Background
McDermott, Patrice was born on June 4, 1950 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Thomas James and Elinor Jeanne (Goettelman) McDermott.
McDermott, Patrice was born on June 4, 1950 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Thomas James and Elinor Jeanne (Goettelman) McDermott.
Bachelor cum laude, Florida State University, 1972. Master of Arts in Political Science, Brown University, 1974. Master Library and Information Management, Emory University, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University Arizona, 1982.
Co-owner, manager, Harper's Flowers, Inc., Atlanta, 1976-1984;
archives technician, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library., Atlanta, 1984-1986;
assistant director Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, Chicago, 1986-1988;
assistant professor School Library. and Information Studies, Clark Atlanta U., 1988-1990.
archives specialist, life cycle coordinator, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, 1990-1993;
information policy analyst, Office of Management and Budget Watch, Washington, since 1994. Adjunct assistant professor department political science Clark Atlanta U., 1989-1990. Adjunct assistant professor women's studies program Georgetown University, Washington, since 1991.
Speaker, presenter in field. Convenor panel Conference Women and the Constitution: A bicentennial Perspective, 1988. Manuscript reviewer Women & Politics.
Adjunct Professor Communications, Culture and Technology progressive, Georgetown University, Washington, 1997.
Member women's studies advisory board Georgetown University, since 1991. Member American Society Access Professionals, Telecomms. Policy Roundtable, American Political Science Association, Women's Caucus for Political Science, Public Access Working Group (chair since 1994), Working Group Against Information Redlining (chair since 1994).
Married Glenn Alan Harper, June 11, 1971.