Voters in 11 states, including Texas, will choose their Republican or Democratic candidate for president at either caucuses or primaries on Super Tuesday, which falls on March 1 for the 2016 presidential campaign. In addition, Republicans only will caucus in three other states, and Democrats only will caucus in American Samoa.  

The following University of North Texas faculty members are available to discuss campaign topics and provide preview and analysis of Super Tuesday:

Campaign and social media marketing:

David Strutton, professor of marketing, can discuss campaign marketing, including the effect of money on election spending, why a candidate's platform is not enough to get votes and how social media factors in. An expert in marketing strategy and channels management, Strutton has been interviewed by the New York Times, Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has authored or co-authored six books, including "Marketing from Scratch." He has also been published in more than 125 professional journals.

Phone: 940-565-3123 (office) or 940-368-5696 (cell)
Email: David.Strutton@unt.edu

Candidates and primary results:

Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, professor and chair of UNT's Department of Political Science, is the co-author of "Breaking Through the Noise: Presidential Leadership, Public Opinion and the News Media" and "The President's Speeches: Beyond 'Going Public.'" He has been interviewed by the Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Governing magazine, San Francisco Chronicle and Scripps Howard News Service, among other media outlets, and appeared often on NPR to discuss presidential races.

Phone: 940-565-2329
E-mail: mes@unt.edu

Kimi King, an associate professor of political science, teaches a constitutional law course on discrimination and the powers of the government and a course on laws and institutions in American government. She also researches institutional powers and equal protection, civil rights and civil liberties, and criminal procedure.

Phone: 940-597-4802
E-mail: kking@unt.edu

Philip Paolino, associate professor of political science, will discuss candidates' performance, voters' perceptions of candidate viability, voting patterns, political psychology and political participation during election season. He has published articles in a number of scholarly journals, including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and Political Analysis.

Phone: 703-310-7162
E-mail: paolino@unt.edu
National security and ISIS:

James Meernik, professor of political science, directs UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute. He researches post-conflict security, transitional justice, U.S. foreign policy and international criminal tribunals. He is the author of "The Political Use of Military Force in U.S. Foreign Policyand U.S. Foreign Policy and Regime Instability" and co-editor of "Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in Post-War Societies: Sustaining the Peace." Meernik is a former associate editor of International Studies Quarterly and has published extensively in that journal and in Foreign Policy Analysis, Journal of Conflict Resolutionand other professional journals.

Phone: 940-367-3727
E-mail: james.meernik@unt.edu

Geoffrey Wawro is the director of UNT's Military History Center and a professor of history. Wawro is the author of "Quicksand: America's Pursuit of Power in the Middle East from the Balfour Declaration to the Bush Doctrine." He has written on Middle East security for The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast. Wawro was also a host and anchor of the History Channel and History International programs "Global View," "Hardcover History," "Hard Target," "History's Business" and "History versus Hollywood," and has been a commentator onSpike TV's "The Deadliest Warrior."

Phone: 214-514-7224
E-mail: gwawro@yahoo.com

Privacy and data security:

Ram Dantu, professor of computer science and engineering in UNT's College of Engineering, can discuss cybersecurity issues relating to various types of technology, including smart phones, applications, individual computers, computer systems and data servers.

Phone: 940-565-2822
E-mail: Ram.Dantu@unt.edu

U.S. economy:

UNT economist Michael Carroll can discuss how the current economic situation could affect the outcome of the election. Carroll's business and economics career dates from 1982, including service as a professor of economics, corporate controller, operations manager and a corporate president. His research interests focus on regional economic development strategies and social economics. He is author of "Local Economic Development: Analysis, Practices and Globalization" and "A Future of Capitalism: The Economic Vision of Robert Heilbroner." He also is editor-in-chief of Regional Science Policy and Practice.

Phone: 940-565-4049 (office) or 419-308-9580 (cell)
E-mail: Michael.Carroll@unt.edu