Office of University Communications 

2008 Presidential Election Expert Sources

The university communications office at Missouri State University has compiled a list of faculty experts who are available to speak about the 2008 presidential election process and results. The following have agreed to work with you as sources for commentary and analysis.

Expert Sources

Dr. Eric Morris, assistant professor of communication, (417) 496-7141
    Political debates
    Polling
    Campaigns
    Political communication

Dr. Reed Olsen, professor of economics, (417) 836-5379
    Economics of health care policy
    Economics of legal policy         
    Economics of labor policy

Dr. Kant Patel, professor of political science, (417) 836-5925
    Health care (reform, politics, policy)
    Media and politics

Dr. Kevin Pybas, assistant professor of political science, (417) 836-5851
    Church and state
    Constitutional law
    Religion and politics

Dr. Mark Rushefsky, professor of political science, (417) 836-5922
    Supreme Court
    Political strategies
    Public policy/administration
    Environmental policy
    Health policy

Dr. Ken Rutherford, associate professor of political science, (417) 836-6428
    Laws of war
    U.S. foreign policy
    Middle East
    U.S. government

Dr. Patrick Scott, professor of political science, (417) 836-5028
    American politics
    Government
    Bureaucracy

Dr. John Schmalzbauer, associate professor of religious studies, (417) 836-5918
    American evangelicalism
    Religion and politics
    Religion in the Ozarks

Dr. Brad Thayer, associate professor of defense and strategic studies, (703) 218-3565
    International security issues
    Terrorism
    Nuclear issues

Dr. Tom Wyrick, professor of economics, (417) 836-5060
    Economic policy, national economic conditions
    Energy markets and policy
    Local economic conditions and development
    Monetary economics
    Public choice
    The Federal Reserve

For help in contacting campus experts, call university communications at (417) 836-6397. Visit our Web site at http://news.missouristate.edu/