ZEFF, Eleanor E. 1948-

PERSONAL: Born December 24, 1948, in St. Paul, MN; daughter of Edwin S., Jr. (in business) and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Johnson) Elwell; married Robert H. Zeff (a cardiac surgeon), September 28, 1968; children: Daniel E., Andrew M., Naomi R., Priscilla J. Education: Tufts University, B.A., 1965; George Washington University, M.A. (education), 1966; New School for Social Research, M.A. (political science), 1971, Ph.D., 1983. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, promoting international student exchanges, the American Field Service, Youth for Understanding.

ADDRESSES: Home—4220 Foster Dr., Des Moines, IA 50312. Offıce—Department of Politics and International Relations, Drake University, Des Moines, IA 50311; fax: 515-271-1870. E-mail—eleanor.zeff@ drake.edu.

CAREER: Central College, Pella, IA, visiting professor, 1981; Iowa State University, Ames, adjunct assistant professor, 1981-92; Drake University, Des Moines, IA, assistant professor of political science and international relations, 1990—. Iowa Council of International Understanding, board member, 1990-99, 2001-02; vice president, 1999-2001.

MEMBER: European Union Studies Association, American Political Science Association, Tufts University Alumni Association (member of executive board, 2001-03).

WRITINGS:

(Editor, with Ellen B. Pirro) The European Union and the Member States: Cooperation, Coordination, and Compromise, Lynne Rienner Publishers (Boulder, CO), 2001.

Contributor to political-science journals. Member of advisory board for annual editions of Comparative Politics, 1990—.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on European Union affairs and "Third Pillar" affairs.