With election campaigns, government processes or court decisions, the political landscape is constantly changing. Penn State experts keep their fingers on the pulse of the political climate in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, the United States and on the issues important to voters.
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.
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Contact Daniel Mallinson with questions about: state and local politics and policy. His primary research focus examining the mechanics of policy diffusion among the U.S. states, or how new policy ideas do and do not spread among governmental bodies.
Professor of Communcation Art & Sciences
Contact Nichola Gutgold with questions about: rhetoric of women in male-dominated fields.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Robert Speel with questions about: many aspects of American politics, including elections and voting behavior, state and urban politics, Congress and the presidency, public policy, as well as ethnic and racial politics and Canadian politics.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Michael Nelson with questions about: effects of judicial elections, public support for courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, in the United States and abroad, and the effects of collegiality on judicial behavior.
Contact Andrew Vitek with questions about: political violence and extremism.
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