Professor David Peña

Lecturer

Office: Clayton Hall T-126
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
DavidPena@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4604

Biography

David Peña is a Lecturer in Political Science in the Department of Social Sciences.

Education

Ph D, American and Comparative Politics, Texas Tech University, 2023

Intellectual Contributions

Dominic D. Wells, Joshua Meddaugh, David Pena, What Does This Meme to You? A Test of a Critical Thinking Exercise for the American Government Classroom, Questions in Politics – November 2020

Presentations

Dominic D. Wells, Joshua Meddaugh, David Pena, What Does This Meme to You? A New Approach to Critical Thinking in Introduction to American Government, Annual Meeting of the Georgia Political Science Association, Georgia Political Science Association – November 2019

Teaching Interest

Teaching interests include Comparative and American political science courses such as Intro to American Government, Intro to Political Science, Voting and Elections, Voting Behavior, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Life Sciences and Politics, and Research Methods.

Research Interest

Research interests are varied but focus on political behavior, with a particular interest in political psychology and the intersection of biology and politics.