UMD Experts Covering All Things Election 2024

Are you a journalist looking for new angles to add to the election 2024 conversation? From the role of technology, climate change, and mental health to ageism, DEI, and global politics, faculty experts from the University of Maryland are delving deep into the diverse, multi-layered topics that touch all facets of the 2024 election.

(Please contact mediainfo@umd.edu for more information or help setting up an interview)

Affordable Housing, Urban Planning and Gentrification

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

Casey Dawkins: Affordable housing, urban planning

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

AI, Technology and Cybersecurity

Charles Harry: Election cybersecurity/AI impact on voting

Jennifer Golbeck: AI impact on the election and voting

Jonathan Katz: Election security

Civic Engagement and Democracy Education

Paul Brown: Election mis/disinformation, youth voting

Nathan Dietz: Civic engagement

Michael Hanmer: Minority, youth voter turnout; voter apathy; early voting; recounts

Lena Morreale Scott: Civic and democracy education

Sam Novey: Voter apathy, youth voters

Janelle Wong: Minority voter turnout

Climate Change and Sustainability

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

Yueming ‘Lucy’ Qiu: Climate change

Clifford Rossi: Impact of the election on the housing market, mortgage rates, banking and bank solvency, impact of the election on climate risk issues

Ross Salawitch: Climate change

Amy Sapkota: Climate change (water-focused)

Kate Tully: Climate change

Sacoby Wilson: Climate change, environmental justice

Crime and Gun Violence

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

Economics

Allan Drazen: Impact of election on economy

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

Ethan Kaplan: Political economics

David Kass: Impact of the election on the job market, stock market, and socio-economics, interest rate insight

Albert "Pete" Kyle: Impact of the election on inflation, recession, investment, and interest rates

Daniel Reck: Public and behavioral economics

Clifford Rossi: Impact of the election on the housing market, mortgage rates, banking and bank solvency, impact of the election on climate risk issues

Election Journalism

Tom Bettag: Debate ratings/broadcasts

James Carroll: Debate coverage, news coverage of elections

Mark Feldstein: Debate ratings/broadcasts

Rafael Lorente: News coverage of elections

Sean Mussenden: Election and related data

Christi Parsons: Debate coverage, news coverage of elections

Derek Willis: Election and related data

Jerry Zremski: News coverage of elections

Foreign Policy

Josh Shifrinson: Impact of Russian-Ukrainian war on election

Shibley Telhami: Impact of Middle East conflict on election, foreign policy

Alec Worsnop: Impact of Russian-Ukrainian war on election

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

Freedom of Speech

Pamela Callahan: Speech/expression rights of public school students, book bans

Government Operations

Breanna Gray: U.S. Congress, race and ethnicity

Philip Joyce: Public, federal and congressional budgeting

Kris Miler: Congress, political representation, interest groups

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

Health

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

Immigration

Bianca Bersani: Immigration and crime, criminal justice

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

Madeline Hsu: Immigration, migration

Robert Koulish: Immigration

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

LGBTQ+ Issues

Brad Boekeloo: LGBTQ+ health, disease prevention

Jessica Fish: Mental health, LGBTQ+ health and families

Mental Health

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

Cixin Wang: Bullying prevention, school-based mental health services

Mis/disinformation

Paul Brown: Election mis/disinformation, youth voting

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

Presidential Campaigns and 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

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

Presidential Immunity Claims

Holly Brewer: Presidential immunity claims, early modern justice, democracy

Race

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

Breanna Gray: U.S. Congress, race and ethnicity

Jioni Lewis: Gendered racism, minority stress and coping

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

Janelle Wong: Minority voter turnout

Reproductive Health

Julia Steinberg: Women’s reproductive health

Social Media

Cody Buntain: Social media and political mis/disinformation

Stacey Decker: Social media influence on election/democracy

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

Alexander Pyles: Social media influence on election/democracy