GARY W. COPELAND
Department of Political Science
University of Oklahoma
205 Dale Hall Tower
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
EDUCATION
Ph.D, Political Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1979
Dissertation Title: “The Effects of Congressional Campaign Spending on Individual Voting: A Behavioral and Policy Analysis”
M.A., Political Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976
Summer Program, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976
B.A., Honors, Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1975
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma
FIELDS OF INTEREST
American Politics (Institutions, Processes and Political Behavior)
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Methods and Techniques of Research
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jewel Prestage Award for Best Paper on Gender and Minority Politics, Southwestern Political Science Association, 2004
Alan Saxe Award for Best paper in State and Local Government, Southwestern Political Science Association, 2004
Outstanding Faculty, presented by University of Oklahoma Student Association, 2001
President, Southwestern Political Science Association, 2000-01
“Making Democracy Work” Award, Norman League of Women Voters, 1999
Political Science Scholar of the Year, Oklahoma Political Science Association, 1996
Mentor of Distinction, (Outstanding Mentor of Women in Political Science), Women’s Caucus for Political Science, 1993
Policy Studies Organization Award for the best paper presented at the 1985-86 annual meetings of the Political Science Associations (for “The Politics of Injury” with K. J. Meier)
OU Associates Distinguished Lectureship, 1984-85, 1988-89
Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, 1981
American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, 1979-1980
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Introduction to U.S. Government (freshman level)
American Political Parties (sophomore level)
American Political Institutions (sophomore level)
Elements of Political Analysis (junior level)
U.S. Congress (junior level)
Legislative Process and Behavior (junior level)
Capstone Seminar in American Politics (senior level)
Seminar in Legislative Process and Behavior (graduate level)
Advanced Seminar in Legislative Studies (graduate level)
Methods in Political Science (graduate level)
Measurement and Analysis for Public Administrators (graduate level)
Survey of the Discipline (graduate level)
Seminar-American National Government–The Behavior of Political Elites (advanced graduate)
Field Seminar in American Politics (graduate level)
Author, Instructor’s Manual for Patterson, Davidson, and Ripley, A More Perfect Union, 1989
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Participant, Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems Conference, Center for European and North American Studies, Kloster Seeon, Germany 2004
Association of Centers for the Study of Congress, Treasurer, 2004
Editorial Policies Committee, Social Science Quarterly, 2004-
Faculty Consultant, ETS (Test Development Committee), 2002-. Chair, 2004-
President, Southwestern Political Science Association, 2000-01
Faculty Consultant, OU-Public Opinion Learning Laboratory, 1999-
External Reviewer, Department of Political Science, UT-Arlington, 2000
Roundtable Participant, American Association of Public Opinion Researcher Annual Meeting, 2000
Member, Legislative Studies Section Nomination Committee, 1999
Chair, Nominations Committee Southwestern Social Science Associations, 1998, 1999
Editor, Extensions (A Journal of the Carl Albert Center) Spring, 1999; Fall, 1998; Spring, 1997; Fall, 1996
Impeachment Roundtable Participant, Wichita State University, 1999
Roundtable Participant, Northeastern Political Science Association, 1998
Author, “Use of Video in an Evolving Teaching Style,” Spotlight on Teaching, October, 1998
Executive Board, Oklahoma Network for Excellence in Education, 1998-
Participant, C-SPAN Seminar for Professors, 1998
Co-Editor, APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, 1997-
Co-Editor, Oklahoma Politics, Vol 6, 1997.
