Research Areas
- Congress: Electoral Politics and Institutional Development
- Presidency: Policymaking Powers, Congressional Relations, and Party Politics
- Political Parties: Historical Development and Electoral Competition
Selected Publications
Congress & Institutional Development
- Electoral Incentives in Congress. 2018. University of Michigan Press, with Jamie Carson.
- “The Impact of Electoral Rules and Reforms on Election Outcomes.” 2020. American Politics Research 48(6): 738-749.
- “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 Carson.
Congressional Elections
- “Nationalization and the Incumbency Advantage.” 2020. Political Research Quarterly 73(1): 156-168, with Jamie Carson and Ryan Williamson.
- “Nationalization in US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections.” 2019. American Politics Research 47(5): 1055-1080, with Seth McKee.
Presidency
- “Presidential Communication During the Legislative Process.” 2020. Social Science Quarterly 101(3): 1165-1182, with Ian Ostrander.
- “Public Attitudes Toward Presidential Veto Powers.” 2018. Research & Politics, 5(1): 1-6, with Ryan Williamson.
- “Constraining Presidential Ambition: Controversy and the Decline of Signing Statements.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 47(4): 752–776, with Ian Ostrander.
- “The Logic of Presidential Signing Statements.” 2013. Political Research Quarterly 66(1): 141-153, with Ian Ostrander
Selected Work in Progress
- The Less Responsive Branch?: Politics and Development in the Early US Senate (Book Project)
- Nationalized Politics (Book Project), with Jamie Carson and Ryan Williamson.
“The Appearance of Congressional Leaders in Campaign Advertisements”, with Kevin Banda.
“Public Evaluations of Interbranch Conflict”, with Ryan Williamson.
“Presidential Strategies in Statements of Administration Policy”, with Ian Ostrander.