CURRICULUM VITA
KEVIN PYBAS
Home: 2860 S. Brentmoor Ave. Office: Department of Political Science
Springfield, MO 65804 Southwest Missouri State University
(417) 887-0614 901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 836-5851
EDUCATION
Ph.D., May 2000, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Primary Specialization: Public Law
Secondary Specializations: Political Theory and American Politics
Dissertation: "Public Education, School Choice, and the Establishment Clause: The Legal and
Philosophical Debate over Education Policy for Liberal Democracy."
Directed by Eugene Miller.
M.A. (Political Science), 1995, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Thesis: "Thomas Jefferson and Equality"
J.D., 1991, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
M.S., 1987, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
B.S., 1983, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2003-present
Visiting Assistant Professor
Miami University, Oxford, OH
2001-2003
Postgraduate Scholar
Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
September 2000-August 2001
Research Assistant
University of Georgia, Political Science Department
August 1999-May 2000. Research assistant in judicial politics for Susan B. Haire and Stefanie A. Lindquist
Instructor (All Independent Classes)
University of Georgia Political Science Department
April 1995-May 1999.
Instructor
Criminal Justice Administration
University System of Georgia Independent Study (Distance Learning)
January 1998-July 2000
Instructor
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA
March 1999
Maternity-leave replacement in a core-curriculum class entitled
"Human Nature and the Social Order II."
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Attorney: Holliman, Langholz, Runnels, and Dorwart, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1991-1993.
Concentration: General corporate practice with emphasis on state and federal securities law,
oil and gas, and regulated industries.
PUBLICATIONS
“Two Concepts of Liberalism in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence,” Cumberland Law Review (forthcoming Spring 2006)
“Does the Establishment Clause Require Religion to be Confined to the Private Sphere?” Valparaiso University Law Review (forthcoming Spring 2006).
“School Choice” and “Search and Seizure in Public Schools” in Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties, eds. Otis H. Stephens, Jr., and John M. Scheb II (Greenwood Press, forthcoming 2006).
“Liberalism and Civic Education: Unitary versus Pluralist Alternatives,” Perspectives on Political Science, vol. 33, no. 1, 18-29 (Winter 2004).
"Neo-Calvinist Social Thought and Civic Education," in Faith, Morality, and Civil Society, eds., Peter Augustine Lawler and Dale McConkey (Lexington
Books, (2003).
"State Supreme Court Decisions to Overrule Precedent, 1965-1996," with Stefanie A. Lindquist. Justice System Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 17-40 (1998).
Casenote, "Northwest Central Pipeline Corp. v. State Corporation Commission: The Supreme Court Reaffirms State Authority to Regulate Natural Gas Production,"
25 Tulsa Law Journal 291 (1989).
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Article, “Religion, Liberal Pluralism, and the Establishment Clause.”
BOOK REVIEWS
John C. Anderson, “Why Lawyers Derail Justice: Probing the Roots of Legal Injustices.”
Justice System Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 246-249 (Dec. 2003).
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“The Establishment Clause and the Privatization of Religion Thesis,” presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 6-8, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Two Concepts of Liberalism in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence,” presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 28-31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“School Choice, the Establishment Clause, and the Liberal Political Tradition: A Legal and Philosophical Analysis of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris,” presented at the 2002 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 7-9, Savannah, Georgia.
“Liberalism, Public Education, and the Establishment Clause: Unitary v. Pluralist Alternatives,”
presented at the 2001 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
November 7-10, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Undoing Diversity: A Critique of Stephen Macedo’s Plan of Civic Education,”
presented at the 2001 Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
March 14-18, Fort Worth, Texas.
"Ideological Constraint Among Political Elites and the Mass Public of the Christian
Right," with Mark C. Smith, presented at the 1999 Southwestern Political Science
Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
"Calvinist Social Thought and Civic Education," presented at the 1999 Berry College Conference on Community, Plurality, and Politics, Mt. Berry, Georgia.
"Law, Liberalism, and Civic Education: Philosophic Dimensions of Recent Controversy
over Religion in Public Life," presented at the 1998 Southern Political Science
Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
"State Supreme Court Decisions to Overrule Precedent, 1965-1996," with Stefanie A.
Lindquist, presented at the 1997 Midwest Political Science Association Annual
Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Discussant, Panel: “Choosing Your Words: Opinion Writing on the United States Supreme Court.” 2002 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 7-9, Savannah, Georgia.
Discussant, Panel: “Perspectives on Judicial Power.” 2001 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 7-10, Atlanta, Georgia.
Chair, Panel: "Criminal Justice Policy and Procedure." 1999 Southern Political
Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.
HONORS
Recognized by Theta Chi Fraternity as an Outstanding Faculty Member, Southwest Missouri State University, December 9, 2004.
Recipient, Summer Faculty Fellowship (2004), Southwest Missouri State University
The University of Georgia Graduate School Assistantship, 1999-2000
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 1997, University of Georgia
Editor-in-Chief, Tulsa Law Journal, Vol. 26, 1990-91
West Publishing Awards for highest grades in Legal History and Appellate Brief Writing
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, American Political Science Association and Southern Political Science Association
REFERENCES
Dr. Beat Kernen, Chair, Department of Political Science, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 836-5630; .
Dr. Eugene Miller, Department of Political Science, University of Georgia, Baldwin Hall, Athens, GA 30602-1615. (706) 542-2057; .
Dr. Ryan Barilleaux, Chair, Department of Political Science, Miami University, 218 Harrison Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 529-2000;
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