US Elections 2024: Analyzing the Trump-Harris showdown  

Dan Burritt is the host and producer of CBC Vancouver News at 11 PM. He has reported on a wide range of breaking and in-depth news stories in the region, and has an extensive background in election coverage. Prior to joining CBC in 2012, he spent six and a half years as a radio reporter. He received the Broadcast Performer of Tomorrow award from the BCAB (British Columbia Association of Broadcasters) in 2010 and a Jack Webster Award nomination for his Chuck Davis Tribute. Burritt spent considerable time writing, reporting, and hosting at UBC’s student newspaper and radio station before pursuing his career further by enrolling at BCIT.

Dr. Irene Bloemraad joined UBC in 2024 as the President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration, the co-director of the Centre for Migration Studies, and as a Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology. She studies the political and civic incorporation of immigrants into Western democracies and examines how migration affects politics and national identity in the countries that receive them. Her research has been published in journals spanning sociology, political science, history, and ethnic/migration studies, and she has authored or co-edited five books. She regularly shares her work with policymakers, immigration stakeholders, and the general public. She has received several teaching and mentorship awards. She attended McGill University (BA, MA) and Harvard University (PhD).

Dr. Terri Givens earned her BA in International Relations from Stanford University and received her MA and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. As a professor at the University of Texas at Austin from 2003 to 2015, she founded the Center for European Studies and was Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Curriculum and International Affairs. She was the Provost’s Academic Lead and Advisor on McGill’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism from 2021-2023 and most recently served as Associate Dean for EDI in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. Her research and teaching focuses on comparative politics in Europe and the US, including immigration policy, racial politics, and anti-discrimination policy. She is the author/editor of books and articles on immigration policy, European politics, and racial politics.

Dr. Paul J. Quirk is the Phil Lind Chair in US Politics and Representation at UBC. After receiving his PhD at Harvard University (1978), he taught at several US universities, most recently the University of Illinois, and has been a research associate at the Brookings Institution. A US citizen and lifelong resident until joining the UBC faculty in 2004, he has published widely-cited and award-winning books and articles on numerous topics in American politics, including Congress, public opinion, the presidency, and presidential elections. He will contribute a chapter on “The Election and the Presidency” in a planned 2025 book on the 2024 elections.