Kevin M. Wagner

Chair of the Department of Political Science

Director of the Jack Miller Forum

Director of the Advanced Campaining Program

Professor of Political Science

Florida Atlantic University

 

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

Department of Political Science

Florida Atlantic University

777 Glades Rd, SO 392

561-297-3211

kwagne15@fau.edu

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

 

Academic Leadership:

Chair, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt               2017-present

College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University                                                 

Director, Advanced Campaigning Program, Dorothy F. Schmidt       2014-present

College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University

Director, Jack Miller Forum for Civic Engagement                               2010-present

Florida Atlantic University                                                            

President, Faculty Senate, Florida Atlantic University                         2017-2021

University Trustee, Board of Trustees, Florida Atlantic                        2017-2021    

University                                        

Graduate Director, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F.         2012-2016

Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic

            University  

Chair, College Faculty Assembly, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of         2012-2016

Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University

 

Faculty and Teaching: 

Professor, with tenure, Department of Political Science,                      2016-present

            Florida Atlantic University

Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Political Science      2012-2016

Florida Atlantic University                                                                       

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science                            2006-2012

            Florida Atlantic University

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political                            2005-2006

Science, Florida Atlantic University                    

Teaching Fellow, College of Law, University of Florida                        1994-1996

           

Education:

Ph.D. American Politics, Political Behavior and Quantitative             2005

Methodology, University of Florida

M.A. International Relations, University of Florida                              2002

J.D. University of Florida with Honors                                                   1996

Teaching Fellow: Legal Research and Writing 

Book Award for Highest Grade in Class: Criminal Procedure

Certification in Russian (Language), Russian Academy of Sciences   1993

St. Petersburg, Russia

B.A. International Relations, Florida State University                          1993

Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

 

Additional Academic Leadership Development:

Presidential COVID-19 Fiscal Responsibility Task Force                     2020-present

Chair, Academic Planning and Budget Committee, Faculty Senate    2021 -present

Florida Atlantic University

Florida SUS Advisory Council of Faculty Senates                                  2016-present

Board of Directors, Florida Political Science Association                     2005-present

FAU Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee     2017-2021

FAU Board of Trustees Audit and Compliance Committee                  2017-2021

FAU Board of Trustees Budget and Finance Committee                      2017-2021

Secretary and Executive Board, Technology and Politics Section,      2016-2018

American Political Science Association.

Chair, Academic Planning and Budget Committee, Faculty Senate    2016-2017

Florida Atlantic University

President, Florida Political Science Association                                     2013-2014

Vice-President, Florida Political Science Association                            2011-2012 

 

Strengths:

Cooperative leadership, program development, strategic planning and budgeting, legal compliance, organizational management, political and professional networking.

 

Key Initiatives:

1.       Led development of significant department and college program initiatives and degree programs in the areas of data analytics and political campaigning.

2.      Worked with the Provost’s office to encourage transparency and develop shared-governance by supporting workshops explaining the academic affairs budget. 

3.      Aided the development of the university initiative for political polling, which trained students in the methodology of public opinion inquiry, aided the development of undergraduate research, and increased university visibility.

4.      Led efforts to streamline and revise degree programs and develop best practices for faculty governance structures.

5.      Created a new data lab for political science to support the Data and Society degree and provide space and resources for undergraduate research.

6.      Revised and updated the department tenure and promotion criteria to better provide structure and certainty along with an open and accessible process.

7.      Assisted the college with development of policies to increase 4-year graduation rates by leading a team to review the data to identify the problem areas, along with a strategy to address these areas. 

8.     Managed curricular development across multiple campuses, including the creation of joint degree programs across colleges and flight plans tailored to the needs of different campuses and students.

9.      Oversaw the development and reorganization of the Department Honors Program to increase accessibility and maximize limited department resources.

