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Troy Smith

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Troy Smith

Biography

Troy E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University. He is also a fellow at the Center for the Study of Federalism and the editor of the online Federalism in America_ An Encyclopedia. He has published on the American founding, intergovernmental lobbying, presidential-congressional relations, among others. He was awarded the “Best Paper in Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations” at the 1998 A.P.S.A. Annual Meeting. His academic work has appeared in Publius: The Journal of Federalism; The Review of Politics; Congress & the Presidency; Thinking Skills & Creativity; and others. Dr. Smith received a Ph.D. from the University at Albany, and an M.A. from George Washington University.

Education

PhD, University at Albany, SUNY, 1998

Major: Political Science

PhD, University at Albany, SUNY, 1998

Major: Political Science

MA, George Washington University, 1993

Major: International Affairs

MA, George Washington University, 1993

Major: International Affairs

BA, Brigham Young University, 1991

Major: International Affairs

BA, Brigham Young University, 1991

Major: International Relations

Teaching

EDUC 694R

Directed Individual Study, Spring 2025

CGCL 6120

Rights and Liberties in American Constitutional Law, Spring 2025

Presentations

Smith, Troy (Presenter & Author), 2025 First Amendment Conference, "Covenant Theory and the 1st Amendment", Center for Constitutional Studies. (March 6, 2025)
Smith, Troy E. (Presenter & Author), Lyceum Presentation, "Complexity: An Old Scientific Paradigm for Our Modern Age", Center for Constitutional Studies, UVU. (February 11, 2025)
Smith, Troy (Chair), 2024 American Political Science Association Meeting, "New Directions in Federalism Research", American Political Science Association. (September, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Smith, Troy E., Nelson, Ryan D. , (2023) "The Federalist_ The World’s Seminal Source on Federalism" . Edward Elgar Publishing.
Smith, Troy E., (2021) "Is Federalism Natural_ Rethinking Federalism’s Origin, Operation and Significance" . Leiden, Boston: Brill Nijhoff.
Smith, Troy E., (2021) "Is Federalism Natural_ Rethinking Federalism’s Origin, Operation and Significance" . Leiden, Boston: Brill Nijhoff.
Smith, Troy E. , (2020) "Understanding the Federalism Disputes Exposed by COVID-19: A Primer" . Center for Constitutional Studies .
Smith, Troy , (2019) "Book Review_ Conservative Innovators_ How States are Challenging Federal Power by Ben Merriman" (Issue: 50,1). The American Review of Public Administration .
Smith, Troy E. , (2018) "Teaching Critical Thinking in a GE Class_ A Flipped Model" (vol. 28). Thinking Skills & Creativity.

Awards

David O. McKay Lecture Award

Brigham Young University - February, 2021

Awarded to one excellent faculty per year for scholarship, teaching, and service by the faculty of Brigham Young University at Hawaii.

Keynote Speaker_ “America’s Dynamic Federal System,”

Center for Constitutional Studies, Utah Valley University

BYU-H Faculty Recognition Award

BYU-H Faculty Recognition Award

BYU-H Faculty Recognition Award

BYU-H Honor’s Professor of the Year

Brigham Young University at Hawaii Honor's Program - March, 2009

Awarded by the students of the BYUH Honor's Program to one professor who made a difference to the students.