Expert Sources for the 2026 Midterms

Ariel Bierbaum: Urban planning, school-centered community development, school travel, metropolitan inequality, public education

Kathryn Howell: Affordable housing, urban planning

Clara Irazàbal-Zurita: Urban planning and design, immigration, minority communities, development, Latin America

Willow Lung-Amam: Gentrification, urban politics, suburbanization, immigration, racial segregation

Jesse Saginor: Housing crisis, housing economics and economic development

Cody Buntain: Social media and political mis/disinformation, AI impact on elections and election administration

Charles Harry: Election cybersecurity/AI impact on voting

Jennifer Golbeck: AI impact on the election and voting

Alysoun McLaughlin: Election management and mechanics (ballots, polling places, logistics, equipment, workforce planning)

Eric Pacuit: AI and ethics, logic

Sarah Croco: Foreign policy, public opinion, flip-flopping, rhetoric

David Karol: Campaign rules and strategies, party/candidate behavior

Shawn J. Parry-Giles: Presidential and campaign rhetoric

Trevor Parry-Giles: Politics and pop culture, political communication

Candace Turitto: Political advertising, campaigns, public opinion, voter psychology

Michael Hanmer: Voter registration and turnout, election reforms, early voting, vote-by-mail, provisional ballots, youth voting, trust in elections, the intersection of sports and politics

Ethan Kaplan: Political economics, gerrymandering, civic engagement

Alysoun McLaughlin: Election management and mechanics (ballots, polling places, logistics, equipment, workforce planning)

Lena Morreale Scott: Civic and democracy education

Sam Novey: Voter apathy, youth voters

Janelle Wong: Minority voter turnout

Nima Farshchi: Environmental, social and governance metrics, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development

Stephanie Lansing: Clean energy, food security

Yueming ‘Lucy’ Qiu: Climate change

Ross Salawitch: Climate change

Amy Sapkota: Climate change (water-focused)

Jeff Semler: Agriculture commodities, pricing, farmer resilience

Hee-Jung Song: Nutrition, food security

Sacoby Wilson: Climate change, environmental justice

Thomas Abt: Violence reduction

Rabiatu Barrie: Childhood trauma, violence exposure, mental health

Bianca Bersani: Immigration and crime, criminal justice

Woodie Kessel: Gun violence

Joseph Richardson: Gun violence, trauma, mental health and community violence interventions

Hank Boyd: Translating corporate marketing principles into political campaign strategy (including managing negative messaging), leveraging social media platforms, brand identity

Thomas Drechsel: Monetary policy, central banks, the Federal Reserve

Nima Farshchi: Environmental, social and governance metrics, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development

Michael Faulkender: Economic policy and implications of legislative shifts post-election; voter priorities on inflation, taxes and economic growth; fiscal stability during election transitions

Reuben Hurst: Workplace political segregation, voter participation and coworker influence, employers' efforts to mobilize workers to vote, data-driven analysis of voter partisanship and workplace political composition (VRscores), corporate strategy during election cycles

Ethan Kaplan: Political economics, gerrymandering, civic engagement

David Kass: Prediction markets as polling indicators, market reaction to election outcomes, legislative implications in the economy

Albert "Pete" Kyle: Stock‑market crashes and their economic implications during election cycles; the impact of the election on inflation, recession, investment and interest rates

Joshua Linn: Fuel price, fuel economy policy

Jeff Semler: Agriculture commodities, pricing, farmer resilience

Daniel Reck: Tax and public pension policies

Sarah Croco: Foreign policy, public opinion, flip-flopping, rhetoric

Josh Shifrinson: Impact of Russian-Ukrainian war on election

Shibley Telhami: Public opinion, role of foreign policy including Iran and Israel, race politics

Alec Worsnop: Impact of Russian-Ukrainian war on election

Breanna Gray: U.S. Congress, congressional rules and procedures, legislative process

Philip Joyce: Public, federal and congressional budgeting

Alysoun McLaughlin: Election management and mechanics (ballots, polling places, logistics, equipment, workforce planning)

Kris Miler: Congress, political representation, interest groups

John Ronquillo: Leadership and ethics, public/nonprofit management, social equity, indigenous governance

Kristen Coleman: Airborne infectious disease including avian flu and influenza

Don Milton: Airborne infectious disease including COVID and influenza

Amir Sapkota: Climate change and the health effects of extreme heat

Julia Steinberg: Women’s reproductive health

Sacoby Wilson: Climate change, environmental justice

Bianca Bersani: Immigration and crime, criminal justice

Niambi Carter: Race and ethnic politics, immigration policy, age/ageism impact on presidential election

Willow Lung-Amam: Gentrification, urban politics, suburbanization, immigration, racial segregation

Rabiatu Barrie: Childhood trauma, violence exposure, mental health

Colleen Byrne: Mental health, coping with election-related distress

Tiara Fennell: Mental health, navigating difficult political conversations

Dina Borzekowski: Social media and misinformation

Cody Buntain: Social media and political mis/disinformation

Doug Lombardi: Combatting election mis/disinformation in schools

Sarah McGrew: Combatting election mis/disinformation in schools, social media/online evaluation skills, elections/democracy

Susan Moeller: Election mis/disinformation

Sarah Oates: Election mis/disinformation

Tom Rosenstiel: Election mis/disinformation

Daniel Trielli: Search engines and mis/disinformation

Niambi Carter: Race and ethnic politics, immigration policy, age/ageism impact on presidential election

Willow Lung-Amam: Gentrification, urban politics, suburbanization, immigration, racial segregation

Stephen Thomas: Health disparities

Sacoby Wilson: Climate change, environmental justice

Janelle Wong: Minority voter turnout

Dina Borzekowski: Social media and misinformation

Cody Buntain: Social media and political mis/disinformation, AI impact on elections and election administration

Stacey Decker: Social media influence on election/democracy

Shuning Lu: Journalism and social media

Sarah McGrew: Combatting election mis/disinformation in schools, social media/online evaluation skills, elections/democracy

Alexander Pyles: Social media influence on election/democracy