Toni-Michelle C. Travis

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor of Political Science
School of Policy, Government and International Affairs
George Mason University 2015

Provost Fellow for Civics and Citizenship
Office of the Provost
George Mason University 2011-2013

Associate Professor International Affairs
Department of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
1990- Present‌

Assistant Professor
Department of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
1984 -1990

VISITING APPOINTMENTS

Visiting Research Associate
Department of Afro-American Studies
William Monroe Trotter Institute
University of Massachusetts, Boston
1999-2000

Visiting Scholar
Department of Afro-American Studies
Harvard University
1998-2000

‌Visiting Professor
Urban Leadership Program
Graduate School of Social Work
Simmons College‌‌‌
1998-2005

Visiting Professor
Department of Political Science
Simmons College
Boston, Massachusetts
1998-2000

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Coordinator
American government – minor
2014-present

Coordinator
Urban-Suburban Studies Program
College of Arts and Sciences
2000-2004, 2012-Present

Acting Chair
Department of Public and International Affairs
Summer 2009

Director
African American Research and Resource Center
2004-2007

Faculty Director
Department of Public and International Affairs
Honors Program
2004-2006

Faculty Director
GMU Oxford Honors Program
Oxford University, England
Autumn 2003

Assistant Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
1993-1995

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Public and International Affairs
1990-1991

Acting Chair and Director
Undergraduate Studies
Department of Public and International Affairs
Summer 1990

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Chicago
Political Science 1983

M.A. University of Chicago
Political Science 1973

B.A. Bard College
Government 1969

HONORS

Urban Affairs Association award, 2013
Who’s Who in American Politics, 2010 - 2014
Honorary Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, 2009
Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, 2007
Fenwick Fellow, George Mason University, 2007-2008 Who’s Who in the World, 2005 - 2014
Who’s Who Among Women, 2005 - 2014 Who’s Who in America, 2004 - 2014
Faculty Member of the Year, George Mason Alumni Association, 1998
Outstanding Faculty Advisor, George Mason University, 1987-1988
Outstanding Faculty Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences, 1986-1987
National Capital Area Chapter of American Society for Public Administration – Special Recognition Award by Committee for Women in Public Administration, 1985
National Fellowship Fund, dissertation grant
Ford Foundation Fellowship, University of Chicago, 4 Years
John Bard Scholar
National Achievement Scholarship, Bard College, 4 Years

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

The Meaning of Difference, edited by Karen Rosenblum and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, McGraw-Hill, 2015.

Uneven Roads: An Introduction to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics, Todd Shaw, Louis DeSipio, Dianne Pinderhughes,and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, CQ Press (Sage Publications), 2015.

Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia: Federal Politics and Public Policy in an Administered Political System, Ronald Walters and Toni Travis, ed. Lexington Books, 2010.

Almanac of Virginia Politics, Toni-Michelle C. Travis, GMU Press, 2010. Almanac of Virginia Politics, Toni-Michelle C. Travis, GMU Press, 2008. Almanac of Virginia Politics, Toni-Michelle C. Travis, Kendall-Hunt, 2006. Almanac of Virginia Politics, Flora Crater and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, The Women’s Activist Fund, 2005.

The Meaning of Difference, edited by Karen Rosenblum and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, McGraw-Hill, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012.

FORTHCOMING

“Separate But Equal”, in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, 2014.

“Anglo-Conformity”, in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, 2014.

IN PROGRESS

“Female Political Leaders in Virginia”

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

“Double Consciousness and The Politics of the Elite” in W.E.B. DuBois: The Scholar As Activist in Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, edited by Rutledge Dennis, Vol. 19, JAI Press,1996.

“Symbolic Politics: Mel King - The Mayoral Candidate in Boston” in Black Politics and Black Political Behavior: A Linkage Analysis, edited by Hanes Walton, Jr., Praeger Publisher, 1994.

“Boston: The Unfinished Agenda” in Race, Class, and Cities, edited by Rufus Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, and David Tabb, Longman, 1990.

“Women As An Emerging Power Bloc: Ethnic and Racial Considerations” in Ethnicity and Women, edited by Winston A. Van Horne, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Ethnicity and Public Policy Series, Volume V, 1986.

“Black Women in the Continuing Struggle for Equality,” in Race, Sex and Policy Problems, edited by Marian Leif Palley and Michael B. Preston, Lexington Books, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979.

