Dr. Dominic Wells

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Office: Clayton Hall T103-D
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
dominicwells@clayton.edu

Biography

Dominic D. Wells is the Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Social Sciences. He teaches courses in American politics, public policy, and public administration. His research areas include labor union politics, public policy, and public administration ethics. Prior to joining the faculty at Clayton State, he earned a PhD in Political Science at Kent State University and a Master of Public Administration at Bowling Green State University. His work has been published in the Journal of Political Science Education, the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, and Teaching Statistics.

Education

Ph D, Political Science, Kent State University , 2018

MPA, Bowling Green State University , 2013

BA, Political Science, Bowling Green State University , 2010

Intellectual Contributions

Dominic D. Wells, You All Made Dank Memes: Using Internet Memes to Promote Critical Thinking , Journal of Political Science Education – March 2018

Dominic D Wells, Anthony D Molina, The Truth About Honesty, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs – 2017

Dominic D. Wells, Nathan A. Nemire, Introducing Students to the Application of Statistics and Investigative Methods in Political Science , Teaching Statistics – 2017

Dominic D. Wells, Dynamics of Direct Democracy and Voter Turnout, ABC-CLIO – 2016

Andrew R. Kear, Dominic D. Wells, Coalitions are People: Policy Narratives and the Defeat of Ohio Senate Bill 5 , Palgrave – 2014

Presentations

Dominic D. Wells, The Funny Thing About Humor: How Public Administrators Use Humor as a Public Service Value, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association – April 2019

Dominic D. Wells, You All Made Dank Memes: Using Internet Memes to Promote Critical Thinking, 114th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of APSA, American Political Science Association – September 2018

Dominic D. Wells, Public Sector Collective Bargaining Reforms in Ohio and Wisconsin: A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis, 76th Annual meeting of the MPSA, Midwest Political Science Association – April 2018

Dominic D. Wells, State Expansion of Public Sector Collective Bargaining Rights, 1960-2013, 75th Annual Meeting of the MPSA, Midwest Political Science Association – April 2017

Dominic D. Wells, Anthony D. Molina, The Truth About Honesty: An Analysis of Honesty and Deception in Public Administration , 73rd Annual Meeting of the MPSA, Midwest Political Science Association – April 2015

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

College, Dean's Advisory Committee , Committee Member – August 2018 to Present

College, Teacher of the Year , Committee Member – August 2018 to Present

College, Graduate Affairs Committee, Committee Member – August 2019 to Present

College, Scholar of the Year, Committee Member – August 2019 to Present

Service to the Profession

Member, American Political Science Association August 2013 to Present

Member, Midwest Political Science Association August 2013 to Present