Election 2010
ELECTION UPDATE – UA professors are available to comment on the 2010 elections. Contact the experts listed below or, for more assistance, contact Richard LeComte in media relations at 205/348-3782 or rllecomte@ur.ua.edu.
Political advertising: Dr. Karen Cartee, professor of advertising and public relations, can address issues arising from the expected maelstrom of messages and attack ads. She can be reached at 205/348-8844, 205/799-0693 or cart3912@bellsouth.net.
The Web and the campaign: Dr. Jennifer Greer, associate professor and chair of the journalism department, will offer insights on campaigns’ use of the Internet and the role of blogs, Facebook, YouTube and other alternative forms of communications. Greer can be reached at 205/348-6304, 205/394-3194 or jdgreer@ua.edu.
Political Speech: Dr. Jason Edward Black, assistant professor of communication studies, researches in the area of African-American discourses and U.S. nationalism. He may be reached at 301/219-7850 or jason.black@ua.edu.
Political parties and voting: Dr. Carol Cassel, professor of political science, specializes in public opinion, voting behavior and political parties. Cassel can be reached at 205/348-3805 or ccassel@bama.ua.edu.
Congressional elections: Dr. Stephen Borrelli, associate professor of political science, can talk about the upcoming House and Senate races and how they will affect President Obama’s agenda. Borrelli can be reached at 205/348-3802 or sborrell@bama.ua.edu.
Women in politics: Dr. Janis Edwards, associate professor of communication studies, is the editor of a forthcoming book on gender and political communication in America. Edwards has written extensively on the roles and rhetoric of women candidates and first ladies, and their representation in political cartoons and other media formats, for a number of academic journals and conferences. She may be reached at 205/348-8074, 205/507-7638 or jedwards@bama.ua.edu.
Economic issues: Dr. Sam Addy, director of The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, and Ahmad Ijaz, economic analyst, are ready to field questions concerning the economy, which are proving key to the presidential campaign. Addy can be reached at 205/348-6191 or saddy@cba.ua.edu; Ijaz can be reached at 205/348-2955 or aijaz@cba.ua.edu