Biography
Affiliations and Memberships
- American Political Science Association
- American Society of Access Professionals
- Alabama World Affairs Council, Board Member
Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Inaugural Greek Awards Convocation, Huntingdon College, April 2008
- Chappell Award for Academic Enrichment and Scholarship, Huntingdon College, May 2008
- Exemplary Teacher Award (with honorarium), General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 2006
- University Distinction (six awarded), University of Oxford, U.K.
- University Open Scholarships, Keble College, University of Oxford, U.K.
- College Prize, Keble College, University of Oxford, U.K.
- Graduate fellowships, full tuition plus living expenses, four years, the Johns Hopkins University
- Huber dissertation fellowship, Wellesley College
- Plaques for teaching and service excellence from University of N. Iowa and City University New York
Publications
- "From Electronic FOIA (EFOIA) to e-Government: the Development of Online Official Information Services, 1985-2009," in Handbook of Public Information Systems, Third Edition, G. David Garson and Chris Shea, eds. CRC Press, 2010.
- "Tide of Security Secrecy, Tide of Transparency: The G.W. Bush and Obama Administrations, 2001-2009," in Handbook of Public Information Systems, Third Edition, G. David Garson and Chris Shea, eds. CRC Press, 2010.
- With Bradley Best, "Program Evaluation and Review Technique - Critical Path Analysis," in Jack Rabin (ed) Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, (Marcel Dekker, 2003).
- Three invited newspaper columns in April 2003 on issues surrounding the war with Iraq: “Bush Thrives on War,” “Blair Takes Greater Risks,” and “Taking the War on Faith.”
- Bradley Best and Jeremy Lewis, “Program Evaluation and Review Technique—Critical Path Analysis,” review essay in Jack Rabin (ed.) Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, (Marcel Dekker, spring 2003).
- “FOIA and the Emergence of Federal Information Policy in the 1980s and 1990s,” chapter 4 of G. David Garson (ed.), Handbook of Public Information Systems (NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000).
- “Electronic Access to Public Records,” chapter 15 of G. David Garson (ed.), Handbook of Public Information Systems (NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000).
- Four book reviews in European Studies Journal, 13(1): 78–88, 1996. Five reviews in ESJ, 12(1):108–123, 1995.
- “Reinventing (Open) Government: State and Federal Trends.” Government Information Quarterly, 12(4): 427–455 (Fall 1995). (The British Cabinet Office in October 1997 acknowledged reading this article)
- “Next Cycle of FOIA Policy? A Model for the Electronic Future.” Access Reports, 20(13): 3–10 (22 June 1994.)
- “New Technologies and FOIA Processing: Parts I.and II.” Access Reports, 19(15):2-7 and (16): 4–9(1993)
- Review essay of three books on Thatcherism, in the American Political Science Review, 86(1): 269–270 (March 1992).
- 15 encyclopedia entries in L. Sandy Maisel (ed.), Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections, (New York: Garland Publishing, 1991).
- “Freedom of Information: Developments in the United Kingdom.” International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence, 3(4): 465–474 (Winter 1989).
- “Simulations in Political Science: A Review Essay.” Social Science Computer Review, 7(3): 369–377 (Fall 1989).
Interests
- Comparative politics and policy in the United States and United Kingdom
- Webmaster for a large and active set of websites for class and for research
- Taking students to law courts, world affairs council, and to England
- Bringing in guest speakers from politics and law to share their expertise with class
- Former soccer and rugby football referee
- Distance swimmer and recreational windsurfer
- Adviser, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
- Webmaster: http://www.jeremylewis.org, http://www.political-science.org, http://www.awac.us
Personal Quote
“I love the academic community here: for example, a lively lunch table of faculty, staff, and students, with respectful discussions of any discipline and issue. It’s exciting to find that a student athlete here may also be a fine musician or top pre-law student. It is really gratifying to hear the news of alumni as they report on their careers in politics and law.”