about Professor Berkenpas

Joshua R. Berkenpas
Department of Political Science
Western Michigan University
[email protected]
http://www.scribd.com/Joshua_R_Berkenpas
819 Ferris Ct.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(616) 328-2922
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science
Anticipated: August 2015
Dissertation Title: “The Mythology of the
Behavioral Revolution in Contemporary Political
Science”
Dissertation Committee: Emily Hauptmann
(Chair), John Clark, Kevin Corder, and John
Gunnell (UC, Davis).
Comprehensive Field Exams in American
Politics and Political Theory
June 2010
Institute for Qualitative and Mixed-Methods
Research (IQMR), Syracuse University, NY
M.A. in Political Science 2009
Western Michigan University (WMU)
Kalamazoo, MI
B.A. 2002
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
Majors in Political Science and Spanish
Teaching Experience
Courses Taught at Aquinas College
American Politics (PS 101): Spring 2015
Presidency and Congress (PS 210): Spring 2015
Methods and Inquiry in Political Science (PS 350): Spring 2015
Courses Taught at WMU
American National Government (PSCI 2000): Summer I, 2011; Fall 2012; Spring 2013; Fall
2013; Spring 2014
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Critical Thinking about Politics (PSCI 1050, Online): Summer I, 2012; Summer I, 2013;
Summer II, 2014; Fall 2014
Teaching Assistantships (WMU)
Introduction to the History of Political Theory I (Ancient Political Thought), Spring 2012
Scope and Methods of Political Science, Fall 2011
American National Government, Spring 2011; Fall 2010
Academic Awards
2010-2014
Teaching Doctoral Graduate Assistantship, Department of Political Science
2010-2012
Outstanding Leadership Award, Graduate Student Advisory Committee
2009-2010
William A. Ritchie Scholarship Award for Special Scholastic Achievement in
Political Theory, The Department of Political Science at Western Michigan
University
2009-2010
Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award, The Graduate College at
Western Michigan University
Conference Presentations
November 2014
Paper presented at the Northwestern University
Graduate Student Conference (Chicago) titled,
“The Behavioral Tradition and the Revision of
Political Theory.”
October 2014
Paper presented at the Michigan Political
Science Association Conference (Rochester)
titled, “Voluntary Association in Detroit as a
Model for the Future.”
February 2014
Paper presented at the Western Michigan
University Graduate Humanities Conference
(Kalamazoo) titled, “Myths Today.”
March 2012
Paper presented at the Western Political Science
Association’s annual meeting (Portland) titled,
“The Behavioral Revolution?: History and Myth
in American Political Science.”
January 2012
Paper presented at the Southern Political Science
Association’s annual meeting (New Orleans)
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titled, “Foundation and Myth in American
Political Science: The Case of the Behavioral
Revolution.”
March 2011
Paper presented Midwest Political Science
Association (Chicago) titled, “The Death of
Political Theory and the Behavioral Revolution.”
March 2010
Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science
Association (Chicago) titled, “European Exile
and American Escape: The Quarrel Between
Philosophy and Science.”
Other Scholarly Activities
Fall 2012 – Present
Member of the Editorial Board, The Hilltop
Review.
Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
Editor, The Hilltop Review. An Interdisciplinary
Journal of Graduate Student Work at Western
Michigan University. Website: http://scholarwor
ks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview/vol4/iss2.
July, 2008 – February 2009
Consultant with the Fetzer Institute of
Kalamazoo, MI. I produced a final report based
on in-depth interviewing and literature review.
University Service
September 2011 –
Co-chair and Treasurer for The Campus Beet;
a registered student organization at WMU. The
group is a student organization working to open
a sustainable and eco-friendly café. Website:
http://thecampusbeet.wordpress.com.
Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
Leadership Team, The Graduate Student
Association (formerly the Graduate Student
Advisory Committee). Website: www.wmich.ed
u/gsa.
Volunteer Activity
Summer 2011
Volunteer for Fair Food Matters Kalamazoo.
Worked in their community gardens and assisted
with farmers markets. Website: http://www.fairf
oodmatters.org.
Summer 2011
Volunteer Grassroots Coordinator for the South
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West Michigan Campaign for a Fair Farm Bill.
Campaign organized by Food and Water Watch
(http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/) and Green
Corps (www.greencorps.org).
Military Service
May, 2003 – January, 2007
Foreign Language
Sergeant (E5) in the U.S. Army, including a 16
month deployment to Iraq from August 2005 to
November 2006. A recommendation from
Lieutenant Colonel Freitag is available upon
request.
Intermediate Spanish
August – December, 2002
Semester Abroad in Morelos, Mexico through
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN.
January 2000
Interim in Yucatán, Mexico through Calvin
College1
References
Dr. Emily Hauptmann (Dissertation Chair)
[email protected]
(269) 387-5695
Dr. John Clark
[email protected]
(269) 387-5620
Dr. Kevin Corder
[email protected]
(269) 387-5697
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“Interim” is a one month long course Calvin College students take between Fall and Spring semesters.
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