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This guide is designed to help editors and reporters identify specialists who can comment on, and answer questions about, a broad range of issues.

The members of the Williams College faculty listed here welcome inquiries concerning their fields of interest and areas of expertise. To locate experts on a particular subject, check the index of topics below.

To request an interview with a faculty member, contact Jo Procter (413) 597-4279, jprocter@williams.edu, or Noelle Lemoine (413) 597-4277, nlemoine@williams.edu in the Office of Public Affairs.

Current Events

American Politics: George Marcus, Cathy Johnson, James McAllister, Nicole Mellow

Arab World: Magnus Bernhardsson, William Darrow, Armando Vargas

Astronomy: Karen Kwitter, Jay Pasachoff

Athletics: Dick Quinn, Harry Sheehy

Black Leadership: Joy James, Alex Willingham

China: George Crane

College Admissions: Richard Nesbitt

Congress, Elections: George Marcus

Diversity: Mike Reed, Joy James

Economic Development: Douglas Gollin

Economic History: Steven Nafziger, Douglas Gollin

Elections and Voting: Alex Willingham, George Marcus

Environment: Henry Art, Joan Edwards, James Carlton, David Dethier

Ethics: Melissa Barry, Alan White

Financial Crises: Gerard Caprio

Financial History: Gerard Caprio

Food: Health and Culture of Eating: Darra Goldstein, Steven Swoap

Foreign Policy: James McAllister

Genetics: Jason Wilder

Globalization and International Trade: Michael Fortunato, Peter Pedroni, Michael Rolleigh

Health Care: Cathy Johnson, Lara Shore-Sheppard

Hispanic Culture: Maria Elena Cepeda, Berta Jottar

Immigration Policy: Cheryl Shanks

International Relations: Darel Paul, Cheryl Shanks

Iran: William Darrow, Leyla Rouhi

Islam: Magnus Bernhardsson, William Darrow

Medicare and Social Security: Jon Bakija

Mexico: James Mahon

Monetary Policy: Gerard Caprio

Museums: Lisa Corrin, Michael Conforti

National Security: James McAllister

Poverty: Stephen Sheppard, Tara Watson

Presidency: Susan Dunn, Nicole Mellow

Public Opinion and Political Behavior: George Marcus

Religion and Society: William Darrow

Religious and Political Conflict: Eric Goldberg

Retirement Savings: David Love

Russia: Julie Cassiday, Darra Goldstein, William Wagner

Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination: Steven Fein

Stock Market: Gerard Caprio

Taxes and Spending: Jon Bakija

Terrorism and National Security: Robert Jackall

Trials, juries, witnesses: Saul Kassin

Urbanization: Stephen Sheppard

War: James Wood

Women and Islam: William Darrow

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