WAYNE P. STEGER - College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

WAYNE P. STEGER
wsteger@depaul.edu
Political Science Department
DePaul University
990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 325-4240
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Iowa, 1995
Dissertation: “Presidential Policy Initiation and Passing Legislation in the House and Senate”
B.A. in Political Science and B.A. in History, Iowa State University, 1989
Phi Beta Kappa
Academic Appointments
Professor, Political Science, DePaul University, 2008Associate Professor, Political Science, DePaul University, 2001-2008
Assistant Professor, Political Science, DePaul University, 1996-2001
Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science, Marquette University, 1995-1996
Instructor, Political Science, Iowa State University, 1994-1995
Adjunct Instructor, Political Science, University of Iowa, 1994
Research and Teaching Assistant, Political Science, University of Iowa, 1989-1993
Administrative Appointments
Chair, Department of Political Science, DePaul University, 2008- 2014
 Department of 20 tenure track/ tenured faculty and as many as six full time and 14
part-time, non-tenure track faculty
 Program with as many as 684 undergraduate majors and double majors
 Courses offered in or cross-listed with 18 programs including: African-Black
Diaspora, Catholic Studies, Comparative Literature, Geography, Global Asian
Studies, International Studies, Latin & Latin America Studies, Peace, Justice &
Conflict Studies, Public Policy, Sociology, Women & Gender Studies, World Islamic
Studies, MA in Liberal Studies, MA in Journalism; and the university’s Honors
Program, Multicultural Seminar, First Year and Quantitative Literacy programs
 Highlights include four tenure track hires, six promotion/tenure cases, Academic
Program Review; revision of departmental governance and personnel promotion
guidelines; restructured degree requirements; mentoring program for junior faculty,
career development for non-tenure track faculty, and coordination with University
Career Center to expand career advising, career building workshops, job fairs, and
expanded career opportunities for PSC majors.
Wayne P. Steger
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Courses Taught
First year courses/seminars: American Political System, Representatives and Representation in
Chicago (first year seminar), Politics in Film & Reality (first year seminar)
Intermediate courses: American Presidency, Congress & the Legislative Process, Parties and
Elections, States Markets and Society (Honors), American Foreign Policy, Campaigns and
Elections (experiential learning)
Advanced courses/seminars: Political Analysis & Research Methods, Statistics Lab, Economic
Theory and Practice in Federal Budgeting, Economics, Ideology & Policy, Models of Individual
& Public Choice, Agenda-Setting & Public Policy, Senior Capstone
Special courses: supervised 122 internships, 70 independent studies, 14 senior theses
Awards and Recognition
Nominated six times for the Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2000
Honorary faculty inductee, Golden Key Honor Society, DePaul University, 1999
Laurence Fairall Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1990, 1991
Phi Beta Kappa, Iowa State University, 1990
Graduated with Distinction, Iowa State University, 1989
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1989
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Iowa State University, 1988
Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Scholarship, Iowa State University, 1987
Phi Kappa Tau Foundation Leadership Award, Iowa State University, 1985
Books & Edited Volumes
A Citizen’s Guide to Presidential Nominations: the Competition for Leadership, Routledge
Press, 2015.
American Review of Politics, Vol. 28. 2008. Guest co-editor with Andrew Dowdle, special
edition on the 2008 presidential nominations.
Campaigns and Political Marketing, 2006. Lead co-editor with Sean Q Kelly and Mark J.
Wrighton, London: Haworth Press.
Journal of Political Marketing, Assoc. Editor, 2001 – 2008
 Managed review and editorial decisions for submissions in political communication,
political psychology, and political science; editor on 42 published articles.
 Submissions from N. America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and S. America.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Two Paradigms of Presidential Nominations, Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2013, 43 (2): 377387.
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Playing Defense in the Illinois 10th: Surviving Obama-mania in the Shadow of Chicago,
American Review of Politics, 2009, 30 (2): 137-154.
The Viability Primary: Modeling Candidate Support Before the Primaries? (with Randall Adkins
and Andrew Dowdle), Political Research Quarterly, 2009, 62 (1): 77-91.
How did the Primary Vote Forecasts Fare in the 2008 Nominations? Presidential Studies
Quarterly, 2009, 39 (1): 141-154.
Inter-Party Differences in Elite Support for Presidential Nomination Candidates, American
Politics Research, 2008, 36 (1): 724-49.
Forecasting the presidential primary vote: viability, ideology and momentum, International
Journal of Forecasting, 2008, 24 (2): 193-208.
Who Wins Nominations and Why? An Updated Forecast of the Presidential Primary Vote,
Political Research Quarterly, 2007, 60 (1): 91-99.
Stepping Stone to the White House or Tombstone on Presidential Ambition? Why senators
usually fail when they run for the White House, American Review of Politics. 2006, 27
(1): 45-70.
The President’s Legislative Program: an Issue of Sincere vs. Strategic Behavior, Politics &
Policy, 2005, 33 (2): 312-29.
The New Hampshire Effect in Presidential Nominations (with Randall Adkins and Andrew
Dowdle), Political Research Quarterly, 2004, 57 (3): 375-390.
Presidential Renomination Challenges in the 20th Century. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2003,
33 (4): 827-852.
A Quarter Century of Network News Coverage of Candidates in Presidential Nomination
Campaigns, Journal of Political Marketing, 2002, 1 (1): 91-116
Candidate Competition and Attrition in Presidential Primaries, 1912-2000. (primary author with
John Hickman and Ken Yohn), American Politics Research, 2002, 30 (5): 528-554.
Campaign Momentum, Front-Loading, and Press Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Nominating
Campaign, Illinois Political Science Review, 2001, 7 (1): 21-40.
Do Primary Voters Draw From a Stacked Deck? Presidential Nominations in an Era of
Candidate-Centered Campaigns, Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2000, 30 (4): 727-753.
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The Occurrence and Consequences of Electoral Mandates in Historical Context, Congress & the
Presidency, 2000, 27 (2): 121-147.
Comparing News and Commentary Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Nominating Campaign,
Presidential Studies Quarterly, 1999, 29 (2): 40-64.
Presidential Policy Initiation and the Politics of Agenda Control, Congress & the Presidency,
1997, 24 (1): 17-36.
The Two Presidencies Thesis: Directions for Future Research, (with James M. Lindsay),
Congress & the Presidency, 1993, 20(2): 103-117.
The Determinants of Presidential Foreign Policy Choice, (with James M. Lindsay and Lois W.
Sayrs), American Political Quarterly, 1992, 20 (1): 3-25.
Articles and Chapters in Edited Volumes (invited / editor reviewed)
A Transformational Presidential Campaign: Marketing and Candidate Messaging in 2012,
Winning the Presidency, 2012, William Crotty (ed.), Routledge, 2013. pp. 74- 89.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, Chronology of the U.S. Presidency,
Matthew Manweller (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2012, pp. 1065-1116.
Why are Presidential Nominations so Difficult to Forecast? (with Randy Adkins and Andrew
Dowdle), The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2012, William G. Mayer and
Jonathan Bernstein (eds.), Roman & Littlefield. 2011, pp. 1-22.
Replacing a President: Scandal and Competition for Barak Obama’s Illinois Senate Seat, Cases
in Congressional Campaigns: Riding the Wave 2010, David Dulio and Randall Adkins,
(eds.), Routledge, 2011, pp. 117-138.
Running Scared from the Hill and at Home, in Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Incumbents
Playing Defense in 2008, Randall Adkins and Dave Dulio, (eds.), Roman & Littlefield,
2010, pp. 60-74.
Following the Leader: the impact of endorsements on presidential nomination contests," Voting
in America: What influences the American Voter: Interest Groups, Issues, and the Media.
Morgan E. Felchner (ed.), Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008, Vol. 2, pp. 183-208.
The 2008 Presidential Nominations, (with Andrew Dowdle), American Review of Politics, 2008,
28: 291-293.
Party Elite Support for Candidates in the 2008 Presidential Nomination, American Review of
Politics, 2008, 28: 293-318.
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Campaigns and Political Marketing in Political Science Context, (with Sean Q. Kelly and Mark
Wrighton), Journal of Political Marketing, 2006, 5 (1/2): 1-10.
 Reprinted in Campaigns and Political Marketing, Haworth Press. 2006.
