Newswise — The University of Michigan has faculty experts to offer insights on candidates and issues throughout the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaigns.
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION/SOCIAL MEDIA
Nojin Kwak, associate professor of communication studies, has done research on the influence of interpersonal communication on political and civic participation, knowledge, and attitudes. He also studies the role of nontraditional channels of political communication, including soft news, new communication technology, and political talk.
Contact: 734-647-9857, [email protected]
Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies, explores how new media and psychological processes shape public opinion and political attitudes and behaviors.
Contact: 734-764-6717, [email protected]
Stuart Soroka, the Michael W. Traugott Collegiate Professor of Communication Studies and Political Science, conducts research on political communication, on the sources and structure of public preferences for policy, and on the relationships between public policy, public opinion and mass media.
Contact: 734-647-0421, [email protected]
Brian Weeks, assistant professor of communication studies and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies, analyzes the consequences of political misperceptions and how citizens engage political information on social media.
Contact: 734-763-1922, [email protected]
POLLS
Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science and adjunct research professor at the Center of Political Studies, is a nationally recognized expert in political communication and polls.
Contact: 734-763-4702, [email protected]
VOTERS
Jowei Chen, associate professor of political science, has examined how government spending influences voters.
Contact: 734-763-2222, [email protected]
Vincent Hutchings, professor of political science, is an expert on public opinion, elections, voting behavior and African-American politics.
Contact: 734-764-6591, [email protected]
Arthur Lupia, the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science and research professor at the Center for Political Studies, examines how people make decisions when they lack information and in how they manage complex information flows.
Contact: 734-647-7549, [email protected], @ArthurLupia
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Nicholas Valentino, professor of political science and communication studies and research professor at the Center for Political Studies, is an expert on race and politics, and political psychology.
Contact: 734-647-4302, [email protected]
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
Aaron Kall, director of the U-M Debate Program, is an expert on presidential debates.
Contact: 734-239-3996, [email protected], @michigandebate
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