Research Areas
- Congress: Electoral Politics, Institutional Development, and Polarization
- Presidency: Policymaking Powers, Congressional Relations, and Party Politics
- 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
- "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
Selected Work In Progress
- Representation, Policy, and Institutional Development: The U.S. Senate in the Early Republic (Book Project)
- "Presidential Support Over the Senate Electoral Cycle."
- "The Appearance of Congressional Leaders in Campaign Advertisements", with Kevin K. Banda