Penn State Department of Political Science: Faculty Bios

Penn State Department of Political Science

Michael B. Berkman, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
	Contact Information: 321 Pond Lab University Park, PA 16802-6200 Office phone: 863-6120 mbb1@psu.edu Links: Curriculum Vitae Office Hours: Please click here for this semester's office hours.

Brief Biography
Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington, 1989. Professor Berkman specializes in American state and local politics and policymaking. His work has been published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly and Public Opinion Quarterly. He has published two books Eric Plutzer: Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America‘s School Districts (2005) and Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle for Control of America’s Classrooms (2010). His currently at work with Plutzer and James Honaker on a NSF supported project entitled “Multilevel Responsive to Public Opinion.”

Brief Biography

Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington, 1989. Professor Berkman specializes in American state and local politics and policymaking. His work has been published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly and Public Opinion Quarterly. He has published two books Eric Plutzer: Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America‘s School Districts (2005) and Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle for Control of America’s Classrooms (2010). His currently at work with Plutzer and James Honaker on a NSF supported project entitled “Multilevel Responsive to Public Opinion.”