Faculty Experts
The George Washington University has leading faculty members available across a wide range of election topics.
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Cynthia Awadzi, visiting professor at the GW School of Nursing, specializes in substance abuse and addiction and can speak to a number of aspects of the national opioid crisis, including treatment options and risk factors. Her research interests also include the integration of medical and psychiatric health in underserved populations.
Steven Balla is an associate professor of political science, public policy and public administration, and international affairs at George Washington University.
Nicole Bartels, teaching associate professor of political science, focuses on race, gender, ethnicity, and the legislative branch.
Kelly Bauer specializes in identity and development politics in Latin America. Her research explores how states govern national identity as global trends challenge understandings of state sovereignty; recent work explored Indigenous rights and irregular migration.
Domonic A. Bearfield is a professor of public policy for the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University.
Todd Belt is the director of the Political Management Program at the GW Graduate School of Political Management. Belt is an expert on the presidency, campaigns
Sarah Binder is a professor of political science whose work focuses on Congress and legislative politics, including the origins and development of legislative institutions and their impact on policy. Her expertise spans American political economy and political parties.
Casey Burgat, Legislative Affairs Program Director and Associate Professor at GW's School of Political Management is an expert on Congressional capacity and reform. Burgat co-authored Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch.
Imani M. Cheers is an associate professor of digital storytelling and an award-winning storyteller, director, producer, and filmmaker documenting issues involving the African Diaspora. She can discuss policy coverage related to women and girls and media literacy during the election cycle.
Elizabeth Choma, clinical assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing, is a pediatric nurse practitioner whose work focuses on firearm safety education in families.
Alicia Cooperman is an assistant professor of political science and international affairs. Her expertise includes water politics and policy, political economy of development, civil society and accountability, and climate change, including the politics of natural disasters and resource management.
Matt Dallek, a professor at GW's Graduate School of Political Management, is a political historian with expertise in social crises and political transformation, the modern conservative movement, and liberalism and its critics. He is the author of Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right.