John Pitney, Ph.D.
Department
Areas of Expertise
Teaching Interests
American politics: Congress, presidency, parties, public policy, media politics, political leadership (Nixon).
Research Interests
Congress, presidency, political organizations and parties, autism policy, popular culture and mass media.
Education
B.A., Union College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Awards and Affiliations
The Presidential Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2013
Honorary life membership, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, May 18, 2001.
Excellence in Education Award, Saratoga Central Catholic High School, June 13, 2000.
Glenn R. Huntoon Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2000 and 1995.
Richard M. Shure Award for excellence in teaching, Claremont McKenna College, 1988.
Research and Publications
The Art of Political Warfare (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000)
Congress' Permanent Minority? Republicans in the US House (Rowman and Littlefield, 1994). With William F. Connelly, Jr.