Robert L. Dudley

Schar School of Policy and Government
5018 Gadsen Drive
George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22032
4400 University Drive (703) 978-3649
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 993-1412
Fax 703-993-1399
e-mail: rdudley@gmu.edu

EDUCATION

B.A. Western Illinois University

M.A. Northern Illinois University

Ph.D. Northern Illinois University; Dissertation: "Explanations of Judicial Decision-making: Testing the Psychometric Model Against Case Law."

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army, 1970-1972; honorably discharged with rank of Sergeant, U.S. Infantry

RESEARCH INTERESTS

American Government

Judicial Process/Constitutional Law, Executive Politics Electoral Behavior

Public Policy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chair, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 2002-2010. Professor of Government of Politics, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 2003-

Associate Chair, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 1995-2001

Director, Center for Public Service, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 1995-1998.

Associate Professor of Government and Politics, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, 1991.

Director, Administration of Justice Program, George Mason University, 1986-1992. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Affairs, George Mason University, 1986-1990.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University 1980-1986 (Granted tenure and promoted, Spring 1986).

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Loyola University of Chicago, 1979-1980.

Instructor, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1978-1979.

Research Associate, Program for Applied Policy Research, Northern Illinois University, 1976-1978.

Instructor, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1976.

Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1973-1975.

AWARDS/HONORS

Finalist for the David King Outstanding Teacher Award at George Mason University in 2005.

Recipient of a travel grant award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice, to attend the 1992 National Conference of the Justice Research and Statistics Association.

Professor of the Year, 1987-1988, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University.

Recipient of a Colorado State University Faculty Research Grant, 1981.

Nominated for the Edward S. Corwin Award for 1980.

Gerald Maryanov Graduate Fellow, presented by the Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, May 1978.

ARTICLES

“Development of an Algorithm Calculating the Risk of Terrorist-CBRN,” (with David Bolduc) Journal of Bioterrorism and Biodefense, Vol. 3. #2 2012.

"Janus-Faced Federalism: State Sovereignty and Federal Preemption in the Rehnquist Court," (with Timothy J. Conlan) PS, 2005.

"The Growing International Activities of American State Legislatures," (with Timothy J. Conlan and Joel F. Clark) Publius 34(2004) 183-199.

“Civic Education, Civic Engagement, and Youth Civic Development,” (Robert L. Dudley and Alan R. Gitelson) forthcoming in PS: Political Science and Politics (April, 2003).

“Political Literacy, Civic Education, and Civic Engagement: A Return to Political Socialization.” (Robert L. Dudley and Alan R. Gitelson) Applied Developmental Science (forthcoming).

“The 2000 Election: A Great Civics Lesson?” (September, 2001) 31 Presidential Studies Quarterly , 505-513.

“The 2000 Virginia Senate Race” (with Robert D. Holsworth, Stephen K. Medvic, Harry L. Wilson, and Scott Keeter), PSOnline June, 2001. Abstracted in 34  PS: Political Science and Politics (2001), 274.

“Forms and Problems of Patriotism in the 21st Century: Patriotism vs.Mondialisation,”2000[James Wilson-Quayle and Robert L. Dudley] (2000)
GRAAT, #22, (Re)Mapping the Centres Membership and the State. Publications de l Universite Francois-Rabelais, Tours.

"Regulating Cyberspace: The Communications Decency Act" Politics Now-Classroom WEB SITE, Jan., 1997.

"Tenure and Turnover on State High Courts: Does Method of Selection Matter" (1997) 19 Justice System Journal 1-15.

"American Government Update: The 1995 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court," prepared for Houghton-Mifflin Company and posted on the Houghton-Mifflin Home Page.

"American Government Update: The 1994 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court," prepared for Houghton-Mifflin Company and posted on the Houghton-Mifflin Home Page.

"The Freshman Effect and Voting Alignments: A Reexamination of Judicial Folklore," (July, 1993) 21 American Politics Quarterly 360-367.

