Working Papers and Projects
“Managing Faction and Building Coalitions in the post-1994 House Party Leadership” (Research in progress)
“The Constrained Democratic Whip Organization in the Pre-Reform Congress” (Under revision)
Recent Conference Papers
“When the Leadership Supports Both Sides: Explaining Party Justification for Conflicting Positions in the US House,” Paper presented at the 2024 meetings of the Western Political Science Association.
“Framing the Filibuster in National Media Coverage,” Paper presented at the 2023 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Julia Clayton ’24).
“Media Coverage and Opinion on Congressional Process: The Case of the Filibuster,” Paper presented at the 2022 meetings of the American Political Science Association.
“The Origins and Consequences of Congressional Party Election Agendas,” Paper prepared for presentation at the 2020 meetings of the Western Political Science Association.
“Whipping the ‘Textbook’ Congress: The Role of the House Majority Whip in the Pre-Reform Era,” Paper presented at the 2018 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.
“Creative Rules for Multiple Measures: Coalition Building and Message Management through the House Rules Committee,” Paper presented at the 2017 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.
“Bifurcated Rules in the House of Representatives,” Paper presented at the 2016 meetings of the Western Political Science Association.
“Partisan Payoffs: Distributive Politics and Party Participation in the US House,” Paper presented at the 2015 meetings of the American Political Science Association.
“Congressional Representation in an International Crisis: Position-Taking and Explanation on Syria Intervention,” Paper presented at the 2015 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.
“Loyalty From The Leaders’ Perspective: Measuring House Party Voting From Leadership Records,” Paper presented at the 2013 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association
“Partisan Organizations in the House of Representatives,” Paper prepared for presentation at the 2012 meetings of the 2012 American Political Science Association.