Advisory and Editing Team

 Faculty:

Coordinator: Leslie Walker, lwalker@jmail.umd.edu

Editorial Director: Deb Nelson, dnelson@jmail.umd.edu

Managing Editor: Chris Harvey, charvey@jmail.umd.edu

Design and Innovation Editor: Ron Yaros, ryaros@jmail.umd.edu

Video Editor: Dave Burns: dburns@jmail.umd.edu

Web Design and Publishing: Matt Sheehan: msheehan@jmail.umd.edu

Audio Training: Sue Kopen-Katcef, skopen@jmail.umd.edu

Consultants:

Political Research: Karen Kaufmann,  associate professor of government and politics, University of Maryland, College Park; author of "Unconventional Wisdom: Facts and Myths about American Voters"

Interactive Designer: Kristen Novak, Web design developer at USA TODAY

Database Editor: Brad Heath, reporter, USA TODAY

Database Developer: Sergei Golitsinski, doctoral student, Philip P. Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park

Multimedia Advice: Tom Kennedy, consultant and former managing editor of multimedia, washingtonpost.com

Survey Data: Michael Hanmer, assistant professor of government and politics, University of Maryland, College Park; and Kerem Ozan Kalkan