Marquette experts available for post-election coverage

Faculty available to comment on issues that defined the election

From the issues that defined the election and will continue to define politics moving forward – health care, the economy and education – to how to come together after a closely-contested race, Marquette University has a variety of experts available for post-election coverage.

Please feel free to contact any of these experts directly; otherwise, Andy Brodzeller, Christopher Stolarski and Kate Venne in the Office of Marketing and Communication are happy to help identify the most suitable expert.

Coming together after the election
Between a bitter gubernatorial recall election, a heated U.S. Senate race and a closely contested presidential campaign, how do we get back to civil discourse? Janine Geske, former State Supreme Court Justice and distinguished professor of law, hosted a conference last June that examined how public discourse got to this point and how to move forward.

Janine Geske
Distinguished professor of law and former State Supreme Court Justice
(414) 288-7877 (office)
(414) 390-0298 (home)
janine.geske@marquette.edu

The election and health care
How might health care change given who is elected President, and how will government decisions affect health care insurance for middle-class Americans and for the un- and under-insured?

Mary Ann Lough, R.N.
Assistant professor of nursing
Director, Marquette Clinic for Women and Children
414.288.3828 (office)
414.254.4327 (cell)
maryann.lough@marquette.edu

Alison Barnes
Professor of Law
414.288.5368 (office)
414.405.2770 (cell)
alison.barnes@marquette.edu

The election and the economy
How much impact will the election have on the economy and where is the economy headed? Abdur Chowdhury, a member of the Chicago Fed’s academic advisory council and former chair of the U.N.’s Economic Commission in Europe, weighs in.

Abdur Chowdhury
Professor of economics
(414) 288-6915 (office)
(262) 293-9286 (home)
abdur.chowdhury@marquette.edu

The election and education
The impact of quality education on improving the country’s economy and ability to compete in a global marketplace was debated throughout the election. Teacher preparation and urban education expert Bill Henk and college admissions and financial aid expert Roby Blust weigh in on the role of education moving forward.

Bill Henk
Dean, College of Education
(414) 288-7376 (office)
william.henk@marquette.edu

Roby Blust
Dean of admissions and enrollment planning
(414) 288-7004 (office)
robert.blust@marquette.edu

The role of the Electoral College
Following what is likely to be a tight race for president, is the Electoral College even still needed? Experts weigh in on the Electoral College’s history, significance and role.

Paul Nolette
Assistant professor of political science
(414) 288-5821 (office)
(508) 249-9226 (mobile)
paul.nolette@marquette.edu

J. Gordon Hylton
Professor of law
(414) 288-5372 (office)
(434) 249-9226 (mobile)
joseph.hylton@marquette.edu

Elections and voter behavior
Political science faculty are available to weigh in on which sections of the electorate made all of the difference in the race and provide analysis about the impact of swing states.

Amber Wichowsky
Assistant professor of political science
(414) 288-3422 (office)
(608) 609-1448 (mobile)
amber.wichowsky@marquette.edu

John McAdams
Associate professor of political science
(414) 288-3425 (office)
(414) 963-0304 (home)
john.mcadams@marquette.edu

Karen Hoffman
Visiting assistant professor of political science
karen.hoffman@marquette.edu