Blake Farrar


Post-Secondary Education

Texas State University
Master of Arts
Political Science

University of Texas Austin
Bachelor of Arts
Sociology


Teaching Experience

Lecturer

Political Science Department

Texas State University

Fall 2012 - Present

Courses Taught:  2310 Principles of Am. Gov. & 2320 Functions of Am. Gov. (Online)

 

Adjunct Faculty Member

Social and Behavioral Sciences - Govt. Dept.

Austin Community College, Austin, TX

January 2010 – Present

Courses: 2305 United States Government & 2306 Texas State and Local Government

 

Adjunct Faculty Member

Social Sciences Department

Paris Junior College, Paris, TX

January 2010 – 2015

Courses: 2306 Texas State and Local Government (Internet)

 

Graduate Instructional Assistant

Department of Political Science

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

September 2008 - May 2009

Courses:  Intro to Political Theory


Professional Publications

Yun, H., & Farrar, B. (2017). The News Media Outlet is the Message. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 7(4), 106–121. Retrieved from http://ojcmt.net/

Yun, H. J., Farrar, B. R., & Jasperson, A. E. (2016). The cumulative effects of televised debates on voters’ assessments of candidates across red, blue, and purple political battlegrounds in the 2012 American presidential election. American Studies, 39(2), 211–239.

Blake R. Farrar and Hyun J. Yun, Texans Who Registered But Did Not Vote in the 2008 General Election.  Austin Community College Center for Public Policy and Political Studies, Report No. 7 (October 2012).

Christopher R. Brown and Blake Farrar, Gone to Texas: Confined Animal Feeding Operations, the Texas Compliance History system, and the Need for Better Regulation of Out-of-State Applications and In-State Violators. Texas Environmental Law JournalVol. 43, No. 1 (FALL 2011).

Christopher R. Brown and Blake Farrar, A Hole in the Bucket: Aspermont’s Impact on Groundwater Districts and What It Says about Texas Groundwater Policy. Texas Environmental Law JournalVol. 39, No. 1 (FALL 2008).



Published: May 09, 2024