David A. Crockett

Curriculum Vitae
 

Department of Political Science

Trinity University

One Trinity Place

San Antonio, TX 78212-7200

(210) 999-8344; Fax (210) 999-8320

dcrocket@trinity.edu

Education

Ph.D., political science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999

M.P.Aff., Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993

B.A., cum laude, government, Georgetown University, 1985

Employment

Trinity University, Department of Political Science: Associate Professor, 1999-present.

The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Government: Assistant Instructor, 1998-1999; Teaching Assistant, 1994-1998; Grader, 1993-1994.

Austin Community College, Department of Government: Teaching Assistant, 1997-1998.

Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Research Assistant, 1993-1996.

United States Army: Communications Officer, 1985-1991.

Books

Running against the Grain: How Opposition Candidates Win Presidential Elections, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, forthcoming.

The Opposition Presidency: Leadership and the Constraints of History, College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2002.

Journal Articles

“Should the Senate Take a Floor Vote on a Presidential Judicial Nominee?” Presidential Studies Quarterly, forthcoming.

“In the Shadow of Henry Clay: How to Choose a Successful Opposition Presidential Candidate,” Congress and the Presidency, 33 (Spring 2006): 47-74.

“Unity in the Executive and the Presidential Succession Act,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 34 (June 2004): 394-411.

“George W. Bush and the Unrhetorical Rhetorical Presidency,” Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 6 (Fall 2003): 465-486.

“Samson Unbound: Opposition Presidents and the Failure of Party Leadership,” Social Science Journal, 40 (2003): 371-383.

“Dodging the Bullet: Election Mechanics and the Problem of the Twenty-third Amendment,” PS: Political Science & Politics, 36 (July 2003): 423-426.

“The President as Opposition Leader,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 30 (June 2000): 245-274.

Book Chapters

 “Prometheus Chained: Communication and the Constraints of History,” solicited and peer-reviewed chapter in Politics, Discourse and American Society: New Agendas, eds. Roderick P. Hart and Bartholomew H. Sparrow (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001).

Encyclopedia articles

Revision of “Public Support and Opinion” chapter of Guide to the Presidency, 4^th ed., edited by Michael Nelson (Congressional Quarterly Press, forthcoming).

Nine solicited entries for Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics, eds. Michael A. Genovese and Lori Cox Han (Facts on File, forthcoming).

Sixteen solicited entries for Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, edited by Michael A. Genovese (Facts on File), 2004.

Book Reviews

Review of William G. Mayer and Andrew E. Busch, The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations, in Congress and the Presidency 31 (Autumn 2004): 213-215.

Review of Gary R. Hess, Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf, in Political Science Quarterly, 117 (Fall 2002): 493-494.

Review of Martin J. Medhurst and H.W. Brands, editors, Critical Reflections on the Cold War: Linking Rhetoric and History, in Presidential Studies Quarterly, 31 (June 2001): 370-372.

Other Publications

“Nominations No Place for Filibuster,” San Antonio Express-News comment (April 24, 2005).

“Electoral College Gives States a Voice,” San Antonio Express-News comment (November 7, 2004).

“Using the Constitution to Teach the Presidency,” PRG Report (Fall 2003).

“Truth and Consequences,” solicited by San Jose Mercury News (July 27, 2003).

“The Making of a Mandate,” solicited by Austin American-Statesman (November 5, 2000).

“Electoral College Eases a Difficult System,” San Antonio Express-News comment (September 13, 2000).

“Approaching Judgment: The Religious Right and the Republican Dilemma,” masters report (LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1993).

Works in Progress

“Executive Privilege,” solicited chapter in The Constitutional Presidency, eds. Joseph Bessette and Jeffrey Tulis (Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming).

“The Rhetorical Presidency as Part of a Layered Text,” an article commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Jeffrey K. Tulis’s book The Rhetorical Presidency, solicited by Critical Review.

Conference Papers

“Constitutionally Nuclear: Senate Floor Votes on Presidential Judicial Nominees,” American Political Science Association, September 2006.

“The Perils of Free Agency: Why Opposition Presidents Don’t Make Good Party Leaders,” American Political Science Association, September 2004.

“Toppling Goliath: How to Choose a Successful Opposition Presidential Candidate,” American Political Science Association, September 2004.

“Unity in the Executive and the Presidential Succession Act,” American Political Science Association, August 2003.

“George W. Bush and the Unrhetorical Rhetorical Presidency,” American Political Science Association, September 2002.

“Samson Unbound: The Dangers of Presidential Opposition Leadership,” American Political Science Association, September 2000.

“Prometheus Chained: Presidential Ideology and the Constraints of History,” New Agendas in Political Communication, April 2000.

“Running against the Grain: How Opposition Parties Capture the Presidency,” American Political Science Association, September 1999.

“The President as Opposition Leader,” American Political Science Association, September 1998.

“The President as Opposition Leader,” Southwestern Political Science Association, March 1997.

