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Lance deHaven-Smith Ph.D., Ohio State
M.A., Ohio State B.A., University of Georgia Specializations: Public policy, political theory, philosophy of science, public opinion, and Florida politics and government. |
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Dr. Lance deHaven-Smith is a Professor in the Reubin O’D.
Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State
University. A former President of the Florida Political Science Association,
he is the author, coauthor, or editor of 15 books on topics ranging
from religion and political philosophy to Florida government and politics.
While at FSU, he has held a number of positions applying academic
knowledge to problems of public policy. He served as: Associate Director
of the Florida Institute of Government; Director of the Askew School;
Executive Director of the Citizens Commission on Cabinet Reform, which
was appointed by the Governor and Cabinet; Executive Director of the
Local Government Commission II, which was appointed by the Governor,
President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House; and Executive Director
of the National Public Sector Gaming Study Commission, which was established
by the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. Dr. deHaven-Smith’s
scholarship is nationally recognized. He has appeared on Good Morning
America, the Today Show, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, CBS Nightly
News with Dan Rather, the Jim Lehrer News Hour, CNN, NPR, and other
national TV and radio shows. Dr. deHaven-Smith was an infantry rifleman
in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He began his teaching career
in 1981 as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida
Atlantic University. While there, he worked his way up the academic
ladder to the rank of full Professor and held a number of administrative
positions, including Provost of FAU’s campuses in Broward County.
He joined Florida State University in 1994. David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith, Florida’s Megatrends (Gainesville: The University Press of Florida, 2002). Tom Fiedeler and Lance deHaven-Smith, The 2000 Almanac of Florida Politics (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt, 2000). Lance deHaven-Smith, Foundations of Representative Democracy (New York: Peter Lang, 1999). David R. Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith, Government in the Sunshine
State: Florida Since Statehood (Gainesville: The University Press
of Florida, 1999). Recent Awards and Achievements Identified by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s 100 most influential people and 5 most influential scientists, November 2004. Selected by the International City-County Managers Association to present at the Eldon Fields Colloquium at the ICCMA’s annual meeting, October 1998. Outstanding Teacher of the Year, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Florida Atlantic University, 1992-93. Awarded by the students of the College. The Manning J. Dauer Prize, awarded by the Political Science Department
at the University of Florida for the best work in public affairs submitted
to the University of Florida Press, 1988. >> back to top |
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