Join APSA for our third webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. campaign and election from multiple perspectives.
How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. election into their classrooms? What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. election? What tools can faculty use to address campaign and election mis- and disinformation?
Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM EST, 11:00 AM PT
Registration: Register here (registration is free)
Panelists Include:
- Allison Rank, SUNY Oswego
- Athena M. King, Old Dominion University
- Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- (Moderator) Michelle Allendoerfer, American Political Science Association
Please direct all questions to teaching@apsanet.org.
Meet the Panelists
Dr. Allison Rank is an associate professor of American Politics at SUNY Oswego. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. In addition to teaching traditional political science courses, she serves as campaign manager for the campus-wide voter mobilization program Vote Oswego and coordinator of SUNY Oswego’s broader civic engagement efforts. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).
Dr. Athena M. King is an assistant professor of political science and geography at Old Dominion University. Her research agenda focuses on African-American politics, race and ethnic politics, and American political development. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta is a Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He joined the faculty in 1995 and led the university’s nationally recognized First-Year Learning Communities Program (2003-2016). He regularly teaches State and Local Politics, Public Opinion, Mexican American Politics, and undergraduate research methods. Huerta is a co-author of the textbook Practicing Texas Politics. He was the Vice-President of the American Political Science Association (2021-2022), and his political science leadership includes the American Political Science Association (APSA) Council (2012-2014) and President of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2014-15). He also served as President of APSA’s Political Science Education Organized Section (2009-2011) and as the Founding President of the Learning Communities Association (2016-2017).
Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has led the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Professional Development Programs for the past three years. Before joining APSA, Michelle was the faculty coordinator for the International Politics cohort of the Women’s Leadership Program at The George Washington University, where she taught political science courses.
Watch Past Events in the “Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election” Webinar SeriesNational campaigns and elections allow citizens to reflect and participate in their democracy. APSA’s Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series showcases how political scientists understand and teach American democracy’s quadrennial event. Watch the previous two webinars and check out the associated resources here. Past Events include: |