Participant, Conference on Political Class, University of Goettingen, Germany, 1997
Visiting Lecturer, Wichita State University, 1997
Vice-President and Program Chair, Southwest Political Science Association, 1995-96
Executive Council, Southwest Political Science Association, 1994-1997
Executive Committee, Oklahoma Political Science Association, 1992-present
Editorial Board, The American Review of Politics, 1990-present
Participant, Seventh International Anti-Corruption Conference, Beijing, October, 1995
Lecturer, “Term Limits as Reform,” University of Nebraska, August, 1995
Speaker, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, State Issues Conference, February, 1995
Participant, Costs of Democracy Conference, Political Communication Center, OU and State Ethics Commission, 1994
External Reviewer, Department of Political Science, Northeastern State University, 1994
Participant, Conference on Campaign Reform, Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, 1994
Roundtable Chair, Term Limits, Meeting of Oklahoma Political Science Association, 1992
Issues Consultant, Tsongas for President Campaign, Washington, D.C., 1992
Co-Editor, Data Section, Oklahoma Politics, 1992-94
Roundtable Chair, Term Limits, Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 1992
Participant, Conference hosted by The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government on term limitations, October, 1991
Participant, Conference on Term Limitations, Focused Research Program in Public Choice, University of California, Irvine, May, 1991
Co-coordinator of “Back to the Future: The U.S. Congress in the 21st Century,” University of Oklahoma, April 1990
Book Review, Journal of Church and State, 1989
Section Chair, Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1989
Participant, Hendricks Symposium on the U.S. Senate, University of Nebraska, October, 1988
Political Consultant and Elections Forecaster for KWTV, 1986; KOCO, 1990
Referee for NSF, APSR, AJPS, JOP, LSQ, APQ, and others
Participant, Colby College Conference on Congressional Candidate Selection, July 1986
Co-coordinator of “Conference on the Congressional Budget Process,” University of Oklahoma, 1982
Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha, 1980-1994
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
“The Effect of State Legislature Professionalization on Multi-Level Political Careers in the United States,” presented at Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems Conference, Center for European and North American Studies, University of Goettingen, Kloster Seeon, Germany 2004 (with Cynthia Opheim).
“Half Empty or Half Full: The Election of Underrepresented Groups to State Legislatures and Career Progression,” presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (with Cynthia Opheim and Carolyn Pickthorn).
“Committee Transfers when Seniority Hardly Matters: Transfers under Republican Control of the U.S. House,” presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association.
“Leading a Republican Revolution? Dick Armey and the Story of How Term Limits Went Awry,” presented at the Jim Wright Symposium, Texas Christian University, April, 2002.
“Social Exchange Theories and Telephone Polling: An Experimental Approach to Decreasing Refusal Rates and Understanding Respondent Motivations,” presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (with Katherine Kimberling).
“Does Legislative Diversity Lead to Good Government,” presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association (with Courtney Cullison).
“Some Fundamental Perspectives on the Application of the Death Penalty,” presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Ronald Keith Gaddie, Katherine Kimberling, and Aleisha Karjala).
“The Gender Gap on Complex Social Issues within a Traditional Environment,” presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (with Katherine Kimberling).
“The Impact of Money on Congressional Elections,” presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“The State Level in American Political Careers,” presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“Institution vs. Actor: The Impact of Values, Evaluations, and Approval on Public Legitimation of the American Presidency,” presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Jocelyn Jones).
“Values, Expectations, and Congressional Approval: A Matter of Legitimacy?” presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (with Jocelyn Jones).
“Congress Reviled: Support for Term Limits in the American Electorate,” 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (with Lauren Cohen).
“The United States: A Political Class of Entrepreneurs,” Conference on Political Class, University of Goettingen, 1997 (with Jens Borchert).
“The Political Class in America,” 1997 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association.
“Are Term Limits Still Needed? The Rationale for Term Limits After the 104th Congress,” 1996 American Political Science Association.
“Are Term Limits Still Needed? The Rationale for Term Limits After the 104th Congress,” 1996 American Political Science Association.
“Legislative Careers and Term Limits: An American Perspective of Incumbents,” 1995 American Political Science Association.
“The Evolving Electoral Systems of Poland and Hungary: The Developing Search for Fair Governance,” 1995 Southwestern Political Science Association (with Sheri Cartwright).
“Candidate Assessment and Voting in Congressional Elections: The Image Game,” 1995 Southwestern Political Science Association (with Jonathon D. Mott).
“Legislative Term Limits as Legislative Reform,” 1994 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“Turnover and Reform in the U. S. House: An Empirical Assessment,” 1994 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association (with Ronald M. Peters and Jonathon D. Mott).
“Turnover and Reform in the U. S. House of Representatives: A Historical and Conceptual Analysis,” 1994 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association (with Ronald M. Peters and Jonathon D. Mott).
