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As the 2012 elections come down the final stretch, North Carolina continues to be a critical state for both campaigns.  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty experts can enhance your election coverage on a wide range of political, economic and cultural topics.

UNC-Chapel Hill has an on-campus broadcast studio which is available for live and taped radio and television interviews.  Learn more about the Carolina News Studio here.

Studio contact:
Rob Holliday
(919) 843-6322
(919) 259-2193
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You may also contact News Services to schedule studio time.
Main office:  (919) 962-2091, on-call pager:  (919) 216-2584

A list of experts by topic and their contact information follows:

• Southern, national politics
• Politics, social media and campaign ads
  
• Economy, housing and demographic trends
• Health care reform and policy, Medicare/Medicaid
• Tax policy, finance and stock markets
• Southern culture
  

Southern, national politics

Kareem Crayton

Associate professor of law

• Can discuss the contest for the presidency in North Carolina and nationally
• Studies the relationship between race and politics
• Researches voter ID laws and voting rights issues in the South and nationwide

Contact:
(919) 843-4320
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Kareem Crayton's Faculty Website
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Ferrel Guillory

Professor of the practice of journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

• Expert on Southern politics, media, culture and their interconnections
• Informed analyst on how demographics and migration patterns affect politics
• Respected commentator on national electoral trends and current political dynamics in North Carolina, including the politics of race

Contact:
(919) 962-5936, (919) 259-2708
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Ferrel Guillory's Faculty Website
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Sarah Treul

Assistant professor of political science

• Researches polarization in politics, especially in Congress
• Can discuss races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the presidency
• Studies how state delegations work together in Congress

Contact:
(919) 962-0442
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Sarah Treul's Faculty Website
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Jason Roberts

Associate professor of political science

• Can discuss the races for the White House and the U.S. Congress
• Studies the political dynamics of U.S. Congress and the procedures that govern it
• Researches the competitiveness of congressional elections and the politics of Supreme Court appointments
• Teaches classes on legislative politics, political parties and congressional elections
  

Contact:
(919) 962-8286
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Jason Roberts' Faculty Website
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Hodding Carter III

Professor of leadership and public policy

• Can discuss politics in North Carolina and in the South
• Political commentator for ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, CBC and BBC
• White House foreign policy spokesman for President Jimmy Carter
  

Contact:
(919) 843-3236
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Politics, social media and campaign ads

Daniel Kreiss

Assistant professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication 

• Can discuss the role of the internet and social media in political campaigns
• Currently researching the ways campaigns target voters with online ads based on their internet search history
• Author of "Taking Our Country Back: The Crafting of Networked Politics from Howard Dean to Barack Obama"

Anne Johnston

• Can discuss the style, content and effectiveness of political campaign ads
• Studies political communication
• Co-author of Videostyle in Presidential Campaigns: Style and Content of Televised Political Advertising

Karl Smith

Assistant professor of public economics and government

• Can discuss unemployment, housing, GDP and other aspects of the economy
• Studies deficits and budgets in the U.S. and abroad
• Active economics blogger: feed://blogs.
  forbes.com/modeledbehavior/feed/

Contact:
(919) 966-9393
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@modeledbehavior
Karl Smith's Faculty Website
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Roberto Quercia

Professor of City and Regional Planning; Director, UNC Center for Community Capital

• Expert analyst on the housing industry, mortgage markets, foreclosures and financial reform issues
• Studies the impact of the foreclosure crisis in poor, minority communities
• Innovative researcher who has recommended lending reforms to Congress, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve

Contact:
(919) 962-4766
(919) 843-2393
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Roberto Quercia's Faculty Website
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James H. Johnson Jr.

Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship

• Can discuss demographic data and forecasts the economic impact it has
  
• Researches community and economic development and the effects of demographic change on the U.S. workplace 
• Studies poverty and public policy in urban America 

Contact:
(919) 962-2214
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James H. Johnson Jr.'s Faculty Website
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Health-care reform and policy, Medicare/Medicaid

Jonathan Oberlander

Professor of health care policy, management

• Recognized expert on health care policy and issues in American health care reform
• Researches the politics of health reform, Medicare reform, health care cost control
• Author of The Political Life of Medicare, which examines the history of Medicare since its enactment in 1965

Contact:
(919) 843-8269
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Jonathan Oberlander‘s Faculty Website
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Tax policy, finance and stock markets

Douglas Shackelford

Professor of taxation

• Expert analyst on accounting and tax policy, especially taxes on international corporations
• Insightful commentator on proposed changes in the U.S. tax code
• Informed source on disclosure of corporate tax information
  

Contact: 
(919) 962-3197
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Douglas Shackelford's Faculty Website
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Christian Lundblad

Professor of finance

• Can discuss stock markets and how they are affected by politics
• An expert on emerging economies like China, India and Brazil
• Former financial economist at the Federal Reserve Board

Contact:
(919) 962-8441
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Christian Lundblad‘s Faculty Website
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Southern culture

William Ferris

Senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South

• Former chair of National Endowment for the Humanities
• An editor of “The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture”
• Professor of history and folklore
  

Contact:
(919) 962-5538
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William Ferris's Faculty Website
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