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Focus on Molly Patterson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science |
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Molly Patterson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
(616) 632-2841
E-mail: pattemol@aquinas.edu |
Educational Background
Ph.D., University of California - Irvine
M.A., University of California - Irvine
B.A., Carleton College |
| Download Dr. Patterson's Vitae (pdf) |
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| Molly Patterson teaches the following courses at Aquinas College: |
| PS 101 American Government and Politics |
PS/WS 325 Feminist Theory |
| PS 205 State Government and Politics |
PS 350 Methods and Inquiry in Political Science |
| PS 210 The Presidency and Congress |
GE 101 Inquiry and Expression |
| PS 321 American Political Thought |
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| Research Interests |
- Theory and practices of democracy, especially issues of social justice and political participation
- Theory and analysis of political power and social change
- Theory and analysis of ideology, political consciousness and cognition and their relationships to political culture
- Theory and social construction of public policy (current favorite topics: education, food)
- Pedagogy and citizenship
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| Dissertation Topic |
"The Dynamics of Deliberation: Power and Structuration in Democratic Communication"
Committee: Shawn Rosenberg (chair), David Easton, Kevin Olson, Lisa Garcia-Bedolla |
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