Mack Mariani
Curriculum Vitae
Revised: January 2007

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Contact Information

Mack Mariani, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government · Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road · Clinton, NY 13323
(585) 469-1806 · mmarian@hamilton.edu
http://academics.hamilton.edu/government/mmarian

Education

Ph.D.    in Political Science, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, New York. Fields: American Politics, Public Policy, May 2006.
Certificate of University Teaching, May 2006
                 
M.A       in Political Science, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, New York, December 1992.

B.A.      in Political Science, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, May 1991.

Dissertation

A Gendered Pipeline?  The Advancement of State Legislators to Congress in Five States  –  An assessment of the impact of personal, cultural, and structural variables on the advancement of female state legislators to Congress in five states from 1993 to 2002.  Committee: Kristi Andersen (chair), Jeffrey Stonecash, Grant Reeher, Rogan Kersh, Kira Sanbonmatsu (Ohio State).  Defended March 24, 2006.

Publications: Books

Diverging Parties(with Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Mark D. Brewer).  Boulder: Westview Press, 2003.

The Insider’s Guide to Political Internships (ed., with Grant Reeher). Boulder: Westview Press, 2002.

Publications: Articles

“Northern Democrats and Party Polarization in the U.S. House,” (with Mark D. Brewer and Jeffrey M. Stonecash).  Legislative Studies Quarterly, Vol. XXVII (August 2002): 423-44.

“Republican Gains in the House, 1994-1996: Class Polarization in American Politics,” (with Jeffrey M. Stonecash).  Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 115, No. 1 (Spring 2000): 93-113.

“The Michigan Militia: Political Engagement or Political Alienation?” Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 10, No.4 (Winter 1998): 123-149.

"Maintaining a Republican Senate in New York: Apportionment, Incumbency, and Campaign Spending," (with Jeffrey M. Stonecash, et. al.). Comparative State Politics, Vol. 19, No. 4 (August 1998): 19-29.

Under Review/Works in Progress

“Connecting Students to Politics through a Multi-Course Campaign Simulation.”  Accepted with minor revisions, PS: Political Science and Politics

“A Gendered Pipeline? The Advancement of State Legislators to Congress in Five States.” Under Review.

“The Effect of Campaign Internships on Political Efficacy, Trust and Participation,” with Philip Klinkner.

Research Interests

Congressional and state legislative elections; political parties and partisanship;women and politics; Congress and the bureaucracy; political internships and experiential learning; smart growth and regionalism. 

Teaching Experience

Hamilton College, Department of Government
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2005 - present.

Nazareth College, Department of History and Political Science
Adjunct Instructor, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

Monroe Community College, Dept. of Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology
Adjunct Instructor, Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2001

Syracuse University, Department of Political Science
Instructor, Fall 2000, Summer 2000
Teaching Assistant/Associate, Fall 1997 – Spring 2000

State University of New York at Oswego, Department of Political Science
Interim Instructor, Spring 1998

Syracuse University, Graduate School Teaching Assistant Program
Teaching Fellow, Summer 1999 – Participated in the development and implementation of summer orientation and training programs for 300 incoming Teaching Assistants. 

Syracuse University, Department of Political Science, Future Professoriate Project
Teaching Associate, Summer 1998 to Summer 2000 - Coordinated and implemented a series of professional development seminars, developed a teaching portfolio and independently taught an undergraduate course under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

Professional Experience

County of Monroe, Rochester, NY
Speechwriter, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, Jan. 2005 to July 2005
Chief of Staff, Majority office of the Monroe County Legislature, Jan. 2003 to Dec. 2004
Director of Special Projects, Department of Communications, Jan. 2002 to Dec. 2002
Farmland Protection Specialist, Planning and Economic Development, Feb. 2001 to Jan. 2002
Research Fellow
, Monroe County Legislature, May 1998 – February 2001

U.S. Representative Bill Paxon, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC/Victor, NY
District Director, Victor, NY, March 1997 to August 1997
Press Secretary, Washington, DC, January 1996 to March 1997
Legislative Assistant, Washington, DC, September 1994 to January 1996
Staff Assistant, Washington, DC, September 1993 to August 1994
Congressional Intern, Washington, DC, January 1993 to April 1993

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Washington, DC
Field Liaison , Campaign Division, April 1993 to September 1993

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, Washington, DC
Resident Assistant , April 1993 to October 1994

U.S. Representative Jack Kemp, Buffalo, NY
District Intern, May 1988 to August 1988

Courses Taught

  • Intro. to American Political Process
  • Intro. to American National Government
  • Introduction to Political Science
  • Congress and the Presidency
  • Congress and the Legislative Process
  • Public Administration
  • Politics, Persuasion & Public Opinion
  • Seminar: Federalists & Anti-Federalists (interim)
  • Political Argument & Reasoning (team taught)
  • Campaign Internship
  • Senior Thesis

Teaching Assistantships

  • Intro. to American National Government
  • Federalism
  • State and Local Politics
  • Judicial Process

Teaching Interests

American Politics and Government: American National Government, Congress & the Presidency, Interest Groups, Parties & Elections, Federalism, State & Local Politics, Political Communication and Internships

Public Administration and Policy: Introduction to Public Administration, Public Administration and Democracy, Intergovernmental Relations, Bureaucracy, Public Policy Analysis  

Methodology: Research Methods, Quantitative Analysis

Teaching Portfolio

Provided on request or viewable online at http://academics.hamilton.edu/government/mmarian.

Conferences, Papers and Presentations

“The Effect of Campaign Internships on Political Efficacy, Trust and Participation,” with Philip Klinkner, paper proposal accepted for presentation at the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Charlotte, NC, February 2007.

“A Gendered Pipeline? The Advancement of State Legislators to Congress in Five States,” paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, September 1, 2006.

"The Legislative Career Ladder and Women's Descriptive Representation in Congress: 1973-1999," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 2000.

"The Emergence of the Democratic Party in the North, 1946-1998" (with Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Mark D. Brewer), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science  Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 2000. 

Chair, Congressional Committees: Development and Influence panel, the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2000.

"The Legislative Career Ladder and Women's Descriptive Representation in Congress: 1973-1999," poster presented at the Women Transforming Congress Conference, Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, April 13-15, 2000.

"The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 1991: Bureaucratic Resistance or  Congressional Deference?" paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 1999.

"The Career Ladder and Political Opportunities for Women: the Case of New York State", poster/paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 2, 1999.

Chair, Elections and Voting panel on "When and How to Go Negative," the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 5, 1999.

"The Career Ladder and Political Opportunities for Women in Congress and State Legislatures," paper presented at the Women and Society Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, June 12, 1999.

"Explaining the 1994 Elections," with Jeffrey M. Stonecash, paper presented to the Graduate Student-Faculty Seminar (GSFS), Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, New York, April 9, 1999.

Chair and Discussant, American Politics panel on National Politics and Public Policy, the annual meeting of the New York State Political Science Association, Albany, New York, May 9, 1998.

"The Michigan Militia: Voting, Threat or Revolution?" paper presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Political Science Association, Albany, New York, May 8, 1998.

Honors and Awards

Syracuse University, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 1999-2000
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, Conference Scholarship, Spring 2000
Roscoe Martin Award, Dissertation Support, Maxwell School of Citizenship, Fall 1999
Syracuse University, Department of Political Science, Summer Research Fellowship, 1999
Fr. Edmund G. Ryan Award for Service to Canisius College, 1991
Canisius College, Anthony J. Collucci, Jr. Scholarship, 1990