Professors at DePaul University in Chicago are available to reporters to provide insight and analysis of issues arising from the Republican and Democratic conventions and the general fall election.

     DePaul's professors are experts in their fields and can address a wide range of issues. As a guide for reporters, we have anticipated topics that may develop and indicated professors who could provide interviews. Their expertise is not limited to the topics listed. You may call DePaul's professors directly or call DePaul's Media Relations Department at 312/362-8591 for additional information.

CONVENTION & POLITICS

Michael Mezey

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Professor of Political Science, Office: 773/325-7305 Email: mmezey@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Presidential Politics, Campaign Issues, Third Party Politics

Bruce I. Newman

Associate Professor of Marketing, Author of five books on political marketing Office: 312/362-5186

TOPICS: Political Marketing, Voter Choice Behavior, Campaign Strategies, Candidate Positioning, Vice Presidential Choice

R. Craig Sautter

Instructor, School for New Learning, Author of books on Philadelphia and Chicago political conventions. Office: 773/262-5806

TOPICS: History of Political Conventions

Bruce Evensen

Professor of Communication Office 773/325-2894

TOPICS: Historic Relationship between Press and the President, Compare/ Contrast to Previous Performance Evaluation

D. Joel Whalen

Associate Professor of Marketing, Office: 312/362-8502, Cellular: 773/551-6714 E-mail: jwhalen@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Political Advertising, Media and Politics

Marlene Nicholson (Available after August 14

Law Professor Office: 312/362-8327 E-mail: mnichol@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPIC: Campaign Finance

Minority Issues and Race

Michael Eric Dyson

University Professor Office: 312/362-8988 Cellular: 773/294-8172 E-mail: mdyson@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: African-American Political Agendas, Social Ills, Disenfranchisement, Capital Punishment, Hate Crimes, Reparations, Affirmative Action

Immigration

Craig Mousin

Executive Director, DePaul Center for Church/State Studies, Office: 312/362-8673, E-mail: cmousin@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Immigration, Prayer in School

Jose Soltero

Associate Professor of Sociology, Office: 773/325-1984, E-mail: jsoltero@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Immigration from Central America

Felix Masud-Piloto

Associate Professor of History, Director of DePaul's Center for Latino Research, Office: 773/325-7472, E-mail: fmasud-p@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Cuban Immigration, Immigration from Latin American and the Caribbean

Hispanic Politics

Maria de los Angeles Torres

Associate Professor of Political Science, Office: 773/325-1984

TOPICS: U.S.-Latin American Relations, Latino Voters in Chicago

Education and Youth Issues

Gayle Mindes

Professor of Education Office: 773/ 325-7769 E-mail: gmindes@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Head Start, Early Childhood Education, Development, Professionalizing Child Care

John Rury

Professor of Education, Office: 312/362-8615, E-mail: jrury@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Urban Education, Urban Policy

Leonard Jason

Professor of Psychology, Office: 773/ 325-2018, E-mail: ljason@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Teen Smoking Prevention, Cigarette Sales Reduction, Violence in the Media

Barbara Radner

Associate Professor, School of Education, Office: 773/325-7171, E-mail: bradner@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Urban Education, Curriculum Development

Taxes and Economic Issues

Michael Miller

Professor of Economics Office: 312/362-8477

TOPICS: Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, Government Budget, Fiscal Budget

David J. Roberts

TOPICS: Tax Reform, Estate Taxes, Marriage Penalty, Targeted Tax Relief, Flatter Tax Proposals, Social Security Proposals

Laura Pincus

Professor of Business Ethics, Office: 312/362-6569, Pager: 773/400-7761, E-mail: lpincus@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Global Labor Rights, labor/Human Rights Issues, Business Ethics and Values, Employee Rights/Privacy

John Colliton

Professor of Law Office: 312/362-8747 Jcollitio@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: IRS, Tax Law, marriage penalty

Animesh Ghosal

Professor of Economics, Office: 312/362-8008, E-mail: aghoshal@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: International Trade, Trade with China, World Trade Org. Issues, NAFTA

Jerold Friedland

Law Professor, Office: 312/362-8747, E-mail: jfriedl@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: International Business Tax Law

International Issues

Patrick Callahan

Associate Professor of Political Science, Office: 773/325-7338, E-mail: pcallaha@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Defense Policy

Terrorism

Thomas Mockaitis

Assistant Professor of History, Office: 773/325-1569, E-mail: tmockait@aol.com

TOPICS: Terrorism (Foreign and Domestic)

Barry Kellman

Law Professor, Co-Director of DePaul’s International Criminal Justice and Weapons Control Center, Office: 312/362-5258, E-mail: bkellma@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: National Security Weapons Proliferation Arms Control

Health and Welfare

Michelle Oberman

Assistant Professor of Law, Office: 312/ 362-8383, E-mail: moberman@condor.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Women's health and the law

Donald Hermann

Professor of Law, Office: 312/362-8383, E-mail: dherman@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Health Law, AIDS

Death Penalty

Leonard Cavise

Associate Law Professor Office: 312/362-6841 E-mail: lcavise@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Death Penalty, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Defense

Andrea Lyon

Law Professor Office: 312/362-8402 E-mail: alyon1@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Death Penalty, Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus

Miscellaneous

Midge Wilson

TOPICS: Parental Consent Laws, Race Relations, Affirmative Action

David Jolliffe

Associate of Professor of English, Office: 773/325-1783, E-mail: djolliff@wppost.depaul.edu

TOPICS: Political use of the word "rhetoric"

Editors Note: Two of our experts will be attending the conventions. R. Craig Sautter will attend the Republican Convention and Michael Eric Dyson will attend the Democratic National Convention.