ANGELA Y. DOUGLAS

Department of public & international affairs

ABOUT  ANGELA

CV (curriculum vita)

Angela Y. Douglas, serves the Department of Public & International Affairs as a lecturer of American political structures, public policy, and public administration as well as the program coordinator for the Masters of Public Administration program. Angela is a native of Chester, South Carolina. She currently is ABD at the University of South Carolina where she is earning her Ph.D. in Political Science/Public Policy. She received her BA in Political Science and History from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and an MPA in Transportation Management from Georgia State University .  She has career experience in governmental affairs, community development, health and demographics research and data analysis, and workforce development and training. Her overarching research and teaching interests include public policy, youth culture, social movements and poverty politics.  She examines five general policy areas: education, economics, welfare, health, and housing. Angela’s current research examines policy choice in the American states, the relationship between politics and policy, the effectiveness of and interaction between social welfare programs, and interplay of social culture, public opinion, and public programs.  Angela is heavily involved in the community with varying roles in many organizations. She serves as a Commissioner of the City of Chester Housing Authority (recently stepping down as chair), co-founder and President of the Rosa M. Douglas Scholarship Foundation, executive member of the Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas, chair of the SC New Jacks. She has been a staple in SC politics serving as a party leader, recruiter and trainer for local political candidates and appointees, and has served on various campaigns (local, state and national).

SPRING 2010

OFFICE HOURS

 

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

2:00-4:00 PM

or by appointment

 

 

CONTACT ME

 

IN PERSON:

 

258 LEUTZE HALL

 

 

BY PHONE/FAX:

 

(910) 962-2136

(910) 962-3286

 

BY EMAIL:

 

douglasa@uncw.edu

 

BY MAIL:

 

Department of Public & International Affairs

UNCW

601 S College Rd

Wilmington, NC

28403-5607

 

 

 

 

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. 

 

                 ~Richard Armour

COURSES

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PLS 101: American National Government

 

PLS 202: Contemporary Issues in Political Science  (Social Movements)

 

PLS 207: American Urban Government & Politics

 

PLS 272: American Political Culture

 

PLS 308: Introduction to Public Administration

 

PLS 592: Special Topics (Social Policy) graduate course 

 

Advanced Concepts in Social Policy

RESEARCH

 

American Public Health Insurance Debate

 

State Children’s Health Insurance Programs

& State Policy Adoptions

 

Healthy Kid Statistics

 

Out of Wedlock Births & Welfare Reform

 

Welfare Reform & America’s Poor

 

Rural Politics in South Carolina

 

Affordable Housing: A Community Needs Assessment