CHRISTOPHER
D. VAN ALLER, Ph.D.
Department
of Political Science 161
Foxcroft Drive
(803)323-4667
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EDUCATION Ph.D., Foreign Affairs,
Dissertation
entitled, “The Impact of Civil-Military Relations on
Military
Reform.”
M.A., Foreign Affairs,
Thesis
entitled, “Historical Determinants of Military Reform.”
B.A., with
majors in English and History, minor in Government, 1978
FELLOWSHIPS
Organizer for the 2008 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference
AND HONORS Fulbright-Hays
Group Study Abroad Project to
Nominated
Student Government Award for Dedication
to Students, 1998
Nominated
for
Faculty
Marshall
University Honorarium, 1995
Nominated
for Phi Kappa Phi Best Teaching Award, 1992, 1995, 1997
Nominated
for Panhellenic Best Teaching Award, 1994
Armed Forces & Society Fellow,
1990 to present
Institute
for World Politics Fellowship, 1989
Eisenhower
World Affairs Fellowship, 1988
Lassen
Fellowship, 1986
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Books:
The
Culture of Defense,
A
Short Guide to Writing About Social Science,
4th edition, with Lee Cuba, Longman Publishers, September 2001.
Book Chapters:
“East
versus West:
and International Security, edited by Yiannis Stivachtis, Atiner 2004
“FDR's Foreign Policy Persona,”
chapter in Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
Shaping of the World, volume 3, edited by Thomas C. Howard, M.E. Sharpe
Publishers, 2002. Original paper
presented at the FDR Conference at
“Classroom Research and Program
Accountability,” chapter in Classroom
Assessment, 2nd edition, with Dr. Marge Tebo-Messina, edited by
Tom Angelo. Jossey-Bass Publishers, Fall 1998.
“Ecology and Energy Issues in the
Third World,” chapter in American Moral
and Political Leadership in the Third
World, edited by Kenneth W. Thompson, University Press of America, 1985.
Journal Articles and Reviews:
Review of Theory and History in International
Relations, (New York: Routledge, 2003) in The Journal of Political Science, Volume
33, 2005, published by the South Carolina Political Science Association
“
“Democracy’s Weapon: The DeHavilland Mosquito,” Defense
Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1999, originally presented at the Annual Sienna
College Conference on WWII, May 1996.
“Machiavelli and Clausewitz
on the Political Determinants of National Security,” Defense Analysis, Vol. 13, No.1, 1997, originally presented at the South
Carolina Political Science Conference, March 1995.
“Alexis de Tocqueville and the
Military in
Papers Presented At Conferences:
“ Active Learning in European
Politics,” presented at the 2007 Conference on Teaching and Learning,
“The Divide over European Security:
the case of Missile Defense,” presented at the Midwest Political Science
Association Meeting,
“The Enforcement of European Union
Environmental Laws and Principles in the
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“Strategic Culture and the War in
“
“The Neighborhood War: Those Who Risked
Death to Stop Genocide,” presented at the
WWII Crusade and Legacy
Conference at
“Defense Redesign After the Cold War,” presented at the Inter-University Seminar on
Armed Forces and Society Bi-Annual Conference, October 1993.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Department of
Political Science,
Teach
eight courses a year. Conduct discipline
specific and interdisciplinary research.
Advise an average of 20 students a year.
Courses
developed and taught:
International
Relations
American Foreign Policy
Post-Soviet
Politics and Government International
Security
European
Politics Comparative
Politics
American
Government Critical
Issues Symposium (CIS)
Model
United Nations International
Environmental Politics
Non-Traditional
Conflict in the 21st Century Model
United Nations Symposium
General
Education 102 Model United Nations
Seminar
Service
to University
Director
of the
Arts
and Sciences Tenure and Promotion Committee Committee
on Global Community
Director
of Model United Nations Model
United Nations Judge
Chair
of Model United Nations Steering Committee Academic
Council
Student Leadership Evaluation Committee Inter-Fraternity
Advisor Student Life
Committee
Junior
Honors Director Faculty
Parliamentarian
Co-Chair
Diversity Committee Assessment
Committee
CIS
Evaluation Committee Advising
Award Committee
Atlantic
Council Representative Environmental
Coordinating Committee
Global
Studies Curriculum Committee Academic
Freedom Committee
Committee on University Forums General Education Task Force
Environmental Program
Coordinating Committee International
Advisory Board
Faculty
Concerns Textbook
Advisory Board
Departmental
Scholarship Representative
Lecturer
for Charlotte World Affairs Council Vice-Chair
of Sierra Club
Director
of Junior Scholars Camp for South Carolina Scholars Director of Tri-State MUN conference
University
United Way Chair Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
Scholarship Committee Rock
Hill Soccer Coach
Teaching and Research Assistant,
Affairs,
Assistant to the Staff Director at the
Secondary School English
Teacher, Wilbraham and
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lived
in the
Traveled throughout
Co-lead student/alumnae trips to
REFERENCES
Dr.
Zachary Davis,
Dr.
Michael Baun, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Valdosta
State University, (229)259-5082, mbaun@Valdosta.edu
Dr.
Hannah Britton, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Mississippi
State University, (662 325-7854, heb20@deanas.msstate.edu
Dr.
David Rankin, Director, Masters of Liberal Arts,
Dr.
Tom Moore, Academic Vice President of Arts and Sciences,
(803) 323-2228, mooret@winthrop.edu