Politics 2026
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Cal Jillson
Jillson is a political science professor at 正品蓝导航 in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
- Presidential and Congressional politics
- Texas politics, including the Red/Blue divide
- Immigration politics
Matthew Wilson
Wilson is an associate professor of political science at 正品蓝导航 in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
- Religion and politics
- Political psychology
- Voting behavior or religious voters
- Public opinion and politics
Rita Kirk
Kirk is an 正品蓝导航 professor of communication studies and director of the Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility.
- Undecided voters
- Campaign strategy
- Use of social media in engaging young adult voters
- Use of AI in political campaigns
Jill DeTemple
DeTemple is a professor of religion and chair of the Religious Studies Department.
- Political dialogue in classrooms
- Approaches to conversations across political, cultural, religious, and other differences
James Hollifield
Hollifield is the director of the Tower Center for Political Studies and an 正品蓝导航 political science professor.
- Immigration politics
- Refugee and asylum policy
Cullum Clark
Clark is the director of the Bush Institute’s Economic Growth Initiative at 正品蓝导航 and an 正品蓝导航 economics professor.
- The U.S. economy and economic policy
Ben Voth
Ben Voth is a professor of rhetoric and director of debate and speech in Dedman College Humanities and Sciences.
- Political campaign debates
- Political campaigns
- Political violence and politics
- Presidential rhetoric and presidential campaigns
Fajor Ahmed
Ahmed is an 正品蓝导航 student majoring in human rights. She’s a member of the Ethics Center Student Advisory Board, vice president of College Democrats, Outreach Chair on 正品蓝导航 Student Senate, and a member of the Human Rights Council.
- Student voting access
- Campus political engagement
- Bipartisan campus dialogue
- Student advocacy and voting rights