Suzanne Chod
Professor of Political Science; Coordinator of Gender and Sexuality Studies; Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Connections
Contact +1 630 637 5245
smchod@noctrl.edu
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Suzanne Chod received her PhD in Political Science from Michigan State University in 2007. After three years as a faculty member at Pennsylvania State University, she joined the North Central faculty 2010. At North Central, Dr. Chod is the coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program and was recently appointed the Director of the Center for Social Impact. She teaches classes in American political institutions, parties, campaigns and elections, as well as courses focused on women in American politics and research methods. Dr. Chod’s research examines pedagogical, curricular, and technological ways foster the civic engagement, political efficacy, and advocacy of young people, especially in an exclusionary democracy. Dr. Chod also contributes to broader political discussions as a regular guest on local, national, and international television and radio programs.
Download CVSelected Scholarship
Technology in and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom: Engaging the Unengaged (co-edited with William J. Muck and Stephen M. Caliendo)
http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/technology-and-civic-engagement-in-the-college-classroom-suzanne-m-chod/?K=9781137538550
Chod, Suzanne M., et al. 2021. “Can We Get an Upgrade?: How Two College Campuses Are Building the Democracy We Aspire to Be” in Teaching Civic Engagement Globally eds. Elizabeth C. Matto, et al. Washington, D.C: American Political Science Association.
Barker, Philip W., Suzanne M. Chod, and William J. Muck. 2020. “Political Science, Public Intellectualism, and Podcasting.” PS: Political Science & Politics 53(2): 326-327.
Caliendo, Stephen M., Suzanne M. Chod, and William J. Muck. 2016. “Using Twitter to Increase Political Interest in Undergraduate Students.” The Journal of Political Science Education 12(3): 282-301.
Courses Taught
POLS 100: Civic Well Being
POLS 101: The American Political System
POLS 200: Scope and Practice of Political Science
POLS 210: First Ladies: Symbol of American Womanhood
POLS 211: The Politics of the Presidency
POLS 212: Congress: The Least Popular Branch
POLS 310: The American Electoral Process
POLS 312: Women in American Politics
POLS 490: The Responsible Political Scientist