Howard, Alison, MA

Associate Professor

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    Dominican University of California
    50 Acacia Ave.
    San Rafael, CA 94901

    About

    Alison Dana Howard teaches courses on American Government, the Presidency, Congress, and Politics and Media, and Campaigns and Elections at Dominican University of California. She received her M.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on presidential rhetoric specifically the State of the Union Address, unilateral executive actions, political communication, pedagogy, as well as art, politics, and culture and has published articles in PS: Political Science and Politics, American Behavioral Science, Journal of Political Science Education, Social Science Quarterly, and Perspectives on Political Science. She is the co-author (with Donna R. Hoffman University of Northern Iowa) of Addressing the State of the Union: The Evolution and Impact of the President’s Big Speech (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006). Alison is also a frequent commentator for the media on the State of the Union Address and has been interviewed by National Public Radio, The SF Chronicle, NBC Bay Area, and KCBS radio.

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Education, MA, Pepperdine University

    Political Science, BA, University of California, Los Angeles

    Political Science, MA, University of Oklahoma

    Research Interests

    • American Politics
    • Political Communication
    • United States Presidents
    • State of the Union Address
    • Presidential Debates
    • Presidential Rhetoric

    Disciplines

    • American Politics