Author Bios

Laura Curlin is the data director of MapLight, overseeing the organization's research and data projects. Her work includes analyzing the money behind our political system, developing tools to make …

Bergen Smith is a data analyst at Maplight. He collects evidence of support and opposition to bills making their way through Congress from corporations and also works on various …

Holly Cullen is an adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia.

Sean Sweeney is the director of the International Program on Labor, Climate & Environment at the School of Labor and Urban Studies, City University of New York. He also …

Julia Thomas is a contributor to The Indypendent.

Janna Adelstein is a research and program associate in the Democracy Program where she primarily focuses on promoting fair, diverse, and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, …

Lila Westreich is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Environment and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington.

Bracey Harris is a staff writer at The Hechinger Report. Before joining The Hechinger Report, she covered politics and education for the Clarion Ledger where she also focused on …

Dr. Christina Schädel is an assistant research professor in the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at Northern Arizona University. She is also lead coordinator of the Permafrost Carbon Network, a data …

Amanda D. Rodewald is a Garvin Professor and senior director of conservation science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Cornell University.