Faculty
Dr. Robert P. Amyot
Associate Professor of Political Science & Chair of the Department
Dr. Robert P. Amyot
Associate Professor of Political Science & Chair of the Department
Office: Daugherty Center, Lower Level, Room 13
Phone: 402-461-7323
Dr. Amyot's Curriculum Vitae
Specialty
American Politics, Negative Campaigning, Pedagogy. My most recent research has been on the effectiveness of simulations and other teaching methods on learning.
Education
- B.A., University of Massachusetts (Amherst): Economics
- M.Phil., Ph.D., The George Washington University: American Politics, Comparative Politics, Methodology
Courses
- PLS 150 Introduction to Political Science
- PLS 203 Public Policy Analysis
- PLS 251 Political Science Skills Resource Seminar
- PLS 266 American Political Institutions
- PLS 301 Public Opinion, Voting and Elections in America
- PLS 306 Interest Groups and Social Movements in America
- PLS 314 Advanced Policy: Issues and Analysis
- PLS 333 Judicial Politics and Constitutional Law
- PLS 351 Advanced Quantitative Methods
- PLS 480 Topics in Political Science
- PLS 484 History of Political Thought
J-Term Courses
- PLS 140 Political Economics
- White House Scandals
