Robert S. Ross
Professor Emeritus
Office: Butte 712
Telephone: (530) 898-5335
Email: rross@csuchico.edu
EDUCATION
University of Colorado, Ph.D. in Political
Science 1968
University of Minnesota, B.S. in Social
Science 1963
Miami University, B.A. in Political Science,
1962
Post-doctoral
University of Michigan, Visiting Scholar,
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
and the Survey Research Center, 1991.
University of California, Santa Barbara,
NEH Institute, Reapportionment: Toward Fair and Effective
Representation, 1981.
Lyndon B. Johnson Faculty Internship,
United States House of Representatives, 1974.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, NSF Institute, Mathematical Models in Political
Science, 1973.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, NSF Institute, Mathematical Applications in Political
Science, 1971.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
California State University, Chico, 1968-
Assistant Professor 1968-71
Associate Professor
1971-76
Professor 1976-Present
Junior State Summer Program, Georgetown
University, 1986, 87, 89, & 91
Colorado College, 1967-68
Colorado Women's College, 1967
University of Colorado, 1965-67
Jefferson County Public Schools, 1963-65
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
ROBERT S. ROSS is currently Chair of the Political Science Department, now serving his second term. He has served as Vice-Chair of the department and as the first Associate Dean of the Graduate School.
SERVICES TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY
Editorial Board, University Journal, 1970-88.
(I was the founder of the series-then the University Monograph, as
well as the original editor.)
Trustee, Chico Unified Board of Education,
1973-85. 1 was chosen President four times and vice-president three in
twelve years of service.
State Central Committee, Democratic Party,
1975-81.
Inter-university Consortium for Political
and Social Research, CSU Statewide Coordinating Committee. (He was an
original member of the group which brought
ICPSR to the CSU and was our campus representative), 1971-75.
District Coordinator for numerous local,
several state-wide, and two national political campaigns.
Election analysis on local radio and TV,
numerous appearances.
Guest speaker at numerous local clubs
and organizations.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
American National Government: Institutions,
Policy, and Participation 4th ed. (Guilford, Conn.: Dushkin Publishing,
1996) (3rd ed., 1993; 2nd ed., 1991; Post 1988 Election ed., 1989; 1st
ed., 1988)
Perspectives on Local Government in
California, Editor (Belmont, CA.: Star Publications, 1987).
American National Government: An Introduction
to Political Institutions, 3rd ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981).
(2nd ed., 1976; Ist ed., 1972)
Public Choice and Public Policy,
Editor (Chicago: Markham, 1971).
Introductory Readings in American Government,
Co-editor with William C. Mitchell (Chicago: Markham, 1971).
Books under Contract.
Public Policy Formation: Institutions,
Issues, and Participants (New York: McGraw-Hill) (manuscript
and outside review completed; revised
manuscript in progress; publication due January, 1998).
Legislative Process in Congress (New
York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston) (manuscript completed).
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.
"Jury Selection in High-Profile Cases:
The Perverse Effects and Limitations of Voir Dire," A paper presented at
the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Meeting, Norfolk,
VA, 1997. (with E. Bronson). Published as Discussion Paper 97-1, College
of Behavioral and Social Science, CSU, Chico, 1997.
Electing the President, 1996 distributed
with American National Government 4th ed. (Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill,
1997)
Chair of panel on, "Survey Research in
High Profile Criminal Cases," American Association for Public Opinion Research
Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, 1997.
"Prejudgment in High-Profile Cases: A
Preliminary Analysis of the Relative Importance and Implications of Print
Versus Electronic Sources of Information," A paper presented at the American
Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City,
UT, 1996. (with E. Bronson). Published as Discussion Paper 96-1, College
of Behavioral and Social Science, CSU, Chico, 1996.
"Testing and Teaching from American National
Government," 4th ed. Dushkin, 1996. (3rd ed., 1993; with T. DeLorenzo,
et al.; 2nd ed., 1991 and Ist ed., 1988)
"Justice in the Era of the High-Profile
Defendant: Will a Change of Venue Help?," A paper presented at the American
Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1991. (with
E. Bronson). Nominated for the Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper presented
at the annual meeting. Published as Discussion Paper 91-4, College of Behavioral
and Social Science, CSU, Chico, 1991.
