2013-2014 Advisors

National

Dr. Charles Barrilleaux
Professor, Department of Political Science - Florida State University

Dr. Justin Buchler
Associate Professor of Political Science - Case Western Reserve Universiy

Dr. Kyle Dell
Associate Professor of Political Science - Guilford College

Dr. KC Johnson
Professor -

Dr. Noah Kaplan
Visiting Assistant Professor - University of Illinois- Chicago

Dr. Brian Newman
Assistant Professor - Pepperdine University

Dr. Christopher Simon
Director, Master of Public Administration Program - University of Utah

Dr. Anthony Sisneros
Professor, Department of Public Administration - University of Illinois at Springfield

Dr. Brent Steel
Director, Master of Public Policy Program - Oregon State University

Dr. Jonathan West
Director of MPA Program and Professor, Department of Political Science - University of Miami

Dr. Gerald Wright
Professor, Department of Political Science - Indiana University

Alabama

Dr. Richard Fording
Associate Professor of Political Science - University of Alabama

Dr. Steve Stewart
Assistant Professor - Troy University

Alaska

Dr. Paola Banchero
Department Chair - University of Alaska - Anchorage

Mr. Dave Donaldson
Capital Correspondent - Alaska Public Radio Network

Arizona

Mr. Jim Nintzel
Senior Writer - Tuscon Weekly / University of Arizona

Dr. Barbara Norrander
Professor of Political Science - University of Arizona

Dr. Sally Rider
Director, The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government - University of Arizona

Mr. Hank Stephenson
Reporter - Arizona Capitol Times

Arkansas

Dr. Clay Arnold
Chair, Department of Political Science - University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Jay Barth
Associate Professor of Politics - Hendrix College

Dr. Janine Parry
Associate Professor of Politics - University of Arkansas

California

Dr. James Brent
Professor and Chair - San Jose State University

Dr. Corey Cook
Assistant Professor of Politics - University of San Francisco

Dr. Thad Kousser
Associate Professor of Political Science - University of California at San Diego

Mr. Al Wagner
Director, Center for Kern Political Education -

Dr. Kevin Wallsten
Assistant Professor - California State University at Long Beach

Colorado

Dr. Brent King
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Adams State College

Dr. Seth Masket
Associate Professor - University of Denver

Dr. Stephen Roberds
Associate Professor of Government - Adams State College

Mr. Shaun Schafer
Assistant Professor - Metropolitan State College of Denver

Dr. John Straayer
Professor of Political Science - Colorado State University

Connecticut

Dr. Paul Petterson
Professor of Political Science - Central Connecticut State University

Mr. Keith Phaneuf
State Capitol Reporter - Journal Inquirer

Dr. William Salka
Professor of Political Science - Eastern Connecticut State University

Delaware

Mr. Chad Livengood
Reporter - Delaware Online

Dr. Cynthia Newton
Associate Professor of Political Science - Wesley College

Florida

Dr. Robert Crew
Associate Dean - Florida State University

Dr. Donald Davison
Professor - Department of Political Science

Dr. Aubrey Jewett
Associate Department Chair - University of Central Florida

Dr. Deandre Poole
Instructor of Communication Studies - Florida Atlantic University

Dr. Richard Scher
Professor - University of Florida

Georgia

Mr. Walter Jones
Bureau Chief - Morris News Service

Dr. Beth Reingold
Associate Professor - Emory Univeresity

Dr. Sharon Tracy
Professor - Georgia Southern University

Hawaii

Mr. Richard Borreca
Capitol Bureau Chief - Star Advertiser

Dr. Deborah Halbert
Professor - Otterbein University

Idaho

Dr. Ross Burkhart
Associate Professor - Boise State University

Dr. Stephen Shaw
Professor of Political Science - Northwest Nazarene University

Mr. Corey Taule
Political Editor - Post Register

Illinois

Dr. Jeffrey Ashley
Professor of Political Science - Eastern Illinois University

Dr. Keith Boeckelman
Professor - Western Illinois University

Dr. Janna Deitz
Associate Professor - Western Illinois University

Dr. Kelly LeRoux
Assistant Professor of Political Science - University of Illinois - Chicago

Mr. John Morris
Instructor of Political Science - Eastern Illinois University

Dr. Anthony Sisneros
Professor, Department of Public Administration - University of Illinois at Springfield

Dr. Richard Wandling
Professor of Political Science - Eastern Illinois University

