Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Craig L. Brians Papers
Brians, Craig Leonard, 1962-2013
UA.2026.012
/repositories/2/resources/4649
7 Cubic Feet
1992-2013
The Craig L. Brians Papers include materials collected and created by Brians. The majority of the papers relate to Brians's time as an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech (1998-2013) and his contributions to the field of political science.
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Source of Acquisition
The Craig L. Brians Papers were gifted to Special Collections and University Archives October 2017.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Craig L. Brians Papers was completed in July 2026.
Biographical / Historical
Born May 17, 1962, Dr. Craig Leonard Brians was an associate political science professor at Virginia Tech from 1998 until his death in 2013. In addition to serving as the political science department chair, he was the primary author of Empirical Political Analysis. He completed his bachelor's degree from the California State University, Fresno, and a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Brians graduated from the Fresno Police Academy and served in the Fresno Police Force. He married Jessica Folkart, a Virginia Tech professor in foreign languages and literature, and they had four children. Dr. Craig Leonard Brians died unexpectedly at home on November 10, 2013.
Resources:
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2013/11/111213-clahs-briansmemoriam.html
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/craig-brians-obituary?id=23839216
Scope and Content
The Craig L. Brians Papers include materials collected and created by Brians. The majority of the papers relate to Brians' time as an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech (1998-2013) and his contributions to the field of political science. The Craig L. Brians Papers include his course materials, administrative materials, research materials and research data, scholarship, correspondence, autobiographical materials, and annotated materials and newspapers.
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Course Material/repositories/2/archival_objects/211663Brians, Craig Leonard, 1962-20131 Cubic Feet2006-2013English11-19Course Proposals/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116640.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English11Course Outlines and Drafts/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116650.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English12UH 2984: First Year Excellence Seminar Course Outlines/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116660.1 Cubic Feet2009-2010English13UH 2984: First Year Excellence Seminar Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116672009-2010English14LAHS 1004: Introduction to a Research University First Year Experience/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116690.1 Cubic Feet2012-2013English15LAHS 1004: Introduction to a Research University Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116680.1 Cubic Feet2007-2013English16PSCI 1014: Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics Exams and Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116700.1 Cubic Feet2010-2012English17PSCI 1014: Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116710.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English18PSCI 3234: Voting and Elections Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116720.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English19PSCI 3234: Voting and Elections Exams and Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116731998-2013110PSCI 3223: Public Opinion Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116740.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English111PSCI 3223: Public Opinion Exams and Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116751998-2013English112PSCI 3244: Political Communication Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116760.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English113PSCI 3244: Political Communication Exams and Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116772011English114PSCI 5116: Research Methods Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116780.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English115PSCI 5116: Research Methods Assignments/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116790.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English116Classroom Materials and Handouts/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116801998-2013English117Course Syllabi/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116810.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English118Course Reading Lists/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116820.1 Cubic Feet1998-2013English119Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/211683Brians, Craig Leonard, 1962-20131 Cubic Feet1993-2013English21-22Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116840.1 Cubic Feet1993English21Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116850.1 Cubic Feet1996English22Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116860.1 Cubic Feet1997English23Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116870.1 Cubic Feet1998English24Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116880.1 Cubic Feet1999English25Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116890.1 Cubic Feet2000English26Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116900.1 Cubic Feet2001English27Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116910.1 Cubic Feet2002English28Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116922003English29Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116930.1 Cubic Feet2004English210Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116940.1 Cubic Feet2005English211Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116952006English212Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116960.1 Cubic Feet2007English213Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116970.2 Cubic Feet2008English214-15Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116980.2 Cubic Feet2009English216-17Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2116990.1 Cubic Feet2010English218Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117000.1 Cubic Feet2011English219Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117010.1 Cubic Feet2012English220Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117020.1 Cubic Feet2013English221Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117030.1 Cubic FeetundatedEnglish222Administrative Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117041 Cubic Feet2004-2013English31-9Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity (CEOD): New Programs and Initiatives/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117050.1 Cubic Feet2004-2009English31Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity (CEOD): Memos, Agendas, and Meeting Minutes/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117060.1 Cubic Feet2005-2009English32Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity (CEOD): Policy, Reports, and Resolutions/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117070.1 Cubic Feet2005-2009English33Department of Political Science and International Studies: New Programs and Initiatives/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117080.1 Cubic Feet2005-2013English34Department of Political Science and International Studies: Memos, Agendas, and Meeting Minutes/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117090.1 Cubic Feet2005-2012English35Department of Political Science and International Studies: Policy, Reports, and Resolutions/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117100.1 Cubic Feet2004-2009English36Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Executive Committee: New Programs and Initiatives/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117110.1 Cubic Feet2005-2009English37Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Executive Committee: Memos, Agendas, and Meeting Minutes/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117120.1 Cubic Feet2007-2008English38Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Executive Committee: Policy, Reports, and Resolutions/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117130.1 Cubic Feet2007-2008English39Research Files and Research Data/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117141 Cubic Feet1992-2013English41-14Grant Applications and Grant Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117150.