Susan MacManus, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Political Science, Department of Government and International Affairs, University of Southwest Florida

M.A.; Ph.D.

Susan MacManus received her M.A. from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. from Florida State University, and is currently Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Political Science in the Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida. For the last seven election cycles, she has served as political analyst for WFLA-TV (Tampa NBC affiliate) and has been a featured columnist for sayfiereview.com the past three election cycles.

MacManus is the lead co-author of “Florida’s Politics,” 3rd ed., with Thomas R. Dye, Aubrey Jewett, and David Bonanza (2011). She also is author of”Young v. Old: Generational Combat in the 21st Century?” (1996) and “Targeting Senior Voters” (2004), and”Florida’s Politics: Ten Media Markets, One Powerful State” with Kevin Hill and Dario Moreno (2004).

Coming from a citrus-growing family in Pasco County, MacManus and her mother, Elizabeth, have written two local Florida history books published by the University of Tampa Press:”Citrus, Sawmills, Critters & Crackers“ (1998) and “Going, Going, Almost Gone: Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Pioneers Share Their Precious Memories” (2012).

MacManus is Florida’s most quoted political scientist. She is not affiliated with any political party.