University Security
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE ANDREW M. ESSIG
Ph.D.
DeSales University 2755 Station Avenue Center Valley, PA 18034
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Current Position: Associate Professor of Political Science as of Fall 2008
Previous Position:
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Desales University, 2002-
2008
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Education
Ph.D.
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Fall 2001 The Pennsylvania State University Political Sc ience GPA: 3.89
Doctoral Thesis: Managing Instability: America ?s Pursuit of an Expansion? Policy in
the Caspian
Sea Region.
A detailed analysis of foreign policy initiatives towards Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan and America?s attempts to spread democracy and the free
market
system. Res earch focused primarily on energy policies and efforts to find a political
solution to the
conflicts in Abkhazia and Nagorno -Karabakh.
DAAD Scholarship Summer 1994 Summer 1996 Institut fur Politische Wissenschaft,
Christian -
Albrechts -Universitat, Kiel, Germany.
M.A.
Fall 1993 The Pennsylvania State University Political Sc ience GPA: 3.83
Master ?s Thesis: The German Out -of-Area Question.
B.A.
Spring 1989 St. Joseph?s University, Philadelphia, PA Economics GPA: 3.43
Honors: Academ ic Scholarship
Dean?s List: Fall 1986, Spring 1987, Spring 1988
Economics Honor Society Omicron Delta Epsilon
Publications
The World Health Organization?s Abortion Agenda, New York, NY: Catholic Fami ly and
Human Rights
Institute, 2010
Unite d States Holy See Diplomacy: The Establishment of Formal Relations, co -author
Jennifer L.
Moore, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 95, No. 4, 2009
Concordats, Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, ed. George Kurian, Blackwell
Publishing, Malden,
MA, 2009, Limited release
Catholic International Relations Theory: The Development of a Core Theory. Fellowship
of Catholic Scholars
Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2007
Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy, Scarecrow Press: Lanham, Md, 2007
The following articles: Cold War Diplomacy/Conflict Resolution Nuclear
Weapons The Papacy in American Foreign Policy Deterrence
Arms Control /Disarmament
The World Bank: How It Compromises Economic Develo pment by Promoting a Population
Control
Agenda, New York, NY: Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, 2007
Pope John Paul II and the New International Order Catholic Social Science Review, Vol.
11, Oct. 2006
ANDREW M. ESSIG, Ph.D.
Publications cont.
Managing Instability: America s Pursuit of an Expansion Policy in the Caspian Sea
Region, University
Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, 2001
The Significance of Human Rights in American Foreign Policy A Comparison of the
Carter, Reagan,
and Clinton Administrations, [German text] in Menschenrechte und Entwicklung eds. Monika
Loffler, Michael Edinger, and Oliver Lembcke. Bonn, Germany: Gustav-Stresemann-Institute,
1996, pp. 90-98
The Role of the Embassy in the Formulation of Foreign Policy, [German text] in Bonn-
Exkursion des
Institutes fuer Politische Wissenschaft an der Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet ed. Dr.
Werner
Kaltefleiter. Kiel, Germany: Institute for Political Science, 1995
Conference Papers
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The World Health Organization presented at the 19 Annual University Faculty for Life
Conference
2010, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., June 4-5, 2010.
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Faithful Citizenship presented at the 17 Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic
Social Scientists,
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Miss, October 30-31, 2009.
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World Health Organization delivered at the 16 Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic
Social
Scientists, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, October 24-25, 2008.
The World Bank: How It Compromises Economic Development by Promoting a Population
Control
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Agenda, presented at the 15 Annual Meeting of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists,
St.
John?s University School of Law, October 26-27, 2007; and lecture tour in Washington,
D.C.
sponsored by the Catholic Family& Human Rights Institute at the American Enterprise
Institute,
the Heritage Foundation, the National Security Council, and Values Action Team hosted by
U.S.
Senator Samuel Brownback, June 4-5, 2007.
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United States-Holy See Diplomacy: The Establishment of Formal Relations, 1984,
presented at the 15
Memberships
Association of Former Intelligence Officers, since 2010
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, since 2009
Faculty Associate of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, since 2009
Who s Who Among American Teachers & Educators 2007
University Faculty for Life, since 2007
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, since 2004
Society of Catholic Social Scientists, since 2002
Pennsylvania Political Science Association, since 1994
Conferences and Seminars Attended
Our Society, Sexuality, Psychology and Catholicism: Defining the Problem and Seeking
Solutions,
Southern Catholic College, Dawsonville, GA, The Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Spring
Conference, April 24, 2010.
QDR 2010: Implementing the New Path for America s Defense, National Defense University,
Washington, DC, 10-11 March 2010.
Global Tensions, Globalization & Social Change Initiative Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
PA,
October 9, 2009.
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Conference and Seminars Attended cont.
Energy Security: Global Challenges, National Defense University, Washington, DC,
September 29-30, 2009.
Summer Institute of Catholic Social Thought, at Catholic University of America,
Washington, DC,
June 1-5, 2009.
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65 Annual Pennsylvania Political Science Association, at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre,
PA,
Moderator: International Relations, April 2-3, 2004.
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11 Annual Society of Catholic Social Scientists National Conference, at Franciscan
University of
Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio, Moderator: Catholic Reflection on Political and Social
Developments Elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere, October 24-25, 2003.
Bonn Excursion, sponsored by the Institute of Political Science, Christian-Albrechts-
University and the
Press and Information Service of the German Government. Length of Course:
March 14 - 17, 1995.
International Summer Course on National Security 1994, at the Institute of Political
Science, Christian-
Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany. Also included excursions to NATOHQ in Brussels,
Belgium
and SHAPE in Mons, Belgium. July 24 - August 13, 1994.
