Candis Watts Smith

Dr. Candis Watts Smith is a Professor of Political Science at Duke University. She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University. Professor Smith’s expertise highlights the role race and ethnicity in shaping…

Nazita Lajevardi

Dr. Nazita Lajevardi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. in 2017 from UC San Diego, and prior to joining Michigan State, she was a postdoctoral research fellow…

Christina Greer

Dr. Christina M. Greer, PhD is an Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies at Fordham University - Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, Black ethnic politics, campaigns…

Ray Foxworth

Dr. Raymond Foxworth serves as program director for Indigenous Knowledge at the Henry Luce Foundation. He previously served as vice president of First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) for 10 years. Raymond holds a Ph.D. in political…

Andrew Flores

Andrew R. Flores is an Associate Professor of Government at the School of Public Affairs and a Visiting Scholar at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. His research focuses on attitude formation, attitude change, and public policies…

Laura Evans

Dr. Laura E. Evans is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. She studies Indigenous politics, race and politics, and federalism in the U.S. Dr. Evans’ work addresses the historic and continuing…

Karam Dana

Dr. Karam Dana is the Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research at the University of Washington Bothell, and the founding director of the American Muslim Research Institute (AMRI). Dr. Dana was also the…

Danielle Clealand

Dr. Clealand is an associate professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research examines comparative racial politics, racial identity among Latinos,…