The Permanent Campaign: Marketing As a Governing Tool, Handbook of Political Marketing,
Bruce I. Newman, (ed.), Sage Publications, 1999, pp. 661-684
Encyclopedia Entries and other Essays (editor reviewed)
Fiscal Conservatism: Ideology or Pursuit of Power, Presidents & Executive Politics Report,
2014. 36 (2): 9-10
Asymmetric Party Governance in an Era of Polarized Parties, Presidents & Executive Politics
Report, 2013. 35 (2): 15-16
Presidential Campaigns, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior,
Kenneth F. Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 1: 87-92
Presidential Nomination Process, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral
Behavior, Kenneth F. Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 2:
456-457
Endorsements in Campaigns, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral
Behavior, Kenneth F. Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 1:
217-218
Candidate Image, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior,
Kenneth F. Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 1: 108-110
Voter Expectations, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior,
Kenneth F. Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 2: 832-833
Party Image, in the Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior, Kenneth F.
Warren (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, 2008, Vol. 2: 485-86
The Upside of an Unfair Presidential Primary Schedule, Presidency Research Group Report,
2007, 30 (1): 8-9
An Evolutionary Epistemological Perspective on Presidency Research, Presidency Research
Group Report 1998. 21 (1): 13-18
Editorial essays in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times
 Tax hike will bring spending cuts, Chicago Sun Times, February 8, 2011
 The challenge of cleaning up Illinois politics, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 10, 2010
 Fixing the Illinois government mess, Chicago Tribune, June 23, 2009
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Is a bailout a good idea? Chicago Tribune, October, 2008
Book Reviews
Cohen, Marty, David Karol, Hans Noel, and John Zaller. 2008. The Party Decides: Presidential
Nominations Before and After Reform. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, in
Congress & the Presidency. 2009, 36 (2): 212-14.
Thomas Gangale. 2008. From the Primaries to the Polls: How to Repair America's Broken
Presidential Nomination Process, Praeger, in Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2009, 39
(4): 941-42.
Emmett H. Buell, Jr. and William G. Mayer (eds.). 2004. Enduring Controversies in Presidential
Nominating Politics. Pittsburgh University Press, in Presidential Studies Quarterly. 2006.
36 (3): 327-28.
James P. Pfiffner. 2004. The Character Factor: How We Judge America’s Presidents. College
Station: Texas A & M University Press, in Political Science Quarterly. 2005. 119 (3):
528-29
Mel Laracey. 2003. Presidents and the People: The Partisan Story of Going Public, College
Station: Texas A & M University Press, in Congress and the Presidency. 2003. 30 (1):
105-107
James E. Campbell. 2000. The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the
National Vote. (Texas A&M University Press), in Presidential Studies Quarterly. 2001.
30 (4): 813-15
Dan Palazzolo. 1999. Done Deal: The Politics of the 1997 Budget Agreement. Chatham House
Publishers, in Congress & the Presidency. 2000. 26 (2): 240-42
Manuscripts under review / revision
Progressive Ambition, Opportunism, and the Presidency, 1972-2012, (with Randall Adkins
Andrew Dowdle, and Greg Petrow), Journal of Politics
Research in progress
Hypocrisy and Fiscal Conservatism: the Pursuit of Ideology and Power in a Polarized Congress
 Shows that most legislators of both parties adopt fiscal conservative positions when
they are in the minority, while supporting expanded deficits when they control
government. The result is hypocrisy in position taking, which is driven by political
party competition for institutional control more than ideology.
Federal Revenues and Spending: From Balance to Deficits
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Demonstrates a fundamental shift in fiscal policy largely beginning with the Reagan
years that has resulted in long-term structural deficits. I argue this results from: 1)
the adoption of supply-side economic philosophy by Republicans, 2) cumulative
changes in the tax code that shift revenues from a reliance on income and corporate
taxes to payroll taxes, 3) growing economic inequality, and 4) a change in the effects
of recessions on federal expenditures and revenues.
Institutional Constraints and Opportunities for Political Marketing
 Institutional factors like collective decision-making, separated institutions sharing
powers, the time lag between elections and policy implementation form constraints on
the common theory of political marketing, but also create opportunities for legislators
to market themselves through symbolic action and multi-level marketing approaches.
