Last updated on: 11/6/2013 | Author: ProCon.org

Mark David Hall, PhD Biography

Title:
Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Nov. 5, 2013

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to government and constitutional law. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to government and constitutional law.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Senior Fellow, Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion, Fall 2011-present
  • Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics, George Fox University, Fall 2005-present
  • Member, Board of Governors, Veritas School, Newberg, OR, 2004-present
  • Member, Academic Advisory Board, The Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics, The Oryx Press
  • President, Christians in Political Science, 2010-2012
  • Vice-President, Christians in Political Science, 2008-2010
  • Associate Professor, George Fox University, Fall 2001-Spring 2005
  • Associate Professor, East Central University, Fall 1999-Spring 2001
  • Academic Coordinator, Oklahoma Girls State, 1995-2000
  • President, Association for the Scientific Study of Religion: Southwest, 1996-1999
  • Assistant Professor, East Central University, 1993-1999
  • Instructor, University of Virginia, Fall 1992
Education:
  • PhD, Government, University of Virginia, 1993
  • MA, Government, University of Virginia, 1991
  • BA, Political Science, Wheaton College, 1988
Other:
  • Recipient, Fellowship Research Grant, Earhart Foundation, Summer 2010, Summer 2007, Summer 2005, 1998-1999
  • Project Director, CCCU Initiative Grant, 2006-2008
  • Chautauqua Scholar, Oregon Council for the Humanities, 2005-2008
  • Recipient, Summer Stipend, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2007
  • Recipient, Summer Research Grants, George Fox University, 2004, 2003, and 2002
  • Researcher of the Year, George Fox University, 2003
  • Recipient, Hatfield Public Service and Constitutional Studies Grant Program Award, 2001
  • Recipient, Freedom Project Award, John Templeton Foundation, 2000-2001, 1999-2000
  • Recipient, Summer Research Grants, Oklahoma Humanities Council, 1999, 1997, 1994
  • Mellon Research Fellow, Virginia Historical Society, Summer 1998
  • Oklahoma Political Science Teacher of the Year, Oklahoma Political Science Association, 1998
  • Governor’s Fellow, University of Virginia, 1992-1993
  • Bradley Fellow, University of Virginia, 1988-1992
Quoted in:
  1. Did the Founding Fathers Support a Separation of Church and State?