Newswise — UC San Diego has a number of experts who can help in your coverage of the 2009 Inauguration. Their names and backgrounds are listed below.
ZOLTAN HAJNAL, an associate professor of political science, specializes in racial/ethnic and urban politics. Hajnal is the author, most recently, of "Changing White Attitudes Toward Black Political Leadership." GARY JACOBSON, a professor of political science, is an expert in national American politics, including Congress. He is the author, most recently, of "A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond." THAD KOUSSER, an associate professor of political science, is the author of "Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism." Kousser specializes in California politics, campaign finance laws and legislative politics.
KEITH POOLE, a professor of political science, studies Congress and congressional votes, as well as polarization, inequality and economics. He is coauthor (with Nolan McCarty of Princeton and Howard Rosenthal of NYU) of "Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches."
SAMUEL POPKIN, a professor of political science, is a specialist on presidential campaigns and author of "The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns." He has served as a consulting analyst to the Bill Clinton and Al Gore presidential campaigns, among others. MARISA ABRAJANO, an assistant professor of political science, studies the Latino vote as well as race and politics. Her research focuses on campaigns and elections and political behavior.
RICK KRONICK, a professor of family and preventive medicine, is a health policy expert and political scientist, who has written and spoken extensively on the pressing healthcare issues facing the nation, from the rising numbers of uninsured to the complexities of creating equitable and affordable health insurance products.
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