Mark Tenenbaum is a fourth-year PhD student at American University. He studies US politics with a focus on religion, race and ethnicity, and political behaviour. Tenenbaum’s current research projects examine how social pressure pushes individuals within religious groups to conform to group political norms.

Jennifer Lopez is a fifth-year PhD student at American University. She studies American politics, with a focus on race and ethnicity, specifically the political behavior of Latinos in the United States. Previously, in the field of comparative politics, she has done work focusing on environmental policy.

Marcus H. Johnson is a PhD candidate in political science at American University in Washington, D.C. His research interests include racial competition, political behavior, and social identity in American politics. His research projects include investigating how the racial income gap influences prejudice.