RICHARD ROBYN

 

 

 

10273 Orchard Hill Lane                                                Phone: (330) 405‑9861 

Twinsburg, Ohio 44087                                                  Email: rrobyn@kent.edu

Website: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~rrobyn/

                                                                                         

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (2000-present) and DIRECTOR, Washington Program in National Issues (2001-present).  Political Science Department, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

 

UNIVERSITY FELLOW.  Political Science Department, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1999-2000)

 

GRADUATE ASSISTANT.  Center for International and Comparative Programs, Kent State University (1994-1999)

 

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ADMISSIONS and DIRECTOR. Center for International Education and Off‑Campus Programs, Albion College, Albion, Michigan (1986‑1994)

 

DIRECTOR. International Student Services, Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio (1980‑1986)

 

INSTRUCTOR: English as a Foreign Language (EFL). English  Language Study Group, Paris, France; Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Besançon, France; Peace Corps/Thailand, Bangkok and Songkhla, Thailand (1972‑1977)

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 2000. Political Science/International Relations.

·        Dissertation, Forms of Attachment to the European Union: A Study of French Conceptions of Identity in the Context of a Changing Europe.

·        Primary Field: International Relations. Secondary Field: Comparative Politics. Specializations: international organization, national identity, nationalism, European politics, security.

 

Dual Masters of Arts, Ohio University, Athens. 1980. International Studies/Southeast Asia & Linguistics/TESL.

 

Bachelor of Science (cum laude), University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1972. Communications.

 

Other: Post‑baccalaureate, pre‑Master of Business Administration program, Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio. 1986.

 

 

 

 

(FOR AMPLIFICATION SEE FOLLOWING)

 

 

AMPLIFIED VITA

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

2001-Present    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR and DIRECTOR, Washington Program in National Issues (WPNI).  Political Science Department, Kent State University

 

·                Fall Semester:

·        POL 30510 International Organization and Law

·        POL 10100 American Politics

 

·                Spring Semester:

·                Direct WPNI, an internship/academic program of the political science department: recruit, orient and oversee 20+ undergraduate students of various majors during spring semester in Washington; teach courses (POL 40510,1,2,3) and manage academic program that awards 15-17 hours of semester credit.

 

Publications: see below.

 

 

2000-2001        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. Political Science Department, Kent State University

 

·        Lower Division Courses:

·        POL 10500 World Politics

·        POL 10100 American Politics.

 

·        Upper Division Courses:

·        POL 30510 International Organization and Law

·        POL 30340 Nongovernmental Organizations

·        POL 40510 U.S. Foreign Policy

·        POL 40560 Human Rights and Social Justice

·        POL 40591 Seminar: IR/Comparative Politics - Nationalism.

 

(All syllabi on website)

 

In addition to teaching at Kent State University in the fall of 2000, I taught one course (Introduction to International Politics, POL 211) at Baldwin-Wallace College.

 

Applied Teaching: coordinate Kent State University participation in the Model United Nations Conference, Ashtabula campus.

 

 

1999-2000        UNIVERSITY FELLOW. Political Science Department, Kent State University

 

·                Awarded University Fellowship for outstanding graduate work

·                Taught POL 10004 Political Institutions, POL 30510 International Organization and Law, Fall semester

·                Nominated, Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1999

·                Applied teaching: coordinated Kent State University participation in Model United Nations, Ashtabula campus

·                Fellowship support included opportunity to pursue dissertation studies full time during Spring semester.

 

 

1994-1999        GRADUATE ASSISTANT. Center for International & Comparative Programs, Kent State University

 

·                Advised approximately 100 undergraduate International Relations majors on program of study

·                Maintained library of the Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies

·                Coordinated annual Kent State University participation in Model NATO conference, Howard University, Washington, DC

·                Created and taught POL 40995, "NATO as an International Organization," Spring semester, 1999 (Syllabus on website)

·                Nominated, Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998

·                Served as Teaching Assistant, POL 10410, "Introduction to World Politics," Fall semester, 1998.  Lead professor: Dr. Jutta Weldes.

·                Taught summer courses in American culture with the campus English as a Second Language Program, 1994-1998

·                Served as campus TOEFL Supervisor, 1996-1998.

 

 

1986‑1994        ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ADMISSIONS and DIRECTOR. Center for International Education and Off‑Campus Programs, Albion College

 

1982‑1986        DIRECTOR. International Student Services, Ashland College

 

1980‑1982        FOREIGN STUDENT ADVISOR and INSTRUCTOR, ESL. Ashland College.

 

1979‑1980        GRADUATE LECTURER, Ohio University.

