found: George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs website, July 15, 2015(Timothy J. Conlan is University Professor of Government at George Mason University ; Ph.D. in Government, 1982, Harvard University. A.B. in Political Science, 1974, University of Chicago ; prior to joining the faculty of George Mason University in 1987, Dr. Conlan served as a Senior Research Analyst with the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and as the Assistant Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations ; books, articles and research monographs in the areas of federalism, intergovernmental relations, and public policy)