STEPHEN A. BORRELLI
Department of Political Science
sborrell@bama.ua.edu
(205) 348‑3802
P.O. Box 861789____
(205) 556-9804
EDUCATION
Ph.D._University of
B.A.
_University of
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Summer
1995‑present
Associate
Professor with Tenure,
Summer
1990 ‑ Summer 1995
Assistant
Professor,
Fall 1989‑Spring
1990
Tenure‑track
Instructor,
Spring
1989
Visiting
Instructor,
Summer‑Fall
1988
Visiting
Instructor,
Summer
1988
Temporary
Instructor,
MAJOR RESEARCH
INTERESTS/AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Drafting
and Fulfillment of National Party Platforms
Presidential
and Party Influence on Congressional Behavior and Policy
Question
Wording in National Polls
Congressional
Elections and Turnover
Relationships
Between Divided Government, Electoral Outcomes, and
Economic Outcomes
COURSES TAUGHT
(Descending Order of Frequency)
American
Legislative System (PSC 312)
Introduction
to American Politics (PSC 101)
The
American
Executive System (PSC 313)
American
National Institutions (graduate seminar) (PSC 615)
Research
Design (graduate) (PSC 521)
Blount
Undergraduate Initiative Spring Seminar on “Possibilities” (BUI 102)
Introduction
to Social Science (SS 121, team‑taught with Professors Alsikafi, Burch, and Krause)
Scope of Political
Science (PSC 201)
Presidential
Rhetoric (PSC 321) (Interim term)
OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL
AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Blount
Undergraduate Initiative, Instructor for Freshman Seminar, Spring 2000-04, 2006
Director of DPA Program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Spring 2001‑Fall 2006
Academic
Adviser for M. A. Students and Member of Graduate Studies Committee, 1999‑present
Member,
Department of Political Science Undergraduate Studies Committee, 1994‑1999
Academic
Coordinator,
Faculty‑in‑Residence,
Mallet Assembly Mens' Honors Dormitory,
2003-4
President, Alabama Presbyterian Campus Ministry Board
University/College
Committee Memberships:
Scholarship
Nomination Committee (Rhodes, Fulbright,
College
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2002-2003
College
Computer Advisory Committee, 1996‑7
College
Committee on Instruction, 1995‑6, 2006-present
University
Libraries Committee, 1997‑2000
PAPERS PUBLISHED
(with Brad Lockerbie and Richard G. Niemi). 1987. Why the
Democratic‑Republican Partisanship Gap Varies from Poll to Poll. Public Opinion Quarterly, 51:115‑119.
(with Brad Lockerbie). 1989. Getting Inside the Beltway:
Perceptions of Presidential Skill and Success in Congress. British Journal of Political Science, 19:97‑106.
(with Brad Lockerbie). 1990. Question Wording and Support for
Contra Aid, 1983‑1986. Public Opinion Quarterly, 54:195‑208.
(with Kevin M. Leyden). 1990. Party Contributions and Party
Unity: Can Loyalty Be Bought? Western
Political Quarterly, 43:343‑365.
(with Arthur H. Miller). 1992. Policy and Performance
Orientations in the
(with Grace L. Simmons). 1993. Congressional Responsiveness
to Presidential Popularity: The Electoral Context. Political Behavior, 15:93‑112.
(with Charles R. Jennings). 1994. Explaining Salary Levels in
the Public Safety Sector: The Effects of Parity and Other Municipal Policies. Review of Public Personnel Administration,
14:5‑25.
(with Kevin M. Leyden). 1994. An Investment in Goodwill:
Party Contributions and Party Unity Among
(with Kevin M. Leyden). 1995. The Effect of State Economic
Conditions on Gubernatorial Elections: Does Divided Government Make a
Difference? Political Research Quarterly,
48: 275‑291.
(with Terry J. Royed). 1995. Government Strength and Budget
Deficits in Advanced Democracies. European
Journal of Political Research, 28:225‑260.
(with Terry J. Royed). 1997. Political Parties and Public
Policy: Social Welfare Policy from Carter to Bush. Polity, 29:539‑564.
(with Brad Lockerbie and Scott Hedger). 1998. An Integrative
Approach to Modeling Presidential Success in Congress. Political Research Quarterly, 51: 155‑172.
(with John Swain and Brian C. Reed). 1998. Partisan
Consequences of the Post‑1990 Redistricting for the
(with Daniel A. Smith and Kevin M. Leyden). 1998. Predicting
the Outcomes of Presidential Commissions: Evidence from the Johnson and Nixon
Years. Presidential Studies Quarterly,
28: 269‑286.
(with Terry J. Royed). 1999. Political Parties and Economic
Policy in the
(with Terry J. Royed). 1999. The Politics and Economics of
Revenue Growth. European Journal
of Political Research, 36:87‑118.
(with Mark Wrighton and
(with Terry J. Royed). 1999. The Impact of Tax Structures on
Deficits: ‘Fiscal Illusion’ and Tax
Elasticity in Sixteen OECD Countries. International
Journal of Public Administration, 22: 1721‑1745.
(with John W. Swain and Brian C. Reed). 1999. Strategic
Retirement in the
(with John W. Swain, Brian C. Reed, and Sean Evans). 2000. A
New Look at Turnover in the
(with Terry J. Royed and Kevin M. Leyden). 2000. Is ‘Clarity
of Responsibility’ Important for Economic Voting? Revisiting
Powell and Whitten’s Hypothesis. British
Journal of Political Science, 30: 669‑698.
(with John W. Swain and Brian C. Reed). 2000. Partisan
Competitiveness in Post‑1990
2001. Finding the
BOOK REVIEWS
(with Terry J. Royed). Review essay on Arthur Miller et al.
(eds.,) Public Opinion and Regime Change.
Soviet and Post‑Soviet Review,
21: 337‑341.
Review
of James A. Thurber, Rivals for Power:
Presidential‑Congressional Relations. Social Science Quarterly, 79:
251‑252.
Review of
Richard Conley, The Presidency, Congress, and Divided
Government. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 34:891-893.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Reviewed
manuscripts for the following journals
American
Political Science Review
American
Journal of Political Science
Presidential
Studies Quarterly
Political
Research Quarterly
American
Politics Research
Vice-President and Program Chair, 2006,
Served on Presidency Research Group committee selecting best paper on
the presidency presented at the 2000 American Political Science Association
meetings, 2001.
.
Reviewed textbooks for Macmillan, Harcourt Brace, and Harper
Collins.
Discussant
and panel chair for various panels at the American Political Science
Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Southern Political Science
Association, Northeastern Political Science Association, and Alabama Political
Science Association Annual Meetings.
Invited Attendee at
REFERENCES
Professor
Carol Cassel,
Professor
Terry Royed,
Professor
Brad Lockerbie,