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Election SOS and the American Press Institute are partnering to provide a Trusted Elections Expert Network. This database is designed for you to quickly find vetted, non-partisan diverse election experts across a variety of topics to call on for sources and for support. The searchable directory is sorted by location, expertise, election topic, and language.
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David Levine
Adjunct Professor / George Mason University
David Marchick
Dean / Kogod School of Business, American University
David Peterson
Professor of Political Science / Iowa State University
David Rand
Erwin H. Schell Professor and Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences / MIT
David Schultz, Ph.D., J.D, LLM
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hamline University; Professor of Law / University of Minnesota
Devi Nair
Associate Director and Fellow / Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dewey Clayton, Ph.D
Professor of Political Science / University of Louisville
Doug Spencer, Ph.D., JD
Professor of Law / University of Colorado, Boulder, School of Law
Dr. Allison Prasch
Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics & Culture / University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Senior Fellow / Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University
Dr. Melissa Michelson
Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science / Menlo College
Dr. Michael Hanmer
Professor of Government and Politics and Research Director / Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland
This list is informed by Hearken ElectionSOS and API’s Trusted Elections Network. The American Press Institute’s Trusted Elections Network was a 2020 initiative comprised of a separate private network that connected both journalists and experts to better understand and cover elections, consider strategies for addressing persistent misinformation challenges, and provided journalists with relevant expertise in real-time to strengthen election coverage this year.
Election SOS has expanded this network since 2020, adding 50+ more experts in 2022.
Election SOS’ Trusted Election Experts are selected by the Election SOS outreach team. We invite scholars, advocates, attorneys, journalists, and anyone who has a verifiable body of work behind their opinions, to join the network. The experts are identified by their relevant expertise, their availability, and their commitment to benefitting the public good. No compensation is exchanged for the experts’ time, and it is up to the individual to respond to requests as they are able. The team finds our trusted experts through various means including their professional and personal networks, following the news, researching university and think tank websites, and recommendations from reliable sources. We look for people and organizations that demonstrate accountability and transparency in their research, meet our program objective to represent a variety of voices, and rely on our own journalistic instincts when vetting them as trustworthy.
If you or someone you know want to contribute your expertise to the Election SOS Trusted Election Expert Network please contact info@electionsos.org