As you pursue stories related to the 2012 Presidential election, consider these resources from the University of Houston.

Should you have difficulties reaching these experts, please call Marisa Ramirez at 713-295-0712.

Brandon Rottinghaus: associate professor of political science. Connect with him for insight into the presidency, media and public opinion, political communication and the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government.

Jeronimo Cortina: assistant professor of political science. Connect with him to discuss American and Latino politics. He also has researched the reasons why Americans in red and blue states vote the way they do.

Jim Granato: professor and director of the Hobby Center for Public Policy. Reach him to discuss current U.S. policies and American political institutions.

Christine LeVeaux-Haley: professor of political science and interim dean for academic programs at the Honors College of UH. Reach her to discuss legislative politics, black politics and political behavior.

Eduardo Aleman: associate professor of political science. His areas of expertise include executive-legislative relations, parliamentary procedures, government coalitions, and agenda-setting across Latin American legislatures.

Gerald Horne: professor of history. His area of research encompasses issues involving race in labor, politics and civil rights. He is a sought-after resource for insight into African American history and Labor issues.

Ryan Kennedy: assistant professor of political science. His area of expertise includes international energy politics, political terrorism (policy responses to terrorist acts), stability and change in political institutions.

Renee Cross: associate director of the Hobby Center for Public Policy. Her area of expertise includes state and congressional races.

Patricia Gray: UH Law Center. Gray is a former member of the Texas House who chaired the Committee on Public Health and was the House sponsor for legislation creating the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Plan. She now is a faculty member in the UH Health Law & Policy Institute.

Seth Chandler: professor of law. Chandler is an expert in insurance law, life and health insurance and health law. Scott Basinger: assistant professor of political science and an expert in American politics.

Jeremy Bailey: associate professor of political science. Reach him to gain perspective on power in the executive branch of government, the presidency, and American political thought and constitutional imperfections.

Jennifer Clark: assistant professor of political science. Her expertise is in the area of political parties, American and state politics and legislative institutions.

Robert Lineberry: professor of political science. Connect with him for insight into urban and social politics and American government.

Tyrone Tillery: associate professor of history. He specializes in African American and civil rights history and is a former executive director of the NAACP.

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