Dr. DigiPol

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. American University, Washington, DC 1992

Dissertation: We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program…: The President, the Public, and Selling Foreign Policy in the Age of Television

Master of Arts in Political Science. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 1986

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy. Tufts University, Medford, MA 1984

Professional and Academic Experience

Associate Director of Online Advocacy, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund Washington, DC July 2007 - Present

Founder/Executive Director, Internet Advocacy Center, Washington, DC June 2005 – Present

Adjunct Professor, Communications, Culture, & Technology Masters Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 2001 - Present

Visiting Professor, School of Communications, American University, Washington, DC 2001 - Present

Washington Bureau Chief, Media Bureau Networks, Philadelphia, PA 1998 – Present

Director of Training Programs, e-advocates, Washington, DC March 2003 – April 2005

Vice President, Online Advocacy Service, Stateside Associates, Arlington, VA March 2001 – March 2003

Research and Internet Consultant 1988 – Present

Visiting Professor, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2001

Associate Director, Delaney Policy Group, Washington, DC June 2000 – December 2000

Assistant Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 1991 – 2000

Assistant Director, Social Science Research Lab, American University, Washington, DC 1990 – 1991

Publisher, guardian Magazine, Washington, DC 1989 – 1991

Editorial and Advisory Board Positions

Board of Directors, e-Democracy.org,2007-Present

Contributing Editor, PoliticsOnline.com,1999-Present

Advisory Board, Democratic GAIN, 2004-Present

Review Editor, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 2006-Present

Review Editor, The Gilbert Center, 2006-Present

Advisory Board, Millennium Journal of International Studies, 1999-2001

Publications

Affordable New Tools and Strategies for Online Activism. Idealware.org. 2007

Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South. Written with Mary Joyce and Katrin Verclas. NY: Res Publica for the Gates Foundation. 2007

Integrated Advocacy Campaigns: Integrating Online and Offline Advocacy Campaign Strategies. Manuscript to be published in A.-V. Anttiroiko & M. Malkia (eds.) Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Hershey: Idea Group Reference. 2007.

Moving Ideas: A Higher Order Social Network. Person-to-Person-to-Person. IPDI: Washington, DC. 2006.

Don’t Live in Fear Online–Let Users Post Comments! Frogloop.com. 2006.

Strategic Online Communities. NetPulse. V.10, No.20. 2006.

The Them Me Us. Originally published on DrDigiPol.com. Republished in Nonprofit Online News Journal. February 2006. pp 39-41. 2006.

The Methodological Limitations of Online Polling: Revisited. The ITP News. Winter 2006. Washington, DC: American Political Science Association. 2006.

Turning Your Activists List into Wine. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. 2006.

This We Candidate is Wiki Good. Morph. Republished in Utah Policy Daily, November 30, 2005.

Why Integrate Online and Offline Issue Advocacy Strategies. The ITP News. Fall 2005. Washington, DC: American Political Science Association. 2005.

Extending Your Fly-in Miles. Written with Pam Fielding. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. Spring 2005.

Blogs and Meetups and Chats–Oh My. Written with Pam Fielding & Nicole Duritz. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. Fall 2004.

Election Year Brings Greater Opportunity for Online Advocacy. Written with Nicole Duritz. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. Spring 2004.

The Role of the Internet in County Politics. Written with Pam Fielding & Nicole Duritz. Florida Association of Counties. Winter 2004.

Internet Strategies for Crunch Time. Written with Pam Fielding & Nicole Duritz. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. July 2003.

The Online Advocate. e-Newsletter. Stateside Associates. 2001 – 2002.

Conducting an Online Advocacy Audit. GSAE Today. Georgia Society of Association Executives. November 2002.

The Blurring Line Between GR and PR. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. November/December 2002.

Conducting an Online Advocacy Audit. GSAE Today. Georgia Society of Association Executives. November 2002.

A Grand View of Online Advocacy. Roots of Success. The Showalter Group, Inc. www.showaltergroup.com. July 2002.

Managing Your Online Advocacy Program. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. July 2002.

Conducting an Online Advocacy Audit for Government Relations. Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives. August 2001.

Exploring International Relations: An Introduction Using MicroCase Explorit. Written with James Roberts. Stamford, CT: Wadsworth. 2001.

Tech Policy 2001. Written with Richard Delaney, Sara McPhee, Alisa Ferguson, and Micahel Di Giovine. Washington, DC: Delaney Policy Group. 2001.

Techno-Cultural Integration. Geopolitics. 5:3:177-84. Winter 2000.

Emerging Leaders in Tech Policy. Written with Richard Delaney. Washington, DC: Delaney Policy Group. 2000.

How the Internet Is Reshaping the Rules for Policy Campaigns. Written with Richard Delaney. Washington, DC: Delaney Policy Group. 2000.

Online Polling: Methodological Limitations and Implications for Electronic Democracy. Press/Politics. 4:1:30-44. Spring 1999.

