Advisory Board
The Florida Institute on Academic Freedom is advised by scholars and professionals from a range of academic disciplines and professional fields, with expertise relevant to academic freedom, free expression, higher education, research methodology, law, political science, and public discourse.
The Advisory Board serves in a consultative capacity. Members have no governance or operational responsibilities, and membership on the Board does not imply endorsement of the Institute’s publications, findings, or positions.
Jane Bambauer
Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation
University of Florida Levin College of Law
First Amendment Law · Free Speech · Privacy · Emerging Technology
Pippa Norris
Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics
Harvard University
Democracy · Public Opinion · Political Behavior · Elections
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Aeon J. Skoble
Professor of Philosophy; Bartlett Chair in Free Speech and Expression
Bridgewater State University
Free Speech · Political Philosophy · Individual Rights · Academic Freedom
Eugene Volokh
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus
Stanford University
University of California, Los Angeles
First Amendment Law · Free Speech · Constitutional Law
Max Cumming
Higher Education Program Associate
Free Expression · Censorship · Academic Freedom · Higher Education
National Coalition Against Censorship
Costas Panagopoulos
Distinguished Professor of Political Science;
Editor, American Politics Research
Northeastern University
Political Behavior · Campaigns & Elections · Public Opinion · Experimental Research
Sean Stevens
Chief Researcher at FIRE
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Academic Freedom · Survey Research · Campus Climate Data
Jonathan Zimmerman
Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor in Education; Professor of History of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Academic Freedom · Free Speech · Campus Politics · History of Education
Clinical Professor of Law; Director, First Amendment Clinic, Head of Conscience Liberty
Denise M. Harle
Florida State University College of Law; Institute for Governance & Civics
First Amendment Law · Constitutional Law · Free Speech · Religious Liberty
Susan E. Ramlo
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Academic Freedom · Higher Education · Q Methodology · Mixed Methods Research
The University of Akron
James C. Stewart
Lecturer, Computer and Data Science Department
Goucher College
Survey Design · Comparative Politics · Public Opinion · Data Science
Areas of expertise are provided for informational purposes and are based on members’ publicly available professional and scholarly work.