Deanna J. Watts CURRICULUM VITAE Assistant Professor Phone: (325) 942-2262 ext. 6181 Department of Political Science & Philosophy Email: deanna.watts@angelo.edu Angelo State University, Rassman #220 Fax: (325) 942-2307 ASU Station #10896 San Angelo, TX 76909 Education Ph.D., Political Science,, Oxford, Ohio. August 2012. Fields: American Politics and Public Administration. Dissertation: Rhetoric of the Administrative Presidency: Presidential Communication, the Executive Branch, and Signing Statements. Committee: Dr. Bryan W. Marshall (chair), Dr. Ryan J. Barilleaux, Dr. Christopher S. Kelley, and Dr. Andrew R.L. Cayton. ISPS/ICPSR 2010 Summer Program. Designing, Conducting, and Analyzing Field Experiments, July 14-16, 2010, with Dr. Donald Green, Yale University. M.A., Political Science,, Oxford, Ohio, August 2008. Master s Research Topic: The Path to Higher Office: Women in Ohio Local and State Government. B.A., Psychology, Cum Laude, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia, May 2007. Teaching Positions and Experience Assistant, Angelo State University (ASU), San Angelo, Texas, August 2012 - present. The U.S. Congress (POLS 3307). Politics and Administrative Strategies (POLS 3317). American Politics and Mass Media (POLS 3316). The American Presidency (POLS 3308). American Political Parties (POLS 3302). Federal and State Government (POLS 2301, POLS 2302). Directed Undergraduate Research (POLS 4391). Internships (POLS 4671). Directed Honors Thesis (HONR 4399). Teaching Associate,, Oxford, Ohio, August 2011 - May 2012. American Political System (POL 241) Guest Lecturer,, Oxford, Ohio, January 2010 - May 2012. Politics and National Issues (POL 101). Spring Semester 2010. American Political System (POL 241). Fall Semester 2010. Watts, CV Page 1 of 5
Teaching Interests The American Presidency. The U.S. Congress. Mass Media and American Politics. Strategic Political Communication. Political Rhetoric. Political and Administrative Strategies; Bureaucratic Politics. Political Psychology. Political Parties and Interest Groups. Public Administration. Research Interests American Political Institutions: The Presidency; Congress; Federal Bureaucracy. Strategic Political Communication: Political Public Relations; Presidential Administrative Rhetoric; Public Affairs Strategies; Public Diplomacy; Crisis Communication. Mass Media and American Politics: Agenda Setting; Framing; American Mass Media as a Political Institution; Media Relations and the American Political Institutions. Political Behavior and Political Psychology: Campaign Strategies; Political Participation and Civic Engagement; Voting Behavior. Political Parties and Interest Groups: Lobbying; Policy-Making and Agenda Setting; Candidate Recruitment; Public Opinion; Campaign Management. Public Administration: Presidential Administrative Strategies; Bureaucratic Politics; Decision- Making; Politics of Public Budgeting; Public Personnel Management. Professional Conferences Northeast Political Science Association, 2012 Conference, Boston, MA, November 16. Paper presentation, Bridging the Gap: Linking the Rhetorical and Administrative Presidencies through Signing Statements. Discussant: Influencing Presidential Decisions. Midwest Political Science Association. 2012 Conference, Chicago, IL, April 12-15. Paper presentation, Presidential Foreshadowing: Signing Statements, Policy Requests, and the Threat of Public Appeals (1933-2011) with Dr. Christopher S. Kelley, Dr. Bryan W. Marshall and Dr. Kevin Andrew Evans. Discussant: Presidential Campaigns and Elections. Midwest Political Science Association. 2011 Conference, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3. Paper presentation, Who s Listening? The Rhetorical Presidency and Media Coverage of the Signing Statement with Dr. Christopher S. Kelley and Dr. Bryan W. Marshall. Midwest Political Science Association. 2010 Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 22-25. Paper presentation, You Said What?: The Politics of Rhetorical Signing Statements Under Unified and Divided Government with Dr. Christopher S. Kelley and Dr. Bryan W. Marshall. Northeast Political Science Association. 2009 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 20. Paper presentation, Christianity and American Politics: Alexis de Tocqueville s Fear and the Findings of Social Science. Watts, CV Page 2 of 5
