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Dr. Austin Trantham
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Social Science
Email address atranth@ju.edu
Telephone number (904) 256-7219
Office location Gooding 219
Education
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- M.A., University of Kentucky
- M.A., American University
- B.A., Austin College
Fields Of Study
- American Presidency
- Gubernatorial Politics
- Political Communication
- Religion and Politics
- U.S. Foreign Policy
Courses Taught
- American National Government and Politics (POL 205)
- Comparative Political Systems (POL 302)
- Congressional Politics (POL 375)
- Methods of Social Research (POL 420)
- Political Parties and Politics (POL 303)
- Politics and Popular Culture (POL 375)
- The American Presidency (POL 375)
Selected Publications, Awards, And Service
- Trantham, Austin, 2018. Review of The Dealmakers of Downstate Illinois: Paul Powell, Clyde L. Choate, John H. Stelle by Robert e. Hartley. Journal of Illinois History 18(3): 227-228.
- Olson, Jeremiah, Yu Ouyang, John Poe, Austin Trantham, and Richard W. Waterman, 2012. "The Teleprompter Presidency: Comparing Obama's Campaign and Governing Rhetoric." Social Science Quarterly 93(5): 1402-1423
- Research Assistant Summer Grant, University of Kentucky
- Political Science Assessment Coordinator, Jacksonville University
- Coordinator, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Jacksonville University
- Organizer, Constitution Day, Jacksonville University
- Co-Faculty Advisor, Pre-Law Association, Illinois College
- Reader, AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam