Profiles in "American Politics" Expertise Area

  • Hoekstra''s research and teaching interests focus on judicial politics, especially judicial decision making, the effect of Supreme Court decisions on public opinion, and diversity on constitutional courts.
  • Symonds is the director of the ASU Forensics Team.
  • Ruggles teaches courses in U.S. and world history and writes about culture and politics.
  • Horohoe is a faculty associate in history with research interests in US Women's History, US Political History, Public History, The Progressive Era and First Ladies.
  • Mr. Marsit is a teaching professor and program director for Sports Science and Performance Programming for the College of Health Solutions at ASU.
  • Retiring from a 39-year career at ASU in 2009, Professor Watson continues teaching the occasional online course while residing on the Washington coast with his spouse, Dr. Mary Ann McHugh.
  • Currently living in Southern California, Shaffer works as a warfare systems analyst for the Department of the Navy and serves as a naval officer in the United States Navy Reserve.
  • Scott Barclay is Assistant Vice President of Research, ASU Knowledge Enterprise & COO of NSF Engines: Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (SWSIE). He was Director of School of Social and Behavioral Sciences 2017-2023
  • Hero's research and teaching focus on American democracy and politics, especially through the analytical lenses of Latino Politics, Racial/Ethnic Politics, State and Urban Politics.