Media Contact
In less than two weeks, Americans will head to the polls for the midterm elections. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss topics from the state of democracy to inflation and public opinion.
State of democracy:
David A. Bateman
Assistant Professor
- Congress
- Voting rights
Peter Enns
Professor Government and Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
- Public opinion
- Political representation
Suzanne Mettler
Professor of American Institutions
- Health of our democracy
- Backsliding
- “Submerged state”
Thomas Pepinsky
Professor of Government
- Global democratization
- Authoritarianism
- “Regime cleavage”
Douglas L. Kriner
Professor of Government
- Presidential power
- Political checks
- Election security
Safety concerns at the polls:
Mabel Berezin
Professor of Sociology at Cornell University
- Right-wing politics
- Violence
- Popular support
Economic uncertainty:
Robert Hockett
Professor of Law
- Economy
- Inflation
Russell Weaver
Director of Research, ILR Buffalo Co-Lab
- Economic concerns of New York State’s electorate
- Gerrymandering
Social influence on voter choices:
David Pizarro
Associate Professor
- Decision-making
- How emotions affect political choices
Sarah Kreps
Professor of Government
- Spread of misinformation
- Tech policy
- Foreign election interference
Landon Schnabel
Robert and Ann Rosenthal Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Religion’s impact on politics
Ken Birman
Professor of Computer Science
- Cloud computing
- Trust in major tech companies
Election integrity:
Andrew Myers
Professor of Computer Science
- Secure electronic voting systems
- Trust and security in cyberspace
