Kevin Smith
Dr. Kevin Smith is a professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Smith studies the biology and psychology of individual-level differences in political attitudes and behavior. In other words, he is interested in why some people are passionate about politics while others couldn’t care less, where conservatives and liberals get their political beliefs from, why those beliefs are so resistant to change, and how those beliefs drive choices and actions. He also retains a strong interest in public policy and state politics, which were his primary research interests during the first part of his academic career. Dr. Smith has authored or co-authored ten books and more than 50 research articles that have appeared political science, psychology, biology and general science journals.
Research areas: public policy, public administration, American politics, biology and politics.
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1984