B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. University of Texas
Year Joined RCNJ: 2005
Courses Offered:
American Government; Political Methodology; Campaigns and Elections; Political Behavior; Military, Politics, and Society
Teaching Interest:
American government, elections, voter behavior, and research methods
Research Interest:
Elections and electoral behavior, political participation, and military veterans
Recent Publications:
"Invoking Military Credentials in Congressional Elections, 2000-2006. "2008. In Reveron, D.S. and J. Stiehm (eds.), InsideDefense: Current Controversies in U.S. Civil-Military Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
"Veterans' Party Identification, Candidate Affect, and Vote Choice in the 2004
U.S. Presidential Election." Armed Forces & Society 33(3) 414-437. 2007.
"Enduring Effects of the Uniform: Previous Military Experience and Voting
Turnout." 2006. Political Research Quarterly 59(4): 601-607.
"The Partisan Impact of Congressional Redistricting: The Case of Texas,
2001-2003" (with Seth McKee and Mathieu Turgeon). 2006. Social Science
Quarterly 87(2): 308-317.