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
561-297-3211
SUMMARY
OF EXPERIENCE
Academic
Leadership:
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
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
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). “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 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:
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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).
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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.
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Lifelong Learning Association – Travel Research Grant
$1,000.
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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
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2018 Florida Atlantic University Faculty Talon Award
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2017/18 - Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished
Professor in Current Affairs.
·
2014 – Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters:
Scholar of the Year Nominee.
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2013/14 - Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished
Professor in Current Affairs.
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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]
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Spring 2003 - Honors Placement at the University
Research Colloquium, The University of Florida, Gainesville FL
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Spring 2002 - Best Graduate Paper, Department of
Political Science, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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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
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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).
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Representative to ROCA (Research and Other Creative
Activity 2016-2017).
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Director of the Campaigning Program (2014-Current).
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Graduate Director for MA in Political Science
(2012-2016).
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Member Political Science Graduate Committee (2010-
Current).
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Member, American Politics Position Search Committee
(2009-10).
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Undergraduate Advisor, Florida Atlantic University
(2005-Current).
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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).
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Member, Personnel Committee (2005-Current).
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Member, American Politics Committee (2005-Current).
·
Member, American Politics Term Position Search
Committee (2007).
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Awards ceremony organizer (Spring 2006)
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Office and conference room redesign committee (Fall
2007 – present)
College
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Chair, Faculty Assembly. The Dorothy F. Schmidt
College of Arts and Letters (2014-2017).
·
Communications Search Committee (2015-2017).
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Member of the Research and Other Creative Activity
(ROCA) Committee.
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Vice-Chair, Faculty Assembly. The
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Chairperson of the Jack Miller Forum (2010-Current).
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Chair of the College Merit Pay Assessment Committee
(2007).
University
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President of the Faculty Senate (2017-2021)
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Chair of the University Academic Panning and Budget
Committee (2021-Current).
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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).
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Faculty Senator (2013- Current).
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Director of the Constitution Day Events (2010-Current)
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University Wide Presidential Debate Committee Member
(2007-2008)
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Vice Chair of the Faculty U.S. Presidential Debate
Committee and Debate Seminar Organizer (2007-2008)
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College Republicans Advisor, Florida Atlantic
University (2007-2010).
·
Pre-law Society Advisor, Florida Atlantic University
(2012-Current).
Community
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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.