When are spending cuts politically feasible? an individual level analysis of public attitudes
toward government spending and taxes
 Assesses the thesis, derived from Niskanen’s equation of price theory with supply and
demand for government services, that demand for government programs and services
is inversely related to taxation. This allows for Buchanan’s recognition that deficit
spending increases demand for government services while higher taxes reduce
demand for government—opposite of the expectation of supply-side theory as
articulated by Laffer, Mundel and others
Conference Papers and Presentations
C-span coverage of conference panels
http://www.c-span.org/video/?316105-2/political-party-nominations-scandals
http://www.c-span.org/video/?289480-1/2008-presidential-nomination-process
64. Ambition, Opportunism, and the Presidency, 1972-2012, with Randall Adkins, Gregory
Petrow, and Andrew Dowdle, Midwest PSA, Chicago, 2015
63. Debt Ceiling Politics: Hypocrisy, Ideology, and Power, Southern PSA, New Orleans 2015.
62. Federal Revenues and Expenditures: Process, Politics and Economics, Southern PSA, New
Orleans, Jan. 2014.
61. Ambition, Opportunism, and the Presidency, 1972-2012, (With Randall E. Adkins, Andrew
J. Dowdle, Gregory A. Petrow), poster presented at the American PSA, Washington DC.
Sept. 2014
60. Democracy or Hypocracy: Power, Ideology, and Politics, Southern PSA New Orleans, Jan.
2014.
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59. The Reagan Legacy: The Changing Relations between Taxes and Spending, Southern PSA,
New Orleans, Jan. 2014.
58. The Parties Decide Among Candidates, State of the Parties Conference, Bliss Institute
Akron, OH. Nov. 2013.
 Broadcast on C-SPAN Nov. 7, 2013 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/PartiesandA
57. Changing Processes and Politics of Federal Fiscal Policy, American PSA, Chicago IL Sept.
2013
56. Democracy or Hypocracy: Power, Ideology, and Politics, (with Katherine Heinricher)
American PSA, Chicago IL Sept. 2013
55. Two Fiscal Regimes in Federal Budgeting, Midwest PSA, Chicago IL, Apr. 2013
54. The Changing Relationship Between Revenues, Spending and Deficits: the Rise of Deficit
Fueled Political Competition, Southern PSA, Orlando, FL, Jan. 2013
53. Comparing forecasts: the 2012 presidential nominations, Southern SPSA, Orlando, FL Jan.
2013.
52. Federal Tax Policy: 60 Years of Movement Mostly in a Conservative Direction, Southern
SPA, New Orleans, Jan. 2012.
51. Analysis of Social Network and Traditional Political Participation in the 2008 Elections,
(with Christine Williams) American PSA, Seattle, WA, Sept. 2011.
50. Ideology and Candidate Endorsements: Median Voter Logic or a Strategic Outcome in
Presidential Nominations, Midwest PSA, Chicago, IL April 2011.
49 previous paper presentations:
 American Political Science Association: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2007, 2006,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 1998, 1995, 1990
 Midwest Political Science Association: 2011, 2010, 2006, 2006, 2006, 2005,
2004, 2003, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992
 Southern Political Science Association: 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2001, 2000
 State of the Parties Conference: 2009, 2005
 International Forecasting Symposium: 2007
 Western Political Science Association: 2002
 Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research: 2001, 1999
 International Studies Association: 1997
 International Studies Association-Midwest: 1999, 1990
 Illinois Political Science Association: 2007
 Iowa Political Science Association: 1990
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Other Conference Participation & Public Presentations
Section Head Presidency and Executive Politics, Midwest Political Science Association, 2016
 Responsible for selecting papers, chairs and discussants for 15 panels.
APSA Short Course: co-organizer and presenter (Presidency Research Group, 2011)
Panel Chair: annual meetings of the
 American PSA 1998, 2003,
 Midwest PSA 1995, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015
 Southern PSA 2000, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015
Panel Discussant: annual meetings of the
 American PSA 1998, 2003, 2007, 2009
 Midwest PSA 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
 Southern PSA 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015
Panelist at public forums:
 Impact of Money in our Political Process, forum of the Illinois Campaign for Political
Reform, 2014.
