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Adam McMahon is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. His research interests include the American presidency and Congress, national security, and American political development. He received his Ph.D. from The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Experience

• RIDER UNIVERSITY 
  Assistant Professor: September 2018
  Department of Government, Politics and Law
  Teaching: Homeland Security, Presidency and the National Security State, American Presidency, Congress and the National Security State, Defense Policy and Analysis.
• HUNTER COLLEGE
  Lecturer: 2012-2018
  Teaching: Introduction to American Government, The American Presidency, Congress, Presidency in Crisis, Research Design in Political Science.

Educational Background

• THE GRADUATE CENTER, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
  Ph.D. in Political Science
• PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
  M.S. Political Science
• BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
  B.A. Political Science & Spanish

Publications

• Intelligence and National Security (April 28, 2020): 1–17.
• “Peace Dividends: President Eisenhower and the Unbuilding of the American National Security State” with Andrew J. Polsky in

Works in Progress

• “To the Moon and Back: The Quest for Presidential Prestige” (in progress)

Conferences

• “Ensnaring Team Trump: The Banking Secrecy Act of 1970 and Congressional Intent” Northeastern Political Science Association 50th Annual Meeting, November 8-10, 2018. Montreal, Quebec
• “JFK, George W., & Men on the Moon” Northeastern Political Science Association 49th Annual Meeting, November 9-11, 2017. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• “The National Security State at Détente’s End: Lessons from the Vietnam War” American Political Science Association Annual Conference, September 1-4, 2016. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• “Barack Obama and the Unbuilding of the American National Security State” The Barack Obama Presidency: Legacy and Record Conference, University of Mount Union, March 10-11, 2016. Alliance, Ohio
• “In Search of a Peace Dividend: Cutting U.S. Defense Spending After the Cold War” Northeastern Political Science Association 47th Annual Meeting, November 12-14, 2015. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Selected Awards

• Ivo Duchacek Award (for best article published in a peer reviewed journal)
  The Graduate Center, CUNY, Spring 2018
• Presidency Research Fund Grant
  APSA Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, Spring 2016

Professional Memberships

• American Political Science Association
• Northeastern Political Science Association