Andrew Hewitt Smith, PhD

Dr. Andrew Smith is an assistant professor - educator in the School of Public and International Affairs. After receiving his PhD in political science from the University of Tennessee in 2018, Dr. Smith spent 7 years at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, first as a lecturer and then as an assistant professor. His primary research interests are public law and judicial politics - particularly state court elections - and service-learning and pre-law pedagogy.

PhD: University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, 2018 (Political Science)

MS: American University Washington, DC, 2009 (Justice, Law, and Society)

BA: Birmingham Southern College Birmingham, AL, 2007 (Political Science)

My primary interests are public law and judicial politics, particularly state judicial elections. My secondary interest is service-learning pedagogy, particularly at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). My tertiary interest is pre-law pedagogy, particulalry at MSIs and with first-generation students.

09-01-2022 -08-14-2025 Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX

09-01-2018 -08-31-2022 Lecturer, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX

08-15-2025 - Assistant Professor - Educator, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Peer Reviewed Publications

Smith, Andrew Hewitt; Kazungu, Conny Sidi  (2025). Sex, Campaign Contributions, and State Court of Last Resort Elections. Political Research Quarterly

Sex, Campaign Contributions, and State Court of Last Resort Elections

Smith, Andrew Hewitt  (2022). Service Learning at a Hispanic-Serving Institution: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Political Science Education, 19 (1)

Service-Learning at a Hispanic-Serving Institution: A Preliminary Study

Smith, Andrew Hewitt  (2020). The Effect of Ideology and Litigant Resource Advantages on Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justice System Journal, 41 (2) , 98

The Effect of Ideology and Litigant Resource Advantages on Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court

Book Chapter

Smith, Andrew Hewitt (2024). Toward a Critical Theory of Service Learning at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics. (pp. 105). USA, Palgrave MacMillian (Author)

Toward a Critical Theory of Service Learning at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Editorial

Smith, Andrew Hewitt (2021) APSA Educate Blog, American Political Science Association (Author)

Service Learning at an HSI: A Preliminary Analysis

Smith, Andrew Hewitt (2019) Urban Affairs Review Engaged Scholarship Forum, Urban Affairs Review (Author)

The Importance of Service Learning

Paper Presentations

Smith, Andrew Hewitt; Kazungu, Conny Sidi (2024. ) Sex, Campaign Contributions, and State Court of Last Resort Elections .New Orleans, LA. Conference. Level:National

Smith, Andrew Hewitt (2021. ) Service Learning at a Hispanic-Serving Institution: A Preliminary Study .Seattle, WA. Conference. Level:International

Smith, Andrew Hewitt; Kazungu, Conny Sidi; Kim, Dongkyu (2019. ) Gender, Campaign Fundraising, and State Intermediate Appellate Court Elections .Washington, DC. Conference. Level:International

Smith, Andrew Hewitt (2019. ) The Effect of Ideology and Litigant Resource Advantages on Appeals to the US Supreme Court .Chicago, IL. Conference. Level:National

-POL-2021 COURTS + JUD PROC Level:Undergraduate

US Courts & Judicial Processes

Intro to Law, Society, & Politics Level:Undergraduate

Intro to Law Society & Politics Syllabus

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