KU experts can discuss issues surrounding Trump inauguration, incoming administration
LAWRENCE —As Donald J. Trump prepares to officially become the nation's 45th president on Friday, Jan. 20, University of Kansas political, communications and economics experts are available to discuss issues surrounding the inauguration and transition to the new administration.
Patrick Miller, assistant professor of political science, studies American politics and attitudes of partisanship, among other topics, and he has served as lead author on studies about gender and compromise and partisan rivalry. Miller monitors national polling made available on issues and tweets analysis at Twitter.com/pmiller1693. Miller is also available to comment on issues facing the new administration and Congress, public opinion and surveys, media and politics, and race and politics.
Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, has written extensively on Congress and legislatures as well as on interest groups and politics. He is currently working on the seventh edition of The Contemporary Congress and can address issues facing the new Congress, incoming Trump administration and Democratic opposition.
Alesha Doan, associate professor of political science and in the School of Public Affairs & Administration, can address political issues nationally and in Kansas related to women, including topics of abortion and reproductive policy.
Mariya Omelicheva, associate professor of political science, is available to discuss how the change in the presidency will influence U.S.-Russian foreign policy, the United States and NATO, and U.S. relations with the former republics of the Soviet Union. Omelicheva's research focuses on international relations, security policy, state security and human rights, and Russian foreign policy. She has written several recent studies that examine the paradigm of Russia's foreign policy decisions.
Don Haider-Markel, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, can speak about national political trends and potential policy implications. His research includes American politics and public policy that deals with a number of issues, including criminal justice, terrorism and extremist groups and LGBT politics.
David Farber, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the Department of History, can discuss the incoming Trump administration in the context of issues such as the history of modern conservatism, political leadership, democratic practices, U.S. and Iran relations, and social change movements, particularly how those of the 1960s and 1970s relate to events of today. Farber has lectured on American politics and democracy in China, Indonesia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Lebanon and Russia, and he worked on Capitol Hill in the 1980s as well as winning scholarly awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the ACLS, the Kennedy and Hoover libraries and the Aspen Foundation, among others. He currently serves as a consultant to the Nixon Library.
George Bittlingmayer, Wagnon Distinguished Professor of Finance in the School of Business, is available to discuss economic and political factors surrounding the potential changes in U.S. economic policy. Bittlingmayer's research interests include the effect politics and regulation have on business and financial markets as well as mergers and acquisitions. He has served as a visiting economist at the Federal Trade Commission. His policy analysis has appeared in national newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal.
Tailan Chi, professor and Carl A. Scupin Faculty Fellow in the School of Business, can discuss issues surrounding international business and strategic management. Chi's current teaching interests include the global regime of international business and business in China, and his current research interest includes the choice of foreign market entry modes, the organization structures of multinational corporations and market evaluations of a firm's intangible assets.
To schedule an interview with Miller, Loomis, Doan, Omelicheva, Haider-Markel, Farber, Bittlingmayer or Chi, contact George Diepenbrock at 785-864-8853 or gdiepenbrock@ku.edu.
Robert Rowland, professor of communication studies, is available after the inauguration to comment on President-Elect Trump’s remarks in historical context. Rowland is an expert on presidential rhetoric. Among his books are "Reagan at Westminster: Foreshadowing the End of the Cold War," and he is now working on books about President Barack Obama.
To schedule an interview with Rowland, please contact Rick Hellman, 785-864-8852 or rick_hellman@ku.edu.
Raj Bhala, associate dean for international and comparative law and Rice Distinguished Professor in the School of Law, can discuss President-Elect Trump’s positions on international law, trade, the Trans Pacific Partnership, border tax adjustments, relations with Muslim nations and national security. Trump has announced he will withdraw the U.S. from the TPP “from day one,” called both the WTO and NAFTA a "disaster" and dubbed the UN a "club" for a "good time." Bhala is an expert in international trade law and has written extensively on the topic, including the new book “TPP Objectively." He has worked across the globe, including 11 of the 12 TPP nations, practiced international banking law at the New York Federal Reserve and is the author of “On Point,” a monthly column with BloombergQuint (India).
To schedule an interview with Bhala, contact Mike Krings at 785-864-8860 or mkrings@ku.edu.