10.  Led development of civics education initiative through new programs, obtained outside funding, and solicited the involvement of leading scholars, journalists, political and community leaders.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

1.       Faculty Recruitment, Development and Evaluation

2.      New Program, Major and Certificate Development

3.      Budgeting and Resource Allocation

4.      Support for Student and Faculty Research and Grant Writing

5.      Conflict and Personnel Dispute Resolution

6.      Student Recruitment and Retention

7.      Curricular Planning and Development

8.     Diversity and Cultural Inclusion Practices

9.      Digital Technology Expansion

10.  Strategic Planning and Implementation

11.   Integrative and Digital Learning, and High Impact Practices

12.  Community Engagement and Partnership

13.  Department Promotion across Campuses and with External Constituencies

14.  Assessments, and Department Program Reviews

15.  Promotion of Major and Programs in Diplomacy, Campaining and Honors

 

 

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

 

Books:

·         Gainous, Jason and Kevin M. Wagner. Tweeting to Power: Social Media Revolution in American Politics. Oxford University Press (2014).  ISBN-10: 0199965099

·         Gainous, Jason and Kevin M. Wagner. Rebooting American Politics: The Internet Revolution. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Press (2011). ISBN-10: 1442210508.

 

Refereed Journal and Law Review Articles:

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). Digital Media Consumption and Voting in Central Asia: Why Democratic Context Matters.” Europe-Asia Studies (Forthcoming 2021).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainouis). “Is Religion the Opiate of the Digital Masses? Religious Authority, Social Media, and Protest.” Journal of Information, Communication and Society (Fothcoming: 2021).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Jason Abbott). “Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries.” The International Journal of Press/Politics (2021).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Monica Escalares and Duhkong Kim). “You Are Who You Think You Are: Linked Fate and Vote Choices among Latino Voters.” Politics & Policy (2019)

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Jason Abbott). “Gender differences in critical digital political engagement in China: The consequences for protest attitudes.” Social Science Computer Review (2019).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Andrew Segal) "Is the equalization/normalization lens dead? Social media campaigning in US congressional elections." Online Information Review (2018) https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-08-2017-0247

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Jason Abbot). “Political Tinder Box: Critical Information Flows and Participation in a Semi-Closed State.” Political Behavior (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-018-9456-6

·         Kevin Wagner (with Amanzhol Bekmagambetov, Jason Gainous, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, Adil Rodionov & Bagysh Gabdulina). “Critical social media information flows: political trust and protest behaviour among Kazakhstani college students.” Central Asian Survey (2018). DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2018.1479374

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and CE Ziegler). “Digital media and political opposition in authoritarian systems: Russia’s 2011 and 2016 Duma elections.” Democratization 24(1): 1-18 (2018).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Digital Information Consumption and External Political Efficacy in Latin America: Does Institutional Context Matter.” Journal of Information Technology and Politics 14(1): 1-15 (2017).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Mirya Holman). “I am Woman, Hear me Tweet! Gender Differences in Twitter Use among Congressional Candidates.”  Journal of Women, Politics & Policy 38(2): 1-26 (2017).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Gender and the Digital Divide in Latin America.” Social Science Quarterly: doi:10.1111/ssqu.12270 (2017).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Internet Freedom and Social Media Effects: Democracy and Citizen Attitudes in Latin America.” Online Information Review 40: 4 (2016).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Duhkong Kim and Jeremy Hagler). “Stand Your Ground in Florida: The Effect of Race, Location and Weapons on Convictions.” Ralph Bunche Journal of Public Affairs (2016) 5(1): 1-10.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Jason Abbott). “Civic Disobedience: Does Internet Use Stimulate Political Unrest in East Asia?” Journal of Information, Technology and Politics (2015) 12(1): 219-236.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Digital Uprising: The Internet Revolution in the Middle East.” Journal of Information, Technology and Politics (2013) 10(3): 261-275.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous) "Bowling Online: The Internet and the New Social Capital."  The Commonwealth Review of Political Science.  Volume 1, Number 1 (2013) 4-26.

·         Kevin Wagner, et. al. "State Parties 2.0." The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society (2013) 9(1): 99-112.

