Dr. Adam Newmark

Adam Newmark

Current Position	Assistant Professor, Government and Justice Studies
Areas of Expertise & Interest	American politics State and local government Interest groups and lobbying Public opinion Public policy
Phone and Email	(828) 262-6341 newmarkaj@appstate.edu
Campus Mailing Address	Appalachian State University Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice ASU Box 32107 Boone, NC 28608
Office Location	2051 Old Belk Library Building
Website	www.pscj.appstate.edu/faculty/newmark2.html
Education	Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (May 2003) Major: American Government Minors: Public Policy; Methodology MA University of Birmingham (December 1999), Birmingham, England Research Methods for Political Science (With Distinction) MA University of South Florida (May 1998), Tampa, Florida Major: American National and State Government Minor: Public Policy / Public Administration Concentration BA University of Florida (May 1995), Gainesville, Florida Major: Political Science (With Honors) Outside Concentration in Psychology
Courses Taught	American National Government and Politics American Political Parties and Interest Groups Seminar in American Government Campaigns and Elections State and Local Government Comparative State Politics Washington at Work Political Behavior Scope and Methods Understanding the 2008 Election
Publications	Selected Publications: “The Irony of Ethics Research: When the Sun don’t Shine on Enforcement,” co-authored with Shannon Vaughan. Public Voices. Forthcoming 2008. “Strategic Lobbying: The Nature of Legislator/Lobbyist Relations.” Journal of Political Science. Forthcoming 2008. “Personal Relationships and Information as Lobbying Strategies: Adaptation in the Context of the American States.” In Interest Groups & Lobbying: Volume One - The United States, and Comparative Studies, ed. Conor McGrath. The Edwin Mellon Press. Forthcoming 2008. “Interest Groups and Lobbying in North Carolina: Density, Diversity, and Regulation.” 2008. In The New Politics of North Carolina. Edited by Christopher Cooper and Gibbs Knotts. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. “Pollution, Politics, and Preferences for Environmental Spending in the States,” co-authored with Christopher Witko. Review of Policy Research. 2007. Volume 24:291-308. “Political and Demographic Explanations of Felon Disenfranchisement Policies in the States,” co-authored with Daniel S. Murphy and Phillip J. Ardoin. Justice Policy Journal. 2006. Volume 3: No. 1. “Measuring Legislative Lobbying Regulation, 1990-2003.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2005. Volume 5:182-191. “Business Mobilization and Public Policy in the U.S. States,” co-authored with Christopher Witko. Social Science Quarterly. 2005. Volume 86: 356-367. “Collective Action and the Mobilization of Institutions,” co-authored with David Lowery, Virginia Gray, and Jennifer L. Anderson. Journal of Politics. 2004. Volume 66: 684-705. “Mayflies and Old Bulls: Demographic Volatility and Experience in State Interest Communities,” co-authored with Jennifer L. Anderson, David Lowery, and Virginia Gray. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2004. Volume 4: 140-160. “An Integrated Approach to Policy Transfer and Diffusion.” Review of Policy Research (formerly Policy Studies Review). 2002. Volume 19:151-178. “A Dynamic Model of U.S. Senator Approval, 1981-2000,” co-authored with Jennifer L. Anderson. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2002. Volume 2:298-316. “All Politics is Still Local: Multistate Representation in State Interest Communities,” co-authored with Jennifer Wolak, Todd McNoldy, David Lowery, and Virginia Gray. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 2002. Volume 27:527-555.