Aug. 16, 2023
Contact: Eric Stann, 573-882-3346, StannE@missouri.edu
WHAT:
As people prepare to vote in the 2024 primaries and presidential election, experts at the University of Missouri are available to discuss a range of political topics, including voting rights, voter turnout, politics and civility, political communication and international relations.
Please contact Eric Stann at 573-882-3346 or StannE@missouri.edu to arrange an interview with any of these experts.
WHO:
Experts include:
Jake Haselswerdt
- Title: Associate professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, MU College of Arts and Science
- Areas of expertise: Political participation (voter turnout); politics of U.S. public policy (COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid expansion, opioid epidemic, public health, social policy and social welfare).
Lynn Itagaki
- Title: Associate professor, Departments of English and Women’s and Gender Studies, MU College of Arts and Science
- Areas of expertise: Politics and civility; hate crimes, particularly those involving Asian Americans; Asian Americans running for elected office; Asian American voters.
Kathy Kiely
- Title: Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies, Missouri School of Journalism
- Areas of expertise: Free press and the media’s role in politics; she also served as a reporter or editor during nine presidential campaigns.
Stephen Quackenbush
- Title: Associate professor and director of defense and strategic studies, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, MU College of Arts and Science
- Areas of expertise: International relations; international conflict; deterrence; military strategy; war outcomes.
Jay Sexton
- Title: Professor of history and director of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri
- Areas of expertise: Historical context of U.S. elections.
Peverill Squire
- Title: Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, MU College of Arts and Science
- Areas of expertise: American politics, with emphasis on legislative institutions and elections.
Ben Warner
- Title: Professor, Department of Communication, MU College of Arts and Science
- Areas of expertise: Political communication (partisan media, campaign debates, campaign ads, social media and political humor).
