VITA
Erik James Davis
December, 2021
Education
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science Expected Graduation Spring 2022
Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts, West Lafayette, Indiana
Dissertation: “Deindustrial Dealignment: Economic Change and Sub-National Party System Volatility in Appalachia”
Committee: Jay McCann (Chair), Eric Waltenburg, Mark Tilton, Patricia Boling
Master of Arts in Political Science Graduated Spring 2016
University of Akron, College of Arts and Science, Akron, Ohio
Master of Public Administration Graduated Spring 2012
The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Major, Economics Minor, Cum Laude Graduated Spring 2010
Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio
Washington Semester, Economic Policy Program Completed Fall 2008
American University, Washington, D.C.
Academic Work Experience
Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science Graduate Assistant
Beering Hall 100 N. University Street W. Lafayette, IN 47907 August 2016 – Present
Independent Lecturer
Teaching Assistant
Research Assistant
University of Akron, College of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science Graduate Assistant
Olin Hall 361 Buchtel Common Akron, OH 44325 August 2014 – May 2016
Teaching Assistant
Government and Political Work Experience
Rocky River Municipal Clerk of Court Deputy Criminal and Traffic Clerk of Court
21012 Hilliard Boulevard Rocky River, Ohio 44116 February 2014 – August 2014
Stow Municipal Clerk of Court Deputy Criminal and Traffic Clerk of Court
4400 Courthouse Drive Stow, Ohio 44224 July 2013 – December 2013
Ohio House of Representatives, 36th District Election Campaign Manager
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio June 2012 – November 2012
United States House of Representatives, Representative Betty Sutton [OH-13] Congressional Intern
Akron District Office, Akron, Ohio May 2009 – August 2009
United States House of Representatives, Representative Betty Sutton [OH-13] Congressional Intern
Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. September 2008 – December 2008
Research
Past Academic Conference Presentations
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
69th Annual Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Conference
October 23, 2009, Ashland University; Ashland, Ohio
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
17th Annual Heidelberg University Student Research Conference
February 16, 2010, Heidelberg University; Tiffin, Ohio
“Private Security Contractors in Iraq.”
17th Annual Heidelberg University Student Research Conference
February 16, 2010, Heidelberg University; Tiffin, Ohio
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
68th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 23, 2010, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois, Poster Presentation
“Taking it to the People: A Twenty-First Century Strategy for Reversing Union Membership Decline.”
7th Annual Battleground States Conference
February 23-26, 2012, Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, Ohio
1st Annual Glenn Graduate Student Research Conference
February 27, 2012, The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
“Finding a New Boss: Worker Resistance to the Hugo Boss Factory Closings in Brooklyn, Ohio.”
77th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 4-7, 2019, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
“Economic Change and Electoral Volatility in Sub-National Party Systems: The Case of West Virginia”
78th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 14-18, 2021, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
“Deindustrialization and Party System Volatility in Appalachian OH and PA”
117th Annual American Political Science Association National Conference
September 30-October 3, 2021, Seattle, Washington
“Deindustrialization and Party System Volatility in Central and Northern Appalachia”
79th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 7-10, 2022, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
Professional Development, Activities and Awards
Teaching Development
Completed Summer 2021 Course, “Teaching Political Science and Public Policy”
Purdue University Department of Political Science
May 17 – June 11, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Attended the 2021 Conference on “Maximizing Student Potential”
Purdue University Division of Diversity and Inclusion
March 17, 2021, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching
Purdue University Center for Instructional Excellence
Spring 2020, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Completed the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training - Faculty, Postdoctoral, and Graduate Students
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)
Completed October 31, 2020, Expires October 30, 2025
Completed Training in “Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Discrimination Prevention”
September 29, 2014, University of Akron; Akron, Ohio
Invited Talks
“The Front Porch Campaign of 1880”
The Friends of James A. Garfield, 2014 Garfield Symposium
November 15, 2014, Lakeland Community College; Kirtland, Ohio
“Voter Fraud”
Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association (WALLA) Spring 2019 Term: “Voting Matters Mini-Course”
April 8, 2019; West Lafayette, Indiana
“Solution in Search of a Problem: Voter Suppression and the Pursuit of Eliminating Election Fraud”
Purdue Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette: “Voting Rights and Voter Suppression: The Race for Representation”
March 4, 2020; Lafayette, Indiana
Memberships
Political Science Graduate Student Association – Faculty Committee Graduate Student Representative (2019)
Midwest Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
Alpha Lambda Delta (National Academic Honor Society)
Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society)
Tau Pi Phi (National Business Honor Society)
Honors and Awards
First Place Undergraduate Political Science Research Paper
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
69th Annual Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Conference
October 23, 2009, Ashland University; Ashland, Ohio
Heidelberg University
John I. Kolehmeinen Scholarship, 2007 Outstanding Freshman in Political Science
John C. Shinn Award Scholarship, 2009 Outstanding Junior in Political Science
“Skip” Oliver Award Scholarship, 2010 Outstanding Senior in Political Science
American University
Dean’s Scholarship Award, 2008
United States House of Representatives
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 2009
Erik James Davis
December, 2021
Education
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science Expected Graduation Spring 2022
Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts, West Lafayette, Indiana
Dissertation: “Deindustrial Dealignment: Economic Change and Sub-National Party System Volatility in Appalachia”
Committee: Jay McCann (Chair), Eric Waltenburg, Mark Tilton, Patricia Boling
Master of Arts in Political Science Graduated Spring 2016
University of Akron, College of Arts and Science, Akron, Ohio
Master of Public Administration Graduated Spring 2012
The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Major, Economics Minor, Cum Laude Graduated Spring 2010
Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio
Washington Semester, Economic Policy Program Completed Fall 2008
American University, Washington, D.C.