 

1978‑1979        TEACHING ASSOCIATE, Ohio University.

 

1972‑1977        INSTRUCTOR, ESL. Paris, France and Peace Corps, Thailand.

 

 

SPECIAL SKILLS

 

Computer:                   MS Office 2000 Professional. Familiar with a variety of other software packages.

Hobbies:                      Photography, bicycling, hiking, cooking, traveling, reading, writing.

Languages:                   French, Thai, Spanish. 

 

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION

 

·        International: Lived and worked for three years in Thailand and two years in France.

·        Visited for business or tourism purposes thirty‑three other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North and South America.

 

 

 

 

HONORS, AWARDS

 

·        Oustanding Teaching Award, Kent State University, 2010

·        Faculty Recognition Award, Laurels Chapter of Mortar Board, Kent State University, Fall 2002

·        Outstanding Team Teaching Awards, University Orientation, Kent State University: 2001, 2002

·        Summer Research and Creative Activity Appointment, Kent State University, Summer, 2001

·        Dissertation award, International Society of Political Psychology, Junior Scholars Committee, Fall, 2000

·        Nominated, Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1999-2000

·        University Fellowship, 1999-2000, Kent State University

·        Nominated, Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998-99, Kent State University

·        Who's Who in the Midwest, 1986‑Present

·        Invited Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society, 1980

·        Markwardt Award for outstanding graduate work, National Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 1980

·        Graduated cum laude, University of Tennessee, 1972

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Publications

 

“Erasure of Public Memory: The Strange Case of Tom Paine in Washington”. 2010. Under review at several academic journals of history.

 

“International Organization and Law”. 2009. Syllabus included in Garber, Julie, B. Welling Hall, Joseph Liechty, Timothy McElwee, eds. Peace, Justice, and Security Studies: A Curriculum Guide. 7th ed. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

 

The Changing Face of European Identity. London: Routledge. 2005. Editor and author (four chapters: introduction, methodology, content chapter and conclusion).

 

“A Multinational Study of Identity in Europe: Focus on France,” book chapter in R.F. Farnen, H. Dekker, C. De Landtsheer, H. Sünker & D.B. German (eds.), Democratization, Europeanization, and Globalization Trends, pp. 379-396. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 2005.

 

“Reserving a Key Place for Reality: Philosophical Foundations of Theoretical Rotation,” (co-authored with Steven R. Brown). Operant Subjectivity 27(3), 104-124. April, 2004.

 

“Legitimacy and the European Union: The Contested Polity.” Book Review, National Identities. 2(3), 316-318. 2000.

 

“Questioning Sovereignty.” Book Review, The Law and Politics Book Review American Political Science Association. 10(5), 309-311. May, 2000. <http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/lpbr/subpages/reviews/maccormick.htm>

 

“A Methodological Approach to National Identity in Europe.” Politique Européenne. 1(1): 84‑107. April, 2000.

 

“Regional Collective Security in Europe: Past Patterns and Future Prospects.” (Co-authored with Steven W. Hook). European Security 8(3): 82-100. Autumn, 1999.

 

"A Program of Cultural Interaction." Teaching Across Cultures in the University ESL Program. NAFSA Publication. 1986.

 

"A Typical Day of a Foreign Student Advisor." Counselor's Newsletter, Institute of International Education. July, 1985.

 

"From the Other's Point of View." Book review, NAFSA Region VI Newsletter.  Fall, 1984.

 

"The Friday Lunch Program." ERIC> ED 232 485. December, 1983.

 

"Friday Breakfasts." NAFSA Region VI Newsletter. Fall, 1982.

 

"The Wild Boy of Aveyron.@ Book review, TESOL Quarterly. March, 1980.

 

Materials to coordinate conservation ideals and English as a Foreign language, published in secondary school textbooks, Thailand.  1974.

 

Assorted newspaper commentaries and op-ed pieces, 1985-present (samples available on request); assorted stories and articles in Phoenix, University of Tennessee literary magazine, 1971‑72.

 

 

 

Conference Activities and Presentations

 

“Building Peace and Security: The View from Washington.” Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Global Security. Istanbul, Turkey. June 14-16, 2007.

 

“Living and Learning in the Capitals: Kent State’s Innovative Off-Campus Programs in Washington, DC, and Columbus, Ohio.” Paper presented (with Thomas Hensley and Vernon Sykes) at the American Political Science Association’s 2nd Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Political Science. Washington, DC. February 19-21, 2005.

 

“The Changing Face of European Identity: A Seven-Nation Q Study of (Supra)National Attachments,” Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies, Kent State University, November, 2004; and 25th Annual Conference of the International Society for Political Psychology, Berlin, Germany, July, 2002.

