James P. Pfiffner

University Professor

School of Public Policy

George Mason University

 

School of Public Policy

George Mason University, 3c6

Fairfax, va 22030

pfiffner@gmu.edu

                                                                         CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

University of Wisconsin; Madison: Political Science                                                                                           B.A. (1968); M.A. (1972); Ph.D. (1975)

Experience

2001-                        George Mason University, University Professor, School of Public Policy

2007 (Jan-June)     S.T. Lee, Professional Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London

1984-2001              Professor of Government and Politics (Associate Professor, GMU, 1984-1987)

1980-1984              California State University, Fullerton Associate Professor of Political Science

1980-1981              U.S.Office of Personnel Management, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, GS-14

1978-1980              California State University, Fullerton, Assistant Professor of Political Science

1975-1978              University of California, Riverside, Assistant Professor of Political Science,                                                Graduate School of Administration

1974-1975              Brookings Institution, Research Fellow (Guest Scholar: 1983, 1997)

1971-1974              University of Wisconsin, Madison, Teaching Assistant

1969-1970              US Army, Vietnam/Cambodia (A Battery, 1/8 Artillery, 25th Infantry Division)

Honors and Awards

National Academy of Public Administration, Elected Member

Distinguished Faculty Award, George Mason University (1990), CAS Scholarly Award (1999)

Brookings Institution, Brookings Fellow (1974-75) Visiting Scholar (Summer 1983, Spring 1997)

National Asso. of Schools of Public Affairs & Administration: Faculty Fellowship,1981-82)

Army Commendation Medal for Valor (with "V" Device), Vietnam/Cambodia (1970)

Who’s Who in America, 2000.

Editor of Book Series

“The Hughes Series in the Presidency and Leadership Studies”, Texas A&M University Press, 21 books published since 1996

Editorial Boards

Journal of Public Administration and Theory (1996-2002)

Presidential Studies Quarterly, Editor of the Contemporary Presidency Feature, responsible for commissioning one article for each issue, 2000-present