Academic Work Experience
Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science Graduate Assistant
Beering Hall 100 N. University Street W. Lafayette, IN 47907 August 2016 – Present
Independent Lecturer
- POL 101 American Government and Politics: Summer 2021
Teaching Assistant
- POL 373 Campaigns and Elections: Fall 2020
- POL 372 Indiana State Government and Policy: Spring 2021, Fall 2021
- POL 300 Introduction to Political Analysis: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018
- POL 231 Environmental Politics: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020
- POL 101 American Government and Politics: Spring 2021, Spring 2002
Research Assistant
- Research Assistant for Dr. Eric Waltenburg: Fall 2019
University of Akron, College of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science Graduate Assistant
Olin Hall 361 Buchtel Common Akron, OH 44325 August 2014 – May 2016
Teaching Assistant
- POL 462 The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties: Fall 2015, Spring 2016
- POL 201 Introduction to Political Research: Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2015
- POL The Supreme Court and the Constitution: Spring 2016
- POL Politics of Criminal Justice Spring 2016
Government and Political Work Experience
Rocky River Municipal Clerk of Court Deputy Criminal and Traffic Clerk of Court
21012 Hilliard Boulevard Rocky River, Ohio 44116 February 2014 – August 2014
Stow Municipal Clerk of Court Deputy Criminal and Traffic Clerk of Court
4400 Courthouse Drive Stow, Ohio 44224 July 2013 – December 2013
Ohio House of Representatives, 36th District Election Campaign Manager
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio June 2012 – November 2012
United States House of Representatives, Representative Betty Sutton [OH-13] Congressional Intern
Akron District Office, Akron, Ohio May 2009 – August 2009
United States House of Representatives, Representative Betty Sutton [OH-13] Congressional Intern
Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. September 2008 – December 2008
Research
Past Academic Conference Presentations
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
69th Annual Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Conference
October 23, 2009, Ashland University; Ashland, Ohio
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
17th Annual Heidelberg University Student Research Conference
February 16, 2010, Heidelberg University; Tiffin, Ohio
“Private Security Contractors in Iraq.”
17th Annual Heidelberg University Student Research Conference
February 16, 2010, Heidelberg University; Tiffin, Ohio
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
68th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 23, 2010, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois, Poster Presentation
“Taking it to the People: A Twenty-First Century Strategy for Reversing Union Membership Decline.”
7th Annual Battleground States Conference
February 23-26, 2012, Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, Ohio
1st Annual Glenn Graduate Student Research Conference
February 27, 2012, The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
“Finding a New Boss: Worker Resistance to the Hugo Boss Factory Closings in Brooklyn, Ohio.”
77th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 4-7, 2019, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
“Economic Change and Electoral Volatility in Sub-National Party Systems: The Case of West Virginia”
78th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 14-18, 2021, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
“Deindustrialization and Party System Volatility in Appalachian OH and PA”
117th Annual American Political Science Association National Conference
September 30-October 3, 2021, Seattle, Washington
“Deindustrialization and Party System Volatility in Central and Northern Appalachia”
79th Annual Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
April 7-10, 2022, Palmer House; Chicago, Illinois
Professional Development, Activities and Awards
Teaching Development
Completed Summer 2021 Course, “Teaching Political Science and Public Policy”
Purdue University Department of Political Science
May 17 – June 11, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Attended the 2021 Conference on “Maximizing Student Potential”
Purdue University Division of Diversity and Inclusion
March 17, 2021, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching
Purdue University Center for Instructional Excellence
Spring 2020, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
Completed the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training - Faculty, Postdoctoral, and Graduate Students
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)
Completed October 31, 2020, Expires October 30, 2025
Completed Training in “Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Discrimination Prevention”
September 29, 2014, University of Akron; Akron, Ohio
Invited Talks
“The Front Porch Campaign of 1880”
The Friends of James A. Garfield, 2014 Garfield Symposium
November 15, 2014, Lakeland Community College; Kirtland, Ohio
“Voter Fraud”
Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association (WALLA) Spring 2019 Term: “Voting Matters Mini-Course”
April 8, 2019; West Lafayette, Indiana
“Solution in Search of a Problem: Voter Suppression and the Pursuit of Eliminating Election Fraud”
Purdue Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette: “Voting Rights and Voter Suppression: The Race for Representation”
March 4, 2020; Lafayette, Indiana
Memberships
Political Science Graduate Student Association – Faculty Committee Graduate Student Representative (2019)
Midwest Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
Alpha Lambda Delta (National Academic Honor Society)
Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society)
Tau Pi Phi (National Business Honor Society)
Honors and Awards
First Place Undergraduate Political Science Research Paper
“Why Republican ‘Leaning’ Independent Voters, Do Not Identify as Belonging to the Republican Party.”
69th Annual Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Conference
October 23, 2009, Ashland University; Ashland, Ohio
Heidelberg University
John I. Kolehmeinen Scholarship, 2007 Outstanding Freshman in Political Science
John C. Shinn Award Scholarship, 2009 Outstanding Junior in Political Science
“Skip” Oliver Award Scholarship, 2010 Outstanding Senior in Political Science
American University
Dean’s Scholarship Award, 2008
United States House of Representatives
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 2009