Military Coalitions and the United Nations: Implications for the U.S. Military, National
Defense
University, Washington, DC, November 2 - 3, 1993.
Strategy in Periods of Transition, Fourth Annual Conference on Strategy, U.S. Army War
College,
Carlisle Barracks, PA., February 24 - 25, 1993.
University Service
Standing Committees of the University
- Board Committee on Institutional Advancement Academic Year 2009-2010
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Budget Advisory Academic Year 2008-2009
- Academic Affairs Academic Years
2006-2007, 2007-2008
- Planning Academic Years
2003-2004, 2005-2006
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Disciplinary Appeals, Chair Academic Year 2004-2005
Ad Hoc Committees of the University
- Instructional Technologist Search Committee Fall 2009
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Instructional Designer Search CommitteeSpring 2009, Spring 2010
- Learning Management System Review Team Academic Year
2008-2009
- Distance Education Committee Academic Years
2006-2007, 2007-2008
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ACCESS Online Committee Academic Year 2006-2007
- Middle States Association Task Force Leadership and Governance Committee Academic
Year 2006-2007
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Teachers Education Committee Academic Years 2003-2004, 2004-2005
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The Who?s Who Among College Students Nominating Committee2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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University Service cont.
DeSales University Institutional Coordinator for the Summer Institute of Catholic Social
Thought,
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, since Spring 2010
Faculty Meeting Parliamentarian Academic Years 2002-2005; 2006 - 2009
Established National Security Track within the Political Science Program, Fall 2007
- Member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) Academic Exchange
Program
Established Alpha Beta Sigma Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor
Society
Spring 2004
- Host annual induction ceremonies with speakers; and Constitution Day celebrations
- Awarded Pi Sigma Alpha chapter activity grants Spring 2006, Spring 2010
Established DeSales Model U.N. Club, Fall 2006 to present
- DeSales? Annual High School Model U.N Competition Faculty Advisor
- Academic Years 2002 2010
- Participants at the annual University of Pennsylvania Model U.N. Competition,
- since Fall 2007
Sponsored field trips
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National Security Agency and Institute of World Politics, Washington, DC, Spring 2010
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PA State Capital, Harrisburg, PA, in conjunction with PA State Senator Rob Wonderling,
Fall 2006
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United Nations, New York, NY, in conjunction with the Holy See Mission, Spring 2006
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National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA Fall 2005, Fall 2009
Senator for a Day Event sponsored by PA State Senator Rob Wonderling. Organized
student lobbyists.
- Academic Years
2004 to 2008
Sponsored lecture series On the Ground in Iraq & Afghanistan
- 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Pfister, US Army Nursing Corp., March 12, 2009
- L.Cpl. Jimmy Birkhead, USMC, April 2, 2007
- Col. Vincent Coglianese, USMC, March 20, 2006
- Fr. Mark Plaushin, U.S. Army Chaplin and Lt. Col. Platte Moring, U.S. Army, Oct. 25,
2004
Academic Excellence Address Faculty Coordinator, Department of Social Sciences
Academic Years
20052009Faculty Advisor
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DeSales National Security Club, since Spring 2010
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Esto Vir, since Fall 2008
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Model U.N. Club, since Fall 2006
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Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
ANDREW M. ESSIG, Ph.D.
External Community Services
Lectures:
Serra Club of Bethlehem, PA, U.S.-Holy See Diplomatic Relations, May 25, 2010
The Institute of World Politics, Washington, D.C., International Organizations, June 24
& Sept. 28, 2009Mar. 10, 2010
Serra Club of Reading, PA, The World Bank and World Health Organization, November 20,
2008
The Center Valley Forum, DeSales University, Believers in the Booth, October 8, 2008
Legatus Society of Lehigh Valley, PA, The Papacy in American Foreign Policy, August 13,
2008
Panelist Peace and Conflict Studies, at Lafayette College, March 5, 2008
Great Decisions Lecture Series at Albright College, Reading, PA, Central Asia, April
24, 2007
Panelist Constitution & Presidential Power, at DeSales University, Fall 2006
Reading/Berks County World Affair Council, Reading, PA, Impact of John Paul II in World
Affairs,
Fall 2004
Lehigh County
Other:
Member of Catholic Charities Advisory Board, Diocese of Allentown, PA, July 2009 to June
2012
Executive Committee Corresponding Secretary, elected May 17, 2010
Member of Public Relations Committee
Instructor Content Matters: Online Course Quality 2009 Technology Fair, DeSales
University,
January 7, 2009
Chair 16th Annual National Meeting Society of Catholic Social Scientists at DeSales
University,
October 24-25 2008
Member of the Board of Directors, Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Jan. 2008 - Dec.
2009,
Jan. 2009 Dec. 2011
Political Science Comprehensive Exam Development Team, Excelsior College, Albany, NY,
2007-2008
Quality Matters Peer Course Reviewer Certification, 2008
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ANDREW M. ESSIG, Ph.D.
Courses taught
Traditional:
American Federal Government Central European Nations International Politics
Classical Political Thought Modern Political Thought Political Geography
American Foreign Policy Junior/Senior Public Policy Seminar Terrorism
International Law & Organization
Hybrid:
Central European Nations Classical Political Thought Modern Political Thought
Online:
American Federal Government
Languages
German Advanced level of proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking. Successfully
passed the
Prufung zum Nachweis deutscher Sprachkenntnisse (PNdS), Christian-Albrechts-University,
Kiel,
Germany, October 1995.
Russian Beginner I level of proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.
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