Joel A. Thompson

• Professor of Political Science/Criminal Justice.  Graduate Faculty.

• B.S., North Carolina State University, M.A., Appalachian State University, Ph.D., University of Kentucky (1979).

• Joined ASU in 1978.

• Office located in Whitener Hall, first floor, room 074.

• Office Hours (FALL 2001): MWF, 10-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Friday

• Phone- 828-262-6167

• E-Mail: thompsonja@appstate.edu

Teaching Specializations:

• Research methods, State government

Courses Taught:

• Research Methods
• Comparative State Policymaking
• Public Budgeting
• Program Evaluation
• Directed Research
• Computer Applications for Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• Research Methods Lab
• State and Local Government
• Introduction to Political Science
• American Government
• Voting Behavior and Public Opinion

Research Specializations:

• State Legislatures

Recent Publications:
 

• Campaign Finance in State Legislative Elections (1998). CQ Press.

• Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers (1992). University of Michigan.

• American Jails (1991).  Nelson-Hall.

• "On the Outside Looking In: Interest Group Perspectives on the Effects of Term Limits" (2001).  State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

• "Term Limits: A View from the Third House" (2001). Spectrum.

• "Lobbying Under Limits: Interest Group Perspectives on the Effects of Term Limits in State Legislatures,” in Coping With Term Limits: Ohio and the Nation, forthcoming, Lexington Books, 2002.

• "Exploring the ‘Lost World’ of Campaign   Finance,” in Joel A. Thompson and Gary F. Moncrief (eds.), Campaign Finance in   State Legislative Elections (Congressional Quarterly Press, 1997):3-17.

Professional Service:
 

• Department Chair, 1987-1993

• Associate Dean of the Graduate School, 1993-1998

Awards:

• Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award, 1992

• Nominee, Academy of Outstanding Teachers, College of Arts and Sciences, 1992

• Donald W. Sink Outstanding Scholar Award, College of Arts and Sciences, 1998