Research

Research Areas

• Congress: Electoral Politics, Institutional Development, and Polarization

• Presidency: Policymaking Powers, Congressional Relations, Public Attitudes Toward the Executive, and Party Building/Leadership

• American Political Development: Electoral Institutions and Political Parties

Selected Publications

Congress

• Electoral Incentives in Congress. 2018. University of Michigan Press, with Jamie L. Carson

• "Congressional Candidates in an Era of Party Ballots." 2017. Journal of Politics 79(2): 534-545, with Jamie Carson 

• "Electoral Reform and Changes in Legislative Behavior: Adoption of the Secret Ballot in Congressional Elections." 2015. Legislative Studies Quarterly 40(1): 83-110, with Jamie L. Carson 

Presidency

• "Public Attitudes Toward Presidential Veto Powers." 2018. Research & Politics 5(1): 1-6, with Ryan D. Williamson

• "The Logic of Presidential Signing Statements." 2013. Political Research Quarterly 66(1): 141-153, with Ian Ostrander