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Congress 2009
The 111th Congress went into its summer recess still grappling with a number of challenging issues that include all aspects of the economy, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, health care, jobs, Iran, Mideast peace issues, and much more.
The University of Maryland has the experts you need for your coverage of the 111th Congress - its successes and failures this summer and what both the House and Senate face when they return this fall.
Experts listed include Congress, the President, Education and Business. You can search for specific expertise using keywords at http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/experts. Feel free to contact our faculty experts directly.
Number of experts found: 12
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Mark A. Graber
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Professor, Associate Department Chair, and Director of Graduate Studies
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Government & Politics
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Expertise Key Words:
Politics, Constitutional Law; Human Rights; Abortion, Culture Wars, Supreme Court
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301-405-4215
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301-588-0119
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mgraber@umd.edu
mgraber@law.umaryland.edu
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Paul S. Herrnson
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Director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at University of Maryland and Professor
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Government & Politics
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Expertise Key Words:
Congressional and national politics; Campaign finance reform; Voting technology
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301 405 4123
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herrnson@umd.edu
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Diana L. Huffman
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Baltimore Sun Distinguished Lecturer
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Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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Expertise Key Words:
Supreme Court nominations and the Senate confirmation process for presidential appointees; Congress. Courses include the Law of Public Communication.
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301 405 6366
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dhuffman@umd.edu
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Martin L. Johnson
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Professor Emeritus
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College of Education
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Expertise Key Words:
School Reform; minority student achievement; standardized testing; teaching teachers of mathematics.
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301 405 4554
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mljohnso@umd.edu
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Frances Lee
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Associate Professor
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Government & Politics
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Expertise Key Words:
American politics and institutions, with a special interest in how the structure of representation in the U.S. Congress shapes politics and policy outcomes.
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301 405 4339
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flee1@umd.edu
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Margaret J. McLaughlin
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Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
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Special Education
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Expertise Key Words:
No Child Left Behind Act, special education and minority achievement, educational reform, leadership training.
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301 405 0246
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mjm@umd.edu
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Peter G. Morici
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Professor
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Logistics, Business & Public Policy
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Expertise Key Words:
Macroeconomics, International Economics And International Business, And Government Regulation; Steel; Autos; Telecommunications; Airlines; Manufacturing; Retailing; Financial And Foreign Exchange Markets; Import And Export Issues
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301 405 2136
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703-549-4338
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pmorici@umd.edu
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Irwin L. Morris
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Associate Professor
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Government & Politics
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Expertise Key Words:
Racial/ethnic & class/economic dynamics of American politics & public policymaking; the political transformation of the American South. The impeachment of President Bill Clinton; Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserve; The State lottery: Creating social inequality across the nation.
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301 405 8633
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imorris@umd.edu
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Keith W. Olson
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Emeritus Professor
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
Presidents of the 20th Century: personalities, politics, elections, foreign relations. Watergate. The GI Bill and Veterans. Eisenhower and Civil Rights.
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802-985-0710
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802-985-0710
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kwolson@umd.edu
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Trevor S. Parry-Giles
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Associate Professor
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Communication
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Expertise Key Words:
Supreme Court Confirmation History & Politics;
political Communication; political advertisements; Popular Culture; Bill Clinton's Presidency; American Political Rhetoric.
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301 405 8947
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301 495 8875
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tpg@umd.edu
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Jennifer K. Rice
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Associate Professor
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Education Policy Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
education policy, education productivity, cost analysis applications to education, comprehensive school reform, teacher quality, class size.
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301 405 5580
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jkr@umd.edu
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Ronald W. Walters
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Professor Emeritus
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Government & Politics
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Expertise Key Words:
Supreme Court; Hurricane's Katrina and Rita; Civil Rights; National politics and elections, African American politics, urban politics, political leadership. Barack Obama.
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301 405 1787
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301-421-5919
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rwalters@umd.edu
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