“A Voter-Level Analysis of Campaign Efforts on Voter Perceptions,” 1993 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (with Jonathon D. Mott).
“Legislative Career Planning Under Legislative Term Limitations, ”1993 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
T“he Legislative Politics of Legislative Term Limits,” 1993 Midwest Political Science Association.
“Term Limitations and Political Careers: Up Down, In or Out,” 1991 Conference on Term Limitations and Political Career Choices at The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, SUNY-Albany.
“Interest Groups and Term Limits,” 1991 Focussed Research Program in Public Choice at the University of California-Irvine (with John David Rausch, Jr.).
“People or Representatives: How Federal Grant Money is Distributed,” 1991 Midwest Political Science Association (with Steven R. Van Winkle).
“The End of Professionalism: The Dynamics of Term Limitations,” 1991 Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (with John David Rausch, Jr.).
“Competing Models Explaining the Distribution of Federal Grants,” 1991 Meeting of the Western Political Science Association (with Steven R. Van Winkle).
“Choosing to Run: Why House Members Seek Election to the Senate, ”1988 Hendricks Symposium on the U.S. Senate at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, October 6-8, 1988.
“Ronald Reagan and the Religious Vote: Trends, Continuities, and Discontinuities,” 1988 Meeting of the American Political Science Association (with Jeffrey L. Brudney).
“Legislative Socialization and Inter-Branch Rivalry: An Empirical Assessment of the Carter and Reagan Presidencies,” 1987 Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (with L. Marvin Overby).
“The Physician as Economic Man: The Incentive Structure of Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates,” 1986 Meeting of the American Political Science Association (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“The Vice President: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Impotence, But Were Afraid to Ask,” 1986 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Steven J. Jarding).
“Helping Out the Rich: The Results of Medical Malpractice Reform, ”1986 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Ken J. Meier).
“The Politics of Injury: Explaining State Legislative Responses to the Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis,” 1986 Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“The Opening of Conference Committees: A New Arena for Interest Groups,” 1985 Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“Reynolds vs. Sims After Twenty Years: The Question of Partisan Competition,” 1985 Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association (with Jean G. McDonald).
“Committee Mobility and the Revised Seniority Rule,” 1984 Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“The Interaction Between PAC Money and Congressional Committees,” 1984 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Jon F. Hale).
“The Religious Vote: The Effects of Fundamentalist Attitudes on the 1980 Presidential Election,” 1983 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Jeffrey Brudney).
“The Role of Testing Elections on Congressional Voting: Are House Members Responsive to Electoral Cues?” 1983 Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association (with J. Michael Sharp).
“The Effects of Campaign Expenditures on Turnout for Congressional Elections,” 1982 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
“The Politics of Campaign Finance Reform in Congress: The Story of HR 1,” 1980 Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles:
“Term Limits for Urban Settings: One Size Fits All?,” Urban News. Fall, 1996.
“Lawmaker, Limit Thyself, or the Politics of Congressional Term Limits,” Extension of Remarks. APSA Legislative Studies Section. (1994) July: 12-16.
“Legislative Socialization and Interbranch Rivalry: Consequences of Divided Party Government,” Congress and the Presidency. (Autumn, 1993) 20: 119-129 (with L. Marvin Overby).
“Sendin’ ‘Em Home Early: Oklahoma and Legislative Term Limitations,” Oklahoma Politics. (1993) 2: 33-50 (with J. David Rausch).
“Vital Statistics on Oklahoma Politics,” Oklahoma Politics. (1993) 2: 93-100 (with J. Michael Sharp).
“Vital Statistics On Oklahoma Politics,” Oklahoma Politics. (1992) 1: 81-102 (with J. Michael Sharp).
“Choosing to Run: Why House Members Seek Election to the Senate,” Legislative Studies Quarterly. (November, 1989) 14: 549-567.
“Tort Reform and the Regulation of the Insurance Industry: Medical Malpractice Liability Proposals in 1986,” Publius. (Summer, 1987) 17: 163-177 (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“Gaining Ground: The Impact of Medicaid and WIC on Infant Mortality,” American Politics Quarterly. (April, 1987) 15: 254-273 (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“Reapportionment and Partisan Competition: When Does Reapportionment Matter?” Political Behavior. (1987) 9: 160-173 (with Jean G. McDonald).
