Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Communication. Scacco is the founding and current Director of the Center for Sustainable Democracy in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Florida. He specializes in political communication, media content and effects, and quantitative research methods.
Critics say the Florida governor did not use the first live GOP presidential primary debate to give his floundering campaign the boost it required.
President Donald Trump may no longer use Twitter to communicate with his nearly 90 million followers.
Scacco has applied his research in partnerships with the U.S. Department of State, news outlets and journalism nonprofits, and local governments. His perspectives also have been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek, Slate, national and local podcasts, and local news outlets throughout Florida. Scacco has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work from the University of South Florida, Purdue University, the National Communication Association, American Political Science Association, and the Central States Communication Association.