Research Page

Working Papers: "Divisive Primaries, Divided National Parties, and the Presidential Vote" (with Paul Gurian, Lonna Atkeson, Nathan Burroughs, and Audrey Haynes)  "Mobilization and Campaign Finance in Congressional Elections" (with Scott Basinger and Michael Ensley) (Contact me for a copy of the paper)  "Closeness, Strategic Spending, and Voter Mobilization in U.S. Presidential Elections" (with Bryan Cole) "State Politics and Education Finance Systems: A Competing Risks Approach" (with Teena Wilhelm) (Contact me for a copy of the paper)  "Political Parties and the Allocation of Federal Distributive Outlays." (with Andrew Sidman) (Contact me for a copy of the paper)  "Campaign Contributions, Judicial Decisionmaking, and Institutional Context" (with Chris Bonneau) (Contact me for a copy of the paper)       Published Projects: Forthcoming. "The Motivated Processing of Political Arguments." (with Charles S. Taber and Simona Kucsova) Political Behavior. Forthcoming. "Religious Identification and Legislative Voting: The Mormon Case." Political Research Quarterly. 2008. Sharing the Wealth: Member Contributions and the Exchange Theory of Party Influence in the U.S. House of Representatives. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. 2008. "Modeling Committee Chair Selection in the U.S. House of Representatives" Political Analysis 16: 274-289. 2008. "Homegrown Institutional Legitimacy: Assessing Citizens' Diffuse Support for State Courts" (with Jeff Yates) American Politics Research 36(2): 297-329. 2007. "Justice for Sale? Campaign Contributions and Judicial Decision Making." State Politics and Policy Quarterly 7(3): 281-297. 2007. "Beyond Accountability and Independence: Judicial Selection and State Court Performance." Judicature 90(5): 226-232.     *Supplemental Results for Beyond Accountability and Independence 2002. "Campaign Contributions and Judicial Behavior." American Review of Politics 23 (Fall): 261-274.