Marquette faculty and staff experts listed on this page are open to direct contact from media unless noted.

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If you do not see your topic here, contact the Office of University Relations for possible referrals at:

• Kevin Conway (kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu | 414-202-9329)
• Melissa Barclay (melissa.barclay@marquette.edu | 603-897-5770)

• Politics
  • Campaign issues (Azari)
  • Campaign issues (Wichowsky)
  • Campaign advertising and finance
  • Constitutional History and Politics
  • Demographic change in Wisconsin
  • Economics and Markets (politics)
  • Environmental issues
  • Gerrymandering/Redistricting
  • History of Republican Party in Wisconsin until 1924
  • Music/pop culture
  • Political communication
  • Presidential nominations
  • Public opinion (Azari)
  • Public opinion (Wichowsky)
  • Religion and Politics
  • Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area electoral trends

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  AI/Data
  • AI/Data
  • Applied AI
  • AI programming
• Business
  • Accounting (Forensic, Government)
  • Blockchain technologies
  • Board of Directors
  • CEO’s (Compensation; Biases)
  • Emerging technologies
  • Financial reporting (manufacturing, non-profit/charity)
  • Fraud
  • Gas prices
  • Intersection of economics, politics, and markets
  • Inventory and product costing
  • Profitability analysis
  • Smart manufacturing
  • Valuation
• College access
• Disability and disability studies
• Environmental Issues
  • Climate change (Campaign Issue)
  • Climate change (Politics, Pop Culture)
  • Climate Change (Science — Dempsey)
  • Climate Change (Science — Parolari)
  • Climate Change (Science — Tharp)
  • Decarbonization

(Environmental issues cont. in next column)

• Milwaukee and Wisconsin
  • Demographic change in Wisconsin
  • History of the Republican Party in Wisconsin up to 1924
  • Midwest and Wisconsin history
  • Milwaukee history
  • Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area electoral trends

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  Environmental Issues — continued
  
  • Energy (Dempsey)
  • Energy (Tharp)
  • Environmental issues
  • Environmental pollutants
  • Green energy
  • Greenhouse gas
  • Human-induced climate change
  • PFAS
  • Theological Ethics/Perspectives on ecological and energy issues
  • Transportation
  • Water
  • Water quality
  • Water scarcity
• Ethnic Migration and Immigration
  • Immigration policy
  • Immigration bans
  • Latino politics, religion
  • Muslims
• Germany (20th century Germany and Europe)
• Health Care
  • Adult communication disorders
  • Adult cognitive disorders (Stroke, Brain injury, Dementia)
  • Health care (Policy, Medicare, Medicaid)
  • Health care (Policy, Children)
• Language Acquisition
• Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Administrative Law
• LGBTQ+ issues/Media
• News literacy
• Psychoanalysis of groups and factions
• Robotics in physical rehabilitation
• Social media
  • Social media
  • Youth and social media

JULIA AZARI

Professor of Political Science (Profile)

Expertise: Campaign issues, presidential nominations, public opinion

julia.azari@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

LOUISE CAINKAR

Professor of Social and Cultural Sciences (Profile)

Expertise: Immigration policy, Immigration bans, Muslims

louise.cainkar@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

GERRY CANAVAN

Chair and Professor of English (Profile)

Expertise: Climate change, Disability and Disability studies

gerry.canavan@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

SARAH GRACE DALTON

Assistant Professor of speech pathology and audiology

Expertise: Adult communication disorders, Adult cognitive disorders, Stroke, Brain injury, Dementia

Contact Kevin Conway or Melissa Barclay to reach Dr. Dalton

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

ADAM DEMPSEY

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Expertise: Gas prices, Climate change, Greenhouse gas, Energy, Transportation, Green energy

Contact Kevin Conway or Melissa Barclay to reach Dr. Dempsey

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

ALISON EFFORD

Associate Professor of History (Profile)

Expertise: History of the Republican Party in Wisconsin up to 1924; Milwaukee history

alison.efford@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

SERGIO M. GONZÁLEZ

Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies (Profile)

Expertise: Latino politics, religion, Midwest and Wisconsin history

sergio.gonzalez@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person | English or Spanish

LISA GRABERT

Visiting Professor of Research — Nursing (Profile)