NON-PEER REVIEWED: BLOGS

Invited to be the Virginia correspondent for London School of Economics

“The Virginia governor’s race is a contest between two unfavorable candidates,”

USAPP – American Politics and Policy Blog, the London School of Economics and Political Science, entry posted October 30, 2013, http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2013/10/30/the- virginias-governors-race-is-a-contest-between-two-unfavorable-candidates/

“In the wake of Terry McAuliffe’s win in Virginia, both parties must now reassess their positions before the 2014 and 2016 elections,”

USAPP – American Politics and Policy Blog, the London School of Economics and Political Science, entry posted November 11, 2013, http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2013/11/11/virginia-election-review/

“Anglo-Conformity”, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2006.

“The Dillon Rule: The Search for a Middle Ground”, Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly, Winter, 2006.

“Forward” in Women of Color: Defining the Issues, Hearing the Voices, ed. by Janet Boles and Diane Long Hoeveler, Indiana University Press, 2001.

Co-Guest Editor, Journal of Urban Affairs, “Urban Practitioners, Policymakers Scholars: Is There a Common Ground?”, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1997.

“The Status of African American Faculty in Political Science Departments in the Southern Region” Report of the Committee on the Status of Blacks of the Southern Political Science Association, co-authored with Shirley Geiger, August 1996.

Columnist, Capital Forum, Richmond, Virginia, 1995-1996.

“Marjorie McKenzie Lawson” in Notable Black American Women, edited by Jessie Carny Smith, Gale Research Inc., 1992.

“What Do We Know About Black Public Managers in Forum” (publication of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators), September, 1989, co-authored with Nand Hart- Nibbrig.

“The Emergence of A New Black Managerial Elite” in Public Management, September, 1989, co-authored with Nand Hart-Nibbrig and John Cole.

“Boston: The Unfinished Agenda” in PS, Summer 1986.

“Missouri Budget Systems”, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University C95-295, 1980.

BOOK REVIEWS

“Black Women in White,” Darlene Clark Hine, Indiana University Press, 1989 in Sage, (a scholarly journal on Black Women), 1992.

“From Access to Power – Black Politics in Boston”, James Jennings and Mel King, eds., in American Political Science Review, September 1987.

“Silent Hattie Speaks: The Personal Journal of Senator Hattie Caraway,” Diane D. Kincaid, ed., Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 1979 in Women and Politics, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter 1984.

CONFERENCES:

Papers Presented

“Walter Washington: The Transition Mayor”, Historical Society of Washington D.C., 2013 “Female Political Leaders in Virginia”, London Women’s Leadership Symposium, 2012 “The Other Color Line”, American Political Science Association, 2008

Roundtable, “Race and Interdisciplinary: Implications for Research and Careers”, American Political Science Association, 2007

“The Evolving Color Line: Political and Cultural Implications” with Eric Shiraev, Midwest Political Science Association, April 2007

“Teaching and Writing about Diversity”, APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, February 2006

“Synchronizing Diversity: Research Initiatives” with Karen Rosenblum, ACE conference on Diversity in Higher Education, 2005

“In Her Own Voice: Black Women Elected Officials”, Feminism and Legal Theory Conference, Columbia University School of Law, June, 1992

“The Citizen and Technology: Redistributive Policies Under Federalism,” American Society for Public Administration, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 1987

“Race and Gender Issues in the 1984 Virginia Gubernatorial Election: A Preliminary Assessment,” Virginia Social Science Association, Farmville, Virginia, March, 1985

“Issues and Campaign Style of Mel King: Mayoral Candidate in Boston,” Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, Georgia, November, 1984

“Political Ethos of Blacks in Boston,” American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, August, 1983

Participation

Participant, “Coalition on Black Civic Participation”, May, 2003

Panelist, “Running for Office in Northern Virginia”, Sorenson Institute, June 2003

Panelist, “Education: A Question of Access and Equity”, Earl Ingram Symposium, George Mason University, April 2003

“Beyond the Women’s Caucus? Reflections in the 20th and 21st Centuries”, Midwest Politic Science Association, March 2003

“Local Politics: Women As Emerging Leaders”, Gender and Cultural Studies Graduate Lecture Series, Simmons College 2000

Roundtable “Mission Impossible: the Politics of Enumeration-Census 2000”, Stanford Conference on Race, November 1999

Chair, “Women As Political Experts: Special Roundtable to Connecting Women in Political Science with Broadcast News Producers”, American Political Science Association, 1999

Roundtable, “Careers in Academic Administration”, American Political Science Association, 1998

