Gary L. Rose, Ph.D., is Professor of Politics and Scholar in Residence at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. A college instructor for nearly five decades, Professor Rose has

authored and edited fifteen books on presidential politics, Constitutional law, and

Connecticut's state and local government. His Constitutional law book, Shaping a Nation (2010), published in English and Chinese, was recommended by the National Association of Scholars for colleges and universities that have common reading programs. Professor Rose's book, Haywire (2017) meticulously tracked every dimension of the 2016 presidential contest and is one of the most comprehensive and detailed treatments of a presidential election ever written. His acclaimed book The American Presidency Under Siege (1997) was favorably reviewed in the American Political Science Review. In addition to his teaching and writing, Professor Rose provides routine political commentary for national, state and local media. His comments have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and the Hartford Courant. He has appeared as a political commentator on NBC Nightly News, Fox News, and

several local news shows in Connecticut. A recipient of several teaching and

scholarship awards, Professor Rose often serves as a speaker for civic and business

organizations. In 2011, he was named Connecticut Professor of the Year by the Carnegie

Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of

Education (CASE).