·         Kevin Wagner, et. al. “Traditional Cleavages or a New World: Does Online Social Networking Bridge the Political Participation Divide?” Journal of Politics, Culture and Society. (2013) 26(2): 145-158.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Edmund Burke and Adam Smith: Understanding the Divisions in Conservative Thought.” The Political Chronicle (2012) 21(2) 7-21.

·         Kevin Wagner, “Rewriting the Guarantee Clause: How Courts Validate Political Change,” Willamette Law Review (2010) 47(1) 47-84.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Electronic Grassroots: Does Online Campaigning Work.” Journal of Legislative Studies (2009) 15(4) 502-520.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Eric Prier). “Running Unopposed: Assessing the Impact of Term Limits on Competition in Florida and Maine.” Journal of Politics and Policy (2009) 37(1): 101-125.

·         Kevin Wagner and (with Jason Gainous). “The Electronic Ballot Box: Class, Age and Racial Bias on the Internet.” American Review of Politics (2007) 28 (Spring): 19-35.

·         Kevin Wagner and Jeff Gill. “Bayesian Inference in Public Administration Research: Substantive Differences from Somewhat Different Assumptions.” International Journal of Public Administration.  28:1/2, 5-35 (2005).

 

Book Chapters:

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Tweeting to Power, Reconsidered: Information Control and Congressional Campaigns.” In The Internet and the 2020 Campaign, edited by Jody C. Baumgartner and Terri L. Tower, Lexington Books (Forthcoming 2021).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Tweeting Politics: How the Internet has Allowed Politicians to Influence Political News Coverage in the U.S.” In Election Campaigns, Media and the New World of Digital Politics, edited by Richard Davis, Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press (Forthcoming 2021).

·         Kevin Michael Wagner and Jason Gainous

·         Kevin Wagner and Eric Prier. “Assessing The Florida Legislature.”  In Government and Politics in Florida (4th ed) edited by J. Edwin Benton, Gainesville, FL:  University Press of Florida (Forthcoming).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Mena and the Internet: Technology and the Democratic Divide.” In Assessing Mena Political Reform, Post-Arab Spring, edited by Brian Robert Calfano, Lonfon, UK: Lexington Books (2014).

·         Kevin Wagner and Eric Prier. “The Florida Legislature.”  In Government and Politics in Florida (3rd ed., pp. 152-180) edited by J. Edwin Benton, Gainesville, FL:  University Press of Florida (2008).

 

Other Publications:

·         Kevin Wagner, “The Civics Project.” Weekly Columns on government and politics in USAToday/Gannett Newspapers. 2020-present.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Keeping Political Science Relevant.” Florida Political Chronicle (2014) 23(1): 5-6.

·         Kevin Wagner. “City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network: Constitutional Protections for Commercial Speech,” in David L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, & John R. Vile, eds.  The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, 1st ed. 2008.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Bush v. Gore: Law and Politics in American Elections,” in David Schultz ed., The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court, 1st  ed. 2005.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Layer Cake Federalism,” in Joseph R. Marbach, Troy E. Smith, Ellis Katz, eds.  Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia, 1st ed., 2005.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Mapp v. Ohio: Applying the Exclusionary Rule to States,” in David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, 1st ed. 2004.

·         Kevin Wagner. “Adderly v. Florida: Restricting Protests on Public Property,” in David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, 1st ed. 2004.

 

Book Reviews:

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. Book Review: Jaime E. Settle, Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America (Cambridge University Press 2018). The International Journal of Press/Politics (2019). 1940161219883104

·         Kevin Wagner. Review of Michael Foley. The British Presidency. (Manchester, U.K.: Manchester United Press 2000) in Book Reviews on Presidents and the Presidency edited by Frank Columbus. Hauppauge NY: Nova Science Publishers (2008). 

