Candice Nelson
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Candice J. Nelson is Associate Professor of Government, Academic Director of the Campaign Management Institute, and the former Chair of the Department of Government at American University
in Washington, D.C.
.
Prior to coming to American University, she was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution
. She also served as a Special Assistant to former Senate Majority Whip Alan Cranston
and as an American Political Science Association
Congressional Fellow. She is the co-author of The Money Chase: Congressional Campaign Finance Reform and The Myth of the Independent Voter, and co-editor of Campaigns and Elections American Style, Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in Elections, and Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections, as well as numerous other articles and books.
Dr. Nelson earned a Masters of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles
and a Ph.D.
in from University of California, Berkeley
.
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
.
Prior to coming to American University, she was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
. She also served as a Special Assistant to former Senate Majority Whip Alan Cranston
Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston was an American journalist and Democratic Senator from California.-Education:Cranston earned his high school diploma from the old Mountain View High School, where among other things, he was a track star...
and as an American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
Congressional Fellow. She is the co-author of The Money Chase: Congressional Campaign Finance Reform and The Myth of the Independent Voter, and co-editor of Campaigns and Elections American Style, Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in Elections, and Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections, as well as numerous other articles and books.
Dr. Nelson earned a Masters of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.