 The Role of the Press in Democracy, DePaul University, 2012.
 The Third Presidential Debate. Chicago Museum of History, 2008.
 Catholics and the 2008 Presidential Election. DePaul University, 2008.
 Catholic Church, Voters and Candidate positions, DePaul University, 2004
Invited lectures/presentations:
 “Presidential Nominations: Competition for Leadership,” Northwestern University, 2014
 “Presidential Elections,” lecture for international students, academics, and government
officials in the U.S. on Fulbright Fellowships, sponsored by the U.S. Department of
State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2012
 “Political Parties, Realignments & Presidential Nominations,” Berry College, GA, 2008.
 “Democratic and Republican Presidential Nominations: herding cats or sheep?” DePaul
University, May 2005
 “A Conceptual Framework for Agenda-Setting as a Source of Presidential Influence,”
DePaul University, May, 1998
 “Presidential Agenda Setting and Agenda Control During Unified and Divided
Government,” Iowa State University, January, 1995
Other Professional Activities
Manuscript reviewer for refereed journals: (at least one review per year listed)
American Journal of Political Science 1995, 1996, 2005, 2009, 2014
American Politics Research (American Politics Quarterly) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
American Political Science Review 2009
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American Review of Politics 2006, 2007, 2008
British Journal of Politics, 2008
Congress & the Presidency 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Electoral Studies, 2011
Politics and Gender, 2005
Illinois Political Science Review 2001, 2005
International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2010
International Journal of Press & Politics 2013
International Studies Quarterly 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010
Journal of Conflict Resolution 1994
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, 2009
Journal of Experimental Politics 2013
Journal of Illinois History 2009
Journal of Politics 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
Journal of Political Science, 2014
Journal of Political Marketing 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012
Policy Studies Journal 1996, 1998
Political Behavior 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
Political Communication 2005, 2006, 2010
Political Research Quarterly 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Presidential Studies Quarterly 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Public Choice 2013, 2014
Public Opinion Quarterly 2013
Social Science Quarterly 2008
Reviews of book manuscripts for publishers:
Alliance Press 1999
CQ Press 2011
Harcourt Brace, 2000
Hayworth Press 2006
Longman 2001, 2002, 2003,
Lynne Rienner, 2005
Oxford, 2013
Routledge, 2012, 2014
Rowman & Little, 2015
Stanford University Press, 2007
SUNY Press 2012
University Press of New England, Dartmouth, 2014
Wadsworth, 2008
Review of Book Prospectus
Broadview Press 2007
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McGraw Hill 2004, 2006
Oxford University Press 2011
Palgrave 2008, 2013
Prentice-Hall 2007
Routledge, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013
WW Norton 2009, 2013
Grant reviews:
“Agenda Setting and Aging” Center for Border Health Research, 2002
Membership in Professional Organizations
American PSA, since 1989
Presidency Research Group; Legislative Studies Section,
Midwest PSA, since 1992
Southern PSA, since 1994
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, 1999-2001
International Institute of Forecasters, 2007-2008
Presidency Research Group (section of APSA)
 Executive Board, 2008 Ad hoc committee on governance, 2010-11
 Best Dissertation Committee, 2007-09
Political Forecasting Group (affiliated group of APSA, International Association of Forecasters)
 Board of Directors, 2008-2010
Grants & Awards
Paid Faculty Leave, University Research Council, DePaul University, fall quarter 2014, for
research on fiscal conservatism in congressional voting and rhetoric
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2014,
for research on media commentary on fiscal conservatism, $1,500 (Zoey Krey)
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2012,
for research on fiscal conservatism and hypocrisy, $1,500 (Kate Heinricher)
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2009,
for research on congressional rhetoric of fiscal discipline, $750 (Worku Gouchu)
Paid Faculty Leave, University Research Council, DePaul University, fall quarter 2007, for
research on candidate endorsements in presidential nominating campaigns.
