Burdett A. "Bird" Loomis

Professor

Department of Political Science

Contact Information

Office phone number(s): 785-864-9033
Office: Blake 515
Office Hours: 1:00-3:00 W, 10:00-12:00 F & by appointment
Email Address: bloomis@ku.edu

Vita: http://www.ku.edu/~kups/people/vitae/Loomis_Apr08.pdf

Background

Educational Background
Graduated from:

University of Wisconsin, Ph.D., Political Science, 1974
University of Wisconsin, M.A., Political Science, 1970
Carleton College, B.A., Government and International Relations,

First Appointed at KU: 1979

Previous Positions:

APSA Congressional Fellow, 1975-6; Visiting Scholar, Brookings Institution, 1984, 2000; Director of Administrative Communications, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, 2005; Interim Director, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, 1997-2001; Director of KU Political Science intern programs in Washington D.C. and Topeka, 1984-

Areas of Interest

Brief list of research and teaching interests:

American politics, Congress, Interest Groups, state legislatures