Working Papers and Projects

“Partisan Payoffs:  Distributive Politics and Party Participation in the US House” (Revise and Resubmit)

“Creative Rules for Multiple Measures:  Coalition Building and Message Management through the House Rules Committee” (Working paper)

“Data Analysis and Data Visualization as Active Learning in Political Science,” with Alexis Leanna Henshaw (Under review)

“House Party Leaders as Agenda-Setters:  Understanding Congressional Efforts to Shape the Washington Policy Agenda” (Current project)

“Rising To Leadership in an Era of Political Change” (Current project; contribution to Bob Michel Retrospective Project)

“Loyalty to the Leadership:  Validating Party Unity Scores with House Party Leadership Records” (Under review)

“Party Size and Constituency Representation in the 1890s” (Working paper)

Recent Conference Papers

“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.

“Adaptable Institutions:  Growth and Change in the House Democratic Extended Leadership, 1975-2008,” Paper presented at 2010 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association

“Congressional Superdelegates in the 2008 Election: Power, Constituency, and Uncertainty” With Edward B. Hasecke and Kevin Scott. Paper presented at 2010 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association

“A House Less Divided? Secession, Party Size, and Constituency in the 35th-38th Congresses,” Paper presented at 2009 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association

“Presentation of Partisanship: Representation and Party Leadership Activity,” Paper presented at 2008 meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.