Christopher Reenock

Christopher Reenock is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Political Science at Florida State University (FSU), affiliated with the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University (2001) and dual undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Physics from Moravian College. His research focuses on democratic regime stability, comparative public policy, and environmental regulatory frameworks.

Education: Ph.D. Political Science (Penn State, 2001), M.A. Political Science (Penn State, 1996), B.A. Political Science (Moravian, 1994), B.S. Physics (Moravian, 1993, cum laude).

Research Interests: Institutional design for democratic stability, environmental policy enforcement, regulatory compliance, and regime failure prevention. He examines how policy structures and legal frameworks influence democratic performance and equity, with a focus on environmental justice and bureaucratic accountability.

Grants & Awards: Co-PI on NSF grants ($229,736 for environmental risk research), recipient of the 2013 Pi Sigma Alpha Award and 2008 Beryl Radin Award. Served as Florida State Representative on the Board of Governors Civic Literacy Work Group and on editorial review boards for leading journals.

Advising & Service: Directed or advised over 20 doctoral students, including Jordan Holsinger and John Griffis. Served on Florida State’s Graduate Studies Committee and University Liberal Studies Committee. Previously at the University of Alabama, he advised the Pre-Law Society.

Publications: Authored/co-authored books and over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Politics, Policy Studies Journal, and International Studies Quarterly. Key works address judicial independence’s role in democracies, environmental regulatory bias, and socioeconomic inequality impacts on regime survival.