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UNC-Chapel Hill experts can enhance coverage of 2012 election, especially in the South

 

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As the 2012 elections come down the final stretch, North Carolina continues to be a critical state for both campaigns.  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty experts can enhance your election coverage on a wide range of political, economic and cultural topics.

As the 2012 elections come down the final stretch, North Carolina continues to be a critical state for both campaigns.  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty experts can enhance your election coverage on a wide range of political, economic and cultural topics.

UNC-Chapel Hill has an on-campus broadcast studio which is available for live and taped radio and television interviews.  Learn more about the Carolina News Studio here.

Studio contact:
Rob Holliday
(919) 843-6322
(919) 259-2193
rob_holliday@unc.edu

You may also contact News Services to schedule studio time.
Main office:  (919) 962-2091, on-call pager:  (919) 216-2584

A list of experts by topic and their contact information follows:

Southern, national politics

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Kareem Crayton

Associate professor of law

  • Can discuss the contest for the presidency in North Carolina and nationally
  • Studies the relationship between race and politics
  • Researches voter ID laws and voting rights issues in the South and nationwide

Contact:
(919) 843-4320
kcrayton@unc.edu
Kareem Crayton's Faculty Website
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Ferrel Guillory

Professor of the practice of journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

  • Expert on Southern politics, media, culture and their interconnections
  • Informed analyst on how demographics and migration patterns affect politics
  • Respected commentator on national electoral trends and current political dynamics in North Carolina, including the politics of race

Contact:
(919) 962-5936, (919) 259-2708
guillory@unc.edu
Ferrel Guillory's Faculty Website
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Sarah Treul

Assistant professor of political science

  • Researches polarization in politics, especially in Congress
  • Can discuss races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the presidency
  • Studies how state delegations work together in Congress

Contact:
(919) 962-0442
streul@email.unc.edu
Sarah Treul's Faculty Website
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Jason Roberts

Associate professor of political science

  • Can discuss the races for the White House and the U.S. Congress
  • Studies the political dynamics of U.S. Congress and the procedures that govern it
  • Researches the competitiveness of congressional elections and the politics of Supreme Court appointments
  • Teaches classes on legislative politics, political parties and congressional elections

Contact:
(919) 962-8286
jroberts@unc.edu
Jason Roberts' Faculty Website
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Hodding Carter III

Professor of leadership and public policy

  • Can discuss politics in North Carolina and in the South
  • Political commentator for ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, CBC and BBC
  • White House foreign policy spokesman for President Jimmy Carter

Contact:
(919) 843-3236
hoddingcarter@unc.edu
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Politics, social media and campaign ads

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Daniel Kreiss

Assistant professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication 

  • Can discuss the role of the internet and social media in political campaigns
  • Currently researching the ways campaigns target voters with online ads based on their internet search history
  • Author of "Taking Our Country Back: The Crafting of Networked Politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama"

Contact:
(415) 238-6924
dkreiss@email.unc.edu
@kreissdaniel
Daniel Kreiss's Faculty Website
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Anne Johnston

Professor of journalism

  • Can discuss the style, content and effectiveness of political campaign ads
  • Studies political communication
  • Co-author of Videostyle in Presidential Campaigns: Style and Content of Televised Political Advertising

Contact:
(919) 962-4286
amjohnst@email.unc.edu
Anne Johnston's Faculty Website
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Economy, housing and demographic trends

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Karl Smith

Assistant professor of public economics and government

Contact:
(919) 966-9393
karl@sog.unc.edu
@modeledbehavior
Karl Smith's Faculty Website
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Roberto Quercia

Professor of City and Regional Planning; Director, UNC Center for Community Capital

  • Expert analyst on the housing industry, mortgage markets, foreclosures and financial reform issues
  • Studies the impact of the foreclosure crisis in poor, minority communities
  • Innovative researcher who has recommended lending reforms to Congress, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve

Contact:
(919) 962-4766
(919) 843-2393
Quercia@email.unc.edu
Roberto Quercia's Faculty Website
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James H. Johnson Jr.

Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship

  • Can discuss demographic data and forecasts the economic impact it has
  • Researches community and economic development and the effects of demographic change on the U.S. workplace 
  • Studies poverty and public policy in urban America 

Contact:
(919) 962-2214
Jim_Johnson@unc.edu
James H. Johnson Jr.'s Faculty Website
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Health-care reform and policy, Medicare/Medicaid

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Jonathan Oberlander

Professor of health care policy, management

  • Recognized expert on health care policy and issues in American health care reform
  • Researches the politics of health reform, Medicare reform, health care cost control
  • Author of The Political Life of Medicare, which examines the history of Medicare since its enactment in 1965

Contact:
(919) 843-8269
oberland@med.unc.edu
Jonathan Oberlander‘s Faculty Website
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Tax policy, finance and stock markets

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Douglas Shackelford

Professor of taxation

  • Expert analyst on accounting and tax policy, especially taxes on international corporations
  • Insightful commentator on proposed changes in the U.S. tax code
  • Informed source on disclosure of corporate tax information

Contact: 
(919) 962-3197
doug_shack@unc.edu
Douglas Shackelford's Faculty Website
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Christian Lundblad

Professor of finance

  • Can discuss stock markets and how they are affected by politics
  • An expert on emerging economies like China, India and Brazil
  • Former financial economist at the Federal Reserve Board

Contact:
(919) 962-8441
christian_lundblad@unc.edu
Christian Lundblad‘s Faculty Website
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Southern culture

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William Ferris

Senior associate director of the Center for the Stu
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  • Former chair of National Endowment for the Humanities
  • An editor of “The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture”
  • Professor of history and folklore

Contact:
(919) 962-5538
wferris@unc.edu
William Ferris's Faculty Website
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