CMC News Bureau

Our faculty experts are available for media interviews covering a variety of topics in local, regional, and national news. Engaged in research that is often related to current events and policy, our faculty are excellent resources for working journalists. For expert commentary on a variety of topics, please contact CMC’s News Bureau at [email protected].

Here are a few of our faculty and their expertise:

Featured Faculty Experts

Lily Geismer

Lily Geismer is an expert on political history, particularly the Democratic Party and modern liberalism.

She can discuss the following:

Class and racial politics of the 2024 election
Historical evolution of the Democratic Party and its present state
Suburban politics and suburban voters
The history of housing segregation
Affordable housing
Neoliberalism

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Ken Miller

Ken Miller is an expert on American politics and the politics and economic factors impacting Southern California.

He can discuss the following:

Changes to California’s demographics, economy, culture, and politics over the past half-century
State government institutions, with an emphasis on direct democracy and the interaction between law and politics
The California Supreme Court, state constitutions, and voting rights

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Stacey Doan

Stacey Doan is an expert on how stress affects physical health and psychological wellbeing.

She can discuss the following:

How AI impacts the classroom setting
Parenting, specifically raising healthy and happy children in the digital age
Fostering and building resilience
Social determinants of health

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Claremont McKenna College faculty are available for media interviews on a variety of topics by arrangement and when class time and research demands permit.

Please contact CMC Media at [email protected].