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USC Aiken Directory

Directories

Matthew P. Thornburg, PhD

EDUCATION

PhD, Political Science, George Mason University, 2013
BA, Behavioral Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 2006

TEACHING INTERESTS

Elections
Political methodology
Mock trial

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Primary elections
Voter behavior
South Carolina politics
Public opinion

COURSES TAUGHT

POLI A121 – Introduction to Politics
POLI A201 – American National Government
POLI A301 – Scope and Methods in Political Science
POLI A302/ HIST A302 – Introduction to the Law
POLI A303/ HIST A303 – Mock Trial Competition
POLI A493 – Conspiracy Theories and the Truth in American Politics