Alison Dagnes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Grove 417
(717) 477-1754
addagn@ship.edu
OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2012
Mon. 11-2
Tue. 1-3
Wed. 11-2
COURSES SPRING 2012
| PLS 100-03: U.S. Government and Politics |
MWF 9-9:50 |
Heiges 230 |
| PLS 100-04: U.S. Government and Politics |
MWF 10-10:50 |
Heiges 230 |
| PLS 322: Interest Groups in American Society |
T/TH 9:30-10:45 |
Grove 406 |
| PLS 392: Sel. Topics: Political Satire in US |
T/TH 11-12:15 |
Grove 406 |
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| courses taught: |
U.S. Government and Politics |
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Public Opinion and Political Media |
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The Presidency |
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Interest Groups |
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Legislative Process |
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Political Parties & Elections |
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Women and Politics |
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American Political Thought |
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Honors U.S. Government |
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Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar on Campaigns & Elections |
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Political Satire |
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Two Capitals: Experiential Learning in Harrisburg and Washington |
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| research interests: |
American political institutions and behavior |
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American political media |
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Ideology in politcal satire |
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| DEGREES: |
Ph.D., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst (Political Science), 2003 |
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B.A., St. Lawrence Univ. (Government), 1991 |
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DR. DAGNES' C.V.
2012 POLITICAL SCANDAL CONFERENCE
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Profile:
Dr. Alison Dagnes is in her ninth year in the Political Science Department of Shippensburg University. She teaches courses on American political behavior.
Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News On American Politics, Dr. Dagnes' book on the effects of the media on American politics was published in 2010. She has also recently edited a book called Sex Scandals in American Politics that examines political sex scandals from a wide variety of disciplinary approaches. She and Dr. Mark Sachleben are co-chairing a conference on political scandal at Shippensburg this summer.
Dr. Dagnes' primary research interests concern the American political media system with special attention toward political ideology. Her new book, A Conservative Walks Into a Bar: The Politics of Political Humor will be published in August, 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Prior to receiving her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dr. Dagnes was a producer for C-SPAN in Washington, DC. She lives in Chambersburg, PA with her fabulous family.