“Gender and Politics”, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, October 1996, August 1997

Roundtable, “Assessing Affirmative Action in 1996” Midwest Political Science Association, 1996

Panelist, “State of Virginia- A Legislative Evaluation”, Prince William Committee of 100, April 1996

Discussant, “Intractable Urban Problems”, Midwest Political Science Association, 1994 Chair, “Empowerment and Gender in Urban Politics”, Urban Affairs Association, 1993

“Political, Economic and Social Welfare in the District of Columbia”, National Capital Area Political Science Association, 1992

Discussant, “Gender and the Possibilities of Coalition Politics”, American Political Science Association, 1992

Discussant, “Race Relations, Intercultural Conflict, and the Theory and Practice of Politics”, Midwest Political Science Association, 1991

Chair, “Work on Mid-career and Executive Education: Exciting Opportunities for Black Public Officials”, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 1991

“Kaleidoscopic Northern Virginia” Assistants Inaugural Assembly, TIPP, November, 1991

Chair, “The Women’s Platform: Strategies for Action”, American Political Science Association, 1990

Discussant, “The Chilly Climate for Women of Color Among White Women in Political Science”, American Political Science Association, 1990

Chair, Workshop on “Successful Motivational Strategies for Emerging Administrators”, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 1988

Discussant, “Minorities, Religion, and Political Attitudes”, Southern Political Science Association, 1988

Organized and chaired, “The Recent Election”, Virginia Political Science Association, 1986 Chair, “Topics for Graduate Students”, American Political Science Association, 1986

Roundtable, “Women at the Democratic Convention: The Effect of Equal Division”, American Political Science Association, 1981

POLITICAL ANALYSTS POSITIONS

Regular Commentator

Public Interest-The Virginia Hour with Kojo Nnambi, 2002-2006 Virginia politics and elections – 1992-2008

Co-Anchor of local and national elections returns, 1992-1994

Television

C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC (Washington, D.C. affiliates)

News Channel 8, Greater Boston Show on WGBH-PBS, Mark Plotkin Show, Reston Impact

Radio

NPR, WAMU, XL radio, WTOP, Delaware Talk Radio, CBS news International broadcasts –Voice of America, BBC News, Press TV-London

Print

Quoted in:

Foreign Press

Financial Times (London), Journal du Dimanche, German Financial Times, La Liberte

U.S. Press

Washington Post, New York Times, Fairfax, Journal, Roanoke Times, Richmond Times- Dispatch, Times-Mirror, Washington Times, Danville Bee and Register, Gannett wire service, AP, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Fairfax Connection, Washington Blade, Winchester Star, Washington Times, U.S. News and World Report, Black Issues in Higher Education, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Blogs

London School of Economics, Blackpolicy, McLean Patch, Greenwire, South of the James

GRANT PROPOSALS

“Reconstructing African American Educational History in the Northern Virginia-D.C. Area”

Principal Investigator submitted to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 2006

“The Evolving Global Color Line” with Eric Shiraev, submitted to Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, 2006

“Citizenship Learning Module”, with Ann Ludwick, submitted to TAC, George Mason University, 2005

“Access Database for GMU TV”, submitted to TAC, 2001- funded

“The Civil Rights Movement: History and Consequences” submitted to NEH Summer Institute, 2000

“Dialogue Across the Curriculum” submitted to the Hewlett Foundation, 1998

Co-applicant, “Beyond the state: Regional and National Politics in the 1997 Race for Virginia Governor” submitted to the consortium of Universities of Washington Metro Area

Principal Investigator, “Contemporary Issues in American Government” submitted to the Consortium of Universities of Washington Metro Area, 1996-1997

Principal Investigator, “Contemporary Issues in American Government” submitted to George Mason’s Fund for the Curriculum – funded, 1996-1997

“Female Legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates: Women Who Challenged Political Tradition”, submitted to University Research Grant, 1989

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, 2005-2015 Women and Politics, 1996-2005

Editor, Routledge (previously Garland Publishers) series on Race and Politics, 1995-2002 Journal of Urban Affairs

Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1992-1995 Sage series on Race and Ethnicity

PUBLIC TEACHING

Documentary Film, Pink State Politics: A New Virginia, Produced by Laura Hambleton and Laura DeBruce

Cable Television, GMU-TV, Capital Region Roundtable Host and Producer of a cable talk show
Broadcast in Northern Virginia and nationally on the Research Channel, 1998-2002 At the invitation of George Mason University president Alan Merten
76 episodes