 

“A Key Place for Reality,” (with Steven R. Brown), 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity, Kent State University-Stark Campus, Canton, Ohio. October, 2003.

 

“Applying Research in National Identity to Real World Problems,” presentation to personnel of the European desk of the Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia. April, 2003.

 

“A Seven-Nation Study of (Supra)National Attachments,” 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa. October, 2000.

 

Chair, “Problems and Policies in Politics,” annual meeting of the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists, Kent State University. October, 2000.

 

“National Versus Transnational Identities and the Cultural Roots of Foreign Policy,” International Studies Association annual national conference, Los Angeles, CA. March, 2000.

 

“What’s Happening to National Identity in Europe?” Seminar Series, Political Science Department, Kent State University, January 2000.

 

“Regional Collective Security in Europe: Implications for Sovereignty,” Seminar Series, Political Science Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH. October 1999.

 

“In Search of a French Nationalist: French Conceptions of National and Supranational Identity in the Context of a Changing Europe,” International Society of Political Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands. June 1999.

 

"Collective Defense Versus Collective Security: NATO's Dual Mission," NATO After Fifty Years Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH. May 1999.

 

"In Search of a French Nationalist: The Extraordinary Impact of the European Union on National Identity," Seminar Series, Political Science Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH. January 1999.

 

"Banal Nationalism," Seminar Series, Political Science Department, Kent State University. April 1998.

 

"Nationalism and National Identity Formation in a Changing Europe," Graduate Research Colloquium, Kent State University, Kent, OH.  April 1998.

 

"Distorted Image: Seeing the European Union Through the Westphalian Prism," International Studies Association Midwest Conference, Cleveland, OH.  October 1997.

 

"One Approach to ESL Journal Writing: The Ethnographic Journal," workshop, Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Fall Conference, Dublin, Ohio. October 1996.

 

"The Ethnographic Journal," Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 1996 National Conference, Chicago, IL.  March 1996.

 

"International Peer Advising Program," poster session, NAFSA Region VI Conference.  October 24-25, 1994.

         

"Study Abroad Through Consortia," discussant on panel, Michigan Association for Foreign Student Affairs Annual Conference, St. Clair, MI.  April 1993.

 

"Setting up a Study and Internship Program in South Africa," NAFSA Region V Conference, Chicago, IL.  November 1990.

 

Variety of workshop presentations for overseas advisors in various countries in Asia on topics related to higher education in America.  Linden Educational Services.  1988‑90.          

 

"Solving Problems in Administering Overseas Study Programs," Seminar: Foreign Study Administration Conference, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  June 8‑10, 1989.

 

"International Focus," Talented and Gifted Conference, Calhoun County Intermediate School District. February 1988.

 

"Networking for International Programs," NAFSA VI/IX Biregional Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia. November 17‑20, 1986.

 

"What Generalists Need to Know About Foreign Students," The College Board Regional Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.  January 1985.

 

"Update on Southeast Asia," 1983 International Education Association of Ohio Colleges and Universities (IEAOCU) Convention, Akron, Ohio.  February 1983.

 

"Breakfast in Ashland," 1983 National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

"Beginning International Involvement at Small Colleges," 1982 NAFSA Region VI Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.

 

"Correlating Social Distance with the PDAQ," 1980 Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Spring Conference, Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, Ohio.

 

"Social Distance," Graduate Research Colloquium, 1980 National TESOL Convention, San Francisco, California.

 

"Techniques in Teaching Culture to International Students," Workshop, 1980 Illinois TESOL Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

 

"Dealing with Culture Shock," 1979 Ohio TESOL Conference, Toledo, Ohio; 1980 Illinois TESOL Conference, Chicago; 1980 National NAFSA Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

 

Outreach Activities

 

Invited speaker to academic and local community groups in Arizona, Ohio and Michigan: World Affairs Club, World Federation Society, Rotary, Lions, AAUW. Various topics have included:          

·        world politics, United Nations

·        international students on campus and in the US

·        profile of an international student

·        Peace Corps experiences

 

 

Professional affiliations/activities

 

·        Reviewer, Prentice Hall Publications.

·        Consultant, textbook on International Organization, Lynne Rienner Publishers, February, 2001.

·        Member, Editorial Board: Asia-Pacific Studies, a biannual academic journal of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

·        Member: American Political Science Association; European Community Studies Association; International Studies Association; Phi Beta Delta, honorary society for international scholars. Career Consultant, U.S. Peace Corps. Region V Representative, Ohio TESOL: 1983‑85. Associate Editor, NAFSA Region VI Newsletter: 1981‑85.