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Mr. Benjamin I. Gross

University of North Texas

Department of Political Science

Email: BenjaminGross@my.unt.edu

Education

  • , University of North Texas, 2016
    Major:
  • MA, Northern Illinois University, 2010
    Major: Hume's Perfect Commonwealth and True Religion: An examination of Hume, Tocqueville and Burke's thought on the effects of religion on government
  • BS, Northern Illinois University, 2008
    Major: Curiosity Killed the Human: A look at the Transformation of Curiosity from a Vice to Virtue

Professional Positions

  • Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - Present).
  • Editorial Assistant, The American Political Science Review. The American Political Science Review. (2012 - 2015).
  • Instructor, Harper Community College. Harper Community College. (2011 - 2011).
  • Graduate Teaching Instructor, Northern Illinois University. Northern Illinois University. (2010 - 2010).
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northern Illinois University. Northern Illinois University. (2008 - 2009).

Professional Memberships

  • Midwest Political Science Association. (2013 - Present).
  • Southern Political Science Association. (2013 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSCI 2300 - Introduction to Political Research, 1 course.
  • PSCI 3320 - Political Theory: Eighteenth Century to the Present, 2 courses.

Awards and Honors

  • Pender Award - Best Graduate Student Paper in Political Science, Department of Political Science - The University of North Texas. (2013).
  • Best Paper Presentation Award, Northern Illinois University Graduate Student Research Conference. (2011).
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Political Science, Northern Illinois University. (2010).
  • Student Lincoln Laureate Award, The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. (2008).
  • Outstanding Junior Award, Mortar Board Honor Society - Pleiades Chapter. (2007).
  • Top Junior Award, Honors Department - Northern Illinois University. (2007).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Encyclopedia Article

  • Ben Gross. "Plato" - In World Democracy: From Ancient Times to the People's Revolutions of the 21st Century.

    • Journal Article

  • Breuning, M., Backstrom, J., Brannon, J., Gross, B.I., Widmeier, M. (2015). Reviewer Fatigue? Why Scholars Decline to Review their Peers' Work.. Political Science and Politics. 48 (4) 595-600. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9995005&fulltextType=NW&fileId=S1049096515000827

Presentations Given

  • "Using Falseness to Support the Truth: The Relationship between True Religion, False Religions and Politics in the thought of David Hume.", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Virtually the Same: The Effects of Physical and Virtual Groups on Social Capital", (2013 - 2013).
  • "Social capital and the college campus: An examination of the effects of group membership on participation in a student organization", (2011 - 2011).