LOS ANGELES – Loyola Marymount University has faculty experts available to respond to media inquiries about the mid-term elections and the issues on voters’ minds in state and local races. LMU professors can provide insight and commentary on a range of topics, including polling and voter behavior, inflation, the economy, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Los Angeles mayoral contest and City Council scandal, and race, ethnicity and LGBTQ politics.
Email news@lmu.edu, or call our Media Line, 310.258.4636, to request an interview with these and other LMU faculty members:
Chaya Crowder, Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Relations
Political behavior, race and ethnicity politics, social media and American politics
Appearances: Washington Post, NPR, KTTV-LA (Fox 11), CBS-LA, CNBC
Michael Genovese, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of the Global Policy Institute and Author of “How Trump Governs”
Presidential politics, national politics, law and presidential power, international affairs, Ukraine-Russia conflict. Author of “How Trump Governs” and “The Trumping of American Politics”
Appearances: CNN, NPR, TIME, CBS, History News Network
Fernando Guerra, Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles
Voter polls, proposition research, national politics, state and local government and urban and ethnic politics
Appearances: New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Financial Times, The Economist, NPR, Los Angeles Times, La Opinion, POLITICO, Bloomberg News, KCAL-9, ABC-7, KTTV, KPCC-FM, KNX-FM, Spectrum News 1, Telemundo, Univision, CNN en Español
Jessica Levinson, Clinical Professor of Law; Director of LMU Loyola Law School’s Public Service Institute and Director of Journalist Law School
Election law, governance issues, ethics, political corruption, voting rights, campaign finance, ballot initiatives, redistricting, term limits, and state budgets
Appearances: CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, KCRW-FM, KPCC-FM, MSNBC
Gabriele Magni, Assistant Professor of Political Science
How group membership and identity influence political preferences and behavior; how economic anxiety and inequality influence group solidarity and attitudes toward immigrants; LGBTQ politics and politicians
Appearances: Washington Post, TIME, NBC News, Newsy
Claudia Sandoval, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations
American politics; race and politics
Appearances: Washington Post, KCSB-FM Radio
Sung Won Sohn, Professor of Finance and Economics
U.S. economy, inflation, gas prices, finance and banking, international trade in the Pacific Rim and technology
Appearances: Reuters, Associated Press, Marketplace, CNN Business, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee
