Scott Lemieux is an assistant professor of political science at Hunter College in New York. His primary interests are law and courts, constitutionalism, abortion politics, and American Political Development.
Laura McKenna teaches political science at Ramapo College of New Jersey. She teaches classes on American government, state and local politics, public policy, media & politics, and political theory. She has too many research interests, but lately she has been focusing on gender politics as well as the politics of the Internet and New Media.
David Watkins teaches Political Science at Seattle University. His research and teaching interests include environmental politics and policy, political theory, and comparative politics. Currently, he teaches a freshmen seminar on American Politics and political participation, as well as introductory courses in political theory and comparative politics. When not teaching, he can be found obsessively checking the latest polls for upcoming presidential election. Come November, he hopes to develop some new hobbies.
Mike Xenos, after several years at the University of Wisconsin, has joined the faculty of Louisiana State University. His research and teaching interests include political communication, new media, and youth politics.
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David Canon is a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1987 and previously taught at Duke University. His teaching and research interests are in American political institutions, especially Congress. He is co-author, with William Bianco, of American Politics Today.
