» Dr. John Compton

Assistant Professor

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Political Science

Office:

Roosevelt Hall 104

Phone:

(714) 628-2762

Email:

compton@chapman.edu

Education

William Jewell College, Bachelor of Arts
Syracuse University, Master of Arts
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D.

Biography

Mr. Compton's research and teaching interests include constitutional law, American political thought, and the U.S. Congress. His dissertation examines the impact of religious reform movements on American constitutional development in the period between the Founding and the New Deal. In addition, he has published an article on the political philosophy of John Stuart Mill in the Review of Politics. Prior to beginning graduate study in political science, he worked for three years as a legislative aide to a member of Congress.