Conor M. Dowling (Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2008), is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale's Center for the Study of American Politics and Institution for Social and Policy Studies. In the fall of 2011, he is also teaching an undergraduate Introduction to Statistics course for political science majors at Yale University. His research and teaching interests are in American Politics, where he studies both mass and elite political behavior with a substantive focus on issues of electoral competition, representation, and public policy. His work appears in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Analysis, among other outlets. For more information, visit Dr. Dowling's web site.

Seth Hill (Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles, 2010), is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale Center for the Study of American Politics and Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Dr. Hill studies American politics, voting behavior, and campaigns and elections. His work appears in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, World Politics, and the Election Law Journal. In his current book project, he defines the "persuasion region," which is a segment of the electorate "up for grabs" by both parties between one election and the next. The size of this region helps explain whether persuading existing voters or mobilizing new voters is a more effective way to victory. He has additional ongoing projects about the duration of advertising effects, education as a determinant of turnout, and how citizens process and apply information streams in evaluation of incumbent performance. For more information, visit Dr. Hill's web site.

Andrew Reeves (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University), is a Visiting Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science and an Associate Research Scientist at the Center for the Study of American Politics within the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. Professor Reeves studies how politicians, voters, and the rules of elections interact and influence policy and electoral outcomes. Some of his recent research examines how electoral factors influence when governors request federal aid; what determines which counties presidential candidates visit in battleground states; and, how voters blame and reward presidents and governors in the aftermath of natural disasters. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, and PS: Political Science & Politics. For further information, visit Professor Reeves's web site.