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Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 2004, for research on
Presidential Nominations, $5,000
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2003,
for research on the diversionary theory of ‘use of force’ and media coverage of economics
and conflict, $1,800 (Matt Wolski)
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2002,
for research on candidate endorsements in presidential nomination campaigns, $1,600
(Jennifer White)
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2001,
for research on candidate endorsements in presidential nomination campaigns, $1,600
(Phoebe Connelly)
Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 2002, for research on
candidate competition in presidential nominating campaigns, $4,400
Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2002, for candidate debate/speakers, and initiation
banquet, $325.
Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2001, for “Best Student Paper” contest and initiation
banquet, $225
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2001,
for research on media coverage of presidential nominations, $2400 (Monica Pirri)
Paid Faculty Leave, University Research Council, DePaul University, winter quarter 2000, for
research on candidate endorsements in presidential nominating campaigns.
Faculty Research and Development Student Research Assistant Grant, DePaul University, 2000
for research on party elite endorsements in presidential nominating campaigns, $2,400
(Anne Davis)
Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society, 2000, for “Best Student Paper” contest for Department
of Political Science at DePaul University, $299
Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 1999, for research on
candidate competition in presidential nominating campaigns. $3,200
Faculty Research and Development Grant, DePaul University, summer 1997, for research on
media coverage of presidential nominating campaigns. $3,200
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Service
University:
Intercollege Collaboration Working Group, 2015 Data Affinity Group
 Chicago Group
Blue Club (Athletic Department working group of faculty and staff), 2014DePaul Athletic Board, 2008-2014
 Chair, 2011-2014
 Academic Subcommittee, 2011-2014
 Compliance Subcommittee for NCAA external review, 2010-11
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) Advisory Board, 2003-2006
 TLA sub-committee on best advising practices, 2005-2006
 Helped conduct and analyze a college-wide survey.
TLA Task Force on Teaching Evaluations 2003-2006
 Co-authored proposal for university-wide, common questions for course evaluations
 Co-authored proposal for university guidelines on the use of teaching evaluations.
 Participated in creation of university-wide questions for inclusion on student
evaluations, and movement of evaluations to an “on-line” format.
Liberal Studies Council, 1998-2001
 Participated in design, implementation and review of university liberal arts education
requirements including first year seminars, multicultural seminars, experiential
learning requirements, senior (capstone) seminars, and assessment.
Liberal Studies Experiential Learning Subcommittee, 1998-1999
 Active participant in design of university experiential learning guidelines for liberal
arts education requirements.
Faculty Representative Assembly, Iowa State University, spring 1995
College:
LASAC (Liberal Arts and Science Academic Committee), 2009-2014
LAS College Ad Hoc Committee on Social Science degree program, 2012-2013
LA&S College Task Force on the Structure of the Curriculum 2009-10, 2012
LA&S Sophomore Retention Project, 2003-2005
 Advise “at risk” students using holistic advising covering issues mental and physical
health, lifestyle and family, financial, and academic matters.
 Monitoring and tracking student performance of prior peer groups through graduation.
LA&S Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee, 2002-2005
 Evaluate departmental teaching evaluation instruments, assessment programs,
definition and measurement of learning objectives, grade inflation, pedagogies, and
other topics relating to instruction and learning.
 Review and synthesize departmental assessment reports for college report.
LA&S Summer Advising (new and transfer students), summer, 2000, 2001, 2003
 Advised new and transfer students on opportunities, requirements, majors, etc.
LA&S Faculty Research & Development--Student Research Grant Committee, 2001 and 2002
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Evaluate and award grants for undergraduate student summer research projects.
LAS Faculty Senate, Iowa State University, 1995
Department:
Chair, 2008-2014
 Department of 20 tenure(d) faculty, up to six full time non-tenure track faculty, and
variable numbers of adjunct faculty
 Personnel: six promotion and tenure cases including two women of color, one
promotion case, three TT hires, and five full-time visiting hires
 Department with courses in or cross-listing courses with 17 interdisciplinary
programs and departments
 Academic Program Review: worked with a departmental committee for extensive
self-study (faculty, majors, mission, analysis of curriculum of comparator institutions,
outcomes assessment), and external review
 Worked with faculty to revise department governance guidelines, personnel review
procedures, and statements on teaching, scholarship, service and advising
 Worked with faculty to restructure major degree requirements
 Worked with faculty to revise procedures for faculty peer review of teaching
 Worked with faculty to institute a faculty mentoring program
 Provided orientation and monitoring of adjunct instructors and visiting professors to
ensure that course content met department and learning domain learning objectives,
and facilitating professional development in teaching and research.