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English41Grant Proposals and Final Reports/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117160.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English42Research Data I/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117170.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English43Research Data II/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117180.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English44Research Data III/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117190.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English45Research Data IV/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117200.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English46Research Materials I/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117210.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English47Research Materials II/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117220.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English48Research Materials III/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117230.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English49Research Materials IV/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117240.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English410Research Materials V/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117250.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English411Research Materials VI/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117260.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English412Research Materials VII/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117270.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English413Research Materials VIII/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117280.1 Cubic Feet1992-2013English414Scholarship/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117291 Cubic Feet1993-2013English51-25Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117300.1 Cubic Feet2008English51Conference Presentations/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117310.1 Cubic Feet2003-2013English52Publications/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117320.1 Cubic Feet2000-2013English53Unpublished Drafts/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117330.8 Cubic Feet2000-2013English54-22"The Asymmetric Impact of Abortion Politics within American Political Parties"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117340.1 Cubic Feet2000-2003English54-5"Bias in the News? Reporting on Democrats' and Republicans' Abortion Attitudes"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117350.1 Cubic Feet2003English56-7"Structure of Americans' Abortion Attitudes"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117360.1 Cubic Feet2003English58"Elections: Voter Support and Partisans' (Mis) Perceptions of Presidential Candidates' Abortion Views in 2000"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117370.1 Cubic Feet2003English59"Explaining the Decision to Adopt Election Day Registration and Rethinking the Implications of EDR for Turnout"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117380.1 Cubic Feet2008English510"Assessing Information Literacy Skills in Research Methods Courses"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117390.1 Cubic Feet2009English511"Training the Press with Carrot and Stick: A Presidential Campaign with Lasting Results"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117400.1 Cubic Feet2009English512"Is There Still a "Bradley/Wilder Effect?" Evidence from Three Decades of High Profile African American Candidates"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117410.1 Cubic Feet2009English513"Assessment as Pedagogy: Undergraduate Collaboration in Learning"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117420.1 Cubic Feet2009-2010English514"Developing Empirical Skills Through Undergraduate Research in Political Communication"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117430.1 Cubic Feet2010English515"In the South, but Not of the South: Southern Migration and Vote Change"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117440.1 Cubic Feet2010-2011English516"An Apprenticeship in Developing Research Projects: A Teaching and Learning Model"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117450.1 Cubic Feet2012English517"Three General Laws of Politics and Government in America (with apologies to Sir Isaac Newton)"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117460.2 Cubic Feet2011-2012English518-19"Comprehending Digital Course Materials: Determining Which Tools Work Best"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117470.1 Cubic Feet2013English520"Voting by Influence: Young People's Assumptions About Women and Minority Candidates"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117480.1 Cubic Feet2013English521"How Candidate Name Characteristics Attenuate Ballot Order Effects"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117490.1 Cubic Feet2013English522Political Science, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California at Irvine/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118090.2 Cubic Feet1993-1995English523-25Crime and Public Policy: Presentation, Research Essay, and Drafts/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118111993-04-1993-05Crime and Public Policy: Presentation, Research Essay, and Drafts includes Craig L. Brians' coursework in 'Crime and Public Policy,' a Political Science Ph.D. required course taught by Dr. Joan Petersilia in 1993.English523Public Choice: Research Essays and Drafts/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118101993-11Public Choice: Research Essays and Drafts file includes Craig L. Brians' research notes and essays for the 'Public Choice' course, a required course for the University of California at Irvine's Political Science, Ph.D. program. This Public Choice course was taught by Dr. Carole Jean Uhlaner, Professor Emerita of Political Science, in 1993.English524Qualifying Papers and Research/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118121994-1995Qualifying Papers and Research includes Craig L. Brians notes, references, and drafts while completing his final semesters in the Political Science Ph.D. program at the University of California at Irvine.English525Autobiographical and Personal Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117501 Cubic Feet1992-2013English61-15Resumes, CVs, and Bibliographies/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117510.1 Cubic Feet2002-2013English61Interviews and Oral Histories/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117520.1 Cubic Feet1998-2008English62Personal Materials: Itineraries, Research Plans, and Other Notes /repositories/2/archival_objects/2117530.1 Cubic Feet1997-2012English63Written Notes and Reminders/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117540.5 Cubic Feet1992-2013English64-9Two Photographs from a Student Interning at the U.S. House of Representatives/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117550.1 Cubic FeetundatedEnglish610Conference Badges/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117560.1 Cubic Feet2005-2007English611Informational CDs/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117570.2 Cubic Feet1998-2008English612Two Floppy Disks/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117580.2 Cubic FeetundatedEnglish613U.S. Senate Visitor Gallery Pass and Washington, D.C. Metro Card/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117590.1 Cubic Feet2003-2004English614City of Greensboro Police Patches/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117600.1 Cubic FeetundatedEnglish615Annotated Materials and Newspapers/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117611 Cubic Feet1992-2013English71-12Annotated Articles, Journals, and Off-Prints/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117620.5 Cubic Feet1992-2013English71-8Newspapers, Newsletters, and Newspaper Clippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/2117630.5 Cubic Feet1992-2013English79-12