David Nichols
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Baylor University
United States of America
Biography
David Nichols is currently working as an Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University. He has completed his B.A., Wake Forest University & M.A., Northern Illinois University & Ph.D., University of Virginia. David Nichols studies American politics, especially constitutional law, the presidency, and separation of powers theory; politics & literature; and politics & film. Professor Nichols comes to Baylor from Montclair State University, where he taught Political Science and directed the University Honors Program; he has also taught at Fordham Univeristy, the University of Virginia, and Catholic University. He has twice served terms as a Program Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Research and Programs.
Research Interest
politics & literature; and politics & film
Publications
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"John Ford's Revolutionary Americans" in Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford, Sidney Pearson, ed. (Lexington Books, 2009).
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"Constitutional Controversy and Presidential Election: Bush v. Gore" in The Constitutional Presidency, Joseph M. Bessette and Jeffrey K. Tulis, eds. (John Hopkins Press, 2009).
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"The Framers of the Constitution Would Approve of the Modern Presidency" in Debating the Presidency, Richard Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds. (Congressional Quarterly Press, 2006).