Mr. Jeff Williams
Station Manager and News & Public Affairs Director - WSIU Public Broadcasting

Indiana

Mr. Dave Bangert
Editorial Page Editor - Journal and Courier

Dr. William Bianco
Professor - Indiana University

Dr. Andrew Downs
Director, Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics - Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne

Dr. Margie Hershey
Professor - University of Indiana at Bloomington

Dr. John Rouse
Professor - Ball State University

Dr. Chad Tew
Journalism Program Coordinator - University of Southern Indiana

Iowa

Dr. Kedron Bardwell
Professor - Simpson College

Dr. Christopher Larimer
Associate Professor - University of Northern Iowa

Dr. Tracy Osborn
Assistant Professor - University of Iowa

Dr. Arthur Sanders
Chair, Department of Politics - Drake University

Dr. Mack Shelley
Professor - Iowa State University

Kansas

Dr. Bob Beatty
Associate Professor of Political Science - Washburn University

Dr. Nathaniel Birkhead
Assistant Professor - Kansas State University

Dr. Don Haider-Markel
Associate Professor of Political Science - University of Kansas

Dr. Chapman Rackaway
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Ft. Hays State University

Mr. Mike Shields
Managing Editor - Kansas Health Institute News Service

Kentucky

Dr. Egbunam Amadife
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences Chair, Associate Professor of Political Science - Kentucky State University

Dr. Jasmine Farrier
Associate Professor - University of Louisville

Mr. David McFaddin
Part-Time Faculty - Eastern Kentucky University

Louisiana

Dr. Pearson Cross
Assistant Professor - University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Dr. Henry Sirgo
Professor - McNeese State University

Maine

Dr. John Baughman
Associate Professor - Bates College

Dr. Michael Franz
Assistant Professor of Government - Bowdoin College

Mr. George Markowsky
Chair, Computer Science Department - University of Maine

Maryland

Mr Jan Alderton
Managing Editor - Cumberland Times News

Dr. Harry Basehart
Professor and Co-Director, PACE - Salisbury University

Ms. Alice Cherbonnier
Managing Editor - Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel

Dr. Cynthia Cooper
Chair and Associate Professor - Towson University

Dr. Todd Eberly
Assistant Professor - St. Mary's College of Maryland

Massachusetts

Dr. John Berg
Government Department Chair - Suffolk University

Dr. Maurice Cunningham
Professor - University of Massachusetts at Boston

Dr. Shannon Jenkins
Assistant Professor of Political Science - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Michigan

Mr. Dawson Bell
Reporter - Detroit Free Press

Mr. Clark Hughes
Editorial Page Editor - Bay City Times

Minnesota

Dr. Darrell J. Downs
Political Science Department Chair - Winona State University

Mr. Randy Krebs
Opinion Page Editor - St. Cloud Times

Mississippi

Dr. Tom Lansford
Assistant Professor of Political Science - University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast

Dr. Rick Travis
Professor - Mississippi State University

Dr. Jon Winburn
Assistant Professor - University of Mississippi

Missouri

Dr. Brian Calfano
Associate Professor - Missouri State University

Dr James Endersby
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies - University of Missouri Columbia

Ms. Megan Lynch
Reporter - KMOX

Mr. Bob Priddy
News Director - The Missourinet

Montana

Ms. Patricia Bellinghausen
Editorial Page Editor - Billings Gazette

Dr. Timothy Lehman
Professor of History and Poitical Science - Rocky Mountain College

Mr. Dennis Swibold
Professor of Journalism - University of Montana

Nebraska

Dr. Paul Landow
Assistant Professor - University of Nebraska- Omaha

Nevada

Dr. David Damore
Associate Professor - University of Nevada- Las Vegas

Dr. Chris Simon
Associate Professor of Political Science - University of Utah

New Hampshire

Dr. Chris Galderi
Professor of Politics - Saint Anselm College

Dr. Dante Scala
Associate Professor - University of New Hampshire

New Jersey

Dr. Daniel Bowen
Assistant Professor - The College of New Jersey

Dr. Callahan Harrison
Professor of Political Science and Law - Montclair State University

Dr. Stu Koch
Associate Professor of Political Science - The College of New Jersey

New Mexico

Mr Barry Massey
Capitol Bureau Chief - Associated Press

Dr. Kim Seckler
Associate Professor of Government - New Mexico State University

New York

Ms. Jody-Kleinburg Biehl
Program Director- Journalism - University at Buffalo, SUNY

