Introduction
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Educational Background
Schedule
College of Natural & Social Sciences

Todd Kunioka
Assistant Professor

Office: E&T A525
Phone: 323-343-2241
Email: tkuniok@calstatela.edu

INTRODUCTION

Professor Kunioka is a native Californian and a CSULA alumnus (BA-Dual Major in Political Science and Economics, 1987). He earned his MA (1991) and PhD (1996) degrees in political science from the University of Rochester, which is located in western New York state.  Prior to returning to Cal State L.A., he taught at Monroe Community College (Henrietta, NY), Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and the Community College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV).  He lives in Rosemead with his wife, Caroline, and a ridiculously large number of cats.

Caroline is a graduate (MS) of the Winterthur-University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation.  She is a conservator in private practice with Preservation Professionals Alliance.

None of the cats have gone to college; they are hoping to get by strictly on their looks.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Professor Kunioka teaches in the field of public administration, including POLS 462, Public Policy (Formation), POLS 580, Advanced Quantitative Methods, and POLS 460:  Foundations of Public Administration. He also teaches courses in environmental policy, bureaucratic behavior, and introductory American government.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Currently, Professor Kunioka is working on a number of different research projects, including several related to the U.S. government's decision to incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry during WWII.  He also has research interests concerning federal public lands policy, term limits, and the use of direct democracy tools.

Date REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
2007

"Citizens Taking the Initiative:  Direct Democracy Tools in the Hands of Grassroots Organizations," with Jolly Emrey.  Presentated at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 8-10, 2007, Las Vegas, NV.
2006 "Relocation and Internment:  Civil Rights Lessons from World War II," with Karen M. McCurdy.  PS:  Political Science and Politics 39(3):503-511 (July 2006)
2005-06

"Legislative Term Limits:  An Analysis of Changes in Legislature Composition," with Stanley Caress.  Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1-4 September 2005, Washington, DC.  Submitted for consideration by Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, October 2006.
2004 "What Students Should Know About the Relocation of Japanese Americans During WWII," with Karen M. McCurdy.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 8-11 January 2004.
2003 "All Things to All People: USDA Forest Service Administration of Special Management Areas." Unpublished manuscript.  Submitted to Administration and Society, 1 October 2003.
2000 "The 1998 Nevada Senate Race," in David B. Magleby, ed., Outside Money: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 1998 Congressional Elections.  Boulder, CO:  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., with Tim Fackler, Natalie Frensley, Eric Herzik, Ted G. Jelen, and Michael Bowers.
1999 "In (a) Democracy, We Trust: Social and Economic Determinants of Support for Democratic Procedures in Central and Easter Europe," with Gary Woller. Journal of Socio-Economics 28(5):577-596
1999 "Bank Supervision and the Limits of Congressional Influence Over the Bureaucracy," with Gary Woller. Public Administration Review 59(4):303-313
1993 "The Politics of Bureaucratic Competition: The Case of Natural Resource Policy," with Lawrence Rothenberg. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 12(4):700-725

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD Political Science 2/15/96
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

MA Political Science 2/15/91
University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

BA Dual Major in Political Science and Economics 6/87
California State University

Los Angeles, CA

FALL 2007

Course

Section No.

Title

 Units

Day & Time

 Room

POLS 150

5

Government & American Society

4

MW 12:40 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.

 KH C4073

POLS 462

1

Public Policy

4

W 6:10 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

 KH C4073

POLS 578

1

Research Design for Public and Non-Profit Managers

4

R 6:10 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

 KH B3016

 

OFFICE HOURS
Tuesdays 3:20 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
Wednesdays 3:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
   

Walk-in visitors are welcome, unless you are requesting a grad check.  However, to avoid waiting, you may wish to schedule an appointment.  For Fridays, an advanced appointment is required.  The "official" schedule is the paper signup sheet, which is contained in an envelope outside my door.  However, to request an appointment without coming to my office ahead of time, you may send an e-mail requesting a specific time.  I'll let you know if the time is available by return e-mail.

If using e-mail, be sure to include a subject line that makes it clear what the purpose of the e-mail is.  Because of the volume of spam, e-mails with ambiguous userids or subject lines are generally deleted without being viewed.

Grad checks require an advanced appointment.  Include your CIN with your e-mail so that I can pull your records and review your requirements prior to the actual meeting.  If you don't have an appointment, it is very likely that your grad check will not be completed on the day you arrive.  This could delay your graduation.

 
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