Claremont McKenna College faculty members are available for expert comment across a wide range of issues related to the presidential election. For additional assistance, contact the Office of Public Affairs & Communications at (909) 621-8099 or (909) 607-9246.
Mark Blitz
Fletcher Jones Professor of Political Philosophy
Former associate director, U.S. Information Agency
Ph.D., Harvard University
Area of Expertise: American Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Philosophy, Public Policy
Contact: (909) 607-3232; [email protected]
Andrew Busch
Crown Professor of Government, George R. Roberts Fellow, and Chair of the Government Department and Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Area of expertise: American presidency, national elections, national public policy
Contact: (909) 607-3382; [email protected]
Zachary Courser
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government; Research Director of the Dreier Roundtable
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Area of expertise: Tea Party movement, campaigns & elections, political parties, Congress, democratic theory, political polarization.
Contact: (909) 607-6724 (o) (617) 901-8787 (c); [email protected]
Lily Geismer
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Michigan, BA, Brown University
Area of expertise: Modern American Liberalism, the Democratic Party, Suburban/Urban Politics, Massachusetts, the High-Tech industry, Race and Social Movements
Contact: (617) 784-6227; [email protected]
Author: "Don’t Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party"
Douglas M. Johnson
Fellow with the Rose Institute of State and Local Government
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Area of expertise: Demographics, Latino, African-American and Asian-American voting patterns, redistricting, federal voting rights act, California voting rights act, local governance (especially cities, counties and school districts in California and Arizona), state and local elections in California, state and local government finance, elected official pay in California, and government pensions
Contact: (909) 621-8159; [email protected]
Fred Lynch
Associate Professor of Government
Ph.D., UC Riverside
Areas of expertise: Political Correctness, Affirmative Action/Diversity, Aging, Baby Boom Generation, Health Care Policies, Inequality and Public Policy, Medicare, Workplace Issues and Trends
Contact: (909) 607-3799; [email protected]
Twitter: @FrederickRLynch
Minxin Pei
Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow and Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies
Ph.D., Harvard University
Areas of expertise: China, Comparative Politics, Pacific Rim, U.S./Asia Relations, U.S./China Relations
Contact: (909) 607-4225; [email protected]
Jack Pitney
Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics
Ph.D., Yale University
Area of Expertise: American Politics, California Politics, Congress, Electoral Politics, Internet & Politics, Media Politics, National Elections, Obama Administration, Political Advertising, Political Parties, Presidency, Public Policy
Contact: Office (909) 607-4224; Mobile (951) 323-0239; Email [email protected]
Blog: www.epicjourney2008.com
Twitter: @jpitney
Ronald Riggio
Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Areas of expertise: Human Resources Management, Innovation, Leadership, Non-Verbal Communication, Organizational Psychology
Contact: (909) 607-2997; [email protected]
Twitter: @RonRiggio