Associate Professor of Political Science
Department of Social Science
Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
199 Chambers Street
New York, N.Y. 10007
(212) 220-1246

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Political Science. Graduate Center, City University of New York, (CUNY) 1996.
American Politics with a minor in Political Theory.
Dissertation: “Gatekeepers to the Franchise: Election Administration and Voter Participation.”
MA. City University of New York (CUNY) 1990. “Theories of the State.”
BA. Cum laude, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

ACADEMIC HONORS

Recipient of BMCC Faculty Development Award, 2004
Recipient of PSC-CUNY Faculty Development Award, 2002-2003
Recipient of BMCC Faculty Development Award, 2001
City University Fellow
CUNY Graduate Teaching Fellow

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Race and Radicalism in the United States. Co-Edited by Ron Hayduk and Yusuf Nuruddin. London: Routledge (forthcoming)

Democracy for All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights in the United States
New York: Routledge Press. 2006.

Gatekeepers to the Franchise: Shaping Election Administration in New York. Northern Illinois University Press. 2005.

Democracy’s Moment: Reforming the American Political System for the 21st Century. Co-Editor with Kevin Mattson and contributing author. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. June, 2002.

From Act Up to the WTO: Urban Activism and Community Building in Era of Globalization Co-Editor with Benjamin Shepard and contributing author. Verso Press. September, 2002.

“Race and Suburban Sprawl,” in Surviving Sprawl: Culture, Ecology and Politics, Edited by Matt Lindstrom and Hugh Bartling. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Summer, 2003.

Radical Perspectives on Race and Racism, Co-editor and contributing author with Yusuf Nuruddin and Victor Wallis. Socialism and Democracy. Talyor and Francis. 2003.
“Regional Equity as a Civil Rights Issue.” In Radical Perspectives on Race and Racism. Edited by Ronald Hayduk, Yusuf Nuruddin and Victor Wallis. Socialism and Democracy. Winter/Spring 2003.

“From Anti-Globalization to Global Justice: A Twenty First Century Movement,” essay in Teamsters and Turtles?: U.S. Progressive Political Movements in the 21st Century, edited by John Berg. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. January, 2003.

“Noncitizen Voting Rights: Extending the Franchise in the United States,” essay in The National Civic Review, in the Winter, 2003 issue (Vol. 92, No. 4).

“The Political Participation of Immigrants in New York,” co-author of this chapter for In Defense of the Alien, edited by Lydio F. Tomasi. Center for Migration Studies. 2001.

ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND REPORTS

“Democracy for All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights in the United States” New Political Science. Vol. 26, No. 4. Pages, 499-523. December, 2004.

“Progressives” and “Suburban Sprawl” in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd edition. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference / Thomson/Gale. Forthcoming.

“Non-Citizen Voting: Pipedream or Possibility?” October, 2002. The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy. (www.drummajorinstitute.org)

“The 2001 Elections in New York City: A Post Florida Examination” September, 2002. The Century Foundation. (www.tcf.org)

“Immigration, Race and Community Revitalization.” The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives. 1998. (www.aspenroundtable.org)

“Help America Vote Act (HAVA): Impact and Potential for New York,” co-author with Robert Abrams, Arthur Fried, Adam Ross, Paul Melendres, and Jason Tarricone. The Century Foundation (www.tcf.org) April, 2003.

“Democracy in Crisis: Annual Report of the New York City Voter Assistance Commission.” 1994. Published by the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York.

Authored book reviews, articles and opinion pieces for various journals and magazines.
Television and radio appearances include: MSNBC; Good Day New York (Fox Television), Regional News Network, CUNY TV, Crosswalks, NPR radio, WNYC, WBAI, and Italian State Radio. Quoted in national and international newspapers. Delivered testimony to the New York State Legislature and New York City Council.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

American Political Science Association. Philadelphia PA. August 31 to September 3rd 2006. “Immigrant Political Incorporation: Possibilities and Pitfalls for Multiracial Politics.”

Race and U.S. Political Development. A conference hosted by the University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. May 11 and 12, 2006. “Multiracial Politics: Schism or Coalition?”

Citizens, non-citizens and voting rights in Europe. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 2-4, 2005. “Immigrant Voting Rights in the United States.”

Race, Gender and Class in the 21st Century. New Orleans. September 23-25, 2004. “Democracy for All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights in the U.S.”

American Political Science Association. Philadelphia PA. August 27 to August 31, 2003. “Noncitizen Voting: Expanding the Franchise in the United States”

American Political Science Association. Boston, MA. August/September, 2002. “Noncitizen Voting Rights: Shifts in Immigrant Political Status during the Progressive Era.”

Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 2002. “Florida is Everywhere: Election Administration and Elections in New York City.”

American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA. August/September, 2001. “Gatekeepers to the Franchise: Election Administration and Voter Participation.”

CUNY Center for Urban Research and The International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, New School University. CUNY Graduate Center. 2000. “Who Naturalizes, Who Votes and Why?: Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives.”

Center For Migration Studies. Washington D.C. February, 2000. Co-author, “Political Participation of Immigrants in New York.”

American Political Science Association. August, 1997. Washington D.C. Presented paper, “The Struggle Continues: The Politics of Motor Voter in New York.”

Caribbean Studies Association. May, 1997. Barranquilla, Colombia. Presented paper, “The Two Worlds of Disney: The Haitian Dystopia Behind the U.S. Utopia.”

