Philip A. Schrodt

Professor

Department of Political Science

Contact Information

Office phone number(s): 785-864-9024
Office: Blake Hall 523
Personal Web Page: http://people.ku.edu/~schrodt

Email Address: schrodt@ku.edu

Mailing Address:	Political Science, KU
	1541 Lilac Lane
	Lawrence, KS 66044-3177
	USA

Vita:

Background

Educational Background
Graduated from:

Indiana University, Ph.D., Political Science, 1977
Indiana University, M.A., Mathematics, 1974
Indiana University, B.A., Mathematics and Political Science, 1971

First Appointed at KU: 1988

Previous Positions:

Prior position: Northwestern University (1976-1988) Visiting positions: UC Davis, American University in Cairo, Bir Zeit University, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School

Areas of Interest

Brief list of research and teaching interests:

International conflict, political methodology, U.S. defense policy

Research Statement:

Schrodt’s major areas of research are formal models of political behavior, with an emphasis on international politics, and political methodology. His current research focuses on predicting political change using statistical methods. He teaches a variety of courses in international relations, with an emphasis on U.S. foreign policy, international conflict, and U.S. defense policy. Schrodt has published more than 60 articles in political science, and his Kansas Event Data System ( http://www.ku.edu/~keds) computer program won the Outstanding Computer Software Award from the American Political Science Association in 1995.

Closing Message

Project Web Sites:
Kansas Event Data System: http://web.ku.edu/keds
New Kind of Social Science: http://www.nkss.org