 Initiative in conjunction with University Career Center to expand career advising,
career building workshops and expanded job opportunities for PSC majors
 Helped institute partnerships for Washington D.C. Internship programs with
Georgetown University and The Fund for American Studies (TFAS).
Local Review Board (LRB), 2006-2008, 2010-2014
 Chair, LRB 2006-2008
Internship Coordinator, 2000-03
 Responsible for overseeing departmental internship program, and monitoring
academic credit for approximately 30 students per year.
 Identified and communicated with internship supervisors in (city, state, and federal)
government offices, political campaigns, and non-profit organizations.
Advising Coordinator (majors and minors), 1999-2002
 Responsible for initial advising of new majors and students of faculty on leave, when
departmental majors increased from approximately 250 to 450 majors.
Assessment Committee, 1999-2000; 2002-05, 2007-08
 Participated in design and implementation of departmental assessment program.
 Chair in 2004-05.
Personnel Committee, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2008-2014
 Participated in review of files for contract renewal and promotion cases.
Search Committee, 2001-02, 2002-03
 Participated in reviewing applicant files and making recommendations to the
departmental committee for positions in American Politics, Internship Coordinator
position, and several one-year visiting positions.
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Departmental Life Committee, 1999-2001, 2002-03
 Coordinated student-faculty events.
Pi Sigma Alpha (Faculty Advisor), 1998-2002
 Organized annual induction ceremony, wrote and obtained grants from national office
for chapter activities, created departmental awards for outstanding student civic
involvement, and helped select students for group awards.
 Keynote speaker at induction ceremony, 1997
Political Science Students Association (Faculty Advisor) 1998-2007
 Worked with students to plan student-faculty events, student forums on issues, movie
nights and discussions, guest speakers, voter registration drives, and other activities.
 Worked with students to apply for grants, maintained financial records and monitored
expenditures.
Experiential Learning Committee, 1997-1999
 Helped design departmental guidelines for experiential learning credit.
Curriculum Committee, 1996-2000, 2003-04, 2014-15
Ad hoc committee on American politics AP & CLEP tests 2004
Ad hoc committee on course evaluations, 2001-2002
Ad hoc committee on research methods, 1997-1998, 1999-2000
Ad hoc committee on American politics, 1996-1997
Student Organizations (non-departmental)
Faculty advisor, Cycle Collective, 2012-2014
Faculty advisor, DePaul Democrats, 1999-2008
 Monitored student planning of events, student forums & debates on issues, political
discussions, guest speakers, voter registration drives, and other activities.
 Worked with students to apply for grants, maintained financial records, monitored
expenditures, and external fund-raising activities (1999-2003).
Faculty advisor, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 2002-2005
Faculty advisor, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, 1997-2001
 Monitored progress on University disciplinary sanctions, and worked with leaders to
meet terms of University probation.
Greek Awards Selection Committee, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Commuter Connection Program, DePaul University, 1996-1998
Faculty advisor, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Iowa State University, 1994-1995
Community
Interviews with reporters for the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Chicago
Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, Time
magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week magazine, Crain’s Chicago Business
magazine, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago magazine), Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago
Daily Southtown, Chicago Journal, Suburban Life, Joliet Crest Hill Star, Cox News Service, The
Washington Independent, Salon.com, The Hill (congressional newspaper), Atlanta Journal &
Constitution, Le Monde, La Orient (French-Lebanon newspaper), Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal,
Muskegon Chronicle, Omaha World Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, and others.
Wayne P. Steger
April 22, 2015
Radio interviews with National Public Radio (NPR), BBC radio, CBS radio (international),
Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), WGN, Wisconsin Public Radio, and other radio and web-based
news programs.
Political analysis on national news programs on FOX news, NBC’s Today Show, and local
television affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, WGN, and FOX in Chicago, “News Views” on ABC
local, “Chicago Tonight” on Chicago Public Television, CLTV (Chicago Land TV, cable), and
repeatedly on First Business (a syndicated cable business news program), WDJT (ch. 23 cable
news program), and Puntos de Vista con Rogelio Martinez. (ch. 25 cable program), local
television affiliates of NBC, ABC, and FOX in Milwaukee, and Wisconsin Public Television.
