Ben Blankenship

Psychology

Political psychology, trust in elections, trust in government

Marty Cohen

Political Science

Republican party; candidates and Trump’s role; influence of moral issues such as guns and reproductive rights; U.S. Senate races; presidential nominations

David Jones

Political Science

Media and politics

David Kirkpatrick

Madison Center for Civic Engagement

Civic engagement and the health of the U.S. democracy, religion and politics

John Scherpereel

Political Science

The Electoral College, including how parties choose electors and who the electors generally are; "faithless electors," those who may vote contrary to the expectations of the party that empowers them; and "the second campaign," efforts by groups foreign and domestic to persuade electors to vote in a particular way.

Other areas include European politics, the relationship between politics and administration, the politics of representation and the dynamics of territorial governance.

Dan Schill

Communications

Media/social media and politics, campaigns, political stagecraft