Chair - Department of Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science, & Government & Politics Coordinator
Office: Clayton Hall 109-D
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
JoshuaMeddaugh@clayton.edu
Ph D, Public Law and American Politics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2012
MA, American Politics , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2009
BA, Political Science and Economics , Elmira College, 2007
The 5th Annual President's "Making Things Better" Award - Winner, Clayton State University, Award, 2017
Innovative Teaching Award , Georgia Political Science Association, Award, 2019
James D. McBrayer Award, Georgia Political Science Association , Award, 2016
Mara A Mooney, Antoinette S. France-Harris, Joshua Meddaugh, An Undergraduate Course on the Road to Law School and a Legal Career for First-Generation Students and Other Underrepresented Groups in the Profession, Questions in Politics – October 19 2023
Joshua R. Meddaugh, Raluca G. Pavel, A Political Institution The Right Can Trust? Ballot Initiatives, Conservative Social Policy, and Protection Against Congressional Seat Change., International Journal of Contemporary Sociology – April 2021
Brian M Goldman, Pearl S Chang, Joshua R Meddaugh, Mark F Daddona, Stimulating a Response: Does Exposure to the Confederate Flag Impact People’s Attitudes Regarding Social Dominance Orientation, Ethnocultural Empathy, and their Political Beliefs?, The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology – January 17 2019
Joshua Meddaugh, John R. Theadore, “Federalism Lost: The Roberts Courts Failure to Continue Rehnquist’s Federalism Revolution.”, The Digest Law Review - College of Law - Syracuse University – April 24 2016
Joshua Meddaugh, “Where Have You Gone Federalism, the States Turn Their Lonely Eyes to You: An Empirical Investigation into the Rehnquist Court’s Federalism Decisions.” , Questions in Politics – November 12 2016
Joshua Meddaugh, College of Arts and Sciences Mini Grant, College of Arts and Sciences - Clayton State University, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – January 2015 to May 2015
Joshua Meddaugh, College of Arts and Sciences Mini Grant, College of Arts and Sciences - Clayton State University, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – January 2016 to May 2016
Joshua Meddaugh, College of Arts and Sciences Mini Grant, College of Arts and Sciences - Clayton State University, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – January 2017 to May 2017
Joshua Meddaugh, College of Arts and Sciences Mini Grant, College of Arts and Sciences - Clayton State University, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – January 2018 to May 2019
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
Joshua Meddaugh, Jason L. Davis, Lisa D. Holland-Davis, “Fourth and Downs: An Economic Theory of Governance and the NCAA.” , College Sports Research Institute Conference, College Sports Research Institute – April 5 2019
Joshua Meddaugh, Raluca Pavel, Dancing in November: The President's Party use of Ballot Initiatives and Turnout, 50th Annual Georgia Political Science Association, GPSA – November 2018
Joshua Meddaugh, Pearl Chang, Brian M. Goldman, Stimulating a Response: Does Exposure to the Confederate Flag Impact People’s Attitudes Regarding Social Dominance Orientation and their Political Beliefs?, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference April 6 2017
Joshua Meddaugh, Katie Hobbs, “Playing the Trump Card: A Philosophical Explanation of the Donald Trump Phenomena in the 2016 Election.”, 50th Georgia Political Science Association Annual Conference, GPSA – November 2018
University, Commencement Planning Committee, Chairperson, March 2022 , May 2022
University, Student Sucess Celebration , Committee Chair, March 2022
University, Clayton State Faculty Representative to the Foundation Board, Committee Member, August 2018 , July 2019
University, Clayton State at the Capitol Planning Committee, Committee Member, September 2014 , December 2021
University, Academic Policy Committee, Committee Member, Fall 2015 , Summer 2019
University, University Curriculum Committee , Committee Member, Fall 2015 , Fall 2018
University, President's Making Things Better Award Selection Committee, Committee Member, Fall 2018 , Fall 2018
College, A& S Curriculum Committee , Committee Member, Fall 2013 , Fall 2015
Department, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Committee Member, August 2018 , July 2019
College, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Committee Member, August 2018 , July 2019
Department, Promotion & Tenure Standards Committee, Committee Member, January 2016 , June 2016
Officer, President/Elect/Past, Georgia Political Science Association November 2023 to November 2024
Officer, Vice President, Georgia Political Science Association November 2022 to November 2023
Conference Coordinator, New York State Political Science Association, Regional – 2022 to 2022
Conference Coordinator, New York State Political Science Association, Regional – 2021 to 2021