PUBLIC LECTURES

“Virginia as a Swing State”, Voter Forum, panelist. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., 2013

Election Issues Forum – panelist, American Legion, Vienna Virginia, 2013

Post-Election Analysis – speaker, Dulles Area Democrats, 2013

INVITED LECTURES

“Women Political Leaders of Virginia”, London Women’s Leadership Symposium, December, 2012

“The Evolving Color Line”, Rothermere American Institute Seminar Series, November, 2007

“Federalism”, Phelps-Stokes Foundation, July, 2007

“The Issue of Race and Fairfax County”, Leadership Fairfax, May, 2006

“Diversity Today, Diversity Summit of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, May, 2003

“Virginia Politics: The New or the Old Dominion?” The Old Town Hall Lecture Series-City of Fairfax, 2001

“Why Race Matters” Multi-Cultural Course, Simmons College, September, 1999 “The Politics of Racial Categories”, Williams College, April, 1999

Bread and Roses Address, Simmons College, March 1999

“The Future of Affirmative Action”, Stormy Monday Speaker Series, Northeastern University, February 1999

“The Forgotten Citizens: Women and African-Americans in U.S. Politics”, World Learning (USIA American Republics Regional Project), May 1998

“The Promise of American Equality”, Simmons College, April 1998

“The Meaning of Difference and American Equality,” Ralph Bunche Institute, University of Virginia, June, 1997

“The Black Vote and Presidential Politics, African American Studies Pre-Election Forum”, George Mason University, October, 1992

“Interest Groups in American Politics”, Graduate Nursing Class on Health Policy, George Mason University, October, 1992

“Black Women in Politics: The Importance of Participation”, Women’s Center Fall Lecture Series, George Mason University, October, 1992

“Assessment of the Status of Black City Managers”, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, April, 1988

“Boston: A Case of Failed Black Leadership,” University of Massachusetts at Amherst, March, 1988

“Boston: A Case for Black Empowerment” University of Maryland Baltimore County January, 1988.

“Recruitment of Women Candidates: Opportunities and Barriers”, Women’s Campaign Fund, December, 1987

“Electoral Politics: Contemporary Issues and Strategies”, University of Massachusetts Conference on Afro-American Women and the Vote: 1837-1965, November, 1986

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

Virginia Politics, Policy, and Administration (Graduate Course-Distance Education)
American Presidency
Interest Group Politics
Introduction to Democratic Government
Legislative Behavior
Lobbying and the Policy Process
Politics and Mass Media
Political Parties and Elections
Political Persuasion and Propaganda
Political Public Opinion
Race and Gender - PAGE (Program for Alternative General Education)
Cultural Encounters – PAGE Strand Lectures
Cross Cultural Perspectives on India and the U.S. (Honors Program)
Individual Citizen and Democracy - experimental course on policy making
Virginia Government and Politics - developed
Sociology of Race Relations and Minorities (Sociology Department)
Government, Politics, Policy, and Administration in Virginia (Graduate Course)
State and Local Government
Government and Politics of Metropolitan Areas
World Capitals-London and Washington, D.C. (senior synthesis course)

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENT

Committee to plan a Public Policy Institute
Committee to develop an M.A. in Legislative Affairs
Committee to develop Urban/Suburban Studies program
Committee to develop African-American Studies program
Committee to develop Women’s Studies program
Proposal to establish a Women’s Leadership Institute

DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

George Mason Committee Member 
School of Public Policy – 3
PIA – 1
School of Health and Human Services – 1 Department of History – 1
School of Education and Human Development – 2 Chair-1

Outside Reviewer
University of Massachusetts, Boston Howard University
Virginia Tech

GEORGE MASON: UNIVERSITY SERVICE: (selective)

Grievance Committee, CHSS, 2014 Mason Votes, 2011-2013

George Mason University Marshall, 2009- present Committee on December Graduation, 2011-2012

Search Committee for Director of State Government Relations, 2008 Faculty Representative to BOV, 2005-2011

Metropolitan Relations Advisory Board, 2006-2008

GMU Representative to Virginia Commission on Debates, 2006-2012 Diversity Research and Action Center, 2005-2010

Diversity Leadership Council, 2005-2008 Diversity Research Group, 2004-2014

Search Committee for Vice-President for University Relations, 2004-2005 Annenberg Project, Democracy in America, 2002