“Seniority and Committee Transfers: Career Planning in the Contemporary House of Representatives” Journal of Politics. (May, 1987) 49: 553-564.
“Evangelicals as a Political Force: Reagan and the 1980 Religious Vote,” Social Science Quarterly. (December, 1984) 65: 1072-1079 (with Jeff Brudney).
“The House Says ‘No’ to Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns,” Legislative Studies Quarterly. (August, 1984) 9: 487-504.
“Pass the Biscuits Pappy: Congressional Decision-Making and Federal Grants,” American Politics Quarterly. (January, 1984) 12: 3-21 (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“Activating Voters in Congressional Elections,” Political Behavior. (1983) 5: 391-402.
“Interest Groups and Public Policy,” Social Science Quarterly. (September, 1983) 64: 641-646 (with Kenneth J. Meier).
“When Congress and the President Collide: Why Presidents Veto Legislation,” Journal of Politics. (August, 1983) 45: 696-710.
“Reform of Congressional Campaign Spending,” Policy Studies Journal. (Summer, 1977) 5: 525-431 (with Samuel C. Patterson).
Book Chapters:
“United States: A Political Class of Entrepreneurs,” 2003. in J. Borchert and J. Zeiss (eds.), The Political Class in Advanced Democracies. (Oxford: Oxford University Press) (with Jens Borchert).
“Oklahoma: God and the Grassroots,” in C. Bullock and M. Rozell (eds.), The New Politics of the Old South (2nd ed.). (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Press. 2002) (with K. Gaddie).
“Partisan Trends in Oklahoma Politics,” in Copeland, Gaddie and Williams (eds.), The Almanac of Oklahoma Politics. (Norman: Carl Albert Center. 2001) (with K. Gaddie).
“USA: Eine politische Klasse von Entrepreneuren,” in Jens Borchert (ed.), Politik als Beruf. (Opladen: Leske and Budrich, 1999): 456-481.
“Parliaments and Legislatures,” in George Kurian (ed.), World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures. (Washington, D. C: CQ Press, 1998) (With Samuel C. Patterson).
“Legislative Corruption and the Fulfillment of Key Parliamentary Functions.” Liu-Sheng-rond (ed.), Anti-Corruption for Social Stability and Development. (Beijing: 1996).
“Term Limits in Oklahoma, California, and Colorado in 1990,” in B. Grofman (ed.), Legislative Term Limits: Public Choice Perspectives. (Kluwer-Nijhoff Press: 1996) (With J. David Rausch).
“The Closing of Political Minds: Non-Candidates in the 4th District of Oklahoma,” in T. Kazee (ed.), Who Runs for Congress. (CQ Press, 1994), pp. 136-149.
“Continuity and Change: How Legislatures Adapt in a Changing World” in Copeland and Patterson (eds.), Parliaments in the Modern World. (University of Michigan Press, 1994), pp. 151-160 (with Patterson).
“Parliaments in the Twenty-First Century,” in Copeland and Patterson (eds.), Parliaments in the Modern World. (University of Michigan Press, 1994), pp. 1-11 (with Patterson).
“Term Limitations and Political Careers: Up, Down, In or Out,” in G. Benjamin and M. Malbin (eds.), Limiting Legislative Terms. (CQ Press, 1992), pp. 139-158.
“Implications for Research in Studying Presidential Congressional Relations” in S. A. Shull (ed.), The Two Presidencies: A Quarter Century Assessment. (Nelson-Hall, 1991), pp. 191-208 (with others).
“Choosing to Run,” in John Hibbing (ed.), The Changing World of the U. S. Senate. (Berkeley: The IGS Press, University of California at Berkeley, 1990), pp.283-300.
“Changes in the House of Representatives after the Passage of the Budget Act of 1974,” in Congressional Budgeting: Politics, Process, and Power. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984), pp. 51-77.
“Money in Congressional Elections,” in Leroy Rieselbach (ed.), Legislative Reform. (Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath Publishing Co., 1978), pp. 195-208 (with Samuel C. Patterson).
Books:
The Contemporary Congress: A Bicameral Approach. (Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth, 1999) (with Matthew C. Moen).