·         Kevin Wagner. Review of Scott Veitch. Law and Irresponsibility: On the Legitimation of Human Suffering. (New York, NY:  Routledge-Cavendish, 2007). Law and Politics Book Review 18(10) (October, 2008) pp.975-976.

·         Kevin Wagner. Review of Nina Chandler. The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The Story of Helen Duncan and the Witch Trial of World War II.  (Cambridge, MA:  Da Capo Press, 2006). Law and Politics Book Review 17(2) (February, 2007) pp.141-142.

·         Kevin Wagner. Review of Eric Prier.  The Myth of Representation and the Florida Legislature: A House of Competing Loyalties, 1927‑2000. (Gainesville, FL.: University Press of Florida 2003) in the Journal of Social Science.

          

 Work in Progress:

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). The Great Firewall of China. Book Manuscript under review at Oxford Univesity Press.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). Social Media and Protest Behavior in a Restrictive Traditional Media Environment: The Case of the Philippines. Review and Resubmit at Political Research Quarterly.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Surfing to Extremes: How Social Media Causes Political Polarization.” Under review at British Journal of Political Science.

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Polarizing the Middle East: How Social Media Platforms Increase Attitude Extremity.”

 

Papers presented:

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous, Trish Grey and Richard Kornrumpf). “Facebook vs. Twitter: Differential Effects on Mass Attitudes in Latin America.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, online (2021).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Context and Political Conusmption Online.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, online (2020).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Power of Negatiity on Twitter” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, online (2020).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). Social Media and Protest Behavior in a Restrictive Traditional Media Environment: The Case of the Philippines. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology : Latin American Section online (2020).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Is Religion the Opiate of the Digital Masses? Religious Leadership, Social Media, and Protest.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il (2019).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Cat Videos Don't Cause Political Protest (Critical Exchange Does): Social Media Effects in the Philippines.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il (2018).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Social Media and Attitude Extremity in American Politics.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il (2017).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Surfing to the Extremes: The Polarization of Public Opinion.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association, Lexington, KY (2016).

·         Kevin Wagner (Jason Gainous and Trish Grey). “Internet Mobilization in Latin America.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Technology, Knowledge and Society Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous). “Political Tinder Box: The Internet and Political Participation in Closed States.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA. (2015).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Internet and Protest Mobilization in Latin America.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Latin American Studies. San Juan, PR (2015).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Gender Differences in Participation and Mobilization: Democracy and Internet in Latin America.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas (2015).

·         Kevin Wagner, et. al. “Digital Information Flows and Perceptions of Electoral Fairness: The Case of the Snow Revolution in Russia.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC (2014).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous and Trisha Grey). “Internet Freedom and Social Media Effects: Democracy and Citizen Attitudes in Latin America.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Latin American Studies. London, UK (2014).

·         Kevin Wagner, et. al. “I am Woman, Hear Me Tweet.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA (2014).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Social Media Campaign.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Orlando, FL (2013).

·         Kevin Wagner (with Jason Gainous, Marija Bekafigo and Diana Cohen). "State Parties 2.0." Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Technology, Knowledge and Society Conference, Vancouver, BC (2013).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Tweeting to Power: Internet Social Networking and Politics.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (2012).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Digital Revolution: Measuring the Impact of Technology on Democratization in the Middle East” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, Law Vegas, NV (2011).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Political Communities and the Internet.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (2010).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “The Internet: Two-side Information Flows?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA (2010).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Bowling Online: The Internet and the New Social Capital.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association, Louisville, KY (2009).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Political Networking on the Internet.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA (2009).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous.  “The New Social Capital: The Internet and Modern Participation.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Political Science Association, St. Petersburg, FL. April (2008). 

·          Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “Electronic Grassroots: Does Online Campaigning Work?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (2007).

·         Kevin Wagner and Tim Lenz. “Conservative Theory of Presidential Government,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (2007).

·         Kevin Wagner and Eric Prier. “Running Unopposed: The Impact of Term Limits in Florida.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA (2007).

