Robert X Browning | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Marquette University |
| Known for | Director ofC-SPAN Archives |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science andcommunication |
| Institutions | Purdue University |
Robert Xavier Browning is a professor atPurdue University and head of theC-SPAN Archives inWest Lafayette, Indiana.
Browning graduated fromMarquette University with aBachelor of Science degree in 1972. He received amaster's degree inpublic administration in 1977 and a master's degree inpolitical science in 1978, both from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1981, he was awarded his Ph.D., also from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, under the direction ofIra Sharkansky with the thesis "Political and economic predictors of policy outcomes: U.S. social welfare expenditures, 1947-1977".[1][2][3]
In 1981, he became an assistant professor atPurdue University,[3] where he is currently professor of communication/political science.[4][5] At Purdue, Browning teaches courses related to American politics and theUnited States Congress.[2]
Browning is the founding director of theC-SPAN Archives.[6] In 1986, with otherPurdue professors, he developed the idea for an educational C-SPAN archive, which was approved in 1987 by David Caputo, then dean of Purdue's School of Humanities, Social Science and Education.[7] In September 1987, the archive began cataloguing recordings of C-SPAN's coverage of Congress and other public affairs programming.[6][7]
Browning assumed the title of Director of C-SPAN Archives in 1998, when the archives were transferred to C-SPAN's management.[3] He facilitates educational access to C-SPAN's collection and oversees the archives, which are located inPurdue Research Park inWest Lafayette, Indiana.[2] By the time of the launch of theC-SPAN Video Library in 2010, Browning's team converted over 120,000 hours of recordings of C-SPAN programming from analog to digital.[8] In 2011, the C-SPAN Video Library was awarded aPeabody Award.[9]
Browning has also published severalpeer-reviewed articles: