Bill Wilkerson has a Ph.D. in political science from the University at Albany. He studies American politics with an emphasis on law and courts. His research focuses on the salience of the US Supreme Court and the decisions it hands down with the American public using social media data. He occasionally blogs at Active Learning in Political Science. Wilkerson regularly teaches US Government, Civil Rights and Liberties, American Constitutional Development, Law Courts and Politics and Approaches to Political Science (research methods). Outside of work Wilkerson enjoys mountain and road biking, running, reading mysteries and watching soccer.