Discussant on panel, "Political Attitudes
and Behavior," American Association for Public Opinion Research, Annual
Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1991.
The 1988 Election added to American
National Government (Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing, 1989) Government
1st ed.
Review of William Julius Wilson, "The
Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy,"
The American School Board Journal, 175 (July, 1988): 4.
Review of Jonathan Kozol, "Rachel and
Her Children: Homeless Families in America," The American School Board
Journal, 175 (December, 1988): 12. (With Andrea M. Ross)
"The Local School Board," in David Martin,
ed., American School Boards: The Positive Power (Alexandria, VA.:
Kellogg Foundation and National School Boards Association, 1987).
"Variation in Organization and its Impact
on Local Citizens," in Robert S. Ross, ed., Perspectives on Local Government
in California (Belmont, CA: Star, 1987).
Review of John Brademas, "From Washington
D.C. to Washington Square,"
The American School Board Journal, 174
(November, 1987): 7,
Review of Emmette S. Redford and Richard
T. McCulley, "White House Operations: The Johnson Presidency," Perspective
16 (January/February, 1987): 2-3. (Feature Review).
Review of Myron Lieberman, "Beyond Public
Education," The American School Board Journal, 173 (November, 1986):
8. (An exchange with the author can be found in the May, 1987 issue, p.
7).
Chair of panel, "Rational Choice v. Government
Regulations," Western Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Eugene,
OR, 1986.
"In Search of Theory in School Finance
Elections: A Critique of Cataldo and Holm," Western Political Quarterly,
38 (Sept., 1985): 502-09.
"Senate Leaders' Voting Under Four Combinations
of Senate/Executive Control," A paper presented at the Western Political
Science Association, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 28-30, 1985
.
"Voting on Taxes for Schools," A paper
presented at the Western Political Science Association Meeting, Las Vegas,
Nevada, March 28-30, 1985.
Chair of panel, "Opinion and Behavior
in Subnational Politics," Western Political Science Association, Annual
Meeting, Las Vegas, 1985.
Review of Phil Williams, "The Senate and
U.S. Troops in Europe," Perspective 14 (September/October, 1985):
120.
Review of Marvin Lazerson et al., "An
Education of Value: The Purposes and Practices of Schools," The American
School Board Journal, 172 (December, 1985): 19.
Review of G. William Dumhoff, "Who Rules
America Now?" Perspective 13 (January/February, 1984): 8.
Review of John H. Moore, ed. "To Promote
Prosperity: U.S. Domestic Policy in the Mid 1980's," Perspective
13 (Nov/Dec 1984): 170. Reprinted in Economic Impact, USIA (June,
1985): np.
"Further Observations on the Political
Economy of Property Tax Reform," A paper presented at the Public Choice
Society, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, March 15-17, 1984.
Roundtable Panel on, "Legislative Leadership,"
Western Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Sacramento, 1984.
Review of M. Chester Nolte, "How to Survive
as a School Board Member: The Legal Dimension," The American School
Board Journal, 171 (December, 1984): 24-25.
"Assessing Rationality in a Local Tax
Election," Discussion Paper 84-3, College of Behavioral and Social Science,
CSU, Chico, 1984.
"Microcomputer Simulations of Presidential
Elections," NEWS for Teachers of Political Science, American Political
Science Association, 38 (Summer, 1983): 20.
Government and Politics in Butte County,
2nd ed. (Chico: Department of Political Science, 1983) (1st ed., 1981,
Graphic Fox).
"Gaining Advantage from Conflict," A paper
presented to the California School Boards Association, Annual Fall Meeting,
Redding, 1983.
"The Electoral College and Doctrines of
Fair Representation," Discussion Paper 82-8, College of Behavioral and
Social Science, CSU, Chico, 1982.