Grants and Awards

Academic leave, Faculty Development Committee, Trinity University, 2007

Summer Stipend, Faculty Development Committee, Trinity University, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006

Best Dissertation on the Presidency, Center for Presidential Studies, 2000

Emmette S. Redford Award for Outstanding Research, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1993

Service

Profession

Member of Presidency Research Group governing council (2003-present)

Served on roundtable discussion (Preserving the Presidency) at Southern Political Science Association annual conference, 2007

Reviewed manuscript for Congress & the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, 2006

Chaired panel (Historical Development of Presidential Communication) and served on roundtable discussion (Lame Duck Presidents) at Southwestern Social Science Association annual conference, 2006

Reviewed manuscript for Political Psychology Review, 2006

Reviewed book length manuscript for Roxbury Publishing Company, 2005

Reviewed book length manuscript for Texas A&M University Press, 2004

Reviewed manuscript for American Politics Research, 2004

Reviewed manuscript for Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 2004

Participated in APSA Short Course, “Challenges and Innovations in Teaching the Presidency,” American Political Science Association, August 2003

Reviewed manuscript for Congress & the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, 2003

Reviewed book length manuscript for Texas A&M University Press, 2002

Chaired panel at 7^th annual conference on presidential rhetoric, Texas A&M, 2001 

Reviewed chapter in American government textbook for McGraw-Hill, 1999

Department and University

Student Finance Board, 2004-present

Pre-Law Advisory Committee, 2006-present

Faculty Senate, 2001-2003

Student Finance Board, 2000-2003

Faculty sponsor: College Republicans, Trinity Right to Life, ALD honor society

Faculty participant, “Trinity Elects 2004” and “Trinity House of Politics” debates

Food for Thought co-speaker, “Trinity Crossfire,” May 2006

Trinity Alumni Association – Austin Chapter brunch speaker, “Perilous Predictions: The Foolhardy Attempt of One Political Scientist to Forecast the 2004 Presidential Race,” October 2004

Trinity University National Alumni Board luncheon speaker, “Regime Change in the American Presidency,” June 2004

Food for Thought lunch speaker, “Perilous Predictions: The Foolhardy Attempt of One Political Scientist to Forecast the 2004 Presidential Race,” April 2004

Participant in faculty “Fight Club” debate on “The Politics of Gay Marriage,” March 2004

Organizer and host, lecture and student Q&A with Gary Schmitt, PNAC, February 2004

Host, student Q&A with Ari Fleischer, October 2003

Host, student Q&A with Bill Bradley and Jack Kemp, March 2003

Participant in “Iraq Informational Discussion” forum for students, February 2003

Participant in faculty forum on “9-11: One Year Later,” September 2002

Organizer and host, lecture and student Q&A with Admiral Bobby Inman, November 2001

Host, student Q&A with General Norman Schwarzkopf, November 2000
 

Food for Thought lunch speaker, “The Ghost of 1968: Putting the 2000 General Election in Context,” November 2000

Holt seminar speaker, “The Tyranny of Context: Clinton’s Legacy to Al Gore,” October 2000

Faculty participant, “Trinity Elects 2000”

Host, student Q&A with Doris Kearns Goodwin, March 2000

Department representative, Parents’ Orientation 2000 and 2001

Department representative, Trinity in Focus 

Department representative, “Campus of Champions” recruiting day, 2002, 2003, 2004

Student group talks: InterVarsity, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Catholic Student Group

Community talks/speeches

Alamo City Republican Women, Post-Election 2006 analysis, November 2006

Airport Rotary Club, “George W. Bush in Historical Context,” May 2005

San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club, “George W. Bush in Historical Context,” March 2005

P.E.O. women’s group on 2004 election, October 2004

Timely Topics Club, “Regime Change in the American Presidency,” October 2004

Golden Manor Jewish Home for Aged and Mariner Health nursing home, discussions of presidential candidate issue positions, October 2004

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), “Getting Prepared to Vote,” September 2004

Alamo Heights Rotary Club, “Regime Change in the American Presidency,” September 2004

The Optimist Club of San Antonio, “Perilous Predictions for 2004 Elections,” June 2004

Health Professionals for Life (UT medical school pro-life group), “Common Sense: The Natural Law Argument for the Pro-Life Position,” October 2003

Saint Mary’s Hall “Issues Day 2003” debate, “A Delicate Balance: Homeland Security or Personal Freedoms?” March 2003

Medical Students for Life (UT medical school pro-life student group), “Competing Rights: Abortion in American Political Culture,” November 2002

Colorado Springs high school students on just war theory and civil disobedience, March 2002

San Antonio West Rotary Club, “The Moral Psychology of the Framers,” August 2001

Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils, Inc., “The Bush Presidency: Gridlock or Conservative Heaven?” March 2001

Alamo Kiwanis club on Electoral College, November 2000

P.E.O. women’s group on 2000 election, November 2000