·         Kevin Wagner. “Rewriting the Guarantee Clause: How Courts Translate Public Perception.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (2006). 

·         Kevin Wagner. “The Florida Legislature.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Political Science Association, (2006).

·         Kevin Wagner. “The United States Senate: Seniority and The Power of Small States.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, (2004).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “The Electronic Ballot Box: Bayesian Inference for a New Voting Paradigm.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association (2003).

·         Kevin Wagner. “Rethinking the Burke Problem: The Fallacy of Linking Economic Liberalism with Traditional Conservatism.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association (2003).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jeff Gill. “Bayesian Inference in Public Administration Research: Substantive Differences from Somewhat Different Assumptions.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Political Science Association (2003).

·         Kevin Wagner. “The United States Supreme Court and The Constraints of Social Networks: Towards a More Predictive Model of Presidential Choice.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Florida Political Science Association (2002).

·         “Political Choice and The Internet.”  Presented with coauthor Jason Gainous at the Annual Meeting of The Florida Political Science Association (2002).

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “The Electronic Ballot Box: A Rational Voting Model and the Internet.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Political Science Association (2002).

·         Kevin Wagner. “Adam Smith and Edmund Burke: Understanding the Divisions in Conservative Thought.”  Presented at the Annual Graduate Paper Forum at The University of Florida and awarded first place for Best Graduate Paper (2002). 

·         Kevin Wagner and Jason Gainous. “The Impact of the Internet on the Arizona Democratic Presidential Primary Election.”  Presented at the University Florida Interdisciplinary Research Symposium and awarded an honors placement (2002).

·         Kevin Wagner. “U.S. Courts and the Rejection of Jus Cogen Norms in International Behavior.”  Presented at the forum held by the Florida Journal of International Law (1994). 

 

          Seminar Member:

·         Section Chair and Panel Organizer, Technology and Politics – Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association 2014.

·         Section Chair and Panel Organizer, Technology and Politics – Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association 2013.

·         Program Chair - Annual Meeting of the Florida Political Science Association (2013).

·         Arrangements Chair – Annual Meeting of the Florida Political Science Association (2011).

·         Section Chair and Panel Organizer, Technology and Politics – Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association 2011.

·         Chair and Discussant – Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2011).

·         Jack Miller Forum Conference on Civics Education. Organizer and Panel Chairperson. Boca Raton Florida, January 2009. 

·         Panel Discussant - Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).   

·         Panel Discussant - Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010).

·         Chairman and Discussant – “Real Methods for Real Nerds” Panel for the methodology section at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2002).

 

FUNDED RESEARCH/TEACHING

·         NSF Accountable Institutions and Behavior  (AIB): Preparing for Submission

·         Civics Grant – Koch Foundation. $500,000. Pending.

·         League of Women Voters – Civic Engagement Grant $4,000.

·         WhatsApp Research Awards for Social Science and Misinformation - $50,000. Denied.

·         Lifelong Learning Association – Professorship in Current Affairs 2017-18:  $5,000.

·         Advanced Campaigning Research and Development - $1,500 from Cornerstone Solutions.

·         Advanced Campaigning Research and Development - $6,000 from the College of Arts and Letters Advisory Committee.

·         Lifelong Learning Association – Travel Research Grant $1,000.

·         Lifelong Learning Association – Professorship in Current Affairs 2013-14:  $5,000.

·         Jack Miller Forum. Jack Miller Forum for Civics Education grant for Constitution Day 2012-17. $2000 per year.

·         Grant for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Amount: $6,000. Applied for Fall 2009.  Not awarded.

·         Travel and Research Grant received from: The Supreme Court Historical Society.  Amount: $8,000.00.  Date: June 2006.  [Travel and research at the United States Supreme Court]

·         Travel and Research Grant received from: Department of Political Science, University of Florida. Amount: $500.00.  Date: Spring 2001. [Travel and research in Washington, DC]

·         Travel and Research Grant received from: Graduate Research Council, University of Florida. Amount: $250.00. Date: Spring 2001. [Travel and research in Washington, DC]

·         Summer Research Methods Grant received from: Department of Political Science, University of Florida. Amount: $600.00.  Date: Summer 2001. [Travel and participation at ICPSR]

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

·         2018 Florida Atlantic University Faculty Talon Award

·         2017/18 - Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished Professor in Current Affairs.

