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Dr. Meredith teaches a wide range of classes in American
Government and social research methods. Courses taught include:
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American National Government
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Congress and the Presidency, Public Administration
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Politics of Advanced Nations
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Methods of Political and Policy Research
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Public Policy Analysis
Dr. Meredith’s primary research interests center around
leadership theory and practice and apply research on emotional
intelligence to link academic learning with leadership experience in the
student managed Work Program and other co-curricular activities.
Leadership Skills Workshops: consist of a set of 6
mini-courses designed to help students in campus leadership positions
develop their leadership skills and emotional competencies. These
workshops draw on both classroom instruction and leadership experience.
They include the following:
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Leadership Communications I and II – develops skills in
interpersonal communications and giving and receiving feedback.
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Teambuilding I and II – develops skills at leading
group development and group problem solving and delegation.
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Conflict Resolution I and II – develops basic skills at
win-win negotiation and mediation
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Two additional classes taught in the Physical Education
Department combine outdoor experience with leadership development.
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limbing and Rappelling I and II – combines technical
instruction in equipment use with outdoor teambuilding and personal
development.
Dr. Meredith also teaches two advanced leadership classes:
Constructive Resolution of Conflict and Theory and Practice of
Leadership.
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