Politics / Political Science

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Matt Lindstrom, Professor of Political Science; Director, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.

Lindstrom is an expert in environmental policy and state and local politics, especially urban land use policy. He is the author of two books on the National Environmental Policy Act and a second on suburban sprawl. In addition, the McCarthy Center brings in nationally known speakers and creates venues for constructive, responsible and interesting civic debate and engagement in community affairs.

Michael Hemmesch, 320-363-2595 or mhemmesch@csbsju.edu

Direct to Lindstrom: 320-363-3364 or mlindstrom@csbsju.edu

Alfred Montero, Associate Professor and Director of Latin American Studies, Carleton College

Latin American politics and economic policy-making; European politics; European Union.

Eric Sieger, 507-222-4183, esieger@carleton.edu

David Schultz, Professor, School of Business, Hamline University

Schultz is one of the most widely-known and respected political experts in the region. He is available for news analysis and background as a non-partisan expert on both national and local coverage of election law, money and politics, campaigns and elections, media and politics, government ethics, and political advertising.

JacQui Getty, 651-523-2475, jgetty01@hamline.edu

Direct to Schultz: 612.396.8043

Debra Petersen, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism Department, University of St. Thomas
651-962-5828 (w), 612-987-1114 (cell), dlpetersen@stthomas.edu

Petersen's research interests include presidential inaugurations and especially first ladies. She is engaged in research on the rhetoric of first ladies, and received a grant to conduct research at the Eleanor Roosevelt archives in Hyde Park, N.Y.  She also conducts research on women and politics, including women engaged in international political communication.

Jim Winterer, 651-962-6404, jcwinterer@stthomas.edu

Kay Wolsborn, Professor of Political Science, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

Wolsborn has expertise in voting behavior and political parties. She is chair of the political science department for the 2008-09 academic year and is teaching courses this year on Politics & Political Life, U.S. Political Parties and Elections, Introduction to U.S. Politics, and Gender and Politics.

Diane Hageman, 320-363-5748, dhageman@csbsju.edu

Terry Flower, Professor of Physics, St. Catherine University

Flower was a delegate to the RNC and chair of the Dakota County chapter of McCain’s campaign. Her research interests lie in the moral elements of democracy. She currently teaches courses on race and politics, American political thought, and democratic principles.

Julie Michener, 651-690-6521, 651-253-8931, jcmichener@stkate.edu

Jillian Locke, Associate Professor of Political Science, Gustavus Adolphus College

Locke’s expertise is in the area of democratic theory, feminist theory, history of political thought, race and politics.

Matt Thomas, 507-933-7510, mthomas@gustavus.edu

Daniel Hofrenning, Professor of Political Science, St. Olaf College, 507-786-3128 (w), 507-786-4665 (h), dhofrenn@stolaf.edu

Hofrenning is an expert in U.S. politics, public policy, and religion and politics. Author of the book In Washington But Not Of It: The Prophetic Politics of Religious Lobbyists, he teaches public policy and American politics.

David Gonnerman, 507-786-3315, gonnermd@stolaf.edu

David E. Woodard, History/Political Science (department chair), Concordia University, St. Paul

Woodward has expertise in political and historical commentary, observation, and analysis. He has been a “political junkie” his entire life and taught history and political science since 1991. His professional portfolio includes published articles and book reviews in academic journals. On occasion, Woodard has served as a political commentator on local TV news programs.

Jill Johnson, 651-641-8755, jjohnson@csp.edu

Nancy Zingale, Professor Emerita of Political Science, Retired Professor and former chair of Political Science Department, University of St. Thomas, 651-962-6928, nhzingale@stthomas.edu

Zingale's expertise is in the areas of elections, public opinion, political parties, survey research and polling.

Jim Winterer, 651-962-6404, jcwinterer@stthomas.edu

Adrienne E. Christiansen, Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science, Macalester College

Christiansen studies political communication/rhetoric. Her scholarly efforts have focused on the language of war and the rhetoric of social movements. Most recently, she has been drawn to visual persuasion, particularly as manifested in political editorial cartoons and in the role political monuments play in maintaining conflict in Cyprus.

Barbara Laskin, 651-696-6451, laskin@macalester.edu

Julie Dolan, Associate Professor, Political Science, Macalester College

Dolan is interested in women and politics, presidential campaigns and elections. She is currently working on a book about Senator Hillary Clinton.  Her research and teaching interests include bureaucratic politics, women and politics, public policy, research methods and Congress.

Barbara K. Laskin, 651-696-6451, laskin@macalester.edu

Chris Gilbert, Professor of Political Science, Gustavus Adolphus College

Gilbert’s areas of expertise include American politics and elections, religion and politics, political parties, research methods, Minnesota politics.

Matt Thomas, 507-933-7510, mthomas@gustavus.edu

Stacey Hunter Hecht, Department Chair/Associate Professor of Political Science, Bethel University

Hunter Hecht’s areas of expertise include Social Policy, Cosmopolitanism, Citizenship & Immigration Policy, and Religion and Politics.

Amanda Wanke, 651-638-6266, a-wanke@bethel.edu

Mary Jo McGuire, Faculty member, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Political Science, St. Catherine University

McGuire’s areas of expertise include ethics and leadership, public policy and current issues. Consulting in public policy, advocacy, leadership and non-profit board management, Maguire co-founded MJ2 Group, a bi-partisan consulting company. She served fourteen years as a state representative in the Minnesota Legislature.

Julie Michener, 651-690-6521, 651-253-8931, jcmichener@stkate.edu

James H. Read, Professor of Political Science, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, 320-363-5239, jread@csbsju.edu

In 1992, Read was a candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 14A. He is author of an upcoming book titled Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland (University of Minnesota Press, 2008) where he demonstrates how conversations between citizens concerned about their communities can get us beyond the television ads, mass mailings and sound bites to rejuvenate American democracy.

Michael Hemmesch, 320-363-2595, mhemmesch@csbsju.edu

Direct to Read: 320-363-5239, jread@csbsju.edu

Andy Aoki, Augsburg College

Political Science professor Aoki is finishing a book on immigrants’ effects on electoral politics.

Jeff Shelman, 612-330-1476, shelman@augsburg.edu

Fisher is researching how media at the New York Times and the London Times portray the twin cities in their respective newspapers. She is particularly interested in how the media coverage around the RNC will portray the Twin Cities.

Jeff Shelman, 612-330-1476, shelman@augsburg.edu

Joe Underhill-Cady, Augsburg College

Political Science professor Underhill-Cady teaches a class on Mississippi River politics — it includes having students canoeing down the river.

Jeff Shelman, 612-330-1476, shelman@augsburg.edu

John Shockley, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Augsburg College

Shockley’s expertise lies in the areas of American Politics, campaigns and elections, ethics of campaigning and campaign finance reform.

Jeff Shelman, 612-330-1476, shelman@augsburg.edu