Dr. Alexander is a Professor of Political Science and served as Chair of the Division of Social Sciences 1991-2010, and as interim Vice President for Academic Affairs under President Al Etheridge 1996-98. His teaching areas include:
路 Constitutional Law, Free Speech and Media Law
路 National Policymaking/Federal Budget Process
路 Political Science Research
路 American Government and Politics
Education & Training
- BA, University of Colorado
- MPA, University of Colorado
- PhD, University of Colorado
Research Interests
Most of his research has been in the area of constitutional law; here is a representative listing:
路 鈥淐hasing Echoes of Obscenity Exceptionalism in Copyright: Recent Swarm Cases,鈥� CHICAGO-KENT JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (2018).
路 鈥淓vil Angel Eulogy: The Quiet Passing of the Obscenity Defense in Copyright,鈥� JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (2013).
路 鈥淩oth at Fifty: Reconsidering the Common Law Antecedents of American Obscenity Doctrine,鈥� JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW (2007).
路 鈥淥bscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan: Reconsidering Oshima's 鈥業n the Realm of the Senses鈥�,鈥� ASIAN-PACIFIC LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY JOURNAL. (2003).
路 鈥淐ongressional Preemption of State Policy: Interpreting the Garcia Decision,鈥� POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL (1988).
路 鈥淪tate Sovereignty in the Federal System: Constitutional Protections Under the Tenth and Eleventh Amendments,鈥� PUBLIUS, THE JOURNAL OF FEDERALISM (1986).
He also completed research under the auspices of the America鈥檚 Industrial Heritage Project of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior including:
路 THE JOHNSON STEEL STREET RAIL COMPANY; A PROJECT REPORT (1988). A historic documentation carried out under the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Division and the America's Industrial Heritage Project of the National Park Service.
路 JAYBIRD; A. J. MOXHAM AND THE MANUFACTURE OF THE JOHNSON RAIL (1991), a business history published by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.
路 鈥淭echnological Innovation in Steel Fabrication: Marketing and Production Considerations in the Development of the Johnson Rail,鈥� BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY (1991).