election Experts

Juliana Fernandes

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Juliana Fernandes is an expert in the uses and effects of negative information in persuasive communication messages.

Sharon Austin

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Lori Wilkinson

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Manitoba

Professor of Sociology, specializing in immigration and refugee studies and survey methods

Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Connecticut

A scholar of racism and racial inequality in identity formation, organizations, media, politics, science, religion, and public advocacy.

Massimo Faggioli, PhD

Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.

Jessica M. Hayden

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Jessica M. Hayden's teaching and research interests include Congress, representation, gender and political communication.

Chris Keller

Lecturer of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Gabriele Magni

Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science and International RelationsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.