Faculty Profile
Gloria Cox
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, University of South Carolina, 1984.
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: American Government, Political Theory, Public Administration, International Relations
Dissertation Title: The Privacy Act of 1974: The Politics of Development, Enactment and Implementation
MA, University of South Carolina, 1971.
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: American Government and Public Administration
Dissertation Title: Categorical Versus Package Grants: The Model Cities Program in South Carolina
BA, University of South Carolina, 1967.
Major: Secondary Education, Area of Concentration: Social Studies
Current Scheduled Teaching*
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 4952.001, Political Science Capstone Seminar, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 2306.002, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 2306.101, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching*
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Spring 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2022 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2022 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.004, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2022
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2022 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Spring 2022 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Spring 2021 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Spring 2020
PSCI 3100.003, Topics in American Government, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 2306.005, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 2306.009, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Spring 2019 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2018 Syllabus
PSCI 4933.001, Political Science Internship, Fall 2018 Syllabus
PSCI 4900.728, Special Problems, Fall 2018
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W1 2018
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Summer 5W2 2018
PSCI 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2018
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Spring 2018 Syllabus
PSCI 4900.725, Special Problems, Spring 2018 Syllabus
PSCI 4953.001, Capstone Internship, Fall 2017
PSCI 1040.806, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2016 SPOT
HNRS 2900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2013
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar : Global Perspectives, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
HNRS 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Summer 5W1 2012
HNRS 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2011
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2011
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2010
HNRS 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Summer 5W1 2010
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010
HNRS 2900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2010
HNRS 2900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2009
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2009
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar : Global Perspectives, Spring 2009
HNRS 1980.001, Experimental Course, Fall 2008
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2008
HNRS 2900.001, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar : Global Perspectives, Spring 2008
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Spring 2008
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar : Global Perspectives, Fall 2007
HNRS 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2007
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar: Fundamentals of International Understanding, Spring 2007
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Spring 2007
HNRS 2900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2007
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2007
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar: Fundamentals of International Understanding, Fall 2006
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Fall 2006
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2006
HNRS 4500.001, Honors Capstone Thesis, Summer 5W1 2006
HNRS 4500.001, Honors Capstone Thesis, Summer 5W2 2006
HNRS 2900.001, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2006
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2006
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar: Fundamentals of International Understanding, Spring 2006
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Spring 2006
HNRS 2900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2006
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Fall 2005
PSCI 1050.001, American Government: Process and Policies, Spring 2005
HNRS 4000.001, Honors Capstone Seminar: Fundamentals of International Understanding, Spring 2005
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Spring 2005
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2005
PSCI 6900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2005
PSCI 1040.002, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2004
HNRS 4500.700, Honors Capstone Thesis, Fall 2004
HNRS 1000.001, Honors Freshman Seminar, Fall 2004
HNRS 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2004
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Book Chapter
Cox, G. C. (2015). It Came With Everything: A Baby Grand Piano, Hardwood Floors, Regular Flooding, 200 Honors Students, and a Live-In Scholar. Housing Honors: National Collegiate Honors Council Monograph Series.
Cox, G. C. (2006). "Symbolic Speech," in Stephens, Otis H., Jr. and John M. Scheb, eds..
Cox, G. C. (2006). "The Flag Salute Controversy," in Stephens, Otis H., Jr. and John M. Scheb, eds..
Cox, G. C. (2004). West, Robin L. Re-Imagining Justice: Progressive Interpretations of Formal Equality, Rights, and the Rule of Law..
Book Review
Cox, G. C. (2007). Klosek, Jacqueline. The War on Privacy.
Cox, G. C. (2005). Departmental Workbooks: Perspectives on American and Texas Politics and Processes and Policies in American & Texas Politics.
Cox, G. C. (2004). Hardaway, Robert M. No Price Too High: Victimless Crimes and the Ninth Amendment.
Cox, G. C. (2002). Novkov, Julie. 2001. Constituting Workers, Protecting Women: Gender, Law, and Labor in the Progressive Era and New Deal Years.
Cox, G. C. (1999). Linda K. Kerber. 1998. No Constitutional Right to be Ladies.
Cox, G. C. (1997). Ann Branigar Hopkins. 1996. So Ordered: Making Partner the Hard Way.
Cox, G. C. (1997). Frank Askin. 1997. Defending Rights: A Life in Law and Politics.
Conference Proceeding
Cox, G. C. (1999). "The Environment, Women, and Children: Global Concerns at Conference on Advancing Women through Global Policy".
Cox, G. C. (1999). Seeking Validation in Religion: New Attempts to Justify Policies of Violence against Women and Girls.
Cox, G. C. (1998). Cultivating Excellence: Honors Teaching and Learning.
Cox, G. C. (1998). Recruiting With a Vengeance.
Cox, G. C. (1994). The High Cost of Privacy.
Cox, G. C. (1991). Accountability and Privacy in Government Information Policy: The House Government Operations Committee, 1966-1991.
Cox, G. C. (1991). Environmentalism, Feminism, and the Public Agenda.
Journal Article
Cox, G. C. (2022). Merging the Personal and Academic for Greater Learning: A Successful Assignment. Feminist Pedagogy. No. Volume 2(Issue 2), 4. San Luis Obispo, California: California Polytechnic State University.
Cox, G. C. (2020). "Dear Professor, Be Careful with Those Tweets, OK? Academic Freedom in the Age of Social Media". PS: Political Science & Politics. 53(3), 521-526. American Political Science Association. Cox, G. (2020). Dear Professor, Be Careful with Those Tweets, OK? Academic Freedom and Social Media. PS: Political Science & Politics, 53(3), 521-526. doi:10.1017/S1049096520000219
Cox, G. C. (2018). A Special Section for Majors: Why the Answer May Not Be Undergraduate Research. Journal of Political Science Education. American Political Science Association.
Cox, G. C. (2009). The Honors Capstone Seminar" in Creative College Teaching Journal, Vol.5, Number 1, Fall 2009.
Popular Press Article
Cox, G. C. (2007). Departmental Workbooks: Perspectives on American and Texas Politics and Processes and Policies in American & Texas Politics.
Cox, G. C. (1991). Implementation of the Routine Use Clause of the Privacy Act.
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
|---|---|---|
out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
- Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
- Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was