Curriculum Vitae Gino J. Tozzi, Jr. Lecturer of Political Science Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, TX 77901 112 Andrew Dr. Victoria, TX 77904 October 20, 2014 Education Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) Ph.D., Political Science, 2011 M.A., Political Science, 2006 Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, Michigan) B.A., Political Science and History, 2004 Appointments 2011-present Lecturer, University of Houston-Victoria 2008-2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wayne State University Dissertation Approval of George W. Bush: The Economic and Media Impact, 2011 (Chair: Ewa Golebiowska) This manuscript explains the dramatic movement in George W. Bush s approval rate by finding what variables matter the most to its change and how this is consistent with its behavior in established research. Book A Reconsideration of Hobbes for Post 9/11 America. (Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008, 96 pp.) There is a philosophical dilemma over how influential Thomas Hobbes is to American politics. This book answers that through an analysis of the modern crisis presidency in wartime and after. Book Review Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. (2014). Overreach: Leadership in the Obama Presidency, Political Studies Review. (12) 1, 159-160. 1
Conference Presentations Economic News Effects on the Public Opinion of the President, To be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2015. News Type Effects on Presidential Approval, Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2014. Model Averaging Economic Effects on Presidential Approval, Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles, California, March 2013. Modeling Economic Effects on Presidential Approval, Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Orlando, Florida, January 2013. It s All Relative: W s and Barry s Approval, Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2012. Media Effects on George W. Bush s Approval, Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2011. Approval of George W. Bush: Economic and Media Impacts, Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2010. Macroeconomic Effects on George W. Bush's Approval Rate, Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2010. A Reconsideration of Hobbes for Post 9/11 America, Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL, March 2008. America s Nationalistic and Patriotic Impulses in 1996, Poster presented at the 2005 Graduate Student Research Day at Wayne State University Working Manuscripts Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. Approval of George W. Bush: Economic and Media Impacts. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. Coming to Terms with Leviathan and the American Declaration of Independence 2
Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. Economic News Effects on the Public Opinion of the President. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. It s All Relative: W s and Barry s Approval. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. Model Averaging Economic Effects on Presidential Approval. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. News Type Effects on Presidential Approval. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. The Hobbesian Roots of the U.S. Constitution s Inception Grants, Awards, and Fellowships 2015 School Professional Development Fund, UHV Provost s Office and the School of Arts and Sciences Artinian Award, Southern Political Science Association 2014 School Professional Development Fund, UHV School of Arts and Sciences 2013 School Professional Development Fund, UHV Provost s Office and the School of Arts and Sciences 2012 School Professional Development Fund, UHV Provost s Office and the School of Arts and Sciences 2011 Travel Grant Award, Wayne State University 2010 Dissertation Research Support Grant, Wayne State University Travel Grant Award, Wayne State University Summer Dissertation Fellowship Award, Wayne State University Invited Presentations Oppressive Regimes: The North Korean Case, 2013 First Year Seminar Community of Readers Event, October 21 st, 2013. Model Averaging Economic Effects on Presidential Approval, 2013 UHV Faculty Symposium, February 7 th, 2013. 3
Authoritarian Regimes in Fact and Fiction, 2012 First Year Seminar Community of Readers Event, November 7 th, 2012. It s All Relative: W s and Barry s Approval 2012 UHV Faculty Symposium, March 1 st, 2012. Teaching Experience Fall 2011-Summer 2014 Fall 2011-Summer 2014 Spring 2012, Fall 2012 Fall 2011, 2013 University of Houston-Victoria Undergraduate Courses U.S. Government* (PSCI 2305, 3 credits) Texas State and Local Government* (PSCI 2306, 3 credits) PSCI Internship in Political Science (PSCI 4305, 3 credits) Freshman Seminar (UNIV 1200, 2 credits) Wayne State University Undergraduate Courses Fall 2009 Fall 2008-Spring 2010 Introduction to Political Science (PS 1000, 3 credits) Introduction to American Government (PS 1010, 4 credits) Wayne State University Graduate Courses Summer 2012 Statistics and Data Analysis in Political Science (PS 5630, 4 credits) (*Face to Face and Online) Invited Interviews Pro: As private company, NBA can ban Donald Sterling for comments, Interview by Jessica Preyss. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 12 May. 2014. Print. Gino Tozzi weighs in on elections. Interview by Rissa Shaw and John Estrada. Newscenter 25 @ 10. ABC KAVU, Victoria. 5 March 2014. Television. Pro/Con: Should county-level races be partisan?, Pro: County-level races should be partisan, Con: Politics should play no part in local elections. Interview by Jessica Preyss Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 23 February. 2014. Print. 4