External Academic Relations Committee of Faculty Senate, 2001-2005 Review Report on Honor Code and Judicial System, 1998

Faculty Liaison to the Women’s Advisory Board, 1995-1998 Faculty Liaison to the Minority Advisory Board, 1997-1998 GMU Leadership, Provost’s office, 1997-1998

Advisory Board of Center for Service Learning and Student Leadership, 1997-1998 Committee to Evaluate PAGE Director, 1996

Marshall, Convocation, 1993-2008 GMU Speaker’s Bureau, 1993-2012 University Life Committee, 1992-1994 Faculty Senate, 1992-1998

Chair, Academic Policies Committee, 1993-1996 Executive Committee, 1993-1996

Recruitment of Commonwealth Faculty, 1986-1993

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE: (selective)

Political Theory Search Committee

American Government Search Committees

MPA Curriculum Committee

Government and Politics Core Curriculum Committee

M.A. Admission Committee

MPA Admission Committee

Ph.D. Committee on American Politics

Chair, Barbara Knight Award Committee

AFFILIATE FACULTY MEMBER

African-American Studies-Director

Women’s Studies

Urban/Suburban Studies-Coordinator

Cultural Studies

PAGE program-Executive Committee, Course leader

PROFESSIONAL and COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: (Selective)

“Election 2012 One Week Later: An Analysis by Mason Faculty”, George Mason’s Pizza & Perspectives, 2012, broadcast on C-Span

“Why Must We Vote in 2012”, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Women’s Ministry, 2012

Thomas Jefferson High School Workshop on Race, 2001

Committee member, Community Funding Pool of Fairfax County, 1997

Turn Off the Violence Committee-appointed by Congressman Tom Davis, 1996-1998

Institutional Review Board of Fairfax Hospital – appointed by Delegate James Scott, 1997

“Immigration, Back To the Future”, Supervisor Sharon Bulova’s Town Meeting on the Changing Faces of Fairfax, 1997

ACE-Virginia Identification Program 1995-1996

Workshop for the Development of Inter-Cultural Course Work at Colleges and Universities East-West Center, Honolulu, HI 1994

Women’s Research and Educational Institute, Fellows Selection Committee 1993, 1994

American Council of Learned Societies, reviewed grant proposals 1992, 1993

American Political Science Association, Leonard D. White Dissertation Award Committee, 1992

Virginia Black Caucus Visit to George Mason University, Panelist, “Black Faculty/White Campus”, 1992

Southern Political Science Association Committee, Best Paper Award Committee, 1987

Women’s Caucus in Political Science, Alice Paul Dissertation Award Committee, 1984-198 George Mason representative to Urban Affairs Association meetings

REVIEWER: 1986-2015

St. Martin’s Press
New York University Press
Indiana University Press
Oxford University
Duke University Press
W.W. Norton Publishers
West Publishing
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovic, Inc. 
Routledge
Howard University Press

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sloan C Workshop, “Getting Started: The First Steps in Online Teaching”, 2012

Arthur Chickering Seminars – Teaching for Learning that Lasts, George Mason University, 1986-1987

American Political Science Association certificate “Writing a Research Proposal for the National Science Foundation”, 1985

American Political Science Association, “Reaching New Political Science Students With Television”, 1985

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Political Science Association, 1969-2015
Council Member, 1994-1996
President of Women’s Caucus, 1994-1995
Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, Founding Co-Chair, 1995
Committee on International Political Science 2003-2006
Committee on the Status of Blacks, 2006-2009
Chair, James Madison Award Committee, 2007-2008

National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 1971-2015

National Capital Area Political Science Association, 1980-2015
Vice-President, 1993-1994
President, 1994-1995

Southern Political Science Association, 1984-1996
Chair, Committee on the Status of Blacks, 1993-1996

Urban Affairs Association, 1985-2013
Nominating Committee, 1997-1998
Program Co-Chair, 1996
Board Member, 1991-1994

National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 1986-1994
Board Member, 1986-1991

Association of Black Sociologists, 1986-1998

American Council on Education
Black Education Discussion Group, 1989-1996

Make Women Count, 1998-2000
Board Member, 1998-2000

Fairfax Committee of 100, 1997-2014

Higher Education Group of Washington, D. C., 1997-2014

Northern Virginia Urban League, 2006-2013
Board Member, 2006-2013

University Advisory Council of the Phoenix Project Board Member, 2007-2014

International Political Science Association, 2013-2015 Historical Society of Washington D.C., 2013-2014

May 2015