Topic: 2020 Election
The Notre Dame scholars below are available to comment on issues related to race and representation, religion and politics, immigration, economy, media and democracy, and women and politics. For more information about the first U.S. presidential debate at Notre Dame on Sept. 29, click here.
American Politics, Foreign Policy and International Affairs
Michael Desch
American foreign policy; International relations; International security
574-631-2792
mdesch@nd.edu
Karrie Koesel
Religion and politics; Democracy and dictatorship; Political education; Contemporary chinese and russian politics
574-631-0829
kkoesel1@nd.edu
Mary Ellen O'Connell
International law; International legal regulation of the use of force; Conflict and dispute resolution
574-631-7953
MaryEllenOConnell@nd.edu
Disinformation, Fake News and Deep Fakes
Mike Chapple
Cybersecurity; Business analytics; Cloud computing; IT compliance
574-631-5863
mchapple@nd.edu
Felipe Fernández-Armesto
History of ideas and imagination; Global environmental history; Empires and colonialism; Race and ethnicity
ffernan2@nd.edu
Don Howard
Ethics of emerging technologies; Philosophy of science; Artificial intelligence; Robots' rights
574-631-7547
dhoward1@nd.edu
Eileen Hunt Botting
History of Political Thought: Enlightenment; American; Feminist ; Liberal ; International Political Thought; ; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern political thought; Political Theory; Comparative Political Theory
574-631-5051
ehunt@nd.edu
Tim Weninger
Web and Social Media; Disinformation & fake news; Data mining; Machine learning
574-631-6770
tweninge@nd.edu
Economy
Rüdiger Bachmann
Macroeconomics; Monetary and fiscal policy ; Labor markets ; Economics and international relationships (Europe, with particular focus on Germany)
(574) 631-0380
rbachman@nd.edu
Jeffrey Bergstrand
International trade and regional economic integration; Foreign direct investment and multinational enterprises; Macroeconomics; U.s. economy
574-631-6761
Bergstrand.1@nd.edu
William Evans
Poverty; Education; Refugees; Youth Recidivism; Criminal Justice; Evidence/Evidence-Based Policy; Policy; Evaluation; Impact Evaluation; Self-Sufficiency
(574) 631-7039
wevans1@nd.edu
Jason Reed
Economy
574-631-5677
jreed11@nd.edu
Jim Sullivan
Housing; Homelessness; Education; Evidence/Evidence-Based Policy; Policy; Evaluation; Impact Evaluation; Self-Sufficiency
574-631-7587
sullivan.197@nd.edu
Environment, Sustainability and Energy
Eugene Gholz
Intersection of national security and economic policy; innovation, defense management, energy security and U.S. grand strategy.
574-631-3156
cgholz@nd.edu
Debra Javeline
Mass political behavior; Russian politics; Sustainability ; Environmental politics; Climate change
574-631-4405
javeline@nd.edu
Michael Lykoudis
Traditional architecture and urbanism; Linking architectural tradition and classicism to urbanism and environmental issues
574-631-4699
Lykoudis.1@nd.edu
Roy Scranton
War literature ; World War 2; American literature; Climate change adaptation ; Philosophy of climate change; Philosophy of literature; The novel; The Iraq war; Veterans issue; Environmental humanities
574-631-6165
Roy.W.Scranton.1@nd.edu
Immigration
Maurizio Albahari
Migration and refugee mobility in the euro-mediterranean region, the mediterranean sea and italy; Sovereignty, democracy and human rights; Citizenship, cities and aesthetics; Pluralism and religion in public life
574-631-7759
malbahar@nd.edu
Kraig Beyerlein
U.S./Mexico border issues; Collective action; Civic engagement; Social movements; Religion
574-631-8517
kbeyerl1@nd.edu
Erin Corcoran
U.S. immigration law and policy; Refugee and asylum law; Protection of vulnerable migrant populations; Human trafficking
(574) 631-9532
ecorcora@nd.edu
David Cortez
Racial and Ethnic (Latinx) Politics; Social Identity; (Im)migration; Criminal Justice; Street-Level Bureaucracy
574-631-3259
dcortez@nd.edu
Luis Fraga
Latino politics; Politics of race and ethnicity; Urban politics; Voting rights policy; Immigration policy; Educational policy
574-631-4742
Luis.Fraga@nd.edu
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Mexican immigration; Latino studies; U.s.-Mexico border; Latino spirituality and culture; Catholic social teaching on migration
574-631-3233
dgroody@nd.edu
Lisa Koop
Litigation; Policy; Direct services advocacy on behalf of immigrant survivors of gender-based violence
