TOPIC: Elections, voting, campaign practices and youth political participation
Newswise — Chris Owens is an authority in the areas of American politics, voting behavior, elections, political parties, interest groups, race and politics, political psychology, and electoral laws. He also can speak about minority representation, political mobilization, religion in politics and affirmative action.----------
J. Cherie Strachan is an American politics authority in the areas of youth participation, civic education, local campaign practices, and political culture and U.S. governors. She is the author of "High-Tech Grass Roots," which explores the use and effects of sophisticated campaign practices in local parties. She also has presented numerous papers at national and international academic conferences, including her research article "An Argument for Deliberative Civic Education in the Political Science Classroom." Her current research projects include investigating the effects of different civic education messages on young people and the norms of regional political culture that promote democracy.
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TOPIC: Iraq war
John Robertson is an authority on the history and cultures of the Middle East, from its earliest civilizations to the present. He teaches history courses on Iraq and Iran, as well as the wider Middle East region. His recent op-eds, published comments and on-air interviews have dealt with Arab-Israeli relations; U.S. and European relations with Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq and Iran; and recent Middle Eastern history and current events.----------
Moataz Fattah is an authority on the political economy of the Middle East, Islam and politics, the history of Islamic thought, and quantitative analysis. He has written numerous articles and books on Arab affairs and Middle Eastern issues and conducted many television and radio interviews on these topics. Along with faculty positions at both Central Michigan University and Cairo University in Egypt, Fattah currently holds positions with the Arab Electronic Library, the Program of Dialogue among Civilizations at Cairo University, Partners in Development Think Tank and is an information consultant for the Arab League's Arab Women Organization.----------
Alper Yilmaz Dede is an authority on the relationship between religion and politics in Middle Eastern countries. He can talk about U.S. foreign policy, Middle East politics, Islam and politics, the history of Islam, and Islam as a religion. He also can talk about the role of the United States in the Middle East.
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TOPIC: Health care
Associate professor Bernie Kerr is available to comment on the feasibility and efficacy of Presidential candidates' proposed health care plans. He is an expert on population health, health informatics, health education and community health. Kerr has taught courses in public health, financial aspects of health services and strategic planning for health organizations for CMU's Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions and is a fellow and board certified health care executive of the American College of Healthcare Executives.----------
Cynthia Manns is an authority on health care and insurance, gender issues, feminism in the 21st century, racism and inequality, and affirmative action. She also can talk about HIV in the African American community, issues within the U.S. education system, globalization and affordable housing. She is currently conducting research to advance studies for health care in the U.S.
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TOPIC: Global warming
Leigh Orf, an assistant professor of meteorology, is an expert on global warming. Orf has taught courses in mesoscale meteorology, numerical weather prediction, physical meteorology, atmospheric thermodynamics and atmospheric dynamics. He has integrated a climate change component in his teachings that focuses on the greenhouse effect. Orf also can speak on how atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations alter weather patterns.
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TOPIC: Candidates' use of the Web and new media
Rick Sykes can discuss how Presidential candidates are using the Web and its new-media options to promote themselves, win over voters and collect financial contributions. In addition, Sykes is knowledgeable in almost every area of broadcast journalism, including news writing, editing, reporting and newscast production. He is the faculty adviser to CMU's award-winning student television station and has broadcast news experience in both Saginaw and Detroit.
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TOPIC: Candidates' communication: nonverbals, embarrassment and other emotional communication
Lesley Withers, an expert in nonverbal communication can analyze the gestures, facial expressions and posture of political speakers in a variety of settings. Withers' additional research interests are in the "dark side" of interpersonal communication: embarrassment, communication apprehension, deception and addiction. She is one of just a few communication researchers with expertise in embarrassment.
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