"Vice Presidential Candidates and the Home State Advantage: Playing Second Banana at Home and on the Road" [Robert L. Dudley and Ronald Rapoport] (May, 1989) 33 American Journal of Political Science 537-540.

"Federal District Court Judges and Presidential Power in the Post-War Era"[ Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley] ( February, 1989) 51 Journal of Politics .

"Federal Judges and Presidential Power: Truman to Reagan" [Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley] (Spring, 1989) 22 Akron Law Review 561-598.

"Election Supplement to American Government" (Alan R. Gitelson, Robert L. Dudley, and Melvin J. Dubnick) in American Government, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.

"Dimensions Underlying Economic Policymaking in the Early and later Burger Courts, (Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley) (May, 1987) 49 Journal of Politics 521-539.

"The Burger Court and Economic Liberalism" [Robert L. Dudley and Craig R. Ducat] (June, 1986) 39 Western  Political Quarterly. 236-249.

"Who Supports Public Employee Strikes?" (Victor E. Flango and Robert L. Dudley), Journal of Collective Negotiations, Vol. 7 (1), 1978.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

“The Electoral College,” in Guide to U.S. Elections Safe/CQ Publishers (in press).

“The 2000 Virginia Senate Race,” (with Harry Wilson, Robert Holsworth, Scott Keeter, and Steve Medvic) in David B. Magleby ed., The Outside Campaign: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2000 Congressional Elections. Rowman & Littlefield 2002.

“The 2000 Virginia Senate Race,” (Robert L. Dudley, Harry Wilson, Robert Holsworth,

Scott Keeter, and Steve Medvic) in David B. Magleby ed., Election Advocacy: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2000 Congressional Elections, Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, 2001.

“Judicial Control of the Presidency: Stability and Change,” in James P. Pfiffner and Roger H. Davidson, eds., Understanding the Presidency, 2nd. ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 2000. Reprinted in the 3rd. edition.

“Military Expenditures and State Economic Growth,” (with Paul Brace) in James Anderson, Melvin Dubnick, and Alan R. Gitelson, eds., Public Policy and Economic Institutions, JAI Press, 1991.

“Coalition Building on the California Supreme Court: Votes on Access and Votes on the Merits,” in Charles Lamb and Sheldon Goldman, eds., Judicial Conflict and Consensus: Behavioral Studies of American Appellate Courts,” University of Kentucky Press, 1986.

BOOK REVIEWS AND REVIEW ESSAYS

“Law, Politics, and Impeachment” (A review essay of Raoul Bergers Impeachment: the Constitutional Problems and Peter Charles Hoffer and N.E.H. Hulls Impeachment in America, 1635-1805.) Legal Times, October 5, 1998, p. 62.

Review of Arnold Rochvarg’s Watergate Victory: Mardians Appeal, Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Newsletter and Web Site (June, 1998).

“Optimism and Pessimism on Judicial Reform,” review of Phillip Dubois, The Analysis of Judicial Reform and The Politics of Judicial Reform in Policy Studies Review, Spring, 1993.

BOOKS

Governing the Commonwealth George Mason University Press, 2010.

Counting Every Vote: the Most Contentious Elections in American History (with Eric Shiraev) Potomac Books (2008).

American Government 9 editions (Alan Gitelson, Robert L. Dudley and Melvin Dubnick); Houghton-Mifflin, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995,1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009).

American Government 10th edition (Alan Gitelson and Melvin Dubnick) Cengage.

American Government: Myth and Reality 11th edition (Alan Gitelson and Melvin Dubnick) Oxford University Press 2015.

Instructor's Manual to American Government 9 editions (Alan Gitelson, Robert L. Dudley, and Melvin Dubnick); Houghton-Mifflin, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2009).

A Civics Teacher Guide & Reader For the Democracy in American High School Teachers Video/Print/Web Course funded by Annenberg/CPB, 2003.

