Dr. Theising’s Bio
Andrew Theising holds masters and doctoral degrees in Political Science from
the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he was a Pierre Laclede Honors
Scholar and studied under internationally-respected urban scholar Dennis R.
Judd. His research specialty area is
urban politics, with particular emphasis in the effects of suburbanization on
urban cores. His major research has been
in the area of industrial suburbs and their economic plight. His research has
been used by media nationwide, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Newshour with Jim Lehrer—the latter receiving an Emmy
Award in 2009. He is the author
of the
award-winning book Made in USA: East St. Louis (Virginia
Publishing, 2003) – the first comprehensive scholarly account of East St.
Louis, Illinois, and companion book to the Emmy Award winning public television documentary of the same
name. The book is now in its second
printing. His second work is St. Louis Currents: The Bi-State Region after a Century of
Planning (Reedy
Press, 2009), edited with Dr. Mark Abbott, which was released on DVD in
2009 and in print in 2010. His third
book, with Bill Nunes, was released in 2011: Images
of
Dr. Theising has extensive practical experience working with local, state,
and federal governments. He has contributed to major studies and plans for the
region’s largest governments: the City of
Dr. Theising teaches courses in urban politics and public administration in
the Political Science Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
where he also serves as Director of the SIUE Institute for Urban Research. He was a 2007 recipient of the SIUE Teaching
Recognition Award. He has been a member
of the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science
Association, the Urban Affairs Association, the
He is no good at fishing, but enjoys it very much, and is an
even worse golfer. He lives in