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John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Mick JaggarPrincePop MusicMusic CultureMTV
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Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuationsMulti-organizational coordination and responses in disastersTransnational crisesImprovisation and adaptationCommunity-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
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Josh Clinton

Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor of Political ScienceVanderbilt University

Polling expert who uses statistical methods to explain political processes. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.

VotersTennessee PoliticsPollingAmerican PoliticsPolitical Polls
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Mark D. Morelli

Professor Emeritus of PhilosophyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

LonerganHegelPlatoPhilosophy's Cultural Role
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Sarah Igo

Andrew Jackson Chair in American History; Professor of Law; Professor of Political Science; Professor of Sociology; Director, American Studies ProgramVanderbilt University

Expert in the history of American privacy, social security, big data, survey data and the public sphere.

Modern U.S. HistoryHistory of the Public SphereHistory of the Human SciencesHistory of Survey ResearchOpinion Poll
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Carolyn Dudek

Professor of Political ScienceHofstra University

Professor Dudek specializes in comparative politics with regional focuses in Europe and Latin America

Latin American PoliticsEuropean PoliticsRegional Economic Growth and DevelopmentFluent in Spanish
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Georgeen Theodore

Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning ProgramNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development

Equitable Economic DevelopmentParticipatory & Dialogic ProcessesRegional DevelopmentSustainable Building DesignStrategic Planning
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Emile J. Lester

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Lester is an expert in church and state issues, especially controversies surrounding teaching religion in schools.

American Constitutional LawChurch and State IssuesTeaching Religion in SchoolsMinority Religious GroupsPolitical Philosophy
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Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Connecticut

Paul Herrnson's interests include political parties and elections, money and politics, and voting systems and election administration.

Political BehaviorAmerican Institutions and PoliticsElection AdministrationVoting SystemsPublic Opinion
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Allen Guelzo

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Allen C. Guelzo's work focusses on the life and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and the lessons Lincoln can teach us about democracy.

Abraham LincolnAmerican HistoryAmerican Civil War