ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the U.S. presidential election, including the candidates selecting a vice president and the upcoming party conventions.Experts include:

Nancy Burns, director, ISR Center for Political Studies, has studied the reasons for gender differences in political participation. She can be reached at (734) 936-0094 or nburns@umich.edu.

Anthony Collings, lecturer in communication studies, is a former CNN and Newsweek reporter. He can provide insight into print and broadcast coverage of the election campaign, including issues of journalism ethics. He can be reached at (734) 763-4792 or collings@umich.edu.

Vincent Hutchings, associate professor, Institute for Social Research Center for Political Studies, is an expert in elections, public opinion, voting behavior and African American politics. He can be reached at (734) 764-6591 or vincenth@umich.edu.

Ken Kollman, political science professor, is an expert on political parties and elections, and on lobbying. He has conducted research on American national elections and the history of American political parties, and on comparisons of the American electoral system to other systems around the world. He can be reached at (734) 936-0062 or kkollman@umich.edu.

Arthur Lupia, political science professor and senior research scientist, ISR Center for Political Studies, deals with questions regarding voting and elections, civic competence, parliamentary governance and the role of the media and the Internet in politics. He can be reached at (734) 647-7549 or lupia@isr.umich.edu.

Michael Traugott, professor of communication studies and senior research scientist, ISR Center for Political Studies, is an authority on political communication, public opinion, media polling and campaign surveys. He can be reached at (734) 647-0421 or mtrau@umich.edu.