Research
Publications
Local Orientation in the U.S. House of Representatives (with Pamela Ban)(Conditionally Accepted, American Journal of Political Science)
Responsive Rhetoric: Evidence from Congressional Redistricting (with Michael Kistner)(Conditionally Accepted, 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)
Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical U.S. State Legislatures (with Michael Olson) (Conditionally Accepted at The Journal of Politics)
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
Promoting a Diverse Bench: Elite Messaging about Descriptive Characteristics and Public Support for Supreme Court Nominees (with Albert H. Rivero and Andrew R. Stone)
The Allocation of Effort in the U.S. Congress (with Daniel J. Moskowitz, and Benjamin Schneer)
Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence (with Tabitha Koch and Michael P. Olson)
Works in Progress
Media Scrutiny and Legislator Behavior (with Erik Peterson)
Making the News: How Senator Behavior Generates Media Coverage