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Sara Forsdyke, an associate professor of classical studies and history, teaches a class called "Great Speeches Ancient and Modern" in which she reviews the principles of public speaking that have been handed down by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and applies these principles to modern as well as ancient speeches. She can be reached at (734) 936-6098 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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 mailto: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Scott Page, professor of political science and economics, studies how diversity helps groups, universities, economies and democracies function better. Author of "The Difference: How The Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Teams, Schools, and Societies." He can be reached at (734) 763-3301 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sheldon Danziger, the H. J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of public policy, is a scholar of poverty, income inequality, social welfare programs and policy. He directs the National Poverty Center at the U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He can be reached at (734) 615-8321 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Donald Grimes, senior research associate and economist, Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, specializes in economic forecasting and regional economic development, especially in Michigan and the Midwest. He can be reached at (734) 730-3214 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gregory Saltzman, adjunct research scientist at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations and professor of economics and management at Albion College, is an expert on union-management relations, labor law, health insurance, and affirmative action. He can be reached at (734) 971-7596, (517) 629-0422 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Matthew Shapiro, the Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics, is an expert in macroeconomics, particularly tax policy, monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, and the quality of federal economic statistics. He was a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. He can be reached at (734) 764-5419 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Joel Slemrod, director of the Office of Tax Policy Research and the Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Ross School of Business, is a renowned authority on the economic effects of taxation, international aspects of taxation, tax compliance and tax law enforcement, and tax reform and savings behavior in the United States and worldwide. He serves as a member of the Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers, Joint Committee on Taxation Revenue Estimating Advisory Board and Internal Revenue Service Consultants' Panel for Statistics of Income. He can be reached at (734) 936-3914 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Deborah Faye Carter, director of U-M's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, earned her doctorate from the program in 1997. Her research interests focus on access and equity, and economic status issues in higher education—particularly as they relate to race and socioeconomic status. She can be reached at (734) 764-8423 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

David Cohen, professor of education and education policy, researches implementing and evaluating reforms in K-12 education, including educational policy, the relations between policy and instruction and the improvement of teaching. He can be reached at (734) 763-0226 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stephen DesJardins, associate professor of education, teaches courses related to public policy in higher education, economics and finances in postsecondary education. His research includes strategic enrollment management issues, student departure from college and the economics of higher education. He can be reached at (734) 647-1984 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ed St. John, the Algo D. Henderson Professor of Education, is part of U-M's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and focuses on the impact of public finance and educational policies on education opportunity in both K-12 and higher education. For example, a recent study offered a systematic analysis of the association between state finance strategies and college access outcomes. He can be reached at (734) 647-2013 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Robert Marans, research professor at the Institute of Social Research (ISR), served as principal investigator of the U-M Pilot Study on the behavioral aspects of energy conservation and sustainability. ISR conducted the study in partnership with the U-M Plant Operations Department and the U-M Utilities Reductions Committee. Its goal: To find out what people are actually doing to conserve energy, how they feel about efforts to reduce energy use, and what steps they are willing to take to cut energy use at home and on the job. Study findings are available at: http://www.isr.umich.edu/energypilot/ Marans can be reached at (734) 763-9818 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Johannes Schwank is director of the Transportation Energy Center and a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He can speak about alternative fuels. He can be reached at (734) 764-3374 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . More information about the Transportation Energy Center

Carl Simon is director of U-M's Center for the Study of Complex Systems and associate director of social science and policy for the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute. Simon studies energy and environmental issues from a big-picture policy perspective, bringing various interests together to find big answers. Building cars using alternative energy isn't just about engineering, he says. You must motivate people to buy them and ensure a reliable supply of alternative fuel. He can be reached at (734) 647-9194 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gary Was, director of the University's Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute (MMPEI), is an international authority and resource in issues related to energy research, policy and education. He also is a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences. He can be reached at (734) 763-4675 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment and associate director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, is an expert on climate change and corporate strategy, as well as environmental and social issues as they relate to business. He can be reached at (734) 763-9455 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thomas Lyon, Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at the Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, is an expert on greenwashing and the interplay between corporate strategy and public policy in the areas of corporate environmentalism, electric utility investment practices, natural gas contracting, innovation in the health care sector, and the introduction of competition in regulated industries. He can be reached at (734) 615-1639 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Barry Rabe, professor of public policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a professor at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, is an expert on environmental issues on the state and federal levels. He can also discuss issues affecting the U.S.-Canada relationship. He can be reached at (734) 647-4333 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Donald Scavia, professor at the School of Natural Resources and Environment and director of Michigan Sea Grant, studies natural and anthropogenic stresses on Great Lakes and marine ecosystems, with a special interest in the environmental effects of corn-based ethanol production. He can be reached at (734) 615-4860 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

John Chamberlin, professor of political science and public policy, is an expert on the reform of legislative redistricting, political representation and multi-candidate elections. He can be reached at (734) 763-0689.

