Palmer Chair in Telecommunications Director of the X-Lab
Rural Broadband Access, Cybersecurity, Cyber Policy
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Pennsylvania Politics and Policy, Marijuana Law and Policy
Director for the Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy Professor of Political Science
American Politics, State Politics, Public Opinion, Political Behavior and Democracy
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
Alternative Packaging and Food Handling, Sustainability, Ethics and Bioethics
Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Regional and Rural Economic Development, Regional Food Systems, Self-Employment, Poverty, Buy-Local Trend, Opioid Epidemic
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation in Penn State's McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Collective memory, Rhetoric
Director, Population Research Institute Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography
Census, Demography, Population Research
Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory
Economic Roles of Hospitality and Tourism, Ethics of Food Access in Schools, Economics of Food Decisions
Associate Professor of Political Science
Judicial Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, American Politics, State Politics
Professor of International Affairs
International Affairs, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid Administration
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political campaigns, Government & Public Policy, Voting Behavior
Professor of Communcation Art & Sciences
Women in Politics, Political Rhetoric
Professor of International Affairs and Asian Studies
International Affairs and Policy, Middle East Relations, International Security, Energy
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Social Disparities in Stress, Health, Mortality
Associate Professor of Geography and African Studies
Social Movements, Critical Race Theory, Political Economy, Urban Geography
Professor of History
American history, Foreign relations, Political history, Obscenity regulation
Professor of Education and Demography
School segregation, Racial inequality, Civil rights, School choice, Education policy, Diversity in education
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science Associate Director, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend
Russian politics, Ukrainian politics, comparative politics, political behavior, European politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Race, Ethnicity and Politics; Gender and Politics; Participation, Voting and Public Opinion; American Politics
Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics Associate Professor of Biology
Public Health, Quantitative Epidemiology, Population Ecology, Statistics, Computational and Mathematical Biology
Professor and Chair, Department of Humanities Professor, Public Health Sciences
Vaccination Hesitancy, Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture, Transsexualism and the Idea of Gender
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Health Policy, Administration, Health Maintenance Organization, Quality of Healthcare
Professor of Political Science
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Political Violence, Intrastate Conflict
Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar
International War Crimes, Human Rights, International Law, Sex Crimes
​Penn State has a wide range of faculty experts who are readily available to give insight on the evolving and ongoing economic, political, cultural and legal impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Explore Available ResourcesProfessor of History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies
Ukrainian history, politics of religion in Ukraine
Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs Director of the Center for Energy Law and Policy
Energy, Energy Law and Policy, Electricity, Natural Gas
Director of the Sustainability Institute Chief Sustainability Officer Professor of Teaching for Penn State Law
Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resource Law and Water-related Issues
The Penn State community includes a wide range of faculty members and researchers who contribute to an open, public dialogue on important political issues across the state, nation and world. Our faculty often speak with the media on research related to issues that are top of mind during elections.
Explore Available ResourcesPioneers Chair in Telecommunications
Media & Telecommunications Policy and Regulation, Broadband Policy, Local News
Documentary filmmaking, Storytelling, Israel, Holocaust, History, Education
Professor of Labor and Employment Relations
Social Sciences, Labor and Employment Relations
Penn State has a wide range of experts looking at issues like substance use disorder, reproductive rights, gun violence and mass shootings.
Our experts are experienced in speaking with journalists to explain these complex issues to a general audience.
Explore Available Resources
Comparative Politics, Democratization, Political Violence, Extremism and Radicalization, Terrorism