The following Sonoma State University faculty are available to speak with the media on issues surrounding the election. If you need assistance on a topic that is not listed, please contact Jean Wasp, Media Relations, (707) 664-2057 or jean.wasp@sonoma.edu.
DON DIXON - Chair/Professor, Department of Political Science. Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972. Specialties - Elections (local, state, national); Politics (local, state, national). Office: (707) 664-2179. Home: (707) 829-0829. E-mail: SRA96@msn.com.
CATHERINE NELSON - Assistant Professor, Political Science. Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 1990. Specialties - Politics; American Government/Politics (gender, race and politics; gender, race and the media); Political Philosophy (feminist theory). Office: (707) 664-3963. E-mail: catherine.nelson@sonoma.edu.
ANDY MERRIFIELD - Professor, Political Science. Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 1991. Specialties - Politics (elections and voting behaviour, local government, presidency); Public Administration; Public Policy. Office: (707) 664-3946. Home: (707) 526-7218. E-mail: andy.merrifield @sonoma.edu.
JOHN KRAMER - Professor, Political Science. Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969. Specialties - Politics; American Government (congress, elections, political economy, politics and the media, public opinion, voting). Office (707) 664-2435. E-mail: john.kramer@sonoma.edu
DAVID WALLS - Professor of Sociology. Ph.D. University of Kentucky. Specialties - Social Movements (Environmental, Labor, Peace, etc.); Third Parties. Home: (707) 823-7403. E-Mail: dwalls@igc.org
