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.
- American Politics, Foreign Policy and International Affairs
- Disinformation, Fake News and Deep Fakes
- Economy
- Environment, Sustainability and Energy
- Immigration
- Media and Democracy
- Race and Representation
- Religion and Politics
- Women and Politics
American Politics, Foreign Policy and International Affairs
Katlyn Marie Carter
Early American history ; American founders ; Foundations of representative democracy; Secrecy and transparency in democracy; Media and democracy; American Constitution; American political history; Political thought ; American Revolution
kcarter8@nd.edu
Michael Desch
American foreign policy; International relations; International security
574-631-2792
mdesch@nd.edu
Asher Kaufman
Middle East history and politics; Arab-Israeli conflict and modern history of Lebanon and Syria,; Nationalism; Colonialism; Border studies; Memory studies
574-631-8213
Karrie Koesel
Religion and politics; Democracy and dictatorship; Political education; Contemporary Chinese and Russian politics
574-631-0829
kkoesel1@nd.edu
George A. Lopez
Peace studies; Economic sanctions; Repression and human rights violations; Ethics and the use of force
574-631-7498
lopez.1@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
Gerard Powers
Ethics of the use of force; Religion, conflict and peacebuilding; Ethics and U.S. foreign policy
(574) 631-3765
gpowers1@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
Ernesto Verdeja
Ways disinformation and fake news can be predictors of violence (physical, structural, hate speech, etc.) and mass atrocities; Political violence; Transitional justice; Forgiveness and reconciliation
574-631-8533
everdeja@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
lfraga@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
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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
lfraga@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
Gerard Powers
Ethics of the use of force; Religion, conflict and peacebuilding; Ethics and U.S. foreign policy
(574) 631-3765
gpowers1@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