Election Night, Week Coverage: Rutgers Election and Political Experts Available

Rutgers University–New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available through election night and post-election in areas of American politics, public opinion, elections, voter access and women in politics. For interviews, please reach out to the listed contacts.

Additional experts on campaign issues can be viewed here.

David Greenberg

Expert on American political and cultural history, including the presidency, campaigns and elections, political parties, political ideas, public policy and a contributing editor to Politico. Professor of History and of Journalism & Media Studies.

Contact: David Greenberg, 646-504-5071, [email protected]

Ross Baker

Expert in American government, U.S. legislative politics, Congressional issues and the presidency. Distinguished Professor in political science; can speak to key senate races.

Contact: Ross Baker, 609-933-5445, [email protected]

*Available until 11:00pm EST

John J. Farmer, Jr.

Expert on American politics, redistricting, law, national security and community protection for vulnerable populations. Director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers’ Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience and university professor of law.

Contact: Gabriella Morrone, 732-570-2163, [email protected]

John Weingart

Expert on American politics and government including history of relevant past elections, and the administrative functioning and inclusion of the public in government operations. Associate director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics and director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

Contact: Gabriella Morrone, 732-570-2163, [email protected]

Ashley Koning

Expert on American public opinion, survey design, polling trends and mass political behavior. Director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Polling and Eagleton assistant research professor.

Contact: Gabriella Morrone, 732-570-2163, [email protected]

Elizabeth Matto

Expert on voter access, youth political participation, youth voter turnout, young candidates running for office and youth voter mobilization. Director of Rutgers’ Center for Youth Political Participation at the Eagleton Institute of Politics and Eagleton associate research professor.

Contact: Gabriella Morrone, 732-570-2163, [email protected]

*Available until 9:00pm EST

Saladin Ambar

Expert on race and American politics, the president and American governors. Eagleton associate professor of political science, senior scholar at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

Contact: Saladin Ambar, [email protected], 732-809-7561

Kristoffer Shields

Expert on American politics, specifically American governors, gubernatorial campaigns and state administrations. Historian and program manager of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor and Eagleton assistant research professor.

Contact: Gabriella Morrone, 732-570-2163, [email protected]

Debbie Walsh

Expert on the modern history of women in politics, progress in political representation, women and the political parties, and campaign messaging for women candidates. Director of the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

Contact: Daniel DeSimone, 760-703-0948, [email protected]

Jean Sinzdak

Expert on milestones in women’s political history, candidate recruitment and training, and state legislatures. Associate director of the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

Contact: Daniel DeSimone, 760-703-0948, [email protected]

Kelly Dittmar

Expert on gender and campaigning, women and institutions of government, current data and analysis on women’s representation, and women voters. Director of Research and Scholar of the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

Contact: Daniel DeSimone, 760-703-0948, [email protected]

Sylvia Chan-Malik

Expert on Islam in the United States, including the lives of Muslim women and the rise of anti-Muslim racism; American studies; critical race and ethnic studies; women’s and gender studies; and religious studies.

Contact: Neal Buccino, 732-668-8439, [email protected]. 

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