American Culture and Politics: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Kathleen Belew

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of History

Field: History

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, National Security, U.S. History, Violent Crime and Prevention

Jaime Dominguez

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Instruction, Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Chicago Politics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Immigration, Latinx Culture and Politics, Race and Ethnicity

Rayvon Fouché

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, School of Communication

Professor, Communication Studies and Medill School of Journalism

Field: Communications, History, Journalism

Focus Areas: African American Studies, American Culture and Politics, Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Innovation, Race and Ethnicity

Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Public Policy, U.S. Political Elections

Ian Hurd

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, United Nations

Sylvester Johnson

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Black Studies

Field: History, Religion

Focus Areas: African American Studies, American Culture and Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Bias, Discrimination, Human-Machine Interaction, Inequality, Innovation, Race and Ethnicity, Robotics, Social Justice

Doug Kiel

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor, Department of History and Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

Field: History, Legal History

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Colonialism, Curation and Museum Studies, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Indigenous Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Activism

Jon Marshall

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Clinical Associate Professor

Field: History, Journalism

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Investigative Reporting, Journalism Industry

Dan P. McAdams

School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Interim Dean, School of Education and Social Policy

Field: Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Leadership Theory and Practice, Personality and Identity Construction

Peter Slevin

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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor of Journalism

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, European Culture and Politics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Reporting, Russian Culture and Politics

Alvin B. Tillery Jr.

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of political science and African American studies

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Affirmative Action, American Culture and Politics, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity