Election 2016: University of Cincinnati Houses Faculty Experts in Politics, Religion, Campaigns and More

Richard Harknett

, UC professor of political science,

is able to provide analysis of the 2016 campaign

, and has a research focus on international relations and security studies. His most-recent work focuses on cybersecurity.

Currently, he serves on the State of Ohio’s Cybersecurity, Education and Economic Development Council via an appointment from the governor.

Contact: 513-556-3314

, E-mail:

richard.harknett@uc.edu

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Andrew Lewis

, UC assistant professor of political science, is an expert in the intersection of law, politics and religion in America.

He is particularly interested in the American presidency and the Supreme Court, and is also an expert on the role of religion in politics, with expertise in church-state law and a focus on evangelical political engagement.

He publishes on legal advocacy, First Amendment law, and the engagement of religious groups in politics.

Contact: 513-556-2303, E-Mail:

andrew.lewis@uc.edu

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Eric Rademacher, co-director of UC's Institute of Policy Research and of The Ohio Poll, regularly provides analysis of Ohio Poll results to citizens, policymakers and the state and national media. He teaches courses related to public opinion, U.S. elections, the U.S. presidency and congress. His research interests include Ohio politics, state and local policy, electoral politics, election survey methodology and partisanship. Contact: 513-556-5028, E-mail: eric.rademacher@uc.edu
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David Niven

, UC assistant professor of political science,

teaches American party politics and is an expert on Ohio politics

. Niven conducts research on campaigns, political communication, and death penalty policy. Niven's experience in applied politics includes serving as the speechwriter for former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and for Martin O'Malley in his presidential campaign.

Contact: 513-556-3305

, E-mail:

david.niven@uc.edu

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Stephen T. Mockabee

, UC associate professor of political science, has research interests that include American public opinion and is an expert on polling as well as Ohio politics, elections, survey research methodology, and religion and politics.  Mockabee currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and has served as program chair of the Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. His recent research has examined public opinion about human origins and the teaching of evolution in public schools.

Contact: 513-556-3394, E-mail:

stephen.mockabee@uc.edu

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Charles E. Jones, UC professor and department head of Africana Studies, teaches on various aspects of Black Politics and has provided expert commentary on previous national and state (Virginia and Georgia) elections. Jones is a board member of the National Council of Black Studies (NCBS), the leading professional organization for those in the field of African-American studies.
Contact: 513-556-3584, E-mail: charles.jones2@uc.edu
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A. Christopher Bryant, UC Rufus King Professor of Constitutional Law, has published articles and essays that reach a wide range of issues of contemporary constitutional importance, including the separation of powers, judicial review, and the roles of the various branches of the national government in constitutional interpretation. He is a recognized expert on the scope and exercise of national legislative power and the respect that Congressional action is owed from the federal judiciary, with leading articles on the subject published in the Cornell Law Review, George Washington Law Review, BYU Law Review, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation, and William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. Professor Bryant’s research in federalism and unenumerated rights include a co-authored book, “Powers Reserved for the People and the States”: A History of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, as well as articles in the Georgia Law Review and the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Contact; 513-556-0099, E-mail: chris.bryant@uc.edu 
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Marianna Brown Bettman, UC professor of practice emerita in the College of Law, has expertise with politics is in the area of judicial elections and selection and is a frequent speaker on tort reform, separation of powers, state constitutional law in Ohio, the Ohio Supreme Court and the election of judges. Bettman also serves as an appeals consultant to lawyers throughout the state of Ohio. She writes for her blog, Legally Speaking Ohio.
Professor Bettman was in the private practice of law until she became the first woman ever elected to the Ohio First District Court of Appeals in 1992. She served on that court from 1993-1999.
Contact E-mail: marianna.bettman@uc.edu
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Stephanie Hunter McMahon, UC professor of law, focuses on the relationship between taxation and the public’s perception of taxation, and from that relationship, discovers lessons for improving today’s law. In particular, Professor McMahon’s work has explored how women have been, and continue to be, affected by taxation, and how women have used issues of taxation to further their own rights.  Her writings have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Florida Tax Review, Law and History Review and Pittsburgh Tax Review, as well as student-reviewed journals, Northwestern Law Review, Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, Journal of Legislation (Notre Dame), Nevada Law Journal, Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society and blogs, The Hill.
Contact: 513-556-4206, E-mail: stephanie.mcmahon@uc.edu 
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Sarah M. Stitzlein, UC associate professor of education and affiliate faculty in philosophy, explores and clarifies key concepts within education from the perspective of social and political philosophy.  She is especially interested in issues of political agency, educating for democracy, and equality in schools.  She pays special attention to how these issues play out in the intended and unintended curriculum.

Her most recent book, "Teaching Dissent: Citizenship Education and Political Activism," investigates the role of political dissent in civics education.  Additionally, she works to uncover problems in education and envision better alternatives. Her AESA Critics Choice award-winning 2008 book, "Breaking Bad Habits: Transforming Race and Gender in Schools," draws upon American pragmatism and feminist poststructuralism to offer teachers pathways out of persistent hierarchies of race and gender in schools.
Contact: 513-556-2439, E-mail: sarah.stitzlein@uc.edu
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