40 Under 40 Political Science Majors
Congrats to our 40 under 40 Alumni Brian Aungst Jr. and Anna DeCerchio
Congratulations to Anton Roche, 2024 CLAS Student Excellence Award
Professor Hannah Alarian nominated Anton for the CLAS Student Excellent Award.
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Meet Professor David Macdonald
Professor David Macdonald has joined UF in the Fall 2023! David Macdonald is an Assistant Professor of American Politics, with specific research and teaching interests in U.S. public opinion and political behavior. He is a long-time Florida resident, having received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Central Florida in 2011 and 2013, respectively, […]
UF Poll Finds COVID-19 and Partisanship are Shaping the Method by which Registered Voters Plan to Vote in the November 2020 General Election
Despite Divisions, A Majority of Registered Florida Voters Support Extensive PPE Safeguards Toplines here
Meet Dr. Andrew Rosenberg
Meet Dr. Andrew Rosenberg Interview conducted by Tenney Kapellusch 1) Why did you want to work at UF? I came to UF as a part of a cluster hire on race, gender, and inequality. The cluster hire really appealed to me, and I was very excited that the university is committed to hiring junior faculty […]
Alumni Spotlight: Joselin Padron-Rasines
Joselin Padron-Rasines made history in 2015 by becoming the first Latina at UF to become student body president, unseating the entrenched political machine on campus and challenging the status quo by promoting tuition equity for undocumented students . After completing an MA in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at […]
Alumni Spotlight: Becca Guerra
A Double-Gator who received her BA (’06) in Political Science and her MA (’08) in Political Science with a focus on Political Campaigning, Becca Guerra is a Senior Associate with Civitas Public Affairs Group in New York City. Joining Civitas in 2017, Becca brings to the table her prior experience in grassroots organizing, state infrastructure […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dani Feinstein (BA, 2010)
Dani Feinstein works for the Joint Staff as a Policy Officer focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. She provides support and directly engages with Joint Staff senior leaders and supports senior leader preparation for Presidential discussions; National Security Council meetings; Congressional testimony; senior foreign counterpart visits, meetings with Combatant Commanders, and policy […]
Please Welcome to Anderson Hall our New Lecturer and Assistant Professors for Fall 2019
Hannah Alarian, Assistant Professor, Comparative Politics (Western Europe), Political Behavior Paul M. B. Gutierrez, Assistant Professor, Judicial Politics (American) and Political Theory Drew Rosenberg, Assistant Professor, International Relations and Social Network Analysis (Methods) Juliana Restrepo Sanin, Assistant Professor, Comparative Politics (Latin America), Gender and Development Andrew Janusz, Assistant Professor, Comparative Politics (Latin America) Angela McCarthy, […]
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Enrijeta Shino will be starting as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida in Fall 2019!
Enrijeta Shino I am a PhD Candidate and Graduate Assistant in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Florida in Fall 2019. My primary research interests are in political behavior, public opinion, and elections. My dissertation focuses on […]
Hire a UF PhD!
Amanda Edgell: I am a PhD candidate in Comparative Politics at the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF, I spent twelve months in the Democratic Republic of the Congo overseeing a U.S. government funded food security program. I recieved a Master’s in International Affairs from Texas A&M University (2011) and a Bachelor’s in Political Science […]
Meet Aaron Klein, @UFPoliSci @ufalumni and now a @UF MA/PA student
According to the Gainesville Sun, Aaron is “the most persuasive student in Florida“! Who are we to argue?
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Please join us in welcoming our outstanding class of incoming PhD students! Welcome to the #GatorNation!
Clockwise, starting bottom left: Matthew Benchimol (IR) Prajakta Gupte (Comparative) LaRaven Temoney (American) Sarah Hollmann (Comparative) Glen Billesbach (Theory) Kelly Richardson (American) TJ Harrington (American) Yuanxin Wang (Theory) Anqi Yang (Comparative) Stephanie Denardo (IR) [center]
Congratulations to Dr. Zach Selden on his Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor!
Zachary Selden received his Ph.D. from the University of California – Los Angeles in 1996. He is the author of Economic Sanctions as Instruments of American Foreign Policy (Praeger, 1999), Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy (University of Michigan Press, 2016), as well as articles in Contemporary Economic Policy, National Security Studies Quarterly, Policy Review and Problems of Post Communism. Until […]
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We’re pleased to announce the Promotion to Full Professor of Dr. Sharon Austin!
Dr. Sharon Wright Austin is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and has also taught courses at the Universities of Louisville, Michigan, and Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Austin received a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1993. Her teaching interests are in American Government, Urban Politics, and […]
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Congratulations to our latest UF Term Professors!
A hearty congratulations to Professor Sharon Austin, Associate Professors Richard Conley and Conor O’Dwyer, and Assistant Professor Steven Klein, who were each awarded a UF Term Professorship for the 2018-21 term. These three-year professorships were created by UF to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship that is expected to […]
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Congratulations to our four freshly minted PhDs!
From (left to right): Dr. Chesney McOmber, Dr. Li Li Chen, Dr. Brian Amos (and Dr. Ashley Hudson, not shown), with Professor Daniel Smith and Emeritus Professor Ken Wald.
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Congratulations to Dr. Ana Mwaba and Dr. Sebastian Sclofsky!
Dr. Mwaba is starting as a Lecturer at Smith College this fall and Dr. Scolfsky is starting as an Assistant Professor at California State University, Stanislaus this fall. Terrific job placements for these two outstanding PhD graduates.
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Election Sciences Working Group Celebrates the End of the Semester
Professor Michael McDonald and Professor Daniel Smith hosted an end of the year dinner for the students participating in the Election Sciences Working group. Among other projects, the team has been collecting, parsing, and generating shape files for thousands of election precincts across the country.
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Political Science Flashback
Who is this dashing UF faculty member, soaking up the rays at Lake Wauburg?
Lina Benabdallah Wins UF Graduate Student Teaching Award
Congratulations to Lina Benabdallah on receiving a UF Graduate Student Teaching Award! The award ceremony was held on Friday at the Friends of Music Room. From Left: Provost Joe Glover; Dean of the Graduate School, Henry Frierson; Lina Benabdallah; Prof. Connie Sheehan, Chair of the award selection committee.
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Congratulations, Class of 2018!
Congratulations to the more than 40 Political Science undergraduate majors who graduated in December! May you go from strength to strength in your future studies and careers.
Congratulations, Ph.D. Class of 2017!
Hearty congratulations to newly-minted PhDs Drs. Lina Benabdallah and Oumar Ba. Not in the picture, Drs. Rob Scharr, Keith Lee, and Richard Yon.
APSA Announces New Editorial Team for Perspectives on Politics
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has announced a new editorial team for Perspectives on Politics, one of its flagship journals dedicated to “Political Science in the Public Sphere.” APSA selected a team from the University of Florida, Professor Michael Bernhard, who will serve as editor, and Professor Daniel O’Neill, who will serve as associate editor. […]
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2017 Department Spring Banquet
The Department held its annual Spring Banquet on March 21, 2017, at the Sweetwater Branch Inn. About 75 people attended, including faculty members, graduate students, staff members, spouses, and supporters. Our distinguished guest speaker was Professor Chris Achen, the Roger Straus Professor of Social Science at Princeton University. The following awards were presented: Best undergraduate […]