Matthew Robert Kerbel

 

Department of Political Science

253 St. Augustine Liberal Arts Center

Villanova University

Villanova, PA 19085-1699

 

(610) 519-4553 (office)

(610) 519-7487 (FAX)

matthew.kerbel@villanova.edu (e-mail)

 

Academic Training

Ph.D. The University of Michigan, 1987

M.A. The University of Michigan, 1985

B.A.   State University of New York at Binghamton (English Literature), 1980

 

Employment

 

Professor (2000 – present), Department of Political Science, Villanova University,

            Villanova, PA.

 

Associate Professor (1995 - 2000), Department of Political Science, Villanova

            University, Villanova, PA.

 

Visiting Associate Professor (1995), Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.

 

Assistant Professor (1988 - 1995), Department of Political Science, Villanova

University, Villanova, PA.

 

Lecturer (1987 - 1988), Department of Political Science, The University of

            Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor (1987 - 1988), Department of Political Science,

            Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.

 

Teaching Assistant (1983 - 1987), Department of Political Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Research Assistant (1983 - 1985, 1987), Institute for Social Research , The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

 

 

Publications

 

Books

 

American Government: Your Voice, Your Future.  2006.  Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing.

 

Get This Party Started: How Progressives Can Fight Back and Win (editor).  2006.  Lanham, MD:

            Rowman and Littlefield.

 

If It Bleeds, It Leads: An Anatomy of Television News.  2000.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

Remote and Controlled: Media Politics in a Cynical Age, Second Edition.  1999.

            Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

            Edited For Television: CNN, ABC, and American Presidential Elections, Second

                        Edition1998.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

Remote and Controlled: Media Politics in a Cynical Age. 1995.  Boulder, CO:

            Westview Press.

 

            Edited For Television: CNN, ABC, and the 1992 Presidential Campaign. 1994.

                        Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

            Beyond Persuasion: Organizational Efficiency and Presidential Power. 1991.

                        Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

 

 

      Articles and Chapters

 

             "Blog for America and Civic Involvement."  (with Joel David Bloom)  2005.  The Harvard International Journal of

                        Press/Politics 10:4, pp. 3-27.

 

              "The Challenge and Promise of Internet Politics."  In Michael Nelson (ed.), The Elections of 2004.  2005Washington, DC:

                        CQ Press, pp. 88-107.

 

 “Electoral College Reform and Media Coverage of Presidential Elections.”  In Paul Schumaker and Burdett A. Loomis (eds.), Choosing A President: The Electoral College and Beyond.  2002.  New York: Seven Bridges Press, pp. 113-124.

 

 “The Media: Old Frames in a Time of Transition.”  In Michael Nelson (ed.), The Elections of 2000.  2001.  Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, pp. 109-132.

 

“Parties in the Media: Where Elephants and Donkeys are Pigs.”  In L. Sandy Maisel (ed.), The Parties Respond.  Fourth Edition, 2001.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

“A Part and Apart: Jewish Americans, The Media and American Politics.”  In L. Sandy Maisel (ed.), Jews in American Politics.  2001.  Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 121-139.

 

 “PBS Ain’t So Different: Public Broadcasting, Election Frames and Democratic Empowerment.”  2000.   The Harvard

            International Journal of Press Politics 5:4, pp. 8-32.

 

     “Parties in the Media: Elephants, Donkeys, Boars, Pigs and Jackals.”  In L. Sandy Maisel (ed.), The Parties Respond: Changes

                 in American Parites and Campaigns. Third Edition, 1998.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

 

     “The Media: Viewing the Campaign Through A Strategic Haze.”  In Michael Nelson (ed.), The Elections of 1996.  1997. 

                Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, pp. 81-105.

 

     “Questioning the Questioners: Cracking Television’s Protective Shell and Other Impossible Requirements for Researching the

                Development of Media Content.”  In Mary E. Stuckey (ed.), The Theory and Practice of Political Communication

                 Research. 1996.  Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

 

            “An Empirical Test of the Role of Persuasion in the Exercise of Presidential Power.” 1993.  Presidential Studies Quarterly 23:2,

                        pp. 347-361.

