Marisa Abrajano, assistant professor of political science, studies the Latino population as well as race and politics. Her research focuses on campaigns and elections and political behavior.   Contact at 858-534-7201 and mabrajano@ucsd.edu.

Zoltan Hajnal, associate professor of political science, specializes in racial/ethnic and urban politics. Hajnal is the author, most recently, of "Changing White Attitudes Toward Black Political Leadership." Contact at 858-822-5015 and zhajnal@ucsd.edu.

Gary Jacobson, professor of political science, expert in national American politics, including Congress, is the author, most recently, of "A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond." Contact at 858-534-4295 and gjacobso@ucsd.edu.

Thad Kousser, associate professor of political science, is the author of "Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism.” Kousser specializes in California politics, campaign finance laws and legislative politics. Contact at 858-534-3239 and tkousser@ucsd.edu.

Rick Kronick, professor of family and preventive medicine, is a health policy expert and political scientist, who has written and spoken extensively on the pressing healthcare issues facing the nation, from the rising numbers of uninsured to the complexities of creating equitable and affordable health insurance products. During the 2008 Presidential Election, Kronick volunteered as a member of Senator Barak Obama's Health Policy Advisory Committee. From 1993-94, he served as a Senior Health Care Policy Advisor in the Clinton Administration. Contact at rkronick@ucsd.edu and 858-822-1073.

Keith Poole, professor of political science, studies Congress and congressional votes, as well as polarization, inequality and economics. He is coauthor (with Nolan McCarty of Princeton and Howard Rosenthal of NYU) of "Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches." Contact at 858-534-1452 and kpoole@ucsd.edu.

Samuel Popkin, professor of political science, is a specialist on presidential campaigns and author of "The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns." He has served as a consulting analyst to the Bill Clinton and Al Gore presidential campaigns, among others. He is an authority on White House staffing. Contact at spopkin@ucsd.edu and 858-534-2758.