312-660-1321
lkoop@heartlandalliance.org
Ricardo Ramirez
American politics; Political behavior; State and local politics; Race and ethnicity; Immigration
574-631-0352
Ricardo.Ramirez.83@nd.edu
Media and Democracy
Richard G. Jones
Role of media in democracy; Training student journalists; Alternative story-telling forms and the evolution of digital media; Media management; Questions of media bias (both in content and in the structure and composition of media organizations)
574-631-7162
richard.jones@nd.edu
Susan Ohmer
Film and television history ; Media industries; Media and presidential elections; Adaptations: page to stage to screen; animation
574-631-1626
sohmer@nd.edu
Race and Representation
David Cortez
Racial and Ethnic (Latinx) Politics; Social Identity; (Im)migration; Criminal Justice; Street-Level Bureaucracy
574-631-3259
dcortez@nd.edu
Darren Davis
Political psychology; Public opinion; Political behavior; Elections; Racial politics; Methodology; Media and communications
574-631-5654
Darren.Davis@nd.edu
Luis Fraga
Latino politics; Politics of race and ethnicity; Urban politics; Voting rights policy; Immigration policy; Educational policy
574-631-4742
Luis.Fraga@nd.edu
Korey Garibaldi
Twentieth-century U.S. history; Multiculturalism, civic behavior and democracy; History of integration in the U.S. and western Europe; History of the book and American print culture; Corporate publishing and media businesses
574-631-1254
kgaribal@nd.edu
David Hooker
Post-conflict community building; Public policy and social justice; Race and police violence; Multi-party conflicts, negotiation and mediation; Environmental justice
574-631-0361
dhooker@nd.edu
Marisel Moreno
Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic, Cuba; Latino/a/x literature, art, and culture; Feminist representations in Latino/a/x media; Undocumented migration in Latina/o Caribbean and Hispanic Caribbean art and literature; Cultural production of Puerto Rico’s DIVEDCO; Works by: Lin Manuel-Miranda, Junot Díaz, Quiara Alegría Hudes
574-631-6737
mmorenoa@nd.edu
Richard Pierce
African-american; Urban and civil rights history
574-631-7191
rpierce@nd.edu
Dianne Pinderhughes
Racial; Ethnic and urban politics; Voting rights policy
574-631-3676
Pinderhughes.1@nd.edu
Sophie White
Race; Slavery and the African diaspora; Native American history; French colonial America; Material culture
(574) 631 6529
swhite1@nd.edu
Religion and Politics
Kraig Beyerlein
U.S./Mexico border issues; Collective action; Civic engagement; Social movements; Religion
574-631-8517
kbeyerl1@nd.edu
David Campbell
Religion and politics; Political participation; American politics; Education policy; Civic engagement; Political behavior
574-631-7809
Dave_Campbell@nd.edu
Darren Dochuk
Religion and politics; 20th-century American religious history; Religion and oil; Evangelicalism
574-631-8281
ddochuk@nd.edu
Rick Garnett
Death penalty; Free speech; School choice; Catholic social thought; Church/state relations; Religion in the public square; Free exercise of religion; Federalism and criminal law; Supreme court; Criminal defense; Religious liberty; Education reform
574-631-6981
rgarnett@nd.edu
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Mexican immigration; Latino studies; U.s.-Mexico border; Latino spirituality and culture; Catholic social teaching on migration
574-631-3233
dgroody@nd.edu
John McGreevy
American political history; American religious history; Global history; Higher education
574-631-6067
McGreevy.5@nd.edu
Ebrahim Moosa
Islamic law; History; Ethics and theology
574-631-1204
emoosa@gmail.com
Atalia Omer
Religion, nationalism and peacebuilding ; Diasporas, conflict transformation and peace; Multiculturalism, conflict transformation and justice; Israel/Palestine
574-631-7121
omer.3@nd.edu
Women and Politics
Eileen Hunt Botting
History of Political Thought: Enlightenment; American; Feminist ; Liberal ; International Political Thought; ; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern political thought; Political Theory; Comparative Political Theory
574-631-5051
ehunt@nd.edu
Christina Wolbrecht
Gender politics; Political parties; Interest groups; Mass behavior; American politics and american political development; Women and politics; Agenda-setting and issue framing; Women's suffrage; 19th Amendment
574-631-3836
wolbrecht.1@nd.edu