Kathryn A. DePalo, PhD Florida International University
Kathryn DePalo received her Ph.D. in political science from Florida International University in 2006. Her dissertation examining the effects of term limits on Florida’s state legislature is under final revisions as a book length manuscript entitled "Shifting Political Ambition - The Case of Term Limits in Florida".
Dr. DePalo has extensive experience in state and local government processes and elections both in Connecticut and Florida. Her teaching focus is American Government, including judicial process, public opinion and electoral behavior, and state and local government. Dr. DePalo’s primary research interest is in state and local politics,
ranging from state judicial selection, legislative behavior, and gubernatorial elections. She is currently working on the effects of gender in state legislative politics and career paths of term-limited legislators, and the effects of partisanship in state legislatures. Dr. DePalo has been a Visiting Professor in the political science department at Florida International University since 2006.
Office: University Park Campus, DM 481-A
Office Tel: (305) 348-2226
Office Hours: By appointment only
