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John Eighmey is the Raymond O. Mithun Chair in Advertising in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has held senior positions at Young & Rubicam Advertising in New York and the Federal Trade Commission in Washington D.C.

Expertise:
Campaign advertising
Internet advertising
Campaign strategy

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Akshay Rao is the General Mills Professor of Marketing at the Carlson School of Management.
Video commentary

Expertise:
Timing of political messages
How voters make decisions and why
Modern elections and voter choice

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Nora Paul is director of the Institute for New Media Studies. Professor Paul began her career as editor for information services at the News Research Center for the Miami Herald.

Expertise:
Social networking
Blogs & bloggers
Emerging technology

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Rebecca Kuehl is a communications studies researcher in the College of Liberal Arts. She has been a media commentator on celebrity endorsements, particularly when Oprah endorsed Barack Obama.
Video commentary

Expertise:
Celebrity endorsement
Public opinion

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Mary Vavrus is a communication studies professor in the College of Liberal Arts. She is currently working on a book, tentatively titled Gendered Brands: Identity and the New Terrain of Media Politics.

Expertise:
Media coverage of political women
Political communication

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Karyln Campbell is a researcher on rhetorical criticism and theory, political communication, women’s communication and social movement rhetoric.

Expertise:
Political rhetoric
Gender
Hillary Clinton campaign

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John Riedl is a professor of computer engineering in the Institute of Technology.

Expertise:
YouTube
New media in politics
Net neutrality

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Rohini Ahluwalia is an associate professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management.

Expertise:
Political advertising
Negative advertising
Candidate image & brand