September 7, 2020
MSU Sociology is proud to offer the expertise of Chair Aaron McCright and Professor Steven Gold regarding the 2020 election.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Aaron McCright, professor of sociology, can discuss the political ramifications of climate change. McCright’s research shows that political party identification plays a large role in determining global warming beliefs. People who identify as Republican tend to doubt the existence of global warming, while Democrats generally believe in it. McCright can be reached at (517) 353-6790 or mccright@msu.edu.
IMMIGRATION
Steven Gold, professor of sociology, is an expert on immigrants and migration, including immigrant entrepreneurs and ethnic community development in the U.S. He has studied the self-employment patterns of immigrants from Russia, Vietnam, Israel and other regions around the world, as well as women immigrants and racial and ethnic groups. Gold can be reached at gold@msu.edu.
The full list of election experts is available at https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/Need-an-expert-on-a-2020-election-issue