Election campaign experts

POST ELECTION:
What might be in store for America’s economy?
What effect could the election have on unemployment and national debt?
How will history write the headlines of the 2016 election?

What might be in store for America’s economy post-election?

Jerry Lynch, professor of economics in the Krannert School of Management, can talk about the economy, international trade and finance, unemployment, and economic forecasting. He is a Fellow of the Teaching Academy at Purdue, and was listed in 1994 by Business Week as one of the 12 best teachers nationally in schools of business. A military veteran, Lynch has taught in a master's program on Air Force bases in Germany and Crete, and he was a visiting professor at universities in England, Finland, and France.

CONTACT: Lynch is available for phone, email or television interviews in West Lafayette. lynch@purdue.edu

What effect could the election have on unemployment and national debt?

Kevin Mumford, associate professor of economics in the Department of Economics, can talk about the labor market and public finance issues, and the effect on unemployment rate and national debt.

CONTACT: Mumford is available for phone, email or television interviews in West Lafayette. mumford@purdue.edu

How will history write the headlines of the 2016 election?

Randy Roberts, Distinguished Professor of History, studies modern American history. He can offer a unique view of the presidential election from a historical and cultural perspective. He specializes in recent U.S. history, popular culture, and U.S. sports history. As a pop culture, sports and military expert, Roberts has written nearly 30 books, many about athletes, celebrities and historical figures. Roberts has frequently provided historical perspective as a television commentator for the History Channel, ESPN Classic, HBO, BBC, PBS, and the major television networks.

CONTACT: Roberts is available for phone, email or television interviews in West Lafayette. 765-494-0738, rroberts@purdue.edu

ELECTION 2016:

How words mattered in the 2016 campaign
A take on the historical perspective of first woman or political outsider president

How words mattered in the 2016 campaign

Josh Scacco, an assistant professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication who specializes in political communication, can discuss the 2016 presidential debates. Scacco, who also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Political Science, studies the communicative role elites and organizations play in American politics. He can talk about historic election results, campaign advertising, political polling and its effects, and news coverage/social media of elections.

CONTACT: Scacco is available via email, phone or Skype. jscacco@purdue.edu

A take on the historical perspective of political outsider president

Bert Rockman, professor emeritus of political science, is a presidential scholar. Rockman is the editor or author of 16 books, including "The George W. Bush Presidency: Appraisals and Prospects," "The Clinton Presidency: First Appraisals," "The Clinton Legacy" and "The Bush Presidency: First Appraisals," as well as "The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions" and "Presidential Leadership: The Vortex of Power." He also is contributing to and editing a volume on "The Obama Legacy."

CONTACT: Rockman is available for phone or email interviews. barockma@purdue.edu

Media Contact: Howard Hewitt, 765-494-9541,  hhewitt@purdue.edu