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Dr. Julie Lester

Professor
Department of Political Science

Phone: 478.757.2544

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Biography: Dr. Lester teaches political science courses at Middle Georgia State University.
Courses: POLS 1101 - American Government
POLS 2201 - State and Local Government
POLS 3030 - Introduction to Public Policy
POLS 3060 - Policy Implementation Topics
POLS 3944 - Environmental Politics and Policy
Education: Ph.D.
Professional Experience: American Politics
Public Policy
Environmental Policy
Publications: Lawrence, Christopher N. and Lester, Julie A. 2018. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adopting Open Educational Resources In an Introductory American Government Course." Journal of Political Science Education.

Lester, Julie A. 2012. “Planting the Seeds of Change: Food and Agricultural Policy and the Obama Administration” chapter in The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment by Robert P. Watson, Douglas Brattebo, Tom Lansford, and Jack Covarrubias, SUNY Press.


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