American Elections: The Rules Matter (Robert L. Dudley and Alan Gitelson) Addison Wesley Longman ( 2001).

WORK IN PROGRESS

A series of papers on the work of the specialized courts of the U.S. court system. 12th edition of American Government Oxford University Press.

REPORTS

“Meeting the Needs of the Virginia Fire Service: A Survey of Virginia Fire Departments,” (Robert L. Dudley Catherine Gallagher, Greg Guagnano, and Scott Keeter). Report to Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the Virginia Fire Services Board, November 24, 2000.

“Evaluation of Communication Campaigns to Combat FSDI Involvement in Highway Crashes,” Report to U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March, 2000.

‌“Survey of Regulatory Practices in the Gaming Industry,” (Amy Bunger Pool, Robert L. Dudley, and L. Meredith Rucker) submitted to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, 1999.

“Recreational Interests and Citizen Satisfaction with the Reston Community Center,” Center for Public Service, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University. (Prepared under contract to the Reston Community Center, Reston, Virginia.) January, 1996.

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Moderator, Civic Education/Engagement Panel, Teaching and Learning Conference of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., February, 2005.

"The End of the New Deal Consensus: An Analysis of the Rehnquist Court's Business Cases," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, La, January 5-9, 2005.

“Whither the E Scale? The Rehnquist Court’s Business Decisions,” presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meetings, Chicago, IL., April, 2002.

“Issue Advocacy and Soft Money in the 2000 Virginia Senate Race,” (Robert L. Dudley, Robert D. Holsworth, Stephen K. Medvic, Harry L. Wilson, and Scott Keeter) presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, August 29-September 3, 2001.

“Electoral Reform: Is This The End of the Electoral College?” (Robert L. Dudley and Alan R. Gitelson), presented at The Annual Meeting of the British Association for American Studies, Keele University, Staffordshire, Great Britian, April 6-9, 2001.

“The Clinton Presidency,” Washington Executive Seminar, Graduate School, USDA, Leadership Development Academy, August 3, 2000.

“Forms and Problems of Patriotism in the 21st Century: Patriotism vs. Mondalisation,” (James Wilson Quayle and Robert L. Dudley) presented at the International Colloquium on (Re)Mapping the Centers: Membership and State sponsored by the Anglo-American Research Group of Tours, September, 17-19, 1999 Tours, France.

Discussant, “Presidents and the Supreme Court,” 1998 Midwest Political Science Association Meetings.

"When Silence is Golden: Presidential Speechmaking and Consumer Confidence," presented at the 1995 Midwest Political Science Association Meetings.

Chair and discussant, "The President, Congress, and the Federal Courts," 1995 Southern Political Science Association Meetings.

Discussant, "Organized Interests and Repeat Players in the Judicial Arena," 1995 Southern Political Science Association Meetings.

"Tenure and Turnover on State High Courts: A Preliminary Analysis," presented at the 1994 Midwest Political Science Association Meetings.

Invited participant in round table discussion at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Justice Research and Statistics Association; participated at the request of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice.

"State High Court Decision Making in Pornography Cases," presented at the 1989 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association.

"Lower Court Decision Making in Pornography Cases: Do We Know It If They See It?" presented at the 1989 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.

"Interactions Between Federal Courts in Presidential Power Cases" presented at the 1988 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and Craig R. Ducat).

"Federal Appellate Judges and Presidential Power," presented at the 1987 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association (Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley).

"Federal District Judges and Presidential Power: A Multivariate Analysis," presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and Craig R. Ducat).

"Federal Judges and Presidential Power: Truman to Reagan," presented at the 1986 Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association (Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley).

"Presidential Power in the Federal Courts," presented at the 1985 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association (Craig R. Ducat and Robert L. Dudley).

"Economic Growth in the American States: A Reconsideration," presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association ( Paul Brace and Robert L. Dudley).

