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He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University Atlanta where he teaches a graduate course on effective college teaching and undergraduate courses on American government and politics, constitutional law, civil liberties and civil rights, and political science research methods. His research previously concentrated on the U.
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