Jacob Smith
Assistant Professor in Political Science
Email: [email protected]
Office: Faber Hall 673
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Starting as an assistant professor at Fordham in Fall 2023, Jacob Smith's research and teaching interests are in American politics and public policy. His research particularly focuses on legislative politics, elections, and policymaking. His first book, Minority Party Misery: Political Powerlessness and Electoral Disengagement, was published in 2021 by University of Michigan Press. His second book: Waves of Discontent: Electoral Volatility, Public Policymaking, and the Health of American Democracy is under advance contract with University of Michigan Press and is nearing completion. He has also published research co-authored with Jonathan Spiegler on gun control policy in the American states in Policy Studies Journal. A second paper, also with Jonathan Speigler, on the rise in gun homicides during the pandemic is currently in progress. Jacob is also passionate about teaching, with a particular interest in writing pedagogy in the quantitative social sciences.
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Congress and Legislative Politics, Political Parties and Elections, Public Opinion, Presidency, Research Methods, Public Policy (particularly gun control policy), Race and Politics
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“Clearing the Bench: The Perils of Appointing Politicians to the Cabinet.” (with Jonathan Spiegler and Aidan Floyd*) Forthcoming at the Journal of Policy History in January 2024.Smith, Jacob F.H. 2021. Minority Party Misery: Political Powerlessness and Electoral Disengagement. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. (part of Legislative Politics and Policy Making Series)Smith, Jacob F.H. 2020. “Just as electable: Black Democratic candidates in swing districts.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 10(4): 696-704.
Smith, Jacob F.H. and Jonathan J. Spiegler. 2020. “Explaining Gun Deaths: Gun Control, Mental Illness, and Policymaking in the American States.” Policy Studies Journal 48(1): 235-256. -
POSC 3217: The American PresidencyPOSC 3321: American Public Policy