Colleen Ann SheehanCOLLEEN ANN SHEEHAN

Department of Political Science
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085

610-519-7421
colleen.sheehan@villanova.edu

VITA

PERSONAL

Born 7 January 1956, Plattsburgh, New York. Married, John A. Doody

EDUCATION

  • Eisenhower College, B.A., Political Science, 1977
  • Claremont Graduate School, M.A., Government, 1979. Thesis: “An Appeal to the People: An Analysis of the 49th Federalist Paper”
  • Claremont Graduate School, Ph.D., Political Philosophy and American Government, 1986. Dissertation: “Cementing the Union”
  • Reading Competency in French and German

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Associate Professor of Political Science, Villanova University, 1986 – present (Assistant and Associate)
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Princeton University, 2006
  • Director, the Matthew J. Ryan Project for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good

PUBLIC SERVICE

  • Chairman, No Child Left Behind, Pennsylvania Coalition, 2004
  • Governor’s Advisory Committee on Academic Standards, 1995 – 1998, Appointed by Governor Tom Ridge
  • Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 149th Legislative District, Montgomery County, 1995-1996

SELECTED FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

  • Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and “We the People” Grant, “Ben Franklin and the Invention of America,” 2006
  • Atlas Foundation Grant, 2006
  • Earhart Foundation Fellowship Grant, 2005
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, 2004
  • Mary and Kennedy Smith Fellow, James Madison Program, Princeton University, 2003-04
  • Martin Manley Professor of the Year, 2001-02, awarded by Epsilon Omega Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha
  • The Templeton Foundation, Grant for The Freedom Project, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
  • Earhart Foundation Fellowship Grant, 1999
  • Selected as Outstanding Young Political Leader by the American Council for Political Leadership, 1997
  • Bradley Fellowship, The Heritage Foundation, 1993- 1994
  • Villanova University Summer Research Grant, 1989
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Research Grant, 1988
  • Best Masters’ Thesis Award, Claremont Graduate School, 1979

BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Council of Advisors, McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government, St. Vincent College
  • Council of Scholars, American Academy of Liberal Education
  • Board of Advisors, REACH Foundation (for School Choice in Pennsylvania)
  • Board of Advisors, Executive Precepts Foundation of the James Madison Program, Princeton University
  • James Madison Society
  • National Association of Scholars
  • Pennsylvania Association of Scholars
  • Jane Austen Society of North America
  • American Political Science Association

PRIMARY TEACHING AREAS

  • American Political Theory
  • Jurisprudence
  • American Government
  • Politics and Literature

CURRENT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

  • The Sovereignty of Public Opinion: James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • “Jane Austen’s ‘Tribute’ to the Prince Regent,” Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal On-Line, V.27, NO.1.
  • "Lampooning the Prince: A Second Solution to the Second Charade in Emma," Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal On-Line, V.27, NO.1.
  • “The Commerce of Ideas and Cultivation of Character in Madison’s Republic,” in Bradley C. Watson, ed., Civic Education and Culture, (ISI Books, 2006).
  • “Madison v. Hamilton,” in Douglas Ambrose, ed., The Life and Legacy of Alexander Hamilton (New York University Press, 2006).
  • “Public Opinion and the Formation of Civic Character in Madison’s Republican Theory,” The Review of Politics, Winter 2005, Vol. 67, No. 1.
  • “It’s a Topsy Turvy World,” Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, No. 26, 2004.
  • “To Govern the Winds: Dangerous Acquaintances at Mansfield Park,” Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal On-Line, Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter 2004.
  • “Madison v. Hamilton: The Battle Over Republicanism and the Role of Public Opinion,” American Political Science Review, Vol. 98, No. 3, August 2004.
  • “ Madison and the French Enlightenment: The Authority of Public Opinion,” William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Series, Vol. LIX, No.4, October 2002.
  • “James Madison,” in The Founders' Almanac, ed. Matthew Spaulding. (Washington, D.C.: B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and The Heritage Foundation, 2002).
  • “The Riddles of Emma,” Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal, No. 22, 2000.
  • “The Constitutionality of School Choice in Pennsylvania.” Co-authored with Susan R. Fiorentino, Widener Journal of Public Law, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1998-99.
  • The Core Curricula of Pennsylvania State and State-Related Universities: Are Pennsylvania’s Students Receiving the Fundamentals of a College Education? (The Commonwealth Foundation, September 1998).
  • Friends of the Constitution: Writings of the “Other” Federalists, 1787- 1788. Co-edited with Gary L. McDowell (Liberty Fund Press, 1998).
  • “Alexander Hamilton's Teaching on Interest and Morality in International Political Life,” in Christopher Harmon and David Tucker, eds., Statecraft and Power. (Lanham: National Institute of Public Policy and University Press of America, 1994).
  • “Political Parties and the Replacement of Civic Responsibilities,” in Don E. Eberly, ed., Building a Community of Citizens: Civil Society in the Twenty-first Century. (Lanham: University Press of America, 1994.)
  • “The Politics of Public Opinion: James Madison's 'Notes on Government,’” William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. XLIX, October 1992.
  • “Madison's Party Press Essays,” Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy, Vol. 17, No. 3, Spring 1990.

SELECTED PUBLIC SPEECHES AND LECTURES