October 14, 2022
Media Advisory: SIU experts can discuss impact of Jan. 6 committee hearings
With the latest hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Southern Illinois University Carbondale has experts available to assist reporters and news crews with coverage.
The experts’ specialties include the historical significance and impact the nine hearings have had on the nation, American politics and the legal system.
These experts – from the School of Justice and Public Safety, the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and SIU School of Law – with contact information to arrange for interviews, include:
Christopher Mullins, professor of criminology and criminal justice, specializes in political violence. He can discuss historical and contemporary U.S. extremist violence and extremist groups. He can be reached at mullinsc@siu.edu or 618-559-5289 and is available for on-camera interviews, by telephone or Zoom.
John T. Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, spent 26 years in Washington, D.C., covering Congress and economic issues for Market News International before his arrival at SIU Carbondale in 2018. He has been a guest on the PBS NewsHour and C-SPAN. He can be reached at 618-453-4009 or shaw@siu.edu.
Sheila Simon, assistant professor in the SIU School of Law, returned to the university after serving as Illinois’ lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2015. She has taught classes on government ethics. Prior to her work at the law school, she was an assistant state’s attorney in Jackson County. She can be reached at ssimon@siu.edu or 618-967-2062 and is available to talk by telephone or Zoom.