John Aughenbaugh

John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

(804) 239-3567

304 Founders Hall, 827 West Franklin St.

Curriculum vitae

Supreme Court

Judicial Branch

Public Administration

Education

  • Ph.D., Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech, 2008
  • M.A., Political Science, Virginia Tech, 1992
  • B.A., Political Science & History, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1989

Research Interests

  • Administrative philosophy of retired Supreme Court Justice Byron White
  • Comparative impact of Justices Jackson, White and Scalia on the development of U.S. administrative law (work in progress)
  • Judicialization of public administration processes, particularly related to reform of public institutions and public human resource management
  • Organizational dynamics of the judicial branch and its effect on the administrative state
  • Political science instructional techniques and pedagogy, including public teaching and use of podcasts as public teaching tool

Select Publications

  • Invited Op-Ed; “The Government Is Different: Governor Youngkin’s New Administration.” Published in Virginia Capitol Connections; Spring 2022.
  • Invited Op-Ed; “Calls to reform qualified immunity are coming from left and right. I'm still skeptical.” Published in USAToday; Nov. 7, 2021

Affiliations

  • Midwest Political Science Association
  • Southern Political Science Association
  • We the People High School Civics Education and Competition

Courses

  • Public law – Constitutional and administrative law
  • Courts and politics
  • Law and public policy
  • American political science – Institutions and administration
  • Politics in film

Awards

  • Co-recipient with VCU Cabell Librarian Nia Rodgers of the American Library Association’s ProQuest/GODORT/ALA Documents to the People Award for the Civil Discourse podcast; Spring 2023
  • Nominated for College of Humanities and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award; Spring 2023
  • Received an Affordable Course Content Award from the VCU Cabell Library to convert POLI 313 (Civil Rights & Liberties) course into textbook-less one to save the course students ~$120 and improve student accessibility; Spring 2022
  • Nominated for College of Humanities and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award; Spring 2020
  • Nominated for College of Humanities and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award; Spring 2019