Research

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Legislator Pivotality and Voter Accountability
Political Research Quarterly (2024), with Daniel Butler, Sarah Anderson, and Laurel Harbridge-Yong


Place, Race, and the Politics of White Grievance
Political Behavior (2023), with Ryan Dawkins, B. Kal Munis, and Francesca Verville

Emotional Reactions to COVID-19 Projections and Consequences for Protective Attitudes and Behavior
Political Psychology  44 (5), 1053 - 1076 (2023), with Jenn Merolla, Seth Hill, Mac Lockhart, Thad Kousser, and Mindy Romero


From Super Minority to Super Majority: “Critical Mass” and Legislative Influence
Party Politics 29 (6), 1161–1168 (2023), with Janine Parry


Incorporating Gender Politics into Introduction to US Government Curriculum
College Teaching 70(3), 358 - 363 (2022), with Kelly Piazza and Seth Hill

Measuring the Rural Continuum in Political Science
Political Analysis 29 (3), 267 - 286 (2021), with Melissa Rogers

Contentious Federalism: Sheriffs, State Legislatures, and Political Violence in the American West
Political Behavior 43 (1), 247-270 (2021)

The Source of the Legislative Professionalism Advantage: Attracting More Knowledgeable Candidates
State Politics and Policy Quarterly 20(4), 416-436 (2020), with Dan Butler



Editor-Reviewed Articles

Book Review: Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South: The Untold Story

Public Opinion Quarterly 87(2), 462-465 (2023) 


Serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant

Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond (2022), with Bianca Rubalcava



Under Review


Rural Residency, Rural Resentment, and Attitudes Toward Public Land Management in the United States, with Kal Munis


Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation, with Dan Butler and Steve Rogers