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Department of Political Science

McKee-Fisk Building
2225 East San Ramon Avenue
Mail Stop MF 19
Fresno, California
93740-8029
Phone: 559-278-2988
Fax: 559-278-5230

 

Dr. David Schecter

Associate Professor

Chair of the Department

Ph.D. University of Florida

David Schecter

Office: McKee Fisk 206

Phone: 559-278-6938

E-mail: schecter@csufresno.edu

Dr. David Schecter is Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University – Fresno.He was born and raised in Florida and moved to Fresno in 2001.Dr. Schecter holds a Bachelor's degree in History and Social Science and a Master's degree in Political Science from Florida State University.He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida in 2000.He has previously taught at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas and his main research interests include American politics, political behavior and State and Local politics.In the mid 1990s he served for four years as a City Councilman in his hometown of Ormond Beach, Florida.

Dr. Schecter's CV.

Select Peer-Reviewed Articles

"Needs, Norms, and Food Policy in the U.S. House of Representatives." Social Scienve Journal 2011.

"University-Community Engagement: The Fresno Story of Targeted Community Revitalization." Metropolitan Universities 2011.

"Legislating Morality Outside of the Legislature: Direct Democracy, Voter Participation, and Morality Politics." Social Science Journal 2009.

"California's Right of Removal: Recall Politics in the Modern Era." California Politics and Policy 2008.