Scott E. Robinson earned a B.A. in Government and Politics (summa cum laude)
from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1997. He then earned an M.A. (1999) and
Ph.D. in Political Science (2001) from Texas A&M University. Scott E. Robinson
taught public leadership at Texas A&M in 2000 before taking a visiting lectureship
at Rice University from 2000-2001. At Rice University, he taught classes on
research design, the presidency, bureaucratic politics and policy, and regulatory
policy.

Scott E. Robinson researches the management and politics of public organizations
and the dynamics of public policy. His public management research focuses on the
methods by which organizational decision makers simplify complex problems and
commit to organizational actions. This research employs a wide variety of research
methods ranging from elite surveying to computer simulation. Scott E. Robinson's
research on the politics of administrative agencies focuses on the recent history of
administrative reforms as a tool of political control by the president and Congress.
His policy research focuses on education policy and the development of educational
organizations (including an article forthcoming in State Politics and Policy Quarterly).

Curriculum Vitae and List of Publications