Paul A. Harris Chair & Professor Faculty- in-Residence Department of Political Science 149 Aubie Hall 7080 Haley Center Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 Auburn, AL 36849 Tel: (803) 270-5962 Cell Tel: (334) 844-5370 Work Email: [email protected] 1) Education: Ph.D., Public Administration and Public Policy June 13, 1997 Department of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Dissertation Title: The Politics of Reparation and Return: Soviet Jewish and Ethnic German Migration to the New Germany. Master of Public Administration June 15, 1991 Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. B.A., Liberal Arts January 18, 1989 Excelsior College, Albany, NY (formerly The University of The State of New York, Albany, NY). Specialization Fields: Comparative immigration policy; German politics and policy; state & local government 2) Honors and Awards Publication: 2009 - The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) H. George Frederickson PA Times Best Article Award for the best PA Times article written in 2008 - “Dalton, Georgia’s Response to Immigration.” Outreach: 2008 - Augusta State University Alumni Association 2008 Town and Gown Award - presented annually to a member of the Augusta State faculty in recognition of their efforts uniting the university and the community. Fellowships and Scholarships: 1997-1998 - Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany 1995 - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Stipendium [German Research Society Dissertation Scholarship], Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster,Germany Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 2 Fellowships and Scholarships (cont.): 1994 – 1995 - Fulbright Dissertation Scholar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany Travel: 2002 - Academic Associate, The Atlantic Council of the United States, European Security Study Tour, Brussels, Belgium, July 6-13, 2002 Other: 2012 – U.S. Air Force 59th Annual National Security Forum, Air University, Maxwell AFB – National Security Studies Certificate 1996 - Auburn University Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence - Award presented in recognition of meritorious scholarship and achievement during the pursuit of the doctoral degree in public administration and public policy 3) Research Appointments: 2003 - Research Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, The University of California- San Diego. Area of expertise: Russian speaking Jewish and ethnic German repatriate immigration. 4) Teaching and Instruction Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. August 2015 - present Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. August 2010 – July 2015. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 2003 – July 2008. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 1998 – July 2003. Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of American Government, Institute for Political Studies, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster. September 1997 - July 1998. Instructor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. September 1995 – August 1997. Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 3 4a) Courses Taught - Undergraduate: Introduction to American Government Introduction to State and Local Government U.S. – E.U. Relations (co-taught) The American Presidency International Relations Urban Policy Analysis State Government Administration Western European Politics International Political Economy Government Organization and French Politics & Society (co-taught) Administrative Theory Freshman Honors Lyceum Special Topics – Immigration’s New Frontiers Junior Honors Forum Special Topics – The German Genius: Honors Human Odyssey Renaissance, Revolution and the 20th Century Special Topics: Europe’s Refugee Crisis Special Topics: Germany Study Abroad 4b) Courses Taught - Graduate: Public Policy Analysis Urban Government Administration and Policy Analysis State Government Administration and Policy Analysis Intergovernmental Relations Comparative Public Administration 5) Higher Education Administrative Experience: Chair, Department of Political Science, January 2019 - present Associate Director, Honors College, August 2008 – December 2018. Auburn University Identify students who demonstrate the potential and drive to successfully compete for the nation’s top scholarships and awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Fulbright, Goldwater, Udall, Truman, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi, NCAA and SEC Awards to name a few. Connect students with both on- and off-campus undergraduate research opportunities. Pair students with on- and off-campus service organizations. Manage all aspects of the application process to include reviewing essays, provide guidance to both students and their faculty recommenders and writing the institutional letters of endorsement. Work closely with campus-wide offices including the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Admissions, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Veterans Resource Center, the Office of International Education, the Office of Undergraduate Research, Residence Life, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC, deans, department chairs, and the Athletics Department in an effort to strengthen our partnership and further the mission of the Honors College. Organize campus-wide as well as college and departmental scholarship information sessions. Assist in the recruitment of prospective students. Serve as a Faculty-in-Residence responsible for evening advising and organizing the monthly educational and cultural activities in the university’s largest Honors residence hall. Recruit faculty to teach in the Honors College. Develop and teach Honors level courses and serve as Honors Thesis advisor. Serve as the Honors College representative on a variety of campus-wide standing and ad hoc committees. Serve as the faculty advisor for Squires – the sophomore honor society. Assist with Honors programming. Appointed as Faculty Advisor to the Gates-Millennium Scholars from fall 2013 until the program’s closing in the summer of 2016. Chaired the search committee for six Honors Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows – spring 2010 and spring 2011. Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 4 Director, Center for Immigration Studies, April 2006 - July 2008. Augusta State University The ASU Center for Immigration Studies was established in the spring of 2006 with a mission to highlight and examine the impact that immigration – both historically and at present – has had upon the State and region. The Center sponsors guest lectures, symposia and film screenings which underscore the challenges and opportunities that accompany large-scale immigration to the State, region and country. 6) External Funding: Project Title and Description: The Georgia Latino Acculturation Study - $20,000.00 A collaborative project with faculty researchers at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The study examined the experiences of Georgia’s burgeoning Latino/a population in three general areas: 1) the aspirations they have for themselves and their families; 2) how they view their economic, social and psychological condition; and 3) the extent to which they feel a part of Georgia and U.S. society. Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover, Germany (co-principal investigator) - $250,000.00 Project Title and Description: A Transnational Diaspora in the Making? Russian Speaking Jews in Israel, Germany and the United States. May 2003- May 2006. Collaborative project in cooperation with The Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies at The University of Potsdam, Germany, The Department of Sociology, The University of Tel Aviv, Israel, and The Department of Psychology, The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The study examined Russian speaking Jewish immigrant communities in Germany, Israel and the United States. 7) International and Intercultural Experience: Director, Augusta State University – Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster Student & Faculty Exchange Program, August 2005 – July 2008. The Atlantic Council of the United States, Academic Associates European Security Study Tour, Brussels, Belgium, July 6-13, 2002. Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, August 1997 - August 1998. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Stipendiat [German Research Society Dissertation Scholar], Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, June 1995 - December 1996. Fulbright Dissertation Scholar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, September 1994 – June 1995. Field Representative, The University of Maryland University College - Programs for the Military, U.S. Army Europe & U.S. Air Force Europe, May 1986- June 1989. 8) Languages: German – fluent speaking, reading and writing. Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 6 9) Published Research Authored Book: Ben-Rafael, Eliezer, Mikhail Lyubansky, Olaf Glöckner, Paul Harris, Yael Israel, Julius Schoeps and Willi Jasper. Building a Diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany and the USA (2006) Leiden, NL & Boston: Brill Academic Press Book Chapters: Harris, Paul A. & William E. Baker (2017) “Reflections on Refugee and Asylum Policy in the U.S. and Germany: Bringing Peace to a Fractious World.” In Richard Penaskovic & Mustafa Sahin, eds.