Professor of Comparative Politics &
Florham Campus Provost

Courses Taught

• American Government & Politics
• Polls & Surveys
• Japanese Politics
• War, Peace & Arms
• Irregular Warfare

Research Interests

Public opinion; campaigns and elections; US-Japan alliance.

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
• M.A., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
• A.B., International Relations, St. Joseph's University

Selected Publications

• "Menendez and Kean: National versus Local Issues in New Jersey," in Larry J. Sabato, ed., The Sixth Year Itch (Longman, 2008)
• Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices (Dulles, VA: Potomac Books [formerly Brassey's USA], 2005)
• Japan's Navy: Politics and Paradox (Boulder, CO: Lynne-Rienner Publishers, 2000)
• American Politics: Core Argument/Current Controversy, Peter J. Woolley & Albert R. Papa, eds., 1st edition (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998)

Presentations

Prof. Woolley makes regular presentations and press appearances as co-founder, and long-time director, of PublicMind, the University's independent polling and research center. He currently serves as the Provost for the College at Florham and Senior Vice Provost for Government & Community Affairs.

For more on professor Woolley see http://alpha.fdu.edu/~woolley