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Chair, Department of History and Government
Professor of Political Science
Phone Number:
(951) 343-4757
Email Address:
cmchorney@calbaptist.edu
Office Location:
W.E. James Building, Room 270
Summer 2010 Courses:
T - CJS485 JE - Methods of Research in Criminal Justice - 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
R - CJS485 KE - Methods of Research in Criminal Justice - 6.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.
Summer Office Hours by appointment only
Education/Degrees Earned:
Ph.D.
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Political Science
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University of California at Riverside
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1997
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M.S.
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International Studies
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Troy State University at Dothan
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1990
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B.A.
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Political Science
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University of California at Los Angeles
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1984
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Classes Taught:
- American Government
- International Relations
- World Geography
- Political Economy
- State and Local Politics
- Research Methods for Criminal Justice
- Research Methods for Political Science
- Introduction to Government and Politics
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- American Foreign Policy
- Government and Politics of Western Europe
- Government and Politics of Russia
- Statistics for Criminal Justice
Academic Areas:
- Political Corruption
- Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Teaching Experience:
- Associate Professor of Political Science at Southwest Minnesota State University from 2001 to 2006
- Assistant Professor of Political Science at Southwest Minnesota State University from 1997 to 2001
Research, Presentations and Publications:
Publications:
Bates, Brian and Chris McHorney. Developing a Theoretical Model of Counterproliferation for the 21st Century. New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2000.
McHorney, Chris. "India and Pakistan: Newest Members of the Nuclear Club." Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade. Ed. Ralph G. Carter. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2001.
Academic Presentations:
"Checkmate: Counterproliferation in the 21st Century," Western Political Science Association meeting, 2000.
"Use of Popular Media in Teaching Politics," Great Plains Political Science Association meeting, 2002.
"Foreign Policy After 9/11," Great Plains Political Science Association meeting, 2003
"The Passage of Time and Popular Support for Communist-Successor Parties," European Studies Conference, 2003.
"Nonproliferation and Counterproliferation in the Third World"
Third World Studies Conference, 2003
"To Bribe or not to Bribe: Searching for Explanations for Political Corruption," Western Political Science Association meeting, 2004.
"Moving Beyond the Counterproliferation Initiative and Preventive Wars: A Nonproliferation and Counterproliferation Policy for the 21st Century," Great Plains Political Science Association meeting, 2004
"Political Corruption and the Democratization of Russia," International Studies Association Conference, 2006.
Church Membership/Activities:
Cornerstone Community Church
Community Service/Involvement:
Habitat for Humanity
Interests/Hobbies/Travel/Family:
Family: Cindy (wife), Cameron (10) and Conor (8)
Interests: Spending time with family and friends, politics, and sports (basketball and running)
Personal Quote/Scripture/Philosophy of Education:
"Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary. "
- Isaiah 40:31, NASB
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