Dr. Catherine A. Borck
University of North Texas
Political Science
(940) 565-2276
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Education

PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2010.
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: Political Theory
Dissertation Title: Becoming Friends in Speech and Deed: Socratic Friendship in the Platonic Dialogues
MA, University of Notre Dame, 2001.
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: Political Theory
BA, Oglethorpe University, 1999.
Major: English
Degree Specialization: Social Thought
Dissertation Title: with Honors

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Lecturer, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2018 – Present).
Assistant Professor, University of Hartford. (2011 – 2018).
Visiting Instructor, Wake Forest University. (2009 – 2011).
Visiting Instructor, Furman University. (2008 – 2009).

Development Activities Attended

Faculty Fellowship,"Humanities Fellow," University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, United States of America. (2012 – 2013).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
HNRS 1100, The Good Society, 1 course.
PSCI 2305, US Political Behavior and Policy, 23 courses.
PSCI 2306, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 22 courses.
PSCI 2315, Honors US Political Behavior and Policy, 3 courses.
PSCI 2316, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 9 courses.
PSCI 3310, Political Theory: Quest for Justice, 3 courses.
PSCI 3320, Political Theory: The State and its Critics, 2 courses.
PSCI 4320, American Political Theory, 3 courses.
PSCI 4330, Topics in Political Theory, 2 courses.
PSCI 4360, International Ethics, 2 courses.
PSCI 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
PSCI 5900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
UCRS 3000, Legal Studies Survey, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

Other, none, 8. (January 15, 2023 – July 15, 2023).

Other, none, 1. (January 1, 2023 – June 15, 2023).

Other, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum, 10. (September 2022 – May 2023).

Other, none, 1. (September 1, 2022 – December 15, 2022).

Other, none, 8. (January 15, 2022 – December 15, 2022).

Workshop, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum, 15. (June 6, 2022 – June 10, 2022).

Other, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum, 10. (January 2022 – May 2022).

Other, none, 8. (January 15, 2021 – December 15, 2021).

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Defense Committee Member,"Distant Foodways: Provincialism and National Identity in the Continental Army A Culinary Study of the American Revolution," History. (July 15, 2020 – Present).

Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Political Science. (January 2024 – February 2024).

Supervised Research,"Aristotle on Being Triggered," Political Science. (April 2022 – July 1, 2022).

Other,"Feminist Political Theory and Nietzsche," Political Science. (September 1, 2021 – May 2022).

Supervised Research,"Plato's Republic and Rhetoric," Political Science. (September 1, 2021 – December 15, 2021).

Supervised Research,"Undergraduate Research Fellow/Honors Thesis," Political Science. (August 15, 2020 – May 15, 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Review
Borck, C. A. (2015). Review of Aristotle on the Nature of Community by Adrien M. Trott.. Review of Politics. 77, .

Presentations Given

Panel Presentation

Borck, C. A. (Author & Presenter), APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Teaching Critical Thinking through Reflective Writing in Political Science, APSA, Baltimore, United States of America. (2018).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Service
Borck, C. A. (Co-Principal), Duff, A. S. (Co-Principal), "American Civic Tradition Professionalization Seminar with the Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum," Sponsored by Jack Miller Center, National, $26000 Funded. (March 2022 – August 2022).
Borck, C. A. (Co-Principal), Duff, A. S. (Co-Principal), Ruderman, R. (Co-Principal), Major, R. (Co-Principal), "Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum," Sponsored by Jack Miller Foundation, National, $10000 Funded. (August 2021 – May 2022).
Grant - Teaching
Duff, A. S., Borck, C. A., "American Civic Tradition - Summer sessions for teachers," Sponsored by Jack Miller Center, National, $26000 Funded. (June 30, 2023 – July 31, 2023).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (September 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Student Grants and Awards Committee. (August 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Ad hoc Annual Evaluation Reform Committee. (March 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Peace Studies Advisory Committee. (September 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, Student Grants and Awards Committee. (August 15, 2021 – Present).

Member, Martin Colloquium Committee. (August 2020 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha. (September 2019 – Present).

Program Coordinator, Constitution Day. (April 2023 – September 2023).

Committee Chair, Student Grants and Awards Committee. (September 2022 – August 2023).

Program Coordinator, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum. (September 1, 2022 – May 2023).

Program Coordinator, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum. (September 1, 2022 – May 2023).

Program Coordinator, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum. (September 1, 2022 – May 2023).

Program Coordinator, Constitution Day. (April 2022 – September 2022).

Program Organizer, Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum. (May 2021 – May 2022).

Program Coordinator, Constitution Day. (March 2021 – September 2021).

Committee Member, Chair and Interim Chair Search Committee. (February 25, 2021 – June 15, 2021).

Committee Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee. (September 1, 2018 – May 2021).

Program Coordinator, Constitution Day. (January 2020 – September 17, 2020).

Program Coordinator, Constitution Day. (April 2019 – September 17, 2020).

Member, Lecturer Search Committee. (May 26, 2020 – July 2, 2020).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, Review of Politics. (November 2019 – November 2019).

Awards and Honors

Excellence in Service, Department of Political Science. (May 4, 2022 – Present).