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The following University of Maryland faculty members and researchers are available to discuss the 2005 inauguration and the second administration of George W. Bush. Political communication experts are listed first, followed by political experts and specialists. Contact the experts directly (many have included home phone or cell phone numbers), or contact University Communications: Neil Tickner, 301-405-4622, 301-257-0073 (after-hours), ntickner@umd.edu Part 1: Political Communication Experts Shawn J. Parry-Giles - associate professor of communication and women's studies; director, Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership, University of Maryland Expertise : presidential image making and rhetoric; presidential war rhetoric; presidential campaigning; propaganda; rhetorical, feminist and media criticism Credentials: books include " The Rhetorical Presidency, Propaganda, and the Cold War, 1945-1955," "Constructing Clinton: Hyperreality and Presidential Image-Making in Postmodern Politics" (co-author); journal articles include "Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton: Television News Practices and Image-Making in the Postmodern Age," and "Embracing the Mess: Reflections on Campaign 2000;" co-directs Political Advertising Resource Center (http://www.umdparc.org/)
Credentials: former political consultant and writer; books include "Constructing Clinton: Hyperreality and Presidential Image-Making in Postmodern Politics" (co-author) and "The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process" (forthcoming); co-directs Political Advertising Resource Center ( http://www.umdparc.org/)
Credentials: books include " Communication in the Presidential Primaries: Candidates and the Media, 1912-2000" and "Presidential Campaign Discourse;" Presidential debate publications include a "white paper" for the Presidential Debates Research Symposium (co-author) and "Presidential Debates Through Media Eyes" (journal article);
Credentials: has studied nonverbal and movement behaviors of political leaders for 30 years; certified in Laban Movement Analysis; former President of the Congress on Research in Dance Part 2: Political Experts and Specialists Ron Walters - political scientist, professor and director, African American Leadership Institute, Academy of Leadership, University of MarylandExpertise: national politics; African American political leadership; urban politics Credentials: books include: "Black Presidential Politics in America," " White Nationalism, Black Interests: Conservative Public Policy and the Black Community"and "African American Leadership;" deputy campaign manager, Jesse Jackson presidential campaign (1984)
Credentials: deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy and executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal in first Clinton administration; served as senior advisor to Albert Gore Jr. during 1999-2000 presidential campaign and the run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988; issues director for Walter Mondale's presidential campaign, 1982-1984; chief speech writer for John Anderson's National Unity Campaign; directs research center on civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25
Credentials: specialist in geographic and demographic targeting for campaigns and elections, including ongoing research on voter turnout patterns; recent work includes research on political socialization of adolescents and rural reactions to ethnic diversity; books include: "Patchwork Nation: Sectionalism and Political Change in American Politics," "Separate Destinations: Migration, Immigration and the Politics of Places," " Cultivating Democracy: Civic Environments and Political Socialization in America," "National Elections and the Autonomy of American State Party Systems;" editor, "American Politics Research" Credentials - Olson has written extensively about 20th century presidents and their administrations. Prof. Olson's most recent book is about Watergate. He is currently working on a book about the Eisenhower administration and civil rights. He has appeared extensively in print, on the radio and TV talking about 20th century presidential history.
Credentials - co-author of the book, Dead Center: Clinton Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation , which is an unflattering look at the Clinton presidency. She wrote about this in an article for Newsday.com. Sorenson also is the author of a four volume comprehensive Encyclopedia of Leadership. She is a frequent contributor and commentator on social issues in the popular media. Political-Economic Issues
Contacts: 202-387-8775; garalper@ncesa Judicial Nominations
Credentials: books include "The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process" (forthcoming), "Constructing Clinton: Hyperreality and Presidential Image-Making in Postmodern Politics" (co-author); former political consultant and writer Economic Policies
Credentials - former chief economist, U.S. International Trade Commission; has been a consultant to many large companies
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Keith Olson - professor of history, University of Maryland. 
Georgia Sorenson - founding director and senior scholar, James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland. 