Questions You Should Ask…. Column on the Politics of Cyberspace. Media Bureau Networks. 1998 – 2001.

Virginia Politics on the Internet. In Kidd, Quentin, Ed. Government and Politics in Virginia. NY: Simon and Schuster. 1998.

Aggressive Foreign Policy Marketing: Public Response to Reagan’s 1983 Address on Lebanon and Grenada. Political Behavior. 20:3:225-240. 1998.

Methodological Considerations in the Analysis of Presidential Persuasion. Written with Lee Sigelman. In Mutz, Diana C., Paul M. Sniderman, and Richard A. Brody, Eds. Political Persuasion and Attitude Change. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 1996.

We Interrupt our Regularly Scheduled Program… The President, the Public, and the Selling of Foreign Policy in the Age of Television. Political Communication. March, 1995.

The Visible Hand: The United States, Japan, and the Management of Trade Dispute. Written with Renee Marlin-Bennett and Jianxin Wang. International Interactions. 73:3:191-212. 1992.

Actors on Stage: Carter, Reagan, and the State of the Union. guardian. 2:1. 1990.

Witchcraft, Drugs, and United States Foreign Policy. guardian. 1:1. 1990.

Papers and Presentations

Online Advocacy: Making a Difference? Making Noise? Center for Policy Research on Women and Families. Washington, DC. February 27, 2004.

Today’s Politically Active Citizen. PAC Grassroots Conference. Hollywood, FL. February 17-20, 2004.

Government Relations: Doing It All Online. American Society of Association Executives Management & Technology Conference. Baltimore, MD. February 9-11, 2004.

Effective Grassroots Organizing. Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Annapolis, MD. December 12, 2003.

Integrating Capwiz into Rich Media Email and Websites. Think Big, Win Big: Capitol Advantage Conference. Washington, DC. November 21, 2003.

Building Your Party and Your Constituency. State Legislative Leaders Foundation Conference. Point Clear, AL. October 31 - November 1, 2003.

E-Democracy and Civic Participation. E-government for All Conference. www.egov4all.org. November 10, 2003.

Managing Online Advocacy Programs for State Government Relations. American Society of Association Executives Management & Technology Conference. Washington, DC. December 9-11, 2002.

The Role of the Internet in Public Affairs. Department of Defense Regional Environmental Coordinator Conference and Legislative/Regulatory Affairs Workshop. Williamsburg, VA. November 20, 2002.

Representing the 21st Century Constituent. The Future of e-Governance Workshop. Syracuse University. Syracuse, NY. September 10, 2002.

Planting Virtual Roots: Online Strategies for State and Local Grassroots Programs. Public Affairs Council’s 25th National Grassroots Conference for Corporations and Associations. Orlando, FL. February 10-13, 2002.

Online Advocacy. National Conference on Governance 2001. National Civic League. Washington, DC. November 15-17, 2001.

Managing Email: Strategies and Tools for State Legislators. Annual Meeting of the National Conference of State Legislators. San Antonio, TX. August 12, 2001.

Online Advocacy at the State Level. American Society of Association Executives Knowledge Network. Washington, DC. May 31, 2001.

Online Advocacy for State and Local Politics. With Constance Campanella and Stephen Gallagher. Public Relations Society of America Teleconference. April 26, 2001.

Lurking About in Hyde Park with the Disembody Politic. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Atlanta, GA. September 1999.

International Relations in Cyberspace. Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Washington, DC. March 1999.

Keynote Speaker. Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s 1997 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. Falls Church, VA. April 12, 1997.

Public Opinion and Education Policy. Panel on the Public’s Perception of Education: Using Polls to Develop Your Message. Committee for Education Funding. National Education Association. Washington, DC. April 3, 1997.

The Politics of Talk Shows Panel. Discussant. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. September 1995.

When Silence is Golden: Presidential Speeches and Consumer Confidence. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. September 1995.

Presidential Success and Failure in the Congressional Budget Process. Written with James A. Thurber. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. September 1993.

Presidential Influence on Public Opinion: Correlating Televised Foreign Policy Speeches with the Public’s Identification of the Most Important Problem Facing the Country. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 1991.

A Methodology for Testing Game Theoretic Hypotheses Using Events Data. Written with Renee Marlin-Bennett and James Roberts. American Political Science Association Political Methodology Section Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO. July 1990.

Presidential Speeches and the Climate of International Relations. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 1990.

Quantifying, Tracking, and Analyzing Economic Cooperation. Written with Renee Marlin-Bennett and James Roberts. Entered into the IBM Supercomputing Contest. 1989.

The Visible Hand: “Managing Cooperation” in US-Japan Economic Relations. Written with Renee Marlin-Bennett and Jianxin Wang. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Atlanta, GA. September 1989.

Explanations of Presidential Success and Failure in the Congressional Budget Process. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 1989.