Dr. Paul N. McDaniel Kennesaw State University

Dr. Paul N. McDaniel () will lead today’s panel discussion on fair maps and communities of interest

Dr. Paul McDaniel is an Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography and Anthropology, Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Kennesaw State University, in Kennesaw, Georgia. His teaching and research focus on urban and population geography. His current research explores the geography of place-branding, particularly as it relates to the causes, processes, and implications of immigration to urban regions in the southeastern U.S.

Sara Hodges Fair Districts GA

Sara Hodges () will discuss geography’s role in Georgia’s redistricting process and why geospatial thinkers are crucial to drawing new lines

Sara Hodges is a geographer and interactive cartographer representing Fair Districts GA, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to encourage a fair and transparent redistricting process in Georgia. In her current research with FDGA and the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, she uses spatial and statistical analysis to analyze the impacts of recent district maps on people and communities in Georgia and to create benchmarks of what we should expect unbiased maps to look like

Dr. J. Benjamin Taylor Kennesaw State University

Dr. J. Benjamin Taylor () will discuss the interdisciplinary implications of Political Science in this year’s redistricting process

Dr. J. Benjamin Taylor is an assistant professor of political science in the School of Government & International Affairs at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He teaches and conducts research in American politics with a specific focus on political behavior (i.e., political communication and media effects, Latino politics, and public opinion).

Dr. Fred McBride Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Dr. Fred McBride () will explain Georgia’s important upcoming dates and process for public engagement

Dr. Fred McBride, Redistricting & Voting Rights Policy Specialist at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has been involved in voting rights for over 20 years mainly in quantitative and demographic analysis, but more specifically redistricting. He has drawn and evaluated redistricting plans, served as voting rights expert witness, and presented at redistricting hearings for over 100 jurisdictions in 23 states, and the District of Columbia. Fred has degrees from Louisiana State University, Southern University, and Clark Atlanta University.

Susannah Scott League of Women Voters of Georgia

Susannah Scott () will discuss local issues and advocacy efforts related to redistricting in Georgia

Susannah Scott is the president of the League of Women Voters of Georgia. She is a native Georgian who was raised in a politically active family that regularly discussed public policy and local government at the dinner table. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Susannah has her juris doctor from Georgia State University College of Law and a master of laws from Trinity College Dublin. Her master's thesis explored the development of the right to vote in England and the United States. Susannah firmly believes in the League’s vision of a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.

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