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Glenn L. Starks (Ph.D., 2004), published The Galvanization of the Youth Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election: Lessons Learned from the Phenomenon (2010, University Press of America). The book explores factors leading to a surge in youth voting in 2008 and outlines strategies for political parties to continue attracting young voters to the polls.
F. Erik Brooks (Ph.D., 2002), is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, Justice Studies and Public Administration at Georgia Southern University. Brooks maintains teaching and research interests in public personnel, management and policy, as well as state and local government, organizational theory and nonprofit organizations. He has contributed chapters to a number of publications, including The Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections, two volumes of Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia, The New Georgia Encyclopedia and American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell. Brooks’ research documenting the history of blacks and the role they have played in shaping the history of GSU, Pursuing a Promise: A History of African Americans at Georgia Southern University, was published in 2006 (Mercer University Press). |
Deborah Brock (Ph.D., 2000) joined Germanna Community College as dean of arts and sciences in the fall of 2010. Prior to this, Brock was on the faculty at VCU where she also served as associate director of operations and most recently as interim director of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Her specialty areas include public financial administration and human resources. Prior to joining the faculty at VCU, Brock worked in financial management for the U.S. Navy.