Experts on North Carolina Politics

Duke-Affiliated

John Aldrich

John Aldrich

  • Professor of Political Science

Expert on American politics--including Southern politics--behavior identities, and political Institutions

Kristin Goss

Kristin Goss

  • Professor of Public Policy and Political Science

Expertise in gender politics and gun politics; focuses on why people do (or don't) participate in political life and how their engagement affects public policymaking.

Kerry L. Haynie

Kerry L. Haynie

  • Associate Professor of Political Science and African & African American Studies

Research and teaching interests are in race and ethnic politics, intersections of race and gender, legislative processes, state-level politics, southern politics, and comparative urban politics

Asher Hildebrand

Asher Hildebrand

  • Associate Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Expert on American politics, legislative institutions, civic participation and advocacy, and democracy reform

Frank Hill

Frank Hill

  • Visiting Lecturer
  • Sanford School of Public Policy

Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)

John Hood

John Hood

  • President, John William Pope Foundation / Chairman of the Board, John Locke Foundation

Political columnist

Mac McCorkle

Mac McCorkle

  • Director of Polis: Center for Politics
  • Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Has served as an issues consultant to political candidates, state governments, and various organizations for the last two decades

Deondra Rose

Deondra Rose

  • Director of Polis: Center for Politics
  • Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Expert on political behavior, identity politics (i.e., gender, race, and socioeconomic status) and inequality

Other Recommended Experts

J. Michael Bitzer

J. Michael Bitzer

  • Professor of Politics and History

Expert on elections, campaigns, and historical perspectives of the South (particularly North and South Carolina) and the nation; creator of Old North State Politics blog

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

  • Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs

Research focuses on state politics, North Carolina Politics, southern politics, and elections

John Davis

John Davis

  • Former Political Consultant

Political analyst

Carrie Eaves

Carrie Eaves

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science

Research focuses on U.S. political institutions such as Congress and the president, with a particular focus on U.S. congressional elections

Steven Greene

Steven Greene

  • Professor of Political Science

Expert on American public opinion and elections, and North Carolina government

Ferrel Guillory

Ferrel Guillory

  • Director, Program on Public Life; and Professor of the Practice

Member of the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame and education policy expert

Jason Husser

Jason Husser

  • Associate Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, and Director of the Elon Poll

Researcher of American political behavior and survey methodology

Martha E. Kropf

Martha E. Kropf

  • Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Research focuses on election administration, political participation, and the policy process

David McLennan

David McLennan

  • Professor of Political Science, Director of the Meredith Poll

Research expertise includes the impact of negative advertising on political attitudes, image restoration for politicians in trouble, polling methodology, and barriers to women’s electoral success

Thomas Mills

Thomas Mills

  • Former Campaign Operative, Founder and Publisher of PoliticsNC.com

Political and public affairs consultant

Gary Pearce

Gary Pearce

  • Former Senior Advisor to Governor Jim Hunt (D-NC)

Political consultant and columnist

Susan Roberts

Susan Roberts

  • Professor of Political Science

Her research focus is on political capital

Arwin Smallwood

Arwin Smallwood

  • Professor and Chair, Department of History

Expert on the history and politics of Native Americans, Africans and Europeans in eastern North Carolina and the New World

Artemesia F Stanberry

Artemesia F Stanberry

  • Associate Professor of Political Science

Expert on southern politics, black politics. and crime and punishment

Andrew J. Taylor

Andrew J. Taylor

  • Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs

Research focuses on American governmental institutions; former president of the North Carolina Political Science Association

Carter Wrenn

Carter Wrenn

  • Former Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC)

Political consultant and columnist