MEDIA ADVISORY: Yale experts available for election commentary
The following faculty members at Yale University are available to provide commentary to the news media on the national election. Their names, respective areas of expertise and contact information are provided below.
Zack Cooper – health care financing, ACA v. Romney’s proposed healthcare policy
cell phone: 917 648 0822.
Video featuring Cooper’s explanation of the U.S. Health Care challenges
David Bach—how business will be affected by either election outcome
An associate dean at Yale School of Management, Bach can discuss how the election will affect business from the international perspective. He is fluent in German and Spanish.
Bio: http://mba.yale.edu/faculty/profiles/bach.shtml
To reach David Bach, contact Tabitha Wilde: tabith.wilde@yale.edu or 203-432-6010
Jacob Hacker – health care policy, income inequality and how it will be affected by either election outcome
To reach Jacob Hacker, contact Victoria Bilski at victoria.bilski@yale.edu or 203-432-3829; or Dorie Baker dorie.baker@yale.edu 203-432-8553
Bio and other useful links
http://politicalscience.yale.edu/jacob-hacker
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79304.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KorVZDI2UV0
Beverly Gage—historical perspective on modern elections; ideological differences between parties; income inequality.
cell phone: 203-430-2512
Frequent guest on PBS NewsHour and was a journalist before she joined Yale faculty.
Gage on PBS NewsHour on mid-term elections, 2010:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec10/historians_11-04.html
YALE LAW SCHOOL EXPERTS:
Abbe Gluck- Congress, state law, health law, the Supreme Court, federalism
Bio: http://www.law.yale.edu/news/15168.htm
Bruce Ackerman-Overall commentary
Bio: http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/BAckerman.htm
William Eskridge- Congress, political history, parties
Media Contact
Office of Public Affairs & Communications: opac@yale.edu, 203-432-1345