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Davidson's faculty and staff are available to provide analysis and context on a variety of topics, including China and the politics of East Asia, repercussions of U.S. drug policy, how to make mathematics fun and accessible to children, and North Carolina politics.

To connect with a Davidson expert, please contact Jay Pfeifer, director of media relations, at japfeifer@davidson.edu, 704-894-2920 (office) or 980-297-2355 (cell).

Politics and Elections

Russell Crandall

  • Professor of Latin American Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. war on drugs
  • Andean politics
  • Hemispheric politics, economics, and security
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Melody Crowder-Meyer

  • Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • American Politics
  • Women In Politics
  • Local Politics
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Ken Menkhaus

  • Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
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Andrew O'Geen

  • Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. Politics, Supreme Court
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Shelley Rigger

  • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics

shrigger@davidson.edu

704-894-2505

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Susan Roberts

  • Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. and N.C. politics
  • Reproductive rights
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World Regions

Katherine Bersch

  • Nancy Akers and J. Mason Wallace Assistant Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Comparative Politics and Policy
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
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Britta Crandall

  • Associate Professor of the Practice in Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • International Political Economy
  • Latin America
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Russell Crandall

  • Professor of Latin American Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. war on drugs
  • Andean politics
  • Hemispheric politics, economics, and security
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Scott Denham

  • Dana Professor of German Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Germany
  • Holocaust
  • Literary Translation
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Amanda Ewington

  • Chair & Professor of Russian Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Russian Literature
  • Russia & the West
  • Eighteenth-Century Studies
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Ken Menkhaus

  • Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
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Shelley Rigger

  • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics

shrigger@davidson.edu

704-894-2505

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Music, Arts & Culture

Ann Fox

  • Professor of English

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Disability Studies in Drama and Art
  • Modern and Contemporary Drama
  • Visual and Cultural Studies

anfox@davidson.edu

704-894-2012

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Neil Lerner

  • Professor of Music

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • History of film music, television music, and video game music
  • Music in science fiction and horror films
  • Music and disability studies

nelerner@davidson.edu

704-894-2850

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Sports

Tim Chartier

  • Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Data Analytics
  • Sports Analytics, Ranking
  • Numerical Linear Algebra
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Geology

Brad Johnson

  • Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Geomorphology and Soil Development
  • Human Impacts on Landscapes
  • Landslides
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History

Michael Guasco

  • Professor of History

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Colonial America
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Rose Stremlau

  • Associate Professor of History

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Native Americans in the South
  • History and Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Life Sciences

Karen Bernd

  • Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Cell Biology
  • Effect of Environmental Toxicants on Lung Cells
  • Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke
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A. Malcolm Campbell

  • Herman Brown Professor of Biology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Introductory Biology
  • Biology for Non-Majors
  • Writing in Science
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Mark Smith

  • Wayne M. & Carolyn A. Watson Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Addiction
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Family

Gayle Kaufman

  • Chair & Nancy and Erwin Maddrey Professor of Sociology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Gender Equality
  • Modern Families

gakaufman@davidson.edu

704-894-2485

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Laura Sockol

  • Associate Professor of Psychology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Anxiety & depression related to pregnancy
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Business & Economics

Shyam Gouri Suresh

  • James W. Cannon Professor of Economics

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • International Trade
  • International Migration
  • Macroeconomics
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John Kello

  • Professor of Psychology Emeritus

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Meetings
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Fred Smith

  • Professor of Economics

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Urban Economics
  • American Economic History
  • Sports Economics
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Education

Chris Marsicano

  • Assistant Professor of Educational Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • College affordability
  • Educational Policy
  • Public Policy Analysis and Management
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