 

            “Before the Honeymoon Ends: Presidential Leadership and Congressional Response.” 1989.  Congress and the Presidency

                        16:1, pp. 11 -22.

 

            “Television and the 1988 Election: Three Realities.” 1989.  Social Science Review 8:1, pp. 52-74.

 

            “Against the Odds: Media Access in the Administration of President Gerald R. Ford.” 1986.  Presidential Studies Quarterly

                        16:1, pp. 76-91.

 

Dissertation

 

       Eye of the Beholder: Identifying Underlying Characteristics of Policy Success Across

                   Presidential Administrations.  1987.  The University of Michigan.

 

 

Presentations

           

            "Blog for America and Civic Involvement."  Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science

                        Association, Chicago, April 7-10, 2005 (with Joel David Bloom).

 

“Grassroots and Gigahertz: The Power of Weblogs to Drive Media Discourse, Energize Campaigns, and Enhance Civic Engagement.”  Presented at the 2nd Annual Pre-APSA Conference on Mass Communication and Civic Engagement, The Annenberg School of Political Communication of the University of Pennsylvania, August 27, 2003 (with Joel David Bloom).

 

“Framing the Outsider: Television News Treatment of Jesse Jackson’s Presidential Candidacies.”  Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 27-30, 2000 (with Marc Howard Ross).

 

“Public Broadcasting, Election Frames and Democratic Empowerment.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association, Providence, RI, April 29 – May 1, 1999 (with Sumaiya Apee).

 

“The Dynamics of Political News Frames: A Longitudinal Analysis of Televisions Presidential Election News Coverage.”  Presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1999.

 

 “PBS Ain’t So Different: Horserace, Strategy, and Democratic Empowerment.”  Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November 12-14, 1998 (with Sumaiya Apee).

 

“Television News Frames and Informed Political Choice: A Longitudinal Analysis of U.S. Elections.”  Presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, September 3-6, 1998 (with Marc Howard Ross).

 

“Reporters Are From Mars, Campaign Operatives Are From Venus.”  Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the International

            Society of Political Psychology, Montreal, Canada, July 12-15, 1998 (with Marc Howard Ross).

 

“Reporters Are From Mars, Campaign Operatives Are From Venus.”  Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Midwest

            Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 23-25, 1998.

 

Media Frames and Election Dynamics.”  Presented at the 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political

            Psychology, The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, BC, June 30-July 3, 1996.

 

“Roundtable on Media Coverage of the 1996 Campaign.”  Roundtable held at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political

            Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 18-20, 1996.

 

“The Media as Political News: Reflexive Reporting of the 1992 U.S. Presidential   Campaign.”  Presented at the 45th

            Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, The Albuquerque Convention Center,

            Albuquerque, NM, May 25-29, 1995.

 

            “Playing His Own Game: The 1992 Perot Campaign, Reporter Expectations, and Television Coverage.”  Presented at the 53rd

                                Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 6-8,

                        1995.  

 

“Old Wine in More Bottles: Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Election on Broadcast and Cable Television.”  Presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, The New York Hilton, New York, NY, September

                        1-4, 1994.

 

            “Covering the Coverage: The Self-Referential Nature of Television Reporting in the 1992 Presidential Campaign.”  Presented

                        at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April

                        14-16, 1994.

 

             “The 1992 Election From A Communications Perspective.”  Roundtable held at the 1993 Annual Meeting, of the Southern

                        Political Science Association, The Radisson Plaza Hotel, Savannah, GA., November 3-6, 1993.

 

            “Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Campaign on Cable and Broadcast Television: Some Preliminary Observations.”  Presented at

                        the 51st Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL,

                        April 15-17, 1993.

 

            “Cable and Network Television Coverage of the 1992 Primaries: Some Preliminary Findings.”  Presented at the 88th Annual

                        Meeting of the American Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, September 3-6, 1992.

 

            “Coverage of the 1992 Primaries on Network and Cable Television.”  Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Midwest

                        Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 9-11, 1992.

