Dr. Fred Smoller
Associate Professor
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of Political Science
Expertise: Media and Politics; Local Government; Public Administration;
Office Location:
Roosevelt Hall 254
Office Hours: T/TH 3 - 4 pm or by Appt.
- Affiliations:
- First-year Foundations Program
- Education:
- State University of New York, College of Fredonia, Bachelor of Arts
The University of Texas At Austin, Master of Arts
Indiana University Bloomington, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Fred Smoller is Associate Professor of Political Science and has been on the Chapman faculty since 1983. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. His major area of interest is American politics, with an emphasis on media and politics, local government, and public administration.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Fred Smoller and Michael A. Moodian, "CA must harness creative energy of youth to beat climate change" Capitol Weekly. November 8, 2023. Capitol Weekly. https://capitolweekly.net/ca-must-harness-creative-energy-of-youth-to-beat-climate-change/
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Fred Smoller and Khang Tran, "California Should Mandate Climate Education Now" Capitol Weekly. September 11, 2023. https://capitolweekly.net/california-should-mandate-climate-change-education-now/
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Fred Smoller "Local Government and Climate Change" VoiceofOC March 12, 2023
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Fred Smoller "How Should We Power California? VoiceofOC April 12, 2023.
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Smoller, F., Moodian, M. and King, R, "Help Us Save the Earth" VoiceofOC. (August 26, 2021)
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Smoller, F. and Moodian, M. Issues Matter in the Supervisors Race VoiceofOC (March 16, 2021).
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Orange County, CA: From Red to Purple to Green: The Politics of Climate Change. Paper delivered at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California April 18-21, 2019.
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"California Should Have its Own Solar Decathlon" in VoiceofOC, July 17, 2019.
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Orange County Annual Survey, 2019, focus on Transportation
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From Kleptocracy to Democracy: How Citizens Can Take Back Local Government. Cognella Academic Publishing.
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Orange County Annual Survey, focus on Housing and Homelessness
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"What can we learn from the scandal in the City of Bell, CA?" Paper presented in Canada at the Western Political Science Association Conference. I convened the panel which included published authors, attorneys, and Greg Warren, a graduate student in the School of Education at Chapman University.
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"Let's Embrace changing voting preferences now" Orange County Register, June 25, 2017, Opinion page 3.
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Orange County is Turning Blue. Los Angeles Times. OPED. August 29, 2016
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"Orange County is turning blue: Decades of support for anti-Latino policies have handed the GOP stronghold to Democrats." Los Angeles Times. August 29, 2016
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City of Bell's Second Change. Los Angeles Times, OPED. August 17, 2014
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Public Administration and Disability Issues: Teaching Opportunities and Challenges. Fred Smoller and Arthur W. Blaser. Paper delivered at the Teaching Public Administration Conference (TPAC) June, 2013.