UHV Newswire on behalf of Gino J. Tozzi, Jr. February 8, 2014. UHV lecture to discuss U.S. violations of international law. Katy Walterscheidt. Print. UHV political science professor on SOTU. Interview by Rissa Shaw and John Estrada. Newscenter 25 @ 10. ABC KAVU, Victoria. 28 January 2014. Television. Interview with Gino Tozzi over government shutdown. Interview by Rissa Shaw and John Estrada. Newscenter 25 @ 10. ABC KAVU, Victoria. 30 September 2013. Television. Exposing myths of affordable health care act. Interview by Janelle Bludau. Newscenter 25 @ 10. ABC KAVU, Victoria, TX, 26 September. 2013. Television. Local political analyst weighs in on speech. Interview by Rissa Shaw. Newscenter 25 @ 10. ABC KAVU, Victoria, TX, 10 September. 2013. Television. Texas has highest rate of uninsured. Interview by Janelle Bludau. Newcenter 25@ 6. ABC. KAVU, Victoria, TX, 4 September. 2013. Television. Locals react to medical marijuana discounts. Interview by Janelle Bludau. Newscenter 25 @ 5. ABC. KAVU, Victoria, TX, 23 August. 2013. Television. Pro: Americans willing to go very far to protect security, feel safe. Interview by Caty Hirst. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 23 June. 2013. Print. Con: NSA pushing boundaries of fourth amendment. Interview by Caty Hirst. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 23 June. 2013. Print. UHV Newswire on behalf of Gino J. Tozzi, Jr. March 23, 2013. UHV to host performance of Marx in Soho. Victoria Advocate. Print. Much more immigration reform discussion to come, locals say. Interview by Dianna Wray. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 29 January. 2013. Print. Texas secede. Interview by Janelle Bludau. Newscenter 25 @ 6. ABC. KAVU, Victoria, TX, 13 November. 2012. Television. Debate watchers. Interview by Nicole Hickl. Newscenter 25 @6. ABC. KAVU, Victoria, TX, 3 October. 2012. Television. Crossroads residents see benefits, pitfalls of healthcare act. Interview with J.R. Ortega. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 29 July. 2012. Print. 5
UHV student wants 18 year olds to be able to run for Victoria city council. Interview with Melissa Crowe. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 10 Feb. 2012: 1-2. Print. Victorians discuss transitioning from paying poll tax to voting for a black presidential candidate. Interview by Gheni Platenburg. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 22 Jan. 2012: 1-2. Print. Impact of Texas primaries. Interview by Briana Connor. Newscenter 25 @ 6. ABC. KAVU, Victoria, TX, 12 Jan. 2012. Television. Pro-con introduction: two party system rooted in U.S. History. Interview by Sonny Long. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 6 Nov. 2011: 1-2. Print. Editorials Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. The Constantly Evolving Debate on Gun Control. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 22 July. 2012. Print. Tozzi, Jr., Gino J. States Rights or Federal Supremacy. Victoria Advocate [Victoria] 1 May. 2012. Print. Professional Activities and Service Faculty Advisor, United Nations Society, 2014-2015 Panel Discussant for The Psychology of Ideological Evaluations at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2014 Panel Chair for The Psychology of Ideological Evaluations at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2014 Panel Chair for A Dollar in a Frame: Media and the Economy at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2014 Panel Chair for Vote Choice in the United States at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2014 Reviewer for American Politics Research, 2014 Organizer for the Provost Lecture Series, February, 2014 6
Beta-testing Organizer, Pearson Education Automated Essay Grading System, 2013-2014 Creator of two free textbooks for the Open Sources Pilot Project, 2013-2014 Chair of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee, 8/2012-11/2012 Director of Assessment for the Social and Behavioral Science Core, 5/2012-present Mentor for the American Political Science Association, 2012-present Panel Discussant for Presidential Strategies in the Legislative Arena at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2012. Panel Chair for The Rhetorical Presidency, Political Parties, and Elections at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2012. Panelist for Pearson Education, 4/2012 Organizer for Politics in Art, Marx in Soho, 2012-2013 Member of the Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee, 2/2012-6/2014 Member of the Undergraduate Affairs Committee, 10/2011-8/2012 Advisor for the Politics and Law Association, 10/2011-5/2012 Creator and Director of the Internship in Political Science, 12/2011-present Member of the Assistant Professor of Political Science Search Committee, 9/2012-12/2012 Member of the Freshman Seminar Committee, 9/2011-present Teaching and Research Interests American Politics, State and Local Government, American Political Thought and Development, Public Opinion, American Presidency, Political Behavior (voting behavior and political decision-making), Quantitative (Classical and Bayesian statistics) and Qualitative (media research and survey evaluation) Methods, Political Communication (media influences on opinion), Political Economy (macroeconomic effects on the political system), Public Policy (the influence of exogenous and 7
endogenous factors on policy development) Honors and Professional Memberships Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) member, 2012- Western Political Science Association (WPSA) member, 2012-2014 Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) member, 2011-2014 American Political Science Association (APSA) member, 2004-2013 APSA Presidential Studies Section member 2010-2013 APSA Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior Section member 2012-2013 Golden Key Honor Society member National Dean s List, 2004-2009 Who s Who Among American Scholars, 2004-2009 Who s Who Among American Professionals, 2011- International Scholar Laureate Program (ISLP) delegate, 2008 President, Wayne State University Political Science Graduate Student Organization, 2008-2009 Relevant Skills -Extensive knowledge and experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenOffice, Abobe Professional, Blackboard Learn 9, WebCT, SPSS, STATA, and R. -In class technologies: ELMO, Panopto, Respondus, and Turning Point Clickers -Online instruction certification from the 2011 Title V: Distance Learning Academy 8