Publications Taking Credit and Avoiding Blame: The Politics of Rhetorical Signing Statements under Unified and Divided Government, with Christopher S. Kelley and Bryan W. Marshall. In The Presidential Leadership Dilemma: Between the Constitution and a Political Party, eds. Julia R. Azari, Lara M. Brown, and Zim G. Nwokora, SUNY Press, 2013: 159-183. Assessing the Rhetorical Side of Presidential Signing Statements, with Christopher S. Kelley and Bryan W. Marshall. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 43, no.2, June 2013: 274-298. Works in Progresss Examining Media Coverage and the Rhetorical Role of the Presidential Signing Statement, with Christopher S. Kelley and Bryan W. Marshall. (Revising for journal submission). Reshaping the Agenda: The President s Use of Legislative Appeals in Signing Statements with Kevin A. Evans and Bryan W. Marshall. (Revising for journal submission). Rhetoric and Presidential Administration: Managing the Federal Bureaucracy through Bill Signing Statements. (Revising for journal submission). The Case for Clarity: Rhetoric and the Administrative Presidency of George W. Bush. (Revising for journal submission). Professional Development and Service Angelo State University: Enhanced Interrogation and Its Use in the War Against Terrorism, ASU Panel Discussion, March 30, 2015. Presenter: The War on Terror and Presidential Power. Student Government Association (SGA) Faculty Advisor, Angelo State University, 2013-2015. Political Science and Philosophy Department Search Committees for Political Science Instructors, February 2015 - May 2015. Philosophy Club, Panel on Graduate School Expectations and Experiences, Discussant. November 28, 2013. Civil War Lecture Series, Lincoln, His Party, and Civil War Era Politics, October 8, 2013. Presenter: Lincoln: Presidential Party Leadership and Party-Building Efforts. Phi Kappa Phi, Charter Member, Angelo State University Chapter #321, April 25, 2013. Government and Public Service Internship Program, Selection Sub-Committee, 2013 - present. Undergraduate Internship Advisor, Political Science and Philosophy Department, 2013-present. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research certified, Protecting Human Research Participants, June 26, 2013. Teaching Seminar: Changing Minds One Curriculum at a Time through Innovative Teaching. Howard College, January 11, 2013. Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Political Science Review, 2013 - present. Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Political Behavior, 2013 present. Ad Hoc Reviewer, Political Research Quarterly, 2013 - present. Ad Hoc Reviewer, Congress & the Presidency, 2012 - present. Watts, CV Page 3 of 5
: Graduate Research Associate for the Center of Public Management and Regional Affairs (CPMRA),, Oxford, Ohio, 2008-2012. Responsibilities included survey research, undergraduate project supervision, data organization, entry and analysis. Graduate Student Representative, Search Committee for Political Science Department Chair; nominated by faculty, May 2011 - March 2012. Grant Writing Workshop,, Summer Semester 2011. Ohio Township Association. Winter Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 17-20, 2010. Attended as part of CPMRA staff and provided technical assistance to township trustees, and addressed inquiries on resources and research. Summer Internship Program, Seasongood Good Government Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, May-August, 2009 ($4,320). Academic Awards and Grants Angelo State University: Awarded $3,000 grant to fund undergraduate research assistants, May 2014. Freshman College Recognition, Early Alert Program s Top Five Faculty Supporters, Fall 2013. Nominated for the Rodgers Distinguished Faculty Award, July 2013. Faculty Research Enhancement Program, awarded grant of $6,530 for travel and expenses associated with documents research at the Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush Presidential Libraries, June 2013. : Phi Kappa Phi Induction, National Honor Society for all academic disciplines, 2012. Awarded $800 from the Graduate School, ISPS/ICPSR 2010 Summer Program. Graduate Assistantship, tuition waiver and stipend,, Oxford, Ohio, August 2007-2012. Wheeling Jesuit University: Presidential Scholarship Recipient ($7500/year). Psi Chi Induction, International Honor Society in Psychology, 2006. Psychology ETS/MFT: Top 89 th percentile nationwide, 2007. Dennis J. Maceiko Service Award, 2007; Recognition to the senior psychology major who best exemplifies the Jesuit dedication to departmental and public service. Professional Memberships American Political Science Association, 2007 - present. Midwest Political Science Association, 2009 - present. Northeast Political Science Association, 2009 - present. American Society for Public Administration, 2013 - present. Southern Political Science Association, 2015-present. Watts, CV Page 4 of 5
Professional References Dr. Bryan W. Marshall, Assistant Dept. Chair Dr. Ryan J. Barilleaux, former Dept. Chair Dissertation Chair Harrison Hall, 330 Harrison Hall, 214 349 E. High St. 349 E. High St. Oxford, OH 45056 Oxford, OH 45056 513-529-2005 513-529-0161 barillrj@muohio.edu marshabw@muohio.edu Dr. Philip A. Russo Dr. Christopher S. Kelley Lecturer, Political Science Dept. Director, Center for Public Management Harrison Hall, 308 and Regional Affairs (CPMRA) 349 E. High St. Political Science Oxford, OH 45056 Harrison Hall, 118 513-529-3959 Oxford, OH 45056 chris.kelley@muohio.edu 513-529-2008 russopa@muohio.edu Dr. Jack Barbour, Department Chair Angelo State University ASU Station #10896 ASU Station #10896 Rassman 213A Rassman 215 San Angelo, TX 76909 San Angelo, TX 76909 Dr. Tony Bartl Assistant Angelo State University 325-486-6106 325-486-6107 jack.barbour@angelo.edu tony.bartl@angelo.edu Watts, CV Page 5 of 5