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College of Natural & Social Sciences
Todd Kunioka
Office: E&T A525
Professor Kunioka is a native Californian and a CSULA alumnus (BA-Dual Major in Political Science and Economics, 1987). He earned his MA (1991) and PhD (1996) degrees in political science from the University of Rochester, which is located in western New York state. Prior to returning to Cal State L.A., he taught at Monroe Community College (Henrietta, NY), Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and the Community College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV). He lives in Rosemead with his wife, Caroline, and a ridiculously large number of cats. In Rosemead, Todd serves as vice chairman of the city's Planning Commission, and is a frequent contributor to the blog, Save Our Community. Caroline is a graduate (MS) of the Winterthur-University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She is a conservator in private practice with Preservation Professionals Alliance. She also serves as the community representative and chairperson of the Rosemead Advisory Committee to the city's Community Housing Development Organization and on the city's Fourth of July Parade advisory committee. In addition to their "real" jobs, Todd and Caroline are "Sidewalk Astronomers," and, either on their own or with the Old Town Astronomers, share the wonders of the night sky with random passers by, or to school children, or other groups elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley. Weather-permitting, their next telescope events will be in Rosemead Park, on Friday, August 8 (west of Encinitas, about 1/4 mile north of Mission) and on Saturday, August 9, at the corner of Myrtle and Lime in Old Town Monrovia. The moon and Jupiter will be the main attractions. Professor Kunioka teaches in the field of public administration, including POLS 462, Public Policy (Formation), POLS 580, Advanced Quantitative Methods, and POLS 460: Foundations of Public Administration. He also teaches courses in environmental policy, bureaucratic behavior, and introductory American government.
Currently, Professor Kunioka is working on a number of different research projects, including several related to the U.S. government's decision to incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry during WWII. He also has research interests concerning federal public lands policy, term limits, and the use of direct democracy tools.
PhD Political Science 2/15/96 MA Political Science 2/15/91 BA Dual Major in Political Science and Economics 6/87
FALL 2008
OFFICE HOURS
Walk-in visitors are welcome, unless you are requesting a grad check. However, to avoid waiting, you may wish to schedule an appointment. For Fridays, an advanced appointment is required. The "official" schedule is the paper signup sheet, which is contained in an envelope outside my door. However, to request an appointment without coming to my office ahead of time, you may send an e-mail requesting a specific time. I'll let you know if the time is available by return e-mail. If using e-mail, be sure to include a subject line that makes it clear what the purpose of the e-mail is. Because of the volume of spam, e-mails with ambiguous userids or subject lines are generally deleted without being viewed. Grad checks require an advanced appointment. Include your CIN with your e-mail so that I can pull your records and review your requirements prior to the actual meeting. If you don't have an appointment, it is very likely that your grad check will not be completed on the day you arrive. This could delay your graduation. |
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