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Dave Bing, Kevin Johnson, and the Rise of Athletes-Turned-Politicians A Tale of Two Mayors: Dave Bing, Kevin Johnson, and the Rise of Athletes-Turned-Politicians By Nicholas J. Coburn-Palo B.S., Weber State University, 1995 A.M., Brown University, 2010 A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island May 2014 © Copyright 2014 by Nicholas J. Coburn-Palo This dissertation by Nicholas J. Coburn-Palo is accepted in its present form by the Department of Political Science as satisfying the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ______________________ _______________________________ (date) James Morone, Advisor Recommended to the Graduate Council ______________________ ________________________________ (date) Corey Brettschneider, Reader ______________________ _________________________________ (date) Pauline Jones-Luong, Reader Approved by the Graduate Council ______________________ __________________________________ (date) Peter Weber, Dean of the Graduate School iii Nicholas J. Coburn-Palo E-Mail: [email protected] Academic Background Brown University – Providence, RI • Masters in Political Science (2010) • Passed Comprehensive Exams in both American Politics and Political Theory (2010) Weber State University – Ogden, UT • B.S. in Political Science with a Minor in History (1995) Cornell University – Ithaca, NY • Significant undergraduate coursework undertaken at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the College of Arts and Sciences (1986-1989) Employment Background in Education Doctoral Fellow Brown University – Department of Political Science, Providence, RI; 2008-2013 I am currently a PhD candidate at Brown University in Political Science, attending as a result of winning a fully-funded doctoral fellowship. Areas of academic interest include American Political Development, Celebrity Politics and Elections, Urban Politics, Political Communication, International Diplomacy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Political Theory, and Race/Identity Politics. My graduate school experience has included the following elements: • Teaching assistantships (TA) in several courses, including: City Politics, Mass Media and Politics, and Theories of International Relations. • Guest instructor for Brown University courses, including: Global Security after the Cold War, Intelligence and Economic Espionage, Crisis Management, and Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration. Lead Instructor, Program Dean, and Chief Operating Officer Yale University – Ivy Scholars Program – International Security Studies and the Office of International Affairs, New Haven, CT; 2001-2012 For over a decade I served in a variety of instructional and leadership roles for Yale University’s Ivy Scholar Program, a university administered initiative targeted at talented and gifted high school students, providing integrated instruction in Political Thought, History, Law, Economics, Critical Thinking, and Group Writing and Presentation Skills. • Responsibilities included curriculum design and implementation, significant teaching across a broad range of seminars and lectures, domestic and international student outreach and recruitment, cultivation of potential donors, responsibility for a six-figure financial aid program, compliance with human resources and diversity standards, as well as the training and supervision of a staff of over two dozen instructors. • During my tenure as Program Dean and Chief Operating Officer, the Ivy Scholars Program experienced tremendous growth; adding programs in American Political Thought and Global Leadership, growing to almost three hundred students from nearly thirty nations, producing revenues in excess of one million dollars a year. iv Teacher The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA; 2000 – 2008 For eight years I taught at CPS, which was ranked the #6 high school in the United States by the Wall Street Journal in 2007. This multifaceted position involved curriculum design, academic advising, classroom teaching, competition coaching, student supervision, and program administration. The full time, private school position involved the following: • Courses taught included Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Speech and Debate, Intermediate Debate, and Advanced Debate. • Work with the national championship debate team included instruction in argumentation theory, note-taking, critical reading and listening, audience analysis, public speaking, and advanced research methods. Assistant Dean Hopkins High School, Minnetonka, MN; 1999 – 2000 This full time public school administrative position involved the following elements: • Working with students and staff on conflict resolution and mediation, investigating violations of institutional rules and identifying and implementing consequences in accordance with school district policy. • Maintaining consistent written and verbal communication between parents, teachers, and students. Working with counselors, diversity coordinators, and special education instructors to facilitate a constructive learning environment and maintain compliance with institutional standards, including IEP’s. Lecturer and Assistant Director of Forensics Weber State University, Ogden, UT; 1995 – 1996 Upon completing my undergraduate degree, my alma mater offered me a one year full time faculty appointment as a Lecturer and Assistant Director of Forensics in the Department of Communication. Responsibilities included the following: • Developed and taught multiple sections of both Introduction to Public Speaking and Intercollegiate Forensics. • Coached a nationally competitive policy and parliamentary debate program, which involved instruction across a wide variety of skill levels, assistance in advanced research methods, and an extensive coaching and travel schedule. Papers and Publications Coburn-Palo, Nicholas, “The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Relationship with the Koreas,” Paper presented at the International Security Studies Colloquium at Yale University, 2010. Presentations, Conferences, and Workshops (2010-present) Featured Presenter – African Union/United Nations (UNITAR) – March 2012 Developed and presented curriculum at an ambassador level training workshop entitled “Consultations & Capacity Building Training for the African Union Negotiators to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)” at the African Union Mission to the United Nations in New York. Trainer/Facilitator – The Stevenson School – February 2012 Worked as part of a consulting team conducting diversity and team-building training for the faculty and staff of The Stevenson School, a residential private school in Pebble Beach, CA. v Facilitator – Yale University/Brady-Johnson Center for Grand Strategy – December 2011 Assisted in the design and facilitation of a political crisis management simulation for Yale’s elite “Studies in Grand Strategy” program. Collaborated with fellow facilitators including John Negroponte, Paul Kennedy, and former Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady. Instructor – United Nations (UNITAR) – November 2011 Developed and presented curriculum at a workshop for U.N. diplomats from developing nations entitled “Effective Public Speaking and Presentation Skills” at the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations in New York. Instructor – United Nations (UNITAR)/Olaf Palme Fund – October 2011 Developed and presented curriculum at a workshop for U.N. diplomats from developing nations entitled “Effective Negotiations in Multilateral Conferences” at the Malaysian Mission to the United Nations in New York. Instructor – Republic of South Africa/United Nations (UNITAR) – January 2011 Developed and presented curriculum for the inaugural United Nations course on effective statement writing for incoming Security Council delegations, entitled “Introduction to Statement Writing for the United Nations Security Council,” for the South African delegation at their Mission in New York. Featured Presenter – Yale University/ International Security Studies – December 2010 Presented a paper at the International Security Studies Colloquium hosted by Yale University on “The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Relationship with the Koreas.” Facilitator – Yale University/Brady-Johnson Center for Grand Strategy – December 2010 Assisted in the design and facilitation of a political crisis management simulation for Yale’s elite “Studies in Grand Strategy” program. Collaborated with fellow facilitators including John Lewis Gaddis, Paul Kennedy, and former Ambassador Charles Hill. Instructor – United Nations (UNITAR)/Olaf Palme Fund – November 2010 Developed and presented curriculum at a workshop for U.N. diplomats from developing nations entitled “Effective Negotiations in Multilateral Conferences” at the Malaysian Mission to the United Nations in New York. Instructor – United Nations (UNITAR)/Olaf Palme Fund – May 2010 Developed and presented curriculum at a workshop for U.N. diplomats from developing nations entitled “Effective Negotiations in Multilateral Conferences” at Finland’s Mission to the United Nations in New York. Honors and Awards • Presented with the P. Terrence Hopmann prize for excellence in teaching by Brown University (2011) • Served as Chairman of the National Forensic League’s National Rules and Review Committee for Policy Debate (2005) • Presented with the Acolyte Award for being the top high school argumentation teacher/coach in the nation (2004) • Coached high school debate team to a national title at the National
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