Expertise: Health care, Medicare, Medicaid, Insurance, Hospitals, Nursing homes

lisa.grabert@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

BRIAN JACOBSEN

Instructor of Practice — Finance

Expertise: Intersection of economics, politics, and markets

brian.jacobsen@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

JOHN JOHNSON

Lubar Center Research Fellow (Profile)

Expertise: Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area electoral trends, Gerrymandering/Redistricting, Demographic change in Wisconsin

john.d.johnson@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

PATRICK JOHNSON

Director of Student Media (Profile)

Expertise: News literacy: civic engagement, learning, purpose and practice; Media literacy, equity, and justice; Journalism: practice, education, ethics; Education: curriculum and instruction, pedagogy, equity and justice; Political communication: campaigns, coverage, analysis; Children, adolescents, and media: cognitive science, representation, learning; Sexuality and media: LGBTQ+ issues, knowledge production, sex media

patrick.johnson@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

MICHAEL KOCH

Visiting Instructor of German (Profile)

Expertise: 20th century Germany and Europe, Language acquisition, Expressionism

michael.l.koch@marquette.edu

Open to Radio/Print | Zoom or Phone | English or German

KALIN KOLEV

Associate Professor of Management (Profile)

Expertise: CEO compensation, CEO biases, board of directors

kalin.kolev@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person | English or Bulgarian

QIANHUA "Q" LING

Associate Professor of Accounting (Profile)

Expertise: Profitability analysis; Manufacturing financials; Product costing; Inventory costing, Nonprofit/charity financial reporting

qianhua.ling@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

PATRICK McNAMARA

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Profile)

Expertise: Water, PFAS, Environmental pollutants

patrick.mcnamara@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

ANTHONY PAROLARI

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Profile)

Expertise: Climate change

anthony.parolari@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

SCOTT REX

Instructor of Practice — Marketing (Profile)

Expertise: Smart manufacturing — applications of data and analytics in manufacturing

scott.rex@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

JAME SCHAEFER

Professor Emerita of Theology (Profile)

Expertise: Human-induced climate change, Religious faith-grounded ethical perspectives on ecological and energy issues

jame.schaefer@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

ROBERT SCHEIDT

Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Profile)

Expertise: Robotics in physical rehabilitation

robert.scheidt@marquette.edu

Open to Radio/Print | Zoom or Phone

CHRISTINE SCHINDLER

Clinical Professor of Nursing (Profile)

Expertise: Pediatric critical care, Children with medical complexity, Children's health care, Health policy

christine.schindler@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

PATRICK SOBKOWSKI

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science (Profile)

Expertise: Constitutional Law; U.S. Supreme Court; Administrative Law; Constitutional History and Politics

patrick.sobkowski@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

JAMES SOUTH

Professor of Philosophy (Profile)

Expertise: Religion and Politics (especially Catholicism); Music/Pop Culture (e.g., Jason Aldean, Oliver Anthony, Yellowstone, etc.); Psychology/Psychoanalysis of groups and factions.

james.south@marquette.edu

Open to Radio/Print | Zoom or Phone

DAVID STRIFLING

Director of the Water Law and Policy Initiative (Profile)

Expertise: Environmental issues, Water quality, Water scarcity

david.strifling@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

TIM THARP

Associate Professor of Physics (Profile)

Expertise: Climate Change, Energy, Decarbonization

timothy.tharp@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

GABRIEL VELEZ

Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership (Profile)

Expertise: Youth and social media, College access

gabriel.velez@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

JOSEPH WALL

Donald F. Flynn and Beverly L. Flynn Chair of Accounting Ethics and Disruptive Technologies (Profile)

Expertise: Applied AI; AI programming; blockchain technologies; Valuation; Emerging technologies; Fraud; Forensic accounting; Government accounting; Financial statements

Office phone: (262) 563-9255

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

AMBER WICHOWSKY

Chair and Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership (Profile)

Expertise: Public opinion, Issues and Elections (e.g., economy, climate change, etc.), Campaign-related issues (advertising, campaign finance)

amber.wichowsky@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom

MICHAEL ZIMMER

Professor of Computer Science (Profile)

Expertise: AI ethics, Data ethics, Data privacy, Social media

michael.zimmer@marquette.edu

Open to TV/Radio/Print | In-person or Zoom