These experts from Wayne State University’s department of Political Science are available for comment on the State of the Union address.

• Philip Abbott (the Presidency), (313) 577-6345, aa2393@wayne.edu;

• Timothy Bledsoe (Urban Politics/Voting Behavior), (313) 577-6333, ad4799@wayne.edu;

• Ron Brown (Urban Politics/African-American Politics), (313) 577-9761, aa4723@wayne.edu;

• Jered Carr (City Governance/Urban Politics), (313) 577-2639, aj2637@wayne.edu;

• Timothy Carter (International Relations), (313) 577-2647; tcarter@wayne.edu;

• James Chalmers (Domestic Politics), (313) 577-2637, ad5528@wayne.edu;

• Kevin Deegan-Krause (European Politics), (313) 577-6341, ag5054@wayne.edu;

• Charles Elder (Public Policy), (313) 577-6340, ad5360@wayne.edu;

• Richard Elling (Canadian Politics/Public Administration), (313) 577-6337, ad5234@wayne.edu;

• Susan Fino (Courts/Legal Issues), (313) 577-2641, aa1874@wayne.edu;

• Daniel Geller (International Relations), (313) 577- 6328, av08442@wayne.edu;

• Michael Goldfield (Labor Issues), (313) 577- 8826, aa21822wayne.edu;

• Ewa Golebiowska (Racial Issues and Political Behavior), (313) 577-2630, ao0189@wayne.edu;

• Mary Herring (Race and Gender), (313) 577-2652, aa3267@wayne.edu;

• Sharon Lean (United Nations/Latin American Politics), (313) 577- 6341, sflean@wayne.edu;

• Jodi Nachtwey (Middle East Politics), (313) 577-6336; jln@wayne.edu;

• Charles Parrish (Public Policy/Labor Issues), (313) 577-6334, aa3251@wayne.edu;

• Frederic Pearson (Foreign Policy), (313) 577-3453, ab3440@wayne.edu;

• Brad Roth (International Law/Human Rights), (313) 577- 6335, aa2216@wayne.edu;

• Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson (Public Policy), (313) 577-2646, aa2895@wayne.edu;

• Lawrence Scaff (European Politics/Political Culture), (313) 577-2630, af5530@wayne.edu;

• Yumin Sheng (Asian Politics), (313) 577-9594; yumin.sheng@wayne.edu;

• John Strate (City Governance/Public Administration), (313) 577- 668, ad5179@wayne.edu;

• Lyke Thompson (Urban Politics/Public Policy), (313) 577-5209, ad5122@wayne.edu.


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