Todd Makse
Politics and International Relations
Office: MMC, SIPA 1-405
Phone: 305-348-8451
Email: tmakse@fiu.edu
Biography
Dr. Makse’s current research looks at the importance of professional backgrounds and expertise in state legislatures, how early voting influences political discussion and information, and the relationship between policy priorities and knowledge in a multi-level political system.
His co-authored book, Politics on Display: Yard Signs and the Politicization of Social Spaces examines the consequences of political yard sign displays in residential neighborhoods. His work has been published in journals that include The Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, and Political Geography.
Before arriving at FIU, he served on the faculty at Susquehanna University, Dickinson College, and Radford University.
Areas of Expertise
State politics, legislative politics, elections and voting behavior, political parties, redistricting
Degrees
BA, Rice University, 2001
MA, Ohio State University, 2005
PhD, Ohio State University, 2010