Mr. Jay Jochnowitz
State Editor - Times Union Capital Bureau

Dr. Christopher Malone
Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department - Pace University

Dr. Scott Minkoff
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Barnard College

Dr. Lisa Parshall
Associate Professor - Daemen College

Dr. Justin Phillips
Associate Professor - Columbia University

North Carolina

Dr. Michael Bitzer
Associate Professor - Catawba College

Dr. Steven Greene
Professor of Political Science - North Carolina State University

Dr. Michael Munger
Chair, Department of Political Science - Duke University

North Dakota

Dr. Dana Michael Harsell
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration - University of Nort h Dakota

Ms Jill Schramm
Staff Writer - Minot Daily News

Dr. Robert Wood
Associate Professor - University of North Dakota

Ohio

Dr. Christine Anderson
Professor, History Department - Xavier University

Dr. William Cunion
Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Political Science - Mount Union College

Dr. Cryshanna Jackson
Assistant Professor - Youngstown State University

Dr. Joel Lieske
Professor - Cleveland State University

Mr. Doug Oplinger
Managing Editor - Akron Beacon Journal

Mr Darrel Rowland
Public Affairs Editor - The Columbus Dispatch

Oklahoma

Dr. Gary Copeland
Professor of Political Science - University of Oklahoma

Dr. Richard Johnson
Professor of Political Science - Oklahoma City University

Oregon

Mr. Harry Esteve
Reporter - The Oregonian

Dr. Mark Henckels
Professor - Western Oregon University

Pennsylvania

Dr. Thomas Baldino
Professor of Political Science - Wilkes University

Dr. Zach Baumann
Lecturer - Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Robert Speel
Associate Professor, Political Science - Pennsylvania State University Erie (The Behrend College)

Rhode Island

Dr. June Speakman
Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration - Roger Williams University

South Carolina

Dr. Scott Buchanan
Chairman of the Department of Political Science - The Citadel

Ms. Cindi Scoppe
Associate Editorial Page Editor - The State

Dr. Danielle Vinson
Associate Professor - Furman University

South Dakota

Dr. Gary Aguiar
Professor, US Politics - South Dakota State University

Dr. Heather Bart
Chair, Communications Department - Augustana College

Dr. Michael Card
Associate Professor - University of South Dakota

Tennessee

Dr. Dwight Brooks
Journalism Program - Middle Tennessee State University

Dr. Michael Fitzgerald
Chair of American Studies Department and Professor of Political Science - University of Tennessee

Mr Tom Humphrey
National Bureau Chief - Knoxville News Sentinel

Dr. Marcus Pohlmann
Professor of Political Science - Rhodes College

Texas

Dr. Tamara Bell
Lecturer - University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Jennifer Clark
Assistant Professor - University of Houston

Mr. John Gravois
Government Affairs Editor - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Dr. Keith Hamm
Professor - Rice University

Dr. Robert Lowry
Professor and Political Science Program Head - University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Bolanle Olaniran
Professor - Texas Tech University

Dr. Harvey Tucker
Professor - Texas A&M University

Utah

Dr. Adam Brown
Assistant Professor - Brigham Young University

Dr. Susan Matt
Chair, Department of History - Weber State University

Dr. Carol McNamara
Director, Walker Institute of Politics and Public Service - Weber State University

Dr. Ted Pease
Journalism and Communications - Utah State University

Dr. Jeremy Pope
Assistant Professor - Brigham Young University

Vermont

Ms. Terri Hallenbeck
Reporter - Burlington Free Press

Virginia

Dr. Timothy LaPira
Assistant Professor - James Madison University

Dr. Daniel Palazzolo
Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant to the President for Academic Affairs - University of Richmond

Washington

Mr. Jim Camden
Political Writer -

Mr. Brad Shannon
Political Editor - The Olympian

West Virginia

Dr. Scott Crichlow
Assistant Professor of Political Science - West Virginia University

Dr. Joseph Robbins
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Shepherd University

Dr. Mark Stern
Professor of Political Science - Shepherd University

Wisconsin

Professor Barry Burden
Professor of Political Science - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Dr. Dennis Riley
Professor of Political Science - University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Dr. Jeffrey Roberg
Chair of Political Science Department - Carthage College

Dr. Arnold Shober
Assistant Professor of Government - Lawrence University

Wyoming

Mr. Bob Beck
News Director - Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Wyoming

Ms. Marguerite Herman
Activist - League of Women Voters