·         2014 – Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters: Scholar of the Year Nominee.

·         2013/14 - Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished Professor in Current Affairs.

·         Fall 2009 – Best Paper, Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association.

·         Spring 2005 - Award of Appreciation, Student Government Association, Florida Atlantic University. [Awarded for counseling and advising SGA]

·         Spring 2003 - Honors Placement at the University Research Colloquium, The University of Florida, Gainesville FL

·         Spring 2002 - Best Graduate Paper, Department of Political Science, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

·         Fall 2002 - Third place at the University of Florida Graduate Symposium for “The Electronic Ballot Box: A Rational Voting Model and the Internet.” With coauthor Jason Gainous (2002).

·         Fall 1997 - Academic Invitee as top 10 percent of law school class for Florida Journal of International Law, The University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville FL

·         Spring 1997 – Awarded Book Award for best academic performance in Criminal Procedure for academic year.  The University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, FL

 

SERVICE

Department

·         Department Chair (2017-Current).

·         Representative to ROCA (Research and Other Creative Activity 2016-2017).

·         Director of the Campaigning Program (2014-Current).

·         Graduate Director for MA in Political Science (2012-2016).

·         Member Political Science Graduate Committee (2010- Current).

·         Member, American Politics Position Search Committee (2009-10).

·         Undergraduate Advisor, Florida Atlantic University (2005-Current).

·         Chairperson of the Web Committee, Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University (2007-2010).

·         Department Representative to the Faculty Assemble, Florida Atlantic University (2005-2008).

·         Member, Personnel Committee (2005-Current).

·         Member, American Politics Committee (2005-Current).

·         Member, American Politics Term Position Search Committee (2007).

·         Awards ceremony organizer (Spring 2006)

·         Office and conference room redesign committee (Fall 2007 – present)

 

College

·         Chair, Faculty Assembly. The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters (2014-2017).

·         Communications Search Committee (2015-2017).

·         Member of the Research and Other Creative Activity (ROCA) Committee.

·         Vice-Chair, Faculty Assembly. The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters (2010-2011).

·         Chairperson of the Jack Miller Forum (2010-Current).

·         Chair of the College Merit Pay Assessment Committee (2007).

 

University

·         President of the Faculty Senate (2017-2021)

·         Chair of the University Academic Panning and Budget Committee (2021-Current).

·         Chair of the MS in Data Analytics Supervisory Committee (2018-2021)

·         President-Elect Faculty Senate (2016-2017).

·         Steering Committee for the University Faculty Senate. (2015-Current).

·         Faculty Senator (2013- Current).

·         Director of the Constitution Day Events (2010-Current)

·         University Wide Presidential Debate Committee Member (2007-2008)

·         Vice Chair of the Faculty U.S. Presidential Debate Committee and Debate Seminar Organizer (2007-2008)

·         College Republicans Advisor, Florida Atlantic University (2007-2010).

·         Pre-law Society Advisor, Florida Atlantic University (2012-Current).

 

Community

·         Weekly Syndicated Columnist for the Gannet/USA Today – The Civics Project.

·         University and College Representative to the local media on American Politics.  Media include: Print - The Palm Beach Post, The Florida Sun Sentinel, The New York times, The Washington Post, The St. Lucie News, The Hill, The Gainesville Sun, Boston Globe, New York Newsday, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald.  Radio: National Public Radio, News Radio 850 AM, San Francisco News/Talk. TV: WPBT Miami, WPTV News 5, NBC’s To The Point, WPEC News 12, West Palm Beach, Law Matters PBS (syndicated), The Today Show – NBC, Special Report with Brit Hume – Fox News.