Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses how gender impacts how an electorate perceives a candidate and how Kamala Harris' "ambition" isn't always seen as a positive attribute by voters.
Villanova University 2020 Election Experts
Villanova University experts can provide insight on the 2020 election and the key issues that will impact the electoral process. Below, Villanova's faculty share their expertise on topics ranging from politics to healthcare to economics and race and society.
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Matt Kerbel, PhD, professor of political science at Villanova University, details the seats required to achieve a Democratic majority in the Senate.
Camille Burge, PhD, associate professor of political science, discusses the effectiveness of political advertisements.
Matt Kerbel, PhD, professor of political science at Villanova University, outlines potential issues in the election due to the lack of in-person turnout operations and the possibility that the election results are not accepted by the public..
Matt Kerbel, PhD, professor of political science at Villanova University, details the current climate of hyper-partisianship and its consequences.
Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses why it is important to have diverse perspectives and social identities in our government.
David Barrett, PhD, professor of political science at Villanova University, discusses President Trump's relationship with the military and how it will influence the upcoming election.
Camille Burge, PhD, associate professor of political science, discusses the range of emotions facing partisans in the 2020 election.
Camille Burge, PhD, associate professor of political science, discusses the need for Democrats to gain support from an extremely broad base of potential voters.
Camille Burge, PhD, associate professor of political science, discusses how there remains a strong base of support for President Trump.
David Barrett, PhD, professor of political science at Villanova University, discusses President Trump's relationship with intelligence agencies and how it makes him different from any other modern president.
Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses why record numbers of women are running for office in 2020.
Aronte Bennett, PhD, associate professor of marketing and business law, discusses how President Trump's Twitter activity follows a hero's journey narrative.
Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses what qualities Americans consider to be "leader-like" and how that is shifting in 2020.
Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses major inequities and cracks in public policy (workforce, childcare, education, healthcare) that disproportionately impact women and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).
Aronte Bennett, PhD, associate professor of marketing & business law, looked at the diverse 2020 candidate pool and analyzed tweets to see how they were being perceived and discussed.
Aronte Bennett, PhD, associate professor of marketing and business law, talks about her research on how politicians are viewed as brands or people and whether or not they were seen as being warm or competent as factors in whether an individual voters for them.
Terri Boyer, EdD, Founding Director, Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership; Associate Professor, Education and Counseling discusses how each candidate's version of "maleness" is portrayed.
David Barrett, PhD, professor of political science, discusses the photo ops of President Trump following his COVID-19 diagnosis have more of an impact on national security or his re-election campaign.
David Barrett, PhD, professor of political science, discusses past president health issues and whether or not the American people have a right to that information.
Camille Burge, PhD, associate professor of political science, discusses the emotions facing racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 election.
Michelle Casario, PhD, assistant professor of economics and co-faculty director for The Elenore and Robert F. Moran Sr. Center for Global Leadership, discusses the differences in trade policies between Joe Biden and President Trump.
Michelle Casario, PhD, assistant professor of economics and co-faculty director for The Elenore and Robert F. Moran Sr. Center for Global Leadership, discusses similarities in trade policies in a Biden presidency that we've already seen with President Trump.
Jonathan Doh, PhD, Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business, discusses how parts of Trump's trade policies have been ineffective.
Jonathan Doh, PhD, Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business, discusses the transition from NAFTA to USMCA in the Trump administration.
Michelle Casario, PhD, assistant professor of economics and co-faculty director for The Elenore and Robert F. Moran Sr. Center for Global Leadership, discusses what it would take for the United States to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Jonathan Doh, PhD, Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business, discusses what trade policy would look like in a Biden presidency.
Joseph Comber, PhD, an Associate Teaching Professor of Biology with expertise in public health, vaccines and immunology discusses the role of the federal government in educating the public about scientific myths vs. facts.
What keeps me up at night is how people are going to be able to pay for healthcare. And I’m very, very concerned about the state of things for the elderly.
As a community health nurse years ago, I would see, and I think it’s gotten worse, people not take their blood pressure medication until the day they knew I was coming to take their blood pressure, because they knew they couldn’t afford to renew their prescriptions as they were supposed to, so they would wait and spread it out. And I’m hearing anecdotally that the same thing is happening today and it may even be worse, that they may have to pay for food for the family and can’t afford the prescriptions or their rent.
I’m worried about access, meaning how easy it is for people to obtain the healthcare they need. Part of that is related to payment, part of that is related to where you live. In the rural areas there are fewer healthcare providers, and I’ve learned from my research that it’s not uncommon to have one primary care physician in a rural town who works until 4:30 on a Friday afternoon, which means patients have to go to the ER over the weekend and that’s going to cost many, many times more than a simple appointment. One way to help alleviate this and to increase access is to allow nurse practitioners to practice to the top of their licenses. They are educated to provide excellent primary care -- not perform open heart surgery -- but they could help alleviate the strain. And the more competent health providers you have in any area, the more people will be able to access the care they need.
Another thing I’m concerned about because of the pandemic and access, is that people are not following up on healthcare appointments, they’re re not getting the tests they need. For instance, mammograms are down 70%. People are postponing because they’re afraid to go to a physician's /nurse practitioner’s office or to go into a healthcare setting. They're afraid of getting sick or being exposed.
We need to look to other countries and
how they’re doing healthcare. The U.S. is one of the most highly developed
nations in the world, and we have the highest costs for healthcare, but we do
not have the best outcomes, we’re in the middle. There are some other countries
where people’s care is taken care of by the government or through some other
mechanisms, they have better outcomes than we do in terms of children, adults
and the aging. Their hospitals may be old but they do have
state-of-the-art equipment and technology. I personally spent time visiting
a number of healthcare systems, in the UK and
Ireland, all of which delivered outstanding
care. Their infection rates were low, and patients are not paying for what
we’re paying for. They’re not getting the Cadillac, they don’t want the
Cadillac. But they want quality, and in my opinion they were getting quality.
Joseph Comber, PhD, an Associate Teaching Professor of Biology with expertise in public health, vaccines and immunology discusses the steps the next administration must take to help the U.S. recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joseph Comber, PhD, an Associate Teaching Professor of Biology with expertise in public health, vaccines and immunology discusses why science has become a partisan issue.
Joseph Comber, PhD, an Associate Teaching Professor of Biology with expertise in public health, vaccines and immunology discusses the efficacy of the Trump administration's coronavirus pandemic response.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses a hopeful future if climate change is addressed at the federal level in the United States.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses democratic president candidate Joe Biden's plan to address climate change if elected president.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses what the consequences for the U.S. and the world will be if the next administration does not take legal action to mitigate climate change.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses how climate change and justice are linked.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses republican incumbent Donald Trump's plan to address climate change if re-elected.
Samantha Chapman, PhD, a Professor of Biology with expertise in global climate change, coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species discusses the importance of the U.S's involvement in the Paris Agreement, and what each candidate has said they will do regarding it, if elected.