Matthew M SchousenProfessor of Government
Biography
Dr. Schousen joined the faculty at Franklin and Marshall College in 1993. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University in 1994. His research focuses on national institutions, Congress, and the presidency. His work has appeared in a wide variety of venues, from general periodicals, such as USA Today and TIME magazine, to top-tier scholarly journals, such as American Politics Quarterly and The Journal of Politics. His latest book-length work, with Berwood Yost and Stephen Medvic, Are All Politics Nationalized? Evidence from the 2020 Campaigns in Pennsylvania, focuses on nationalization in American elections and was published by Temple University Press in 2023.
Schousen teaches a wide variety of classes at F&M, including Introduction to American Government, Contemporary Issues in American Politics, The American Presidency, Political Research, The Congress, and a senior seminar, Presidential Character.