 

            “Exploring the Components of the Effective Exercise of Presidential Power By Contemporary American Presidents.”  Presented at

                        the 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, The

                        University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, July 1-5, 1991.

 

            “Exercising Power in the Bush White House: The Case of the First-Year Drug Plan.”  Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of

                        the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 18-20, 1991.

 

            “Placing Power in Context: Executive Branch Organization and Presidential Persuasion as Components of Presidential Legislative

                        Success.”  Presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, The San

                        Francisco Hilton, San Francisco, CA, August 30-September 2, 1990.

 

            “The Role of Organizational Efficiency in Promoting Presidential Legislative  Effectiveness.”  Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting

                        of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 5-7, 1990.

 

            “An Empirical Test of the Role of Persuasion in the Exercise of Presidential Power.”  Presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the

                        Southwestern Political Science Association, The Hyatt Regency Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, March 28-31, 1990.

 

            “Three Honeymoons: Understanding Differences in the Outcomes of Domestic Policy Endeavors During the Carter, Reagan, and

                        Bush Honeymoon Periods.”  Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The

                        Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 3-5, 1989.

 

            “Before the Honeymoon Ends: Understanding Differences in the Outcomes of Large-Scale First-Term Presidential Policy

                        Endeavors.”  Presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, The Washington

                        Hilton, Washington, DC, September 1-4, 1988.

 

Professional Service

 

College and University

 

Member, Arts and Sciences Rank and Tenure Committee, 2005-present.

 

Villanova University Official Representative (OR) to the Inter-University

Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Spring 1989 – Spring 1998.

 

Member, Middle States Library Task Force, Fall 1998 – present.

 

            Faculty Adviser, Villanova University Comedy Troupe, 1999-2001.

 

Facilitator, “Preparing for Leadership: 1998 Truman Scholarship Candidates Summer Workshop,” July 31- August 2, 1998

 

            Member, Dean's Advisory Committee on Technology, Spring 1995 – Spring 1997.

 

Member, Women and Elections Forum Advisory Committee, Fall 1996.

 

            Villanova Quality Initiative Faculty Planning Group on Academics, Spring 1995.

 

            Villanova Quality Initiative Graduate School Unit Team, Spring 1995 - Fall 1996.

 

            Member, College of Arts and Sciences Core Committee on Computing Across the

            Curriculum, Spring 1992 - Fall 1994.

 

            College of Arts and Sciences Freshman Adviser, Fall 1993 – Spring 1995.

 

            Social Science Forum Steering Committee Member, Fall 1989 - Spring 1993.

 

            Villanova University Social Science Forum Co-Organizer: Symposium on “The

            Role of Television in National Political Campaigns,” Fall 1990 - Spring 1991.

 

Freshman Orientation Academic Seminar Leader, 1989 - 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 –  present.

 

            Villanova University Office for Residence Life Review Board Member, Fall 1990

            present; participant in Workshop on Judicial Affairs, Fall 1991.

            Member and Co-organizer, Villanova Faculty Hillel, Spring 1989 - present.

            Faculty advisor, Villanova Undergraduate Hillel, 1994 - 1995.

            Member, Honors Program Council, Fall 1993 - present.

           

Honors Thesis Advising (since 1996): Lauren Capotisto; Dave McNally; Jennifer Behrman; Joyce Garczynski.

 

Senior Thesis Committees (since 1996): Rob Wellen (Bryn Mawr College); Erin Martin (Bryn Mawr College).

 

Masters Thesis Committees (since 1996): Jeannie Matava; Steve Collins; Sabastien Lazardeux.

 

Doctoral Thesis and Preliminary Examination Committee, Paul D’Angelo (Temple University), Fall 1996 – Fall 1999.