Conducted a workshop: “Interpreting Statistics, Analyses, & Expert Testimony” for
Administrative Law Judges, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
March 2015
Invited participant in a forum on political and economic trends, Chicago Council on Global
Affairs, for a delegation of Chinese diplomats and academics, January 2012
Meeting with a delegation from Russia, to discuss polling and elections, State Department’s
International Visitor Center of Chicago, September 2008
Meeting with a representative from Australian government, to discuss political parties,
campaigns and government, State Department’s International Visitor Center of Chicago,
February 2008
Meeting with a delegation of academics and officials from Russia, to discuss public opinion
polling and how opinion research is used to guide government and campaign decisions,
for the State Department’s International Visitors Center of Chicago, May 2006.
Invited speaker, “What are the boundaries? Ethics in Campaigns,” College of Lake County,
2004.
Testimony on socio-economic effects of various property tax reform bills, Cook County Board of
Supervisors. 2004, 2007
Invited speaker, “What is at stake in the 2004 elections,” Northside Chicago IPO, 2004
Invited speaker, “the 2000 elections and its aftermath,” Stage Left Theatre, 2001
Illinois Intern Selection Committee, NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and
Appointed Officials), Shell Legislative Internship Program (SLIP), 2000
Presentations on social security, congressional elections, and the 2000 presidential election at the
Presbyterian Home (in Evanston, IL) Nov. 1998, Sept. 2000; Nov. 2000
Wayne P. Steger
April 22, 2015
Consultation on campaign-finance reform, Polish Consular General, July, 1999
Consultation on 2000 presidential election, Japanese Consular General. June, Oct., 2000;
Jan., Feb., 2004
Consultation with Library of Congress librarians on accuracy of historical records for presidential
nomination conventions, 2004
Contract consulting for various campaigns & for Grainger-Terry Consulting, Chicago IL.
 Provide sampling frames and samples for surveys, statistical analyses, and develop
and test questions; demographic and voter analysis
Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers with Chicago aldermanic and
mayoral campaigns, state legislative and gubernatorial campaigns, US congressional and Senate
campaigns, Kerry (04), Bush (00), Gore (00), Nader (00), Clinton (96), Dole (96), Kerry (04),
Obama (08) presidential campaigns; Illinois Democratic, Republican, and Reform Political
Parties. Also monitored internships with various political consulting firms.
Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers in government offices including:
Cook County Circuit Court, Cook County State's Attorney, DuPage County State’s Attorney,
Illinois State Attorney General, various City of Chicago agencies, DuPage County Investigations
Office, Illinois State House of Representatives and State Senate, US congressional district
offices, US Senate state offices, US congressional and senate offices in Washington DC, and
various offices in the Executive Office of the President.
Helped identify, recruit, and/or place interns and volunteers with non-profit political
organizations including: Council of Great Lakes’ Governors, City Club of Chicago, Midwest
Center for Democracy, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, and Citizens Against Government
Waste.
Archdiocese of Chicago School District, Steering Committee for “Genesis” program, 2006-2007
 Long range planning & implementation of ADC School district plan for curriculum,
faculty development & assessment; Catholic identity & religious education; financial
planning and management.
 Secretary for subcommittee on communication
Queen of Angels Parish Men’s Club, 2006 Treasurer, 2011 President, 2009-2011
 Provides volunteers for various school and parish fundraising and social events.
 Raises funds for scholarships, school and parish facilities, over $42,000 in 2012.
Queen of Angels Elementary School Board, 2003-2006
 President, 2003 - 2006
Wayne P. Steger
April 22, 2015
Queen of Angels Elementary School Finance Committee
 Member, 2005-2007
Queen of Angels Elementary Parish & School Fundraising
 Christmas tree sales, 2012 Nicholas Feller Scholarship Golf Outing,
 Harvest Jam Committee (fundraising event for low income families), 2007
 Angels’ Fest Committee (fundraising event for low income families), 2004, 2005
Queen of Angels Parish
 Co-Chair of Parish committee on Disaster Planning and Relief, 2005-2006