Thomas
Lamatsch, PhD
Assistant Professor
PhD,
University of Connecticut
Office: Bey Hall, Room 240
Phone:
(732) 571-4481
Email:
tlamatsc@monmouth.edu
Fall 2012 Office Hours:
T: 3:00 - 4:00; W: 4:30 - 6:00; F: 10:00 - 11:00; and by appointment
Fall 2012 Courses:
FY 101: First Year Seminar
PS 401: Seminar in Political Science
PS 510: Policy Analysis
Regularly Taught Courses:
PS 101: Introduction to Political Science
PS 250: Social Science Research and Writing
PS 383: Model UN Conference
PS 516: Research Methods
About:
Thomas Lamatsch joined Monmouth in 2010 as the Assistant Director of the Polling Institute and Adjunct Professor. He accepted a full-time position in the Department of Political Science and Sociology in 2012. He previously worked on public policy issues for the McKinsey Global Institute in San Francisco and the McKinsey & Co. Social Sector Office in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining McKinsey and Co., Dr. Lamatsch conducted research and taught at University of Las Vegas (UNLV) for over five years. In addition to his PhD in Political Science he holds an MA in Survey Research from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Cornell University.
Research Interests:
He is an expert on survey design and analysis with more than 15 years of experience in this area. Additional interest include Education Policy, American Politics, and Comparative Politics with as focus on Europe.
Selected Works:
Scholarly Articles:
(* indicates student co-author)
The Economic Fallout of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools (Lead author of the McKinsey team publishing the study)
The Impact of Education on Wealth and Income in the United States (Lead author of the education chapters and methodology)
