Joe Gardner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

Joe Gardner joined the GU Political Science Department in 2011. He was previously an assistant professor at Northern Arizona Â鶹¹ÙÍø and most recently a visiting professor at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Montana. He currently teaches courses in the area of...

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Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D., Political Science, Â鶹¹ÙÍø of California, Santa Barbara, 2005.

M.A., Political Science, Â鶹¹ÙÍø of California, Santa Barbara, 1998.

M.A., International Studies, Claremont Graduate Â鶹¹ÙÍø, 1994.

B.A., Political Science, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 1991.

Courses Taught

POLS 101: Introduction to American Government

POLS 319: American Foreign Policy

POLS 303: Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties and Rights

POLS 323: Constitutional Law, Institutional Powers"

Joe Gardner joined the GU Political Science Department in 2011. He was previously an assistant professor at Northern Arizona Â鶹¹ÙÍø and most recently a visiting professor at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Montana. He currently teaches courses in the area of constitutional law and the courts, American foreign policy, and introduction to American politics. He has also taught a range of other courses on American political institutions and political participation. His is currently researching decision making on the Federal Open Market Committee.

Peer-reviewed articles

"The Effect of Sunshine on Policy Deliberation: The Case of the Federal Open Market Committee," with John Woolley. The Social Science Journal. Published October 20, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2016.09.006

“Measuring Deliberative Conditions: An Analysis of Participant Freedom and Equality in Federal Open Market Committee Deliberation,” with John Woolley. Political Research Quarterly. 69, 3 (2016). DOI: 10.1177/1065912916657186