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Campaign Comments
Expert sources for election 2000 from Indiana University
Feb. 2, 2000
NOTE: This is an alphabetical listing of sources who may be contacted directly. Suggested topics for a source are at the end of the person's biographical description. If you do not see a particular source or topic, contact the IU Office of Communications and Marketing at 812-855-3911 for further assistance. This document is also available through our office e-mail address, ocm@indiana.edu
Carmines, Edward
Rudy Professor of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-5065
Home phone: 812-334-0459
E-mail: carmines@indiana.edu
Research interest in political behavior. Currently doing research and writing on the effects of political issues on party alignments. Co-author of the books "Reaching Beyond Race" (Harvard University Press, 1997) and "Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics" (Princeton University Press, 1989). (ELECTIONS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS/DEBATES, POLITICAL HISTORY)
Ferrell, Robert H.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-7581
Home phone: 812-334-1953
E-mail: ferrell@indiana.edu
Author, co-author and editor of numerous books on U.S. diplomatic history and U.S. presidents, including two books on Harry S. Truman and one on Warren G. Harding. Editor of the papers and diaries of presidents Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. His book "Ill-Advised: Presidential Health and Public Trust" (University of Missouri Press, 1992) examined how presidents and their physicians have covered up serious health problems. (HISTORY OF DIPLOMACY, HEALTH OF U.S. PRESIDENTS, U.S. PRESIDENCY)
Hershey, Marjorie
Professor of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-5094
E-mail: hersheyvkinzer@indiana.edu
Research interests are political campaigning, media coverage of campaigns, financing of political campaigns, and interest group activity as related to politics. Author of the book "Running for Office: The Political Education of Campaigners" (Chatham House Publishers, 1988) and co-author of the book "The Election of 1996: Reports and Interpretations" (Chatham House Publishers, 1997). (ELECTIONS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS/DEBATES, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICS AND THE MEDIA)
Huckfeldt, Robert
Chair and Professor, Department of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-1209
E-mail: huckfeld@indiana.edu
Research and teaching interests in the areas of electoral politics and public opinion. Currently engaged in studies of political participation, electoral dynamics, social influence in electoral activities, and cross-national studies of political communication. Co-author of the book "Citizens, Politics and Social Communication: Information and Influence in an Election Campaign" (Cambridge University Press, 1995). (ELECTIONS, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS, U.S. POLITICS, VOTER BEHAVIOR)
Juergens, George I.
Professor Emeritus of History
IU Bloomington
Office Phone: 812-855-2030
Home Phone: 812-336-1976
E-mail: juergens@indiana.edu
Expert on the president and the press. Author of the book "News from the White House: The Presidential Press Relationship in the Progressive Era" (University of Chicago Press, 1981). (POLITICS AND THE MEDIA, U.S. PRESIDENCY)
McGeever, Patrick
Professor of Political Science
IUPUI (Indianapolis)
Office phone: 317-274-2041
Home phone: 317-842-7358
E-mail: iztd100@iupui.edu
Expert on the effects of U.S. foreign policy on U.S. domestic society, economy and politics. Also an expert on U.S. politics and public opinion, particularly as both relate to the day-to-day functioning of U.S. society. Frequently serves as a political commentator for state and local television. (POLITICAL PARTIES, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, U.S. POLITICS)
Pirog, Maureen
Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Faculty Chair, Policy Analysis
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-0732
E-mail: pirog@indiana.edu
Nationally known expert on welfare reform policy. Co-director of the Institute for Family and Social Responsibility, a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus institute that provides research expertise and technical assistance to state and national social service organizations. Current research focuses on child poverty with emphasis on adolescent parenting and child support enforcement. Her findings were incorporated into the Clinton welfare reform proposals. (WELFARE REFORM, POVERTY, CHILD SUPPORT)
Rieselbach, Leroy
Professor of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-5181
Home phone: 812-332-1303
E-mail: rieselba@indiana.edu
Research interests are the U.S. national government, the legislative process and the presidency, individual political behavior, public opinion and voting behavior. Co-author of the books "Congressional Committee Politics" (Praeger, 1984) and "Congressional Reform: The Changing Modern Congress" (CQ Press, 1994). (ELECTIONS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS/DEBATES, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS, U.S. CONGRESS, U.S. POLITICS, U.S. PRESIDENCY, VOTER BEHAVIOR)
Rodwin, Marc
Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-4556
E-mail: mrodwin@indiana.edu
Can discuss the health care reform plans being touted by the candidates. Author of the book "Medicine, Money and Morals: Physicians' Conflicts of Interest" (Oxford University Press, 1993). Research focuses on accountability in managed care, consumer protection in health care, health care markets, and consumer choice and representation. Has testified before Congress and state legislatures, and served on government commissions and advisory boards including the Food and Drug Administration and the Indiana Commission on Hospital Antitrust. (HEALTH CARE REFORM)
Sellers, Patrick
Assistant Professor of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-8960
E-mail: psellers@indiana.edu
Research interests focus on the U.S. Congress and congressional elections. Has published research on how candidates select campaign messages, the electoral benefits of federal district spending, and the effect of redistricting on candidate emergence in congressional elections. Current research examines how congressional leaders attempt to manipulate the public debate over issues facing Congress. (ELECTIONS, U.S. CONGRESS, U.S. POLITICS)
Vargus, Brian
Professor of Political Science
Director, Public Opinion Laboratory
IUPUI (Indianapolis)
Office phone: 317-274-7226
E-mail: igem100@iupui.edu
Has served as a political analyst for state and local television. His political polls, conducted both as the IUPUI Poll and for major media outlets, are the most respected polls in Indiana. Recent polls have focused on the role of issues in the voting behavior of Hoosiers. Current research examines interpersonal trust and political support, the role of polls in politics, and issue concerns of voters and their reaction to paid advertising. (INDIANA POLITICS, POLITICS AND THE MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS, VOTER BEHAVIOR)
Wolf, Thomas
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
IU Southeast (New Albany)
Office phone: 812-941-2370
Home phone: 812-945-5128
E-mail: tpwolf@ius.edu
Former New Mexico state director, NBC News election night analyst. Wrote his doctoral dissertation on Richard Nixon's 1962 campaign for governor of California. (ELECTIONS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS/DEBATES, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS)
Wright, Gerald
Professor of Political Science
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-6306
Home phone: 812-876-1267
E-mail: wright1@indiana.edu
Research interests are the links between citizens and their governments, electoral behavior, and relationships of elections to policy change in Congress and the states. Participated in a National Science Foundation study on the measurement and analysis of party and ideology among state electorates. Classes he is teaching this semester include "Election 2000" and "Elections and Voting Behavior." Co-author of the book "Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States" (Cambridge University Press, 1994) and co-editor of the book "Congress and Policy Change" (Agathon Press, 1983). (ELECTIONS, PUBLIC OPINION AND POLLS, U.S. CONGRESS, VOTER BEHAVIOR)
Zorn, C. Kurt
Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
IU Bloomington
Office phone: 812-855-0563
E-mail: zorn@indiana.edu
Expert on state and local government finance. Can discuss the tax reform proposals currently being debated. Serves as chairman of the Citizens' Commission on Taxes and as a director of the Indiana Bond Bank. Former chairman of the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners. (TAX REFORM)