TEACHING

Associate Professor and Deputy Chair, Borough of Manhattan Community College, (CUNY) 2005 to present.
Courses: American Government; Urban Politics; Power in American Politics; Political Theory. Faculty Coordinator of CUNY Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Politics.

Assistant Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 2000 to 2005.
Courses: American Government; Urban Politics. Faculty Coordinator of CUNY Internship Program on Government and Politics.

Assistant Professor, Touro College. Department of Political Science. Fall, 1997 to Spring, 2000.
Courses Taught: Political Parties & Elections; State & Local Politics; Political Theory; Congress; Presidency; American Government; and Advanced Topics.

Adjunct Instructor, Columbia University. Department of Political Science. Spring, 1999. Course Taught: American Urban Politics.

Adjunct Instructor, Baruch College, CUNY. School of Public Affairs, Masters in Public Administration Program. Fall, 1997 & Fall, 1998.
Course Taught: Select Topics in Public Administration: Federalism

Adjunct Instructor, City College, CUNY. Department of Political Science. 1990 to 1996. Faculty Coordinator City College Internship Program in Government and Politics.
Courses Taught: Political Parties and Interest Groups; Public Policy; American Government; and Seminar on New York State and Local Government and Politics

Adjunct Instructor at New York University (1995), Hunter College (1991-1992), John Jay College (1989).
Courses Taught: Urban Politics; State and Local Politics; Internship in Government and Politics; Political Parties and Interest Groups; Public Policy; and American Government.

RELATED WORK

Co-Director, Immigrant Voting Project. 2004 to date. The Immigrant Voting Project is a resource to advance discussion about the practice of noncitizen voting in local elections -- often referred to as "resident voting" -- which was widely practiced in American history and which is making a revival today. Resident voting promotes civic participation and enhances democracy; gives voice to one of the last disenfranchised segments of the population; and increases government accountability in communities with large immigrant populations. Organize forums, produce a broad range of materials, provide technical assistance to advocates across the country, present testimony at public hearings, write reports, and materials for the press. Maintain a website and list-serve as a hub for these efforts at: www.immigrantvoting.org.

Consultant, Demos: A Network of Ideas and Action. 1999 to date. Author and coordinator of forthcoming two-part report, “The Representation Crisis: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Future of American Democracy.” Conducted research on democracy in the U.S. with focus on state level political processes and institutions. Participated in organizing conferences, workshops, and in writing reports and several publications that focus on the health of democracy in the states as measured by a broad set of indicators and data. Also assisted in formation of a network of academics, policy makers at all levels of government, and community-based organizations who are engaged in democracy building. www.demos-usa.org

Expert Witness, Emery and Associates, Summer 2003, to December, 2003. Expert Witness in Redistricting Lawsuit, Rodriguez v Pataki. U.S. Southern District Court.

Expert Witness, The Brennan Center. December, 2002 to February, 2003. Expert Witness in Green Party of New York State v. New York State Board of Elections. New York Supreme Court

Lead Researcher and Expert Witness, NAACPLDF. Spring, 2002 to Fall, 2002. Hired two assistants and coordinated and conducted research about the impacts of election practices on voter participation in the 2000 presidential election in Florida. Rebuttal Expert Witness in the NAACP v. Harris lawsuit, which was settled in 2003.

Consultant, The Century Foundation. Fall, 2001 to Summer, 2003. Commissioned to research and write two reports: one about the 2001 New York City Elections. (September, 2002); The second about the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) as it pertains to New York (Summer, 2003).

Consultant, The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Race and Community Change. 1998 to 2003. Wrote critical analysis of two sets of literatures: one on immigration, and a second on regionalism. Papers on both subject areas were published by the Aspen Institute in 2000 and in 2002. Member of project team of scholars and practitioners that examined what we call “Structural Racism.” Present findings to the Aspen Roundtable Board of Directors and at conferences of scholars and practitioners working in the community building field. Convene groups of researchers and practitioners to formulate further research and to develop strategic plans and pilot programs in several sites in the country.

Coordinator, New York City Voter Assistance Commission, (VAC), January, 1993 to January, 1996. Responsible for this nonpartisan city charter agency—comprised of mayoral appointees, City Council representatives, and agency commissioners—mandated to facilitate voter participation through government agencies and community based organizations. Designed voter registration and education programs for thirty city agencies and dozens of community based non-profit organizations. Wrote New York City's “motor voter” law, conducted focus groups and training workshops for agency personnel and non-profit groups, produced public service announcements for television and radio networks, and produced periodic and annual reports.

Consultant, Gubernatorial Campaign of Peter Vallone, New York City Council Speaker. 12/97 to 3/98. Coordinated advisory boards of scholars and policy experts and conducted research into several policy issue areas—education, health care, and economic development—for a briefing book for candidate Vallone.

Consultant, 1199 Hospital and Health Care Workers Union. Spring, 2000. Wrote a critical review of the voter participation literature and provided an analysis of the main models of voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts in the U.S. Produced a model program of best practices that the union could implement.

Faculty Advisor, Mock City Council for College Now high school students, coordinated by the CUNY Internship Program in Government. Fall, 2002 and Fall, 2003.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Political Science Association (APSA), 1992 to date.
Editorial Board, Socialism and Democracy. 1999 to date.
Board Member, Brecht Forum. 1993 to date. Co-Chair from 1998-1999.
Coalition for Voter Participation. 1992 to date.
Coalition to Expand Voting Rights. 2003 to date.
Professional Staff Congress (PSC). Legislative and Solidarity Committee. 2001 to date.