"Recent Voting Patterns on the Burger Court in Economic Cases," presented at the 1985 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and Craig R. Ducat).

"Rise and Decline Among the Fifty States: Olson's Analysis Applied Within America," presented at the 1985 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association (Paul Brace and Robert L. Dudley).

Chair of panel entitled, "Party Organization" at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.

"Alternative Models of Party Organization," presented at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and Alan Gitelson).

"Economic Outcomes of the Burger Court, 1972-1975," presented at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association (Robert L. Dudley and Craig Ducat).

"Supreme Court Economic Decisions," presented at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and Craig Ducat).

"Needs and Policy Outcomes," presented at the 1983 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (Robert L. Dudley and L. Douglas Dobson).

"Franchising the Parties: An Alternative Model of Party Organization," presented at the 1983 Annual Meeting of the Colorado/Wyoming Political Science Association.

"Case Selection on the California Supreme Court," presented at the 1983 Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association.

"Coalition Building on the California Supreme Court: Votes on Access and Votes on the Merits," presented at the 1983 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.

"State Legislators' Perceptions of the Elderly: Problems and Prospects," presented at the 1982 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Researchers.

"Closeness and the Vote: Systematic Distortions of the Likelihood of Winning," presented at the 1981 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Introduction to American Government The Presidency

Legislative Politics Constitutional Development Civil Rights and Liberties

Judicial Process/Behavior

Political Methodology (undergraduate and graduate)

Political Participation

Sex Discrimination and the Law Urban Justice Systems

U.S. Elections Criminal Law

Parties and Elections

The Politics of the Internet

CONSULTING/CONTRACT EXPERIENCES

Contract with Reston Community Center, Reston. Virginia. Study to assess citizen satisfaction with services offered by community center. (1996)

Consultant to National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Developed questionnaires and drew samples for national study of gambling industry and state regulators. Directed the collection of all state statutes dealing with gambling and the regulation of such activities. This data base of statutes was assembled into a searchable data and loaded onto a CD Rom for general distribution to government agencies and regulators (1998-1999).

Consultant to U.S. Department of Transportation (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Conducted policy evaluation of an education campaign to combat drowsy driving (1997-2000).

Consultant to the National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review. Conducting grant review satisfaction surveys. Providing benchmarking for future studies of applicant satisfaction (1999-2000).

Contract with Virginia Department of Fire Programs (with Catherine Gallagher, Greg Guagnano, and Scott Keeter). Survey of local fire departments’ needs ( 2000).

Consultant to Freddie Mac Foundation. Developed data reporting forms for social service agencies in 6 cities participating in “Wednesday’s Child” a program funded by the foundation to encourage adoption of foster children. Using the data generated by the reporting forms, conducted a process and outcome evaluation of the program in the 6 cities. Made recommendations for improving the adoption rate in the six cities and proposed model program for use at future sites.

Director of Content for Annenberg/CPBS secondary teacher training course and college level distance learning course in American Civics/American Government. This was a $1.9 million dollar grant awarded to GMU and the Educational Film Center to develop content, printed instructional materials, and videos.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association

Southern Political Science Association

REVIEWER for, St. Martin's Press, Houghton-Mifflin, SUNY Albany Press, Temple University Press, Palgrave/McMillan, Westview Press, The American Political Science Review, The Journal of Politics, The American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Virginia Social Science Journal.

SELECTED UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Member of the Faculty Senate, 2010-2015, member of the Executive Committee, 2013-2015. Member of the reappointment committee regarding President Alan Merten, 2010.

Member of the Reappointment Committee regarding Provost Peter Stearns, 2009.

Chair of the Committee to Consider the Reappointment of the Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, 2004.

Chair of the Committee to Consider the Reappointment of the Chair of the English Department, 2005.

Chair of the Committee to Select the Program Director of the University Honors Program, 20006. Pre-Law Advisor, 1986-2014.