 

Data Analysis (through HOSI/OPIR)

·      ARCO/Rhoads School Partnership (Fall 1996)

·      Assessing the Progress of "A Future of Promise: The Villanova Strategic Plan" (Spring 1995)

·      Villanova University President's Task Force on Cultural Diversity: Survey on Attitudes, Opinions, and Experiences (Spring 1991)

·      Villanova University College of Engineering Alumni and Graduate Market Survey (Spring 1991)

·      Villanova University President's Committee on Faculty Workload (Spring 1989 - Fall 1990)

·      Villanova University College Attrition Study (Spring 1990)

·      Villanova University Campus Ministry Undergraduate Mass Attendance Study (Spring 1990)

·      Middle States Study of Villanova University Faculty (Spring 1989)

·      Villanova University Economic Impact Study (Fall 1989)

 

 

     

Departmental

 

Member, Political Science Department Search Committee (Political Theory), Spring 1999.

 

Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department, Fall 1993 – Spring 1997 and    Fall 2000 – present.

 

Chair, Political Science Department Graduate Committee, Fall 1993 – Spring 1997 and Fall 2000 – present.

 

            Member, Political Science Department Graduate Committee, Fall 1993 – present.

 

            Member, Political Science Department Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Fall

            1988 - Spring 1993.

 

            Member, Political Science Department Evaluation Committee, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 2002-2004.

           

            Co-chair, Political Science Department Search Committee, One-Year Positions in

            American Government and International Relations, Summer 1993.

 

            Chair, Political Science Department Public Administration Search Committee, Fall

            1989 - Spring 1990.

 

            Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Fall 1989 -

            Spring 1991.

 

           

      Professional

 

       Member, ICA/APSA Joint Publication Committee, 1996 - 2000.

 

            Member, Television News Content Analysis Consortium, 1996 - 2000.

 

       Member, American Political Science Association Edelman Distinguished Career

       Award Committee, 1994 - 1996.

 

            Editorial Board Member, Annual Editions: American Public Policy. Sluice Dock,

            CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1995 – 1998.

 

Editorial Board Member, Roman and Littlefield “Project Democracy” Series, 1996 -

            1998.

 

Contributor, College Board Advance Placement United States Government and Politics Examination, 1999.

 

Contributor, The St. Martin’s Guide to the Movies, 1997.

 

Chair and Discussant, “Media Coverage of Political Events.”  Panel held at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton San Francisco and Towers, San Francisco, CA, August 30 – September 2, 2001.

 

Chair, “Roundtable on Media Coverage of the Campaign 2000 Post-Election Period.”  Panel held at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 19-22, 2001.

 

Chair, “Media Frames and Election Dynamics.”  Panel held at the 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, The Sutton Place

            Hotel, Vancouver, BC, June 30-July 3, 1996.

 

Chair, “Roundtable on Media Coverage of the 1996 Campaign.” Roundtable held at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Palmer House

Hotel, Chicago, IL, April 18-20, 1996.

 

     Discussant, “Discordant Discourse: News, Talk, and Advertising in a Presidential Campaign.”  Panel held at the 91st Annual

     Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago Hilton and Towers, August 31-September 3, 1995.   

 

     Discussant, “Public Opinion and Presidential Leadership.”  Panel held at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political

     Science Association, The Radisson Plaza Hotel, Savannah, GA, November 3 -6, 1993.

    

     Book reviews for The American Political Science Review/Perspectives on Politics, Political Communication, Political

     Science Quarterly, others.

   

Manuscript peer reviews (since 1996) for The Journal of Politics, Political Communication, American Journal of Political Science, Political Science Quarterly, The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Southeastern Political Review, Canadian Journal of Communication, Presidential Studies Quarterly.

 

Text reviews for Cambridge University Press, CQ Press, St. Martin’s Press, Westview Press, Worth Publishing, Wadsworth Publishing, Addison Wesley Longman, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, Rowman and Littlefield.

      

Community

 

            “Media Watch” Column for The Hill Newspaper, Washington, DC, 1996 – 1998.

 

            Multiple talks, television and radio appearances, including C-Span, Fox News Network, Radio America, Bloomberg Radio, and

            National Public Radio.

 

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association

Midwest Political Science Association

Pennsylvania Political Science Association

International Communication Association