MEDIA ADVISORY: USC experts ready to discuss the 2022 Midterms throughout Election Day
USC experts are available today to discuss many key issues that may arise throughout Election Day and beyond. In addition, reporters in Los Angeles are welcome to attend the Election Day Watch Party where they can hear directly from USC experts from the Center for the Political Future.
Contact: USC Media Relations at uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215
Leading experts representing a range of disciplines are prepared to discuss U.S. politics and government, voting rights and access, political polarization, racial issues, cybersecurity, and more.
WHO:
Leading experts from USC, including:
- Paul Adler – the crisis of capitalism and the need for more democratic socialism in American society.
Padler@marshall.usc.edu
- Kambiz Akhavan – political polarization, political communications, civics. kakhavan@usc.ed
- Fred Cook – Polarization Index, branding and communication, public relations, communications strategy. fcook@usc.edu
- Emilio Ferrara – political discourse, social media, disinformation, Twitter bots. emiliofe@usc.edu
- Karen Figueroa-Clewitt – voting rights and voter access. kfiguero@usc.edu
- Christian Grose – government/political institutions, political representation, electoral behavior, gerrymandering, redistricting cgrose@usc.edu
- Jane Junn – voting patterns by gender and age. junn@usc.edu
- Susan Harmeling – women, communications, ethics. sharmeli@marshall.usc.edu
- Shaun Harper – race and equity. sharper@usc.edu
- John Matsusaka – voter referendums and initiatives (direct democracy) and corporate organization. matsusak@marshall.usc.edu
- Clifford Neuman – cybersecurity, elections security. bcn@usc.edu
- Christian Dyogi Phillips – race, gender, and immigration in American politics. cdphilli@usc.edu
- Mindy Romero – political behavior, civic engagement, voting rights. msromero@usc.edu
- Robert Shrum – campaign strategy, domestic policy, applied politics, elections. shrum@usc.edu
- Franita Tolson – election law, constitutional law, partisan gerrymandering. ftolson@law.usc.edu
- Dora Kingsley Vertenten – public policy, social media, participatory democracy. kingsley@usc.edu
- Wendy Wood – habits of voters, voter friction. wendy.wood@usc.edu
Election Day Watch Party
WHAT: Reporters are invited to attend the Election Day Watch Party hosted by the USC Center for the Political Future.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wallis Annenberg Hall, 3630 Watt Way Los Angeles, CA 90089
WHO: The event will be hosted by Bob Shrum, Director of the USC Center for the Political Future and legendary Democratic political strategist, and Christina Bellantoni, the Director of USC Annenberg’s Media Center and former political editor at the LA Times, Roll Call, and PBS NewsHour.
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