Melissa R. Michelson (Author) Melissa R. Michelson is Dean of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Menlo College. She is the award-winning co-author of seven books, including Mobilizing Inclusion: Transforming the Electorate Through Get-out-the-Vote Campaigns, Listen, We Need to Talk: How to Change Attitudes about LGBT Rights, and Transforming Prejudice: Identity, Fear, and Transgender Rights.