Jefferey M. Sellers

Jefferey M. Sellers, Department of Political Science

Biographical Information

Address:

Associate Professor of Political Science, Geography and Public Policy
Department of Political Science
University of Southern California
Von KleinSmid Center 317
Mailcode 0044
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0044
Phone: 213-740-1684
Fax: 213-740-889
E-mail: sellers@usc.edu

Post-Secondary Education:

Yale Graduate School, M.A. 1990, M.Phil. 1990, Ph.D. 1994
Yale Law School, D.C.L. 1986, J.D. 1985
Princeton University, A.B. with High Honors, 1980

Awards, Fellowships, Professional Certifications:

Brookings Institution Grant, United States Census Program, 2002-2003
German Academic Exchange Service Study Visit Research Grant, 2002
Association of Pacific Rim Universities Fellowship Program, selected to represent University of Southern California, 2002
French National Science Foundation (CNRS) Associated Researcher grant, Summer 2002
Center for International Studies Research Grant, 2002
French Ministry of Research, Concerted Action Initiative on Cities Grant, 2001-2003
Committee on Urban Problem-Solving Fellowship, University of Southern California, 2001-2002
Faculty Development Award, University of Southern California, 2001-2002
Conference on Municipal Governance in Europe from the Nineteenth Century to the European Union, sponsored by Italian
Local Government Association, 2001
French National Science Foundation (CNRS) Conference on Governance and Democracy, 2001
European Union Center of California Fellowship, Summer 2001
French National Science Foundation (CNRS) Associated Researcher grant (declined), Summer 2001
Association of Pacific Rim Universities Fellowship Program, selected to represent University of Southern California, 2000
John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation Research Grant, 2000-2001
James F. Zumberge Faculty Research and Innovation Fund Award, University of Southern California, 2000-2001
Multimedia Literacy Program Grant (for introducing new media technologies into classrom teaching), University of Southern California, 2000-2001
Finalist for Best Paper Award, Urban Affairs Association Meeting, 1998
Fellow, Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard University, 1997-1999
James Bryant Conant Fellowship in German and European Studies, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, 1996-1997
APSA Council/USIA Senior Scholar Grant, 1995
Yale Dissertation Year Fellowship, 1991-1992
Social Science Research Council Fellowship, Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, 1990-1991
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship, 1988-1989
Council on European Studies Predissertation Fellowship, 1988
Distinction, Yale Comprehensive Examinations (Comparative Politics, American Politics) (1987-1988)
Yale Fellowship, 1986-1990
Member, Pennsylvania Bar (since 1986); D. C. Bar (since 1987)
Scholar in the Law Program Fellowship, Yale Law School, 1984-1985
Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1983-1984

Research Interests:

Federalism and Multilevel Governance
Urban and Regional Political Economy
Environmental and Natural Resources Policy

Professional Positions:

Associate Professor, University of Southern California Department of Political Science, 2005-
Associated Researcher, CERVL-Institute of Political Science, University of Bordeaux, 2002-
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California Department of Political Science, 1999-2005
Consultant, Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation Project, University of Chicago, Summer 1998
Research Affiliate, Harvard Center for European Studies, 1997-1999
Lecturer, Yale Department of Political Science, 1998-1999
Lecturer, Boston University Department of Political Science, Fall 1997
Conant Fellow, Harvard Center for European Studies, 1996-1997
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Instructor), Lehrstuhl für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 1994-6
Acting Instructor, course in Post-Industrial Politics, Yale Department of Political Science, 1993
Research Assistant, Professor Peter Gay, Yale Department of History, 1993
Teaching Fellow, course in American Elections and Political Parties, 1990
Teaching Fellow, course in Data Analysis and Public Policy (Professor Edward Tufte), 1989
Law Clerk, Judge Roger Robb, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986
Summer Associate, law firm of Wellford, Wegman, Krulwich, Gold & Hoff, Washington, D.C., 1983, 1984
Summer Clerk, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1982