Teaching about the 2024 US election –

Join us for our third APSA webinar in a series where we examine the US election campaign and the 2024 election from different perspectives.

How do political scientists incorporate the 2024 US election into their classroom? What tasks or activities should political scientists use to help students understand the 2024 US election? What tools can teachers use to address misinformation and disinformation about campaigns and elections?

Event: Teaching the 2024 US Elections
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST, 11:00 a.m. 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 [email protected].

US Election 2024 Webinar Series: Watch Past Events

National campaigns and elections allow citizens to reflect on and participate in their democracy. APSA’s “Engaging the 2024 US Election” webinar series highlights how political scientists understand and teach about the quadrennial event of American democracy. Watch the two previous webinars and view related resources here. Past events include:

Meet the panelists:

Dr. Allison Rank is an associate professor of American politics at SUNY Oswego. Her research program focuses on political science education, campus civic engagement, and popular culture and politics. In addition to teaching traditional political science, she is the campaign manager for the campus-wide voter mobilization program Vote Oswego and the 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 focuses on African-American politics, racial 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 directed 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 research methods to undergraduates. Huerta is co-author of the textbook Practicing Texas Politics. He has served as vice president of the American Political Science Association (2021-2022), and his leadership in political science includes the Council of the American Political Science Association (APSA) (2012-2014) and the presidency of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2014-15). He also served as president of APSA’s Organized Division of Political Science Education (2009-2011) and founding president of the Learning Communities Association (2016-2017).

Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has directed the American Political Science Association’s teaching and professional development programs for the past three years. Prior to joining APSA, Michelle was the faculty coordinator for the International Politics cohort of the Women’s Leadership Program at George Washington University, where she taught political science courses.