After receiving his bachelor's degree at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University at Albany, SUNY, in public law and American politics. Dr. Gizzi teaches courses on the judicial process, constitutional law, the presidency, and introduction to American politics. He has written on plea bargaining and appellate decision-making using computer simulations. His current scholarly interests focus on the study of complex adaptive systems and their applications to judicial politics and legal institutions. Dr. Gizzi is the past president of the American Political Science Association's Section on Information Technology and Politics and is currently a member of its council.