Speaker Information

Global Issues 2012

Dr. Susan A. MacManus

Dr. Susan A. MacManus is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Political Science in the Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida. For the last five election cycles, she has served as political analyst for WFLA-TV (Tampa NBC affiliate). Dr. MacManus served as Chair of the Florida Elections Commission from 1999 to 2003. In 2008, she was appointed by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the Election Management Guidelines Development Working Group on Elderly and Disabled Voters in Long-Term Care Facilities and the Working Group on Media and Public Relations. Dr. MacManus is not affiliated with any political party.

Dr. MacManus is co-author of Politics in States and Communities, 13th ed., with Thomas R. Dye, Florida’s Politics, 2nd ed., with Thomas R. Dye and Aubrey Jewett, Florida’s Politics: Ten Media Markets, One Powerful State with Kevin Hill and Dario Moreno, Young v. Old: Generational Combat in the 21st Century? and Targeting Senior Voters. She received her M.A. from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. from Florida State University.