Name:
Roy DawesEmail: rdawes@gettysburg.edu
Title/Dept: Associate Professor, Political Science
Box: Campus Box 0406
Address: Glatfelter Hall
Room 308
300 North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Phone: (717) 337 - 6046
Degree(s): BA University of New Orleans, 1984
MS Florida State University, 1988
PhD Florida State University, 1991
Courses Taught: Methods of Political Science
Topics in American GovernmentPolitical Economy of Disaster
Topics in American GovernmentPublic Policy Seminar
Public Policy SeminarPolitical Economy of Disaster
State Politics and Policy
Academic Focus: American Politics, Research Methods and Statistics, Public Policy
Roy Dawes grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1991 and started teaching at Gettysburg College in 1993. His research focuses on comparative state environmental policy, legislative elections, and public opinion on military issues. He teaches courses on Research Methods in Political Science, American Voting Behavior and Electoral Politics, State Politics and Policy, and the Political Economy of Disaster.
