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Dr. John Hall
334.391.4778
Associate Professor
| Office Hours: | Macon: Monday: 8:00 - 9:00 AM Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 - 9:00 AM Thursday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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| Biography: | Dr. John Powell Hall is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of History & Political Science at Middle Georgia State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at Auburn University, in 2014, specializing in U.S. Constitutional Law and American National Government. Dr. Hall has been teaching political science since 2009 at Auburn University, Troy University, and Middle Georgia State University. Dr. Hall has taught undergraduate courses in American National Government, Introduction to Political Science, Global Politics, State and Local Government, U.S. Constitutional Law, Political Economy, Public Administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Research Methodology. Dr. Hall has taught doctoral courses in Public Administration, Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Organizations, and Public Agency Financial Management. Dr. Hall accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professorship at MGA in the Fall of 2015 and was awarded tenure in the Spring of 2021. Dr. Hall had the honor of serving as the Interim Coordinator for the Doctor of Science in Public Safety program at Middle Georgia State University from the summer of 2023 till the summer of 2025. Dr. Hall is married to his amazing wife of seventeen years, and they have four incredible children together. When not researching within the subfields of political knowledge/political tolerance and U.S. Constitutional Law, Dr. Hall is spending time with his children and doing whatever his wife tells him to do. |
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| Teaching and Research Interests: | American National Government State & Local Government Introduction to Political Science Research Methods Constitutional Law I Capstone Course Constitutional Law II Public Administration (doctoral) Introduction to Public Policy Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Org. (doctoral) U.S. Foreign Policy Public Agency Financial Management (doctoral) Global Issues International Political Economy |
| Courses: | American National Government (POLS 1101) American Constitutional Law I (POLS 3106) American Constitutional Law II (POLS 3107) Introduction to Political Science (POLS 2101) Public Policy (POLS 3030) U.S. Foreign Policy (POLS 3738) Capstone Seminar (POLS 4900) Research Practicum (POLS 4898) Public Administration (SFTY 7040) Legal Issues in Criminal Justice (SFTY 7030) Public Agency Financial Management (SFTY 7070) |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | B.A. Political Science; Troy University M.A. Political Science; Troy University Ph.D. Political Science; Auburn University |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Hall, John. “The Alabama State Department of Education,” The Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2014. Hall, John. “The Effect of Political Knowledge on Political Tolerance,” Journal of Political Science Education, 2017. Hall, John, Keith Lee and Kimberly Martin. “Public Policy: Origins, Practice, and Analysis.” Carrolton, Georgia. Ecampus, University System of Georgia, 2021. Chapter Two: Origins and Actors in Public Policy. Hall, John. “More is Better. Improving Student Learning Outcomes by Increasing Exam Frequency.” Georgia Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Consortium. Fourth Edition, 2021. |
| Professional Affiliations: | Pi Gamma Mu Georgia Political Science Association American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Southern Political Science Association Phi Sigma Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Auburn University Honor Society Sigma Phi Epsilon |
| Awards and Honors: | 2013 Doctoral Student of the Year Award, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. 2014 College of Liberal Arts Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award finalist, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. 2018 Middle Georgia State University Teacher of the Year nominee, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia. 2020 Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award nominee, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. 2020 Middle Georgia State University Teacher of the Year nominee, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia. 2025 Middle Georgia State University Teacher of the Year nominee, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia. |
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