Thomas Buchmueller, the Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at the Ross School of Business, is an expert on the economics of employer-sponsored insurance and health insurance competition, regulation and reform, and can discuss the presidential candidates' plans for health care reform and coverage expansions. He can be reached at (734) 764-5933 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kyle Grazier, professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, and professor of psychiatry at the U-M Medical School. Grazier can discuss the effects of health care financing and insurance mechanisms on patterns of use, costs and the delivery of high quality, efficient health care. She is also researching the impact of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Grazier led the committee to redesign U-M health benefits in 2005 and 2009. Contact: (734) 936-1222.

Peter Jacobson, professor of health law and policy and director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Health, has focused on the legal and regulatory aspects of medical care delivery and public health services. Conversant with various facets of health care reform, public health preparedness and public health ethics. He can be reached at (734) 936-0928 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Richard Lichtenstein, associate professor of health management and policy at the U-M School of Public Health, can discuss overall issues confronting the U.S. health care system, health disparities, and health-care access for low-income populations. He is also the chair of two voluntary employee beneficiary associations that provide health benefits to retirees. Contact: (734) 936-1316 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

John Garcia, director of the Resource Center for Minority Data and director of community outreach at the U-M Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, can discuss immigration issues related to SB 1070, which states that law enforcement officers may check the person's immigration status if there's reasonable suspicion that the individual is living in the United States illegally. He can be reached at (734) 615-0183 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Ann Lin, associate professor of public policy, teaches courses on public policy implementation, gender and politics, and immigration. She can be reached at (734) 764-7507 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Silvia Pedraza is a professor of sociology. Her research interests include the sociology of immigration, race, and ethnicity in America, and the sociology of Cuba's revolution and exodus. She can be contacted at (734) 647-3659 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Anthony Collings, lecturer, 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Juan Cole, professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian History, has studied the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite and Sunni Islam, and is familiar with Islamic radicalism in both branches. He has written about modern Iraq's history and Muslim movements against the West. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

David Winter, a professor of psychology, conducts research on political psychology, including measurement of personality at a distance and psychological factors in war and peace. He can be reached at (734) 647-3952 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Richard Hall is a professor of political science and public policy. His research focuses on American national politics. He has studied participation and representation in Congress, campaign finance reform, legislative oversight, and lobbying in Congress. He can be contacted at (734) 763-4390 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Vincent Hutchings, associate professor, ISR 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Scott Page is the Leonid Huwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics, and is the associate director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems. His research focuses on diversity, complexity, incentives, and institutions. He can be reached (734) 647-9193 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Nicholas Valentino, an associate professor of communication studies and political science, conducts research on race, ethnicity and politics, as well as political psychology. He can be contacted at (734) 764.3351 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Joshua Pasek, an assistant professor of communication studies, has done research exploring how new media and psychological processes each shape political attitudes, public opinion, and political behaviors. He is available at (734) 763.3185 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Joel Slemrod, director of the Office of Tax Policy Research and the Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Ross School of Buisness, is a renowned authority on the economic effects of taxation, international aspects of taxation, tax compliance and tax law enforcement, and tax reform and savings behavior in the United States and worldwide. He serves as a member of the Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisers, Joint Committee on Taxation Revenue Estimating Advisory Board and Internal Revenue Service Consultants' Panel for Statistics of Income. He can be reached at (734) 936-3914 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Wayne Baker, professor of management and organizations at Ross School of Business and ISR faculty associate, is leading a new project to assess Americans' Evolving Values. To probe Americans' attitudes about a variety of hot-button issues from polygamy to patriotism and same-sex marriage, Baker has launched a Web sitewww.ourvalues.com to solicit public comments and responses to "flash poll" questions. He can be reached at (734) 764-2306 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jowei Chen, an assistant professor of political science, examines the targeting of federal government spending to partisan supporters and campaign contributors. He can be reached at (734) 647-7995 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

J. Alex Halderman, an assistant professor of electrical and computer science, can discuss security issues in electronic voting. In 2012, he led a team of researchers who hacked into a test bed of a proposed Internet-based absentee voting system in Washington, D.C. The researchers changed all the votes to write-ins for famous robots and computers, and they rigged the system to play The Victors after each new vote was cast. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 609-558-2312 (cell).

Michael Heaney, an assistant professor of organizational studies and political science, examines the organizational dimensions of American politics. His research focuses on the role of intermediary institutions--especially interest groups, political parties, and social movements--in shaping the political process and policy outcomes. He can be contacted at (202) 236-3369 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Nancy Burns, director, Institute for Social Research Center for Political Studies, has studied the reasons for gender differences in political participation. She can be reached at (734) 936-0094 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.