Amy Erica Smith

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Amy Erica Smith
Born (1976-07-13) 13 July 1976 (age 47)
Eugene, Oregon, US
SpouseTibi Chelcea
Academic background
Alma mater
Institutions Iowa State University
Main interests

Amy Erica Smith (born 13 July 1976) is an American political scientist.

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Education and academic career

Smith was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Dallas, Texas. [1] She earned a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies at the University of Texas at Austin, obtained a master's degree in city and regional planning at Cornell University, then pursued doctoral studies in political science at the University of Pittsburgh. [2] [3] Smith moved to Ames, Iowa, in 2012, [4] and began teaching at Iowa State University as an assistant professor of political science. In 2018, she became an associate professor. [5] Since 2019, [6] [7] Smith has served as a Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professor. [8] [9]

Fellowships, awards, and honors

In 2014, Smith received a Fulbright Fellowship and was based in Brazil. [10] From 2016 to 2017, she held a fellowship at the University of Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute for International Studies. [11] [12] [13] In 2019, Smith was awarded a fellowship by the American Council of Learned Societies. [14] [15] Smith was awarded a Carnegie Fellowship in 2020. [16] [17] That same year, Smith was also a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. [18]

Political career

In November 2021, Smith was the leading vote-getter of three candidates elected to the Ames School Board. [19] [20]

Personal life

Smith is married to the Romanian-born software engineer and artist Tibi Chelcea. [21] [22] They first met in Pennsylvania, while he was employed by Carnegie Mellon University and she studied at the University of Pittsburgh. [21] Chelcea began making art in the late 2000s, and is a member of the art collective Ames C.art. [22] [23] He helped organize an art exhibit during a sesquicentennial celebration marking the platting of Ames. [22] [23]

Smith speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. [5]

Selected publications

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