Election 2024 Faculty Experts
Below are election-related topic areas where UM-Dearborn faculty have particular expertise.
To connect with these or other UM-Dearborn experts, contact them directly or contact Communications Director Kristin Palm, [email protected], 313-593-5542.
Find more experts in UM-Dearborn’s Faculty Experts Portal.
Sally Howell, Professor of History, past director, Center for Arab American Studies
Research Areas: Arab American Studies, Detroit, Muslim American History
Available to comment on a range of issues impacting Arab American communities in Detroit and nationally, including Arab American and Muslim American voting in the 2024 election, Dearborn's Arab American community, and the cultural impact of SE Michigan's rapidly growing Muslim communities.
Contact: [email protected]
Reem Abou-Samra, Lecturer, Political Science
Available to speak on:
- Arab American and Muslim American voters
- Patriotism and Muslim Americans
- American politics and cultural identity
- Arab/MENA politics
Contact: [email protected]
Ronald Stockton, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Research Areas: Arab American Studies, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, September 11
Ronald Stockton is the author or co-author of five books and co-principal investigator on the Detroit Arab American Study, a landmark public opinion study of a representative sample of 1,016 Arab Americans and Chaldeans in southeast Michigan. In addition to local media outlets, he has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Al Jazeera, BBC and others.
He is available to speak on:
- Arab American voting
- Youth voting
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Public opinion
- Voting behavior
Contact: [email protected]
Julio Borquez, Associate Professor of Political Science
Research areas: Media, Research Methods, Public Opinion and Polling, Voting / Elections
Available to speak on:
- Elections (presidential, Congressional, gubernatorial)
- Segments of the voting public
- Polling and survey methods
- Public opinion
- Campaign advertising
Contact: [email protected]
Mitchel Sollenberger, Professor of Political Science
Research Areas: Executive privilege, branches of American government, Obama Administration
Prof. Sollenberger is a widely recognized expert in executive privilege and the co-author of "Executive Privilege: Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability" and “Judicial Appointments and Democratic Controls.” He is available to speak on:
- Presidential and Congressional issues
- Executive privilege and the limits of executive power
- Judicial controls
Contact: [email protected]
Ronald Stockton, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Research Areas: Arab American Studies, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, September 11
Ronald Stockton is the author or co-author of five books and co-principal investigator on the Detroit Arab American Study, a landmark public opinion study of a representative sample of 1,016 Arab Americans and Chaldeans in southeast Michigan. In addition to local media outlets, he has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Al Jazeera, BBC and others.
He is available to speak on:
- Arab American voting
- Youth voting
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Public opinion
- Voting behavior
Contact: [email protected]
Dale Thomson, Professor of Political Science
Research Areas: Community Development and Organization, Government / Nonprofit Management, Public Policy, Urban Politics and Governance
Available to speak on:
- Michigan government, politics and public policy
- Government management and finance (local and state)
- Local/city/urban politics
- Elections/voting (including voter fraud allegations)
- Urban/community development (national knowledge, but particular expertise in Southeast Michigan and other legacy/rustbelt cities)
Contact: [email protected]
Pamela Aronson, Professor of Sociology
Research Areas: Gen Z and electoral politics, Abortion rights and electoral politics, Gender Inequality and Social Movements, Transition to Adulthood
Prof. Aronson is a nationally recognized expert on Gen Z and the author of “Gender Revolution: How Electoral Politics and #MeToo are Reshaping Everyday Life.” She has extensively studied voting patterns/issues and the gender self-presentations of candidates. Her latest project examines the ways reproductive freedom influenced/is influencing the 2022 and 2024 elections. She is available to speak on:
- Gender and voting
- Abortion rights and voting
- Gen Z and voting
- Self-presentation of female candidates, including Kamala Harris
Contact: [email protected]
Hafiz Malik, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas: Deepfakes, Generative AI, Intelligent Systems, Pattern Recognition
Prof. Malik is a nationally known expert on political deepfakes. He routinely analyzes audio and video for members of the media and has been featured in The New York Times, Associated Press, CNBC, LA Times, NewsGuard and elsewhere. Read more about Malik’s work.
Contact: [email protected]