrisburg SGA Court, September
2005-Present
Capital College Teacher Assistant Program Team, August 2004-present
Faculty Advisor to the
Faculty Advisor to the
Faculty Advisor to the
Member of the Blue Sky Committee, September 2003-2004
Member of the Policies and Procedures Committee, September 2003-2004
Chair of the Capitol College Information Services & Technology
Committee, September 2002-2003
Honors & Awards:
Nominated for the Graduate Associate Teaching Award,
Graduate Student Research Award (GSARA),
Letter of Commendation for Teaching, Undergraduate
International Studies Program, The
Letters of Commendation for Teaching, Department of
Political Science, The
University Service Award, The
Multi-Year Enrichment Fellowship, Autumn 1996
Special Skills:
Computer Programmer, 1992 – Present
- Extensive computer programming experience in the production and design of basic financial, academic, educational, and entertainment software applications. Experience includes Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, and Corel Photoshop. Languages Include: Q-Basic, Visual Basic, and HTML.
- Programmer
for the American Journal of Political Science and The
Last Updated: November 17, 2007