Almanac of Oklahoma Politics 2002. (Carl Albert Center, 2001) (with R. K. Gaddie and C. Williams).
Almanac of Oklahoma Politics 2000. (OPSA Press, 1999) (with R. K. Gaddie and C. Williams).
Almanac of Oklahoma Politics. (OPSA Press, 1998) (with R. K. Gaddie and C. Williams).
Parliaments in The Modern World: Changing Institutions. (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1994) (co-edited with Samuel C. Patterson).
Congressional Budgeting: Politics, Process, and Power. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984). (co-edited with F. Ted Hebert and W. Thomas Wander).
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Department Committees
American Politics Search Committee, Chair, 2004
Graduate Studies Committee, 1994-
Undergraduate Assessment, 1993-1994, Coordinator, 1994
Research Tools Committee, Chair, 1994-
P.SC 1113 Committee, 1993-1994
Placement Coordinator, 1993-1994
Graduate Faculty Committee, 1991-present
American Politics Field Coordinator, 1990-92, 1994-
Committee on Faculty Development Policy, 1988-89
Departmental Self Study Committee, 1987-1989
Committee A–Personnel and Policy Committee, 1987-1988, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Evaluation of Teaching Assistants, 1986-1987
Ad Hoc Study Group for Undergraduate Curriculum Review, 1986-1987
Teaching Assistant Orientation Leader, 1985-1987
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1983-1992, Chair, 1985-1987, 1988-90,1991-1994
Ewing Fellowship Selection Committee, 1981-1988
University Activities
Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts and Science, 2002-2003
Executive Committee, DPIE, OCCE 1996-present
Board of Directors, Oklahoma Networks for Excellence in Education, 1998-present
Academic Misconduct Board, 1986-present, Hearings Chair 1987-1998
Panel Moderator, “The Future of American Politics,” President Boren Inaugural Symposium, 1995.
College of Arts and Sciences Course and Curriculum Committee, 1994-1995. Chair, 1995.
Teaching Assistant Workshop Leader, 1993-1994
Dean’s Executive Committee, 1990-1993
Ad Hoc Committee for the Reapportionment of the Faculty Senate, Chair 1988-89, 91-92, 94-95, 97-98, 2000-2001, 2003-2004
Dean’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure, 1987-1989, Chair 1988-1989; 1990
Volunteer, OU Housing Program’s forum series, 1987-1991
University Computing Service Advisory Committee, 1987-1988
Dean’s Advisory Committee to Review Sociology Chair, 1986
University Book Exchange Oversight Committee, 1984-1986
University Disciplinary Council, 1983-1985
Participant, Arts and Sciences Day for High School Students, 1981-1983
Taught short course on SPSS for social scientists, 1981
Community Service
Board of Education Member, Norman Public Schools, 1996-present, Vice-President, 1999-2000, President, 2000-2001, Vice President, 2004-2005, President, 2005-2006
Board of Directors, Center for Children and Families, Inc. 2001-present
Facilitator, Oklahoma State Ethics Commission Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform, 2000
My Friend’s House, Board of Directors, 1994-1998
United Way of Norman, Needs Assessment Consultant, 1993-1994
Oklahoma City, Office of City Auditor, Research Consultant (gratis), 1993, 1994
Oklahoma State Highway Patrol, Planning Consultant (gratis), 1993
Oklahoma City Police Department, Planning Department Research Consultant (gratis), 1990, 1993, 1994
Member, State of Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission, 1987-1993, Secretary, 1989-1993
Norman School Board Task Force of Educating the Gifted and Talented, 1992-1993, Chair of Program Evaluation Committee
Site Planning Committee, Monroe Elementary School, Norman, OK, 1992-1994
Media Resource Person for various national media
Election Analysts, OETA, 2004
Regular Appearances on Oklahoma City television and radio news shows
KGOU Commentator, 1990-1992
OU Media Service Resource, 1982-present
Election Analyst for KGOU Radio, 1988
Co-Host for Capitol Ideas (Norman Cable television show), 1985-1986
Party Precinct Chair, 1982-1983
Guest for radio talk shows on KTOK and others 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990-present
References
Available upon request.