Melissa Deckman is professor of political science and public affairs at Washington College in Chestertown, Md. Her specialties include religion and politics and women and politics. She wrote School Board Battles: The Christian Right in Local Politics (Georgetown University Press, 2004) and “Christian Right School Board Candidates” for the Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics (Facts on File, 2003) and co-wrote Women With a Mission: Gender, Religion and the Politics of Women Clergy.
| Website | http://www.washcoll.edu/live/profiles/1914-melissa-deckman |
| Email address | mdeckman2@washcoll.edu |
| Phone number | 800-422-1782 ext. 7494 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Church & state, Clergy, Congregations, education, Gender & sexuality, Government & politics, Society & culture |
| Locations | Maryland, United States of America |
| Faiths | Christianity |
| Languages | English |