Publications
Promoting a Diverse Bench: An Analysis of Elite Messaging about Descriptive Representation (with Albert H. Rivero and Andrew R. Stone)(Legislative Studies Quarterly)
Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence (with Tabitha Koch and Michael P. Olson)(Perspectives on Politics)
Local Orientation in the U.S. House of Representatives (with Pamela Ban)(American Journal of Political Science)
Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical U.S. State Legislatures (with Michael Olson) (The Journal of Politics)
Responsive Rhetoric: Evidence from Congressional Redistricting (with Michael Kistner)(Legislative Studies Quarterly)
Geographic Representation and Requests for Federal Funds in the U.S. Senate (with Andrew R. Stone)(Legislative Studies Quarterly)
Do Local Roots Impact Washington Behaviors? District Connections and Representation in the U.S. Congress (with Jesse Crosson) (American Political Science Review)
Franchise Expansion and Legislative Representation in the Early United States (with Stephen Ansolabehere and Michael Olson) (Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy)
The Growth of Campaign Advertising in the U.S., 1880 to 1930 (with Shigeo Hirano, Michael Olson, and Jim Snyder) Winner, Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Best Paper, 2018 Southern Political Science Association Meeting, (Journal of Politics)
Senators at Home: Local Attentiveness and Policy Representation in Congress (American Political Science Review)
Under the Microscope: Gender and Accountability in the U.S. Congress (with Jon Rogowski) (American Political Science Review)
How Does the Rising Number of Women in the U.S. Congress Change Deliberation? Evidence from House Committee Hearings (with Pamela Ban, Justin Grimmer, and Emily West) , (Quarterly Journal of Political Science)Â
Descriptive Representation and Public Support for Supreme Court Nominees (with Jon Rogowski and Andrew Stone) (Political Science Research and Methods)
Working Papers
Accountability Under Gridlock: An Examination of Constituent Responses to Legislative Failure and Success (with Andrew R. Stone) - invited to revise and resubmit
Public Attitudes About Descriptive Representation Across Offices (with Albert H. Rivero and Andrew R. Stone)
The Allocation of Effort in the U.S. Congress (with Daniel J. Moskowitz, and Benjamin Schneer)
Works in Progress
Constituent Communications in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2018-2024 (with Michael Kistner and Michael Olson)
Media Scrutiny and Legislator Behavior (with Erik Peterson)
Making the News: How Senator Behavior Generates Media Coverage