Suzanne Robbins

Suzanne Robbins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and previously taught at George Mason University. Her research focuses on American politics, applying political economy theories to study how political institutions shape the behavior of political organizations. Key areas include interest group strategies, campaign finance networks, and the intersection of policy outcomes with group politics.

Her work emphasizes overcoming traditional boundaries between interest group research and policy studies, particularly analyzing information transmission, campaign finance networks, and group network structures. Contextual effects on political behavior and policy outcomes are central to her scholarship. Robbins teaches graduate courses like Political Data Analysis and undergraduate courses such as Introduction to American Government.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed. Current research explores the behavior of organized interests, including how information flows and network structures influence political processes. Courses taught span both graduate and undergraduate levels, reflecting her expertise in quantitative methods and American government structures.