Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Rebecca Jacobsen

Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy · Michigan State University

Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy

Public Opinion Education Policy Accountability Public Policy Politics

Elizabeth Zechmeister

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP · Vanderbilt University

Expert in Latin American political behavior and director of the world-renowned Latin American Public Opinion Project.

Democracy Polling Latin America Comparative Politics Latin America Democracy

Jon Gould

Dean · UC Irvine

Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.

International Human Rights Hate Speech Indigent Defense Government Reform Justice Policy

Lee Branstetter

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Lee Branstetter's research interests include the economics of technological innovation, and economic growth in East Asia.

East Asia and the Global Economy International Economics Business and Economics Economics Technological Innovation

David Schweidel

Professor of Marketing & Goizueta Chair in Business Technology · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Marketing analytics expert focused on the opportunities at the intersection of marketing and technology

Marketing Technology AI Social Media Political Marketing Customer Analytics

Jane Hilderman

Executive Director · Samara Canada

Jane Hilderman leads Samara Canada, a trusted nonpartisan educational charity dedicated to strengthening Canada's democracy.

Policy Policy Analysis Qualitative Research Research Public Policy

Amanda Bittner

Associate Professor · Memorial University

www.amandabittner.com | twitter: @amandabittner | tel: (709) 864-8186 | email: abittner@mun.ca

Elections Voting Behavior Public Opinion Political Psychology Gender and Politics

Luis Harrison

Part-time Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

An expert on climate politics, populist political parties and movements, and international relations.

European Politics Elections Populism Climate politics British Politics

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

How to prevent sharing false information online Lies Fake News Developmental Science Cognition

Josh Clinton

Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

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

Voters Tennessee politics Polling American Politics Political polls

Aaditya Ramdas

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Aaditya Ramdas' research is aimed at solving basic problems in science and technology.

Elections Game-Theoretic Statistics Machine Learning Statistics Data Science

Rachel Décoste

Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political Pundit · Independent

Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.

Community Organizing and Engagement Political Activism Political Consulting Immigration Race and Racism

Shimon Sheves

Co-Founder and Chairman · HolistiCyber

Chairman of RSLB Partners in Washington D.C. was a key political figure in Israel in 1990's, served in the government of Yitzhak Rabin.

Financial Management Real Estate financial specialist Business Development

Jeremy Pressman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Middle East Studies · University of Connecticut

Dr. Pressman specializes in the Arab-Israeli peace process, US foreign policy, and the scope of political protests in the United States.

Political Protests Middle East Peace Process Arab-Israeli Conflict

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science and justice · Florida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Pavelka is an expert in elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.

Campaigns Elections Public Policy Restorative Justice Voting

Zico Kolter

Associate Professor and Director of Machine Learning · Carnegie Mellon University

Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.

Elections Large Language Models, Generative AI Neural Networks Deep Learning Machine Learning

Adam Schiffer

Professor · Texas Christian University

Professor Schiffer writes and speaks on media bias, presidential nomination contests, political news, elections, and public opinion.

Media Bias Presidential Nomination Contests Political News National Elections Public Opinion and American Politics

Ken Holstein

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Ken Holstein's research focuses broadly on AI-augmented work and improving how we design and evaluate AI systems for real-world use.

Elections Intelligence Augmentation Applied Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction

Sarah Mendelson

Distinguished Service Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Sarah Mendelson's current work is on creating a community of practice dedicated to growing the next generation of human rights experts.

Elections Human Trafficking Humanitarian Affairs Russian Politics Ukrainian Politics