Michael R. FitzgeraldMichael Fitzgerald is currently Professor of Political Science and former Chair of American Studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). He teaches courses on American national institutions and public policy. From 2006 to 2011, Michael was a Senior Fellow and Director of Governance Studies at the UTK Baker Center for the Study of Public Policy. He has also served as a Visiting Fellow at the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies at Vanderbilt University. Read More Read Less