"Our Constant Peril: The Insolence of
Office, . The American School Board Journal 169 (Feb., 1982): 37
Roundtable panel on, "Community Support
for Schools," California Association of School Business Officers, Annual
Meeting, South Lake Tahoe, 1982.
"Help Your Principals do Their Job," California
School Boards, 41 (March, 1982): 7-9.
"Evaluating Instructor's Manuals for American
Government Texts," NEWS for Teachers of Political Science, American
Political Science Association, 36 (Summer, 1981): 18-21.
"Instructor's. Manual for American National
Government," Third Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 1981.
"Evaluating Superintendents," California
School Boards 39, 4 (June, 1980): 14-16.
"What Local Control?," California Schools
Boards 38, 8 (December, 1979): 12-13.
Review of Harmon Zeigler and M. Kent Jennings,
"Governing American Schools," The American Political Science Review
71, 4 (December, 1977): 1688-89.
Review of Morris P. Fiorina, "Congress:
Keystone of the Washington Establishment," Western Political Quarterly
30, 4 (December, 1977): 688-89.
Review of Dennis W. Brezina and Allen
Overmyer, "Congress in Action: The Environmental Education Act," and Eric
Redman, "The Dance of Legislation,"
Western Political Quarterly
28, I (March, 1975): 216-19.
National Science Foundation Panelist,
"Instructional Scientific Equipment," Seattle, 1974.
Discussant on a panel, "Promising Approaches
to the Study of Policy Formation, "Western Political Science Association
Annual Meeting, Denver, 1974.
Review of Vincent Ostrom, "The Political
Theory of a Compound Republic,"
The American Political Science Review
68, 3 (September, 1974): 1315-16.
Review of Donald Young, "American Roulette:
A History of the Vice Presidency" Revised Edition, The American Political
Science Review 68, 2 (June, 1974): 796-97.
Review of David J. Vogler, "The Third
1-fouse: Conference Committees the United States Senate," American Journal
of Political Science 17, 1 (February, 1973): 209-211.
Review of Roger W. Cobb and Charles D.
Elder, "Participation in American Politics: The Dynamics of Agenda Building,"
Public Choice 14 (Spring, 1973): 157-59.
Review of Randall B. Ripley, "The Politics
of Economic and Human Resource Development," The Journal of Politics
35, 1(February, 1973): 25 3.
Review of Louis Fisher, "President and
Congress: Power and Policy,"
Western Political Quarterly 25, 4 (December,
1972): 790-91.
"Introduction: The Case Study," in Robert
S. Ross, ed., Public Choice and Public Policy (Chicago: Markham
Publishing, 1971).
"Public Choice in American Politics,"
in Robert S. Ross and William C. Mitchell, eds., Introductory Readings
in American Government (Chicago: Markham Publishing, 1971).
"Instructor's Manual for Public Choice
in America," by William C. Mitchell (Chicago: Markham Publishing, 1971).
"Instructor's Manual for Political Analysis
and Public Policy," by Joyce M. and William C. Mitchell (Chicago: Rand
McNally, 1970).
Discussant on a panel, "The Executive
in the Policy Process," Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
Sacramento, 1970.
National Science Foundation Panelist,
"Undergraduate Research Participation," Los Angeles, 1969.
Seminar Participant at a National Conference,
"Research Needs in Air Pollution Control," Ft. Collins, CO., 1968.
Discussant on a panel, Symposium, 1968.
"Congress and the President," Colorado College
ROBERT S. ROSS has also had occasional
pieces appear in The American School Board Journal, California School Boards,
the Chico News and Review, The University
Journal, among others, and have reviewed manuscripts for
Houghton-Mifflin, Holt Rinehart and Winston,
Markham, Rand McNally, Praeger, Brown and Benchmark,
Wadsworth, Star, Prentice-Hall, and Dushkin
Publishers.
ROBERT S. ROSS served two terms
as an Associate Editor of the Western Political Quarterly and is presently
on the
Editorial Board for Annual Editions in
American Government (Dushkin Publishing Group).