I'm Patrick Rickert and I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rollins College. I earned my PhD from Washington University in St Louis in April 2023. My primary interest is the distribution of power in American national institutions, with a particular focus on Congress. I also teach and conduct research on the politics of disability. In my free time, I write and host pub trivia games and am in a years-long effort to try and complete every New York Times crossword that has been published in my lifetime.