Books
Nationalized Politics: Evaluating Electoral Politics Across Time. 2024. Oxford University Press. with Jamie Carson and Joel Sievert.
Divided Nation: Analyzing Policy, Behavior, and Institutional Challenges in Modern American Democracy. Under contract with De Gruyter. with Jamie Carson.
It’s All National Now: Challengers, Choices, Cash, and Competition in Congressional Primaries. Book Project. with Jason Byers and Jamie Carson.Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens’ Attitudes. Book Project. with Florian Justwan.
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
Redistricting
“Redistricting and the 2022 Congressional Midterm Elections.” 2024. Journal of Political Marketing. 23(3): 227-242.
“Redistricting and Incarceration: Examining the Effect of New York’s Prohibition on Prison Gerrymandering.” 2022. State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 22(4): 418-437. with Bridgett King.
“Recent Developments in Congressional Redistricting.” 2020. In New Directions in Congressional Politics 2nd ed. Eds. Jamie Carson and Michael Lynch. New York: Routledge.
“Redistricting and Electoral Competition in American Politics.” 2019. In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Ed. Sandy Maisel. New York: Oxford University Press.
“Examining the Effects of Partisan Redistricting on Candidate Entry Decisions.” 2019. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, & Policy. 18(3): 214-226.
“Institutional Control of Redistricting and the Geography of Representation.” 2017. Journal of Politics. 79(2): 722-726. with Michael Crespin, Barry Edwards, and Maxwell Palmer.
“Re-evaluating the Effects of Redistricting on Electoral Competition, 1972-2012.” 2014. State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 14(2): 162-174. with Jamie Carson and Michael Crespin.
Elections
“Restoring Trust in US Elections through Effective Election Administrator Messaging.” 2024. Public Opinion Quarterly. with Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale, and Soren Jordan.
“Examining the Relationship Between Election Administration and Citizen Attitudes.” 2022. Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice. 1(1): 56-67. with Florian Justwan and Shaniqua Williams.
“Trump and Trust: Examining the Relationship between Claims of Fraud and Citizen Attitudes.” 2022. PS: Political Science & Politics. 55(3): 462-469. with Florian Justwan.
“Elections, Competition, and Constituent Evaluations of U.S. Senators.” 2022. Electoral Studies. 75: 102424. with Joel Sievert.
“Nationalization and the Incumbency Advantage.” 2020. Political Research Quarterly. 73(1): 156–168. with Jamie Carson and Joel Sievert.
“Security and Integrity: Administrative Structure, Capacity, and American Elections.” 2020. Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy. 1(2): 189-207. with Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale.
“Capacity to Address Natural and Man-made Vulnerabilities: The Administrative Structure of U.S. Election System Security.” 2020. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, & Policy. 19(2):180-199. with Mitchell Brown, Lindsey Forson, Kathleen Hale, and Robert Smith.
“Evaluating Candidate Positioning and Success in the 2018 Midterm Elections.” 2018. The Forum. 16(4): 675-686.
“Candidate Ideology and Electoral Success in Congressional Elections.” 2018. Public Choice. 176: 175-192. with Jamie Carson.
“Candidate Emergence in the Era of Direct Primaries.” 2018. In Handbook of Primary Elections. Ed. Robert Boatright. New York: Routledge. with Jamie Carson.
“Introduction to Congressional Elections.” 2016. In Guide to U.S. Elections 7th ed. Ed. Deborah Kalb. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. with Jamie Carson.
Procedure
“Building a Record: Amending Activity, Position Taking, and the Seventeenth Amendment.” Forthcoming. Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy. with Jamie Carson, Anthony Madonna, Mark Owens, and Joel Sievert.
“Who Gets Blamed When Congress and the President Collide?” 2024. Congress & the Presidency. 1–22. with Joel Sievert.
“How Coral Reefs Are Placed On The Decision-Making Agenda.” 2023. In Democratic Management of an Ecosystem Under Threat: The People’s Reefs. New York: Anthem Press. with Amanda Alva and Kelly H. Dunning.
“Interbranch Warfare: Senate Amending Process and Restrictive House Rules.” 2023. Political Research Quarterly. 76(1): 279-291. with Anthony Madonna.
“Policymaking by the Executive: Examining the Fate of Presidential Agenda Items.” 2020. Congress & the Presidency. 47(1): 1-31. with Jason Byers and Jamie Carson.
“Questions of Order in the United States Senate: Procedural Uncertainty and the Role of the Parliamentarian.” 2019. Social Science Quarterly. 100(4): 1343-1357. with Anthony Madonna and Michael Lynch.
“Rules, Polarization, and the Future of the Senate.” 2019. PS: Political Science & Politics. 52(2): 401-403.
“The Vice President in the U.S. Senate: Examining the Consequences of Institutional Design.” 2018. Congress & the Presidency. 45(2): 145-165. with Michael Lynch, Anthony Madonna, and Mark Owens.
“Public Attitudes Toward Presidential Veto Powers.” 2018. Research & Politics. 5(1): 1-6. with Joel Sievert.
Policy
“Recreational angler and stakeholder perceptions of policy changes to recreational fishery management: the case of red snapper devolution in the Gulf of Mexico.” 2025. Ecology & Society. 30(1). with Thomas G. Moorman, Daniel Morris, Steven B. Scyphers, and Kelly H. Dunning.
“Coral reefs and climate change: Examining two institutional approaches to managing a novel marine ecosystem.” 2024. Marine Policy. 163: 106107. with Kasen Wally and Kelly Dunning.
“What compels bipartisan lawmakers to support coral reef legislation in the U.S. Congress.” 2024. Marine Policy. 163: 106094. with Amanda Alva, Kelly Dunning, and Kampol Pannoi.
“National ocean policy in the United States: using framing theory to highlight policy priorities between presidential administrations.” 2024. Frontiers in Marine Science. Vol. 11. with Gregory Johnson, Christopher Anderson, and Kelly Dunning.
“Stakeholder Perceptions of Coastal Environmental Stressors in the Florida Panhandle.” 2024. Ocean & Coastal Management. 250: 107008. with Gregory Johnson, Christopher Anderson, and Kelly Dunning.
“Regional differences in deer hunter attitudes and opinions regarding quality deer management (QDM).” 2023. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. with Travis E. Stoakley, Catherine A. Cummings, Kelly H. Dunning, William D. Gulsby, and Stepehn S. Ditchkoff.
“Application of the Policy Regime Framework to understand COVID-19 policy response in the Southeast U.S.: How RAPID Research Can Provide Lessons Learned after a Public Health Crisis.” 2022. Frontiers in Sociology. 12(7): 959553. with Kelly Dunning, Gregory Johnson, Kasen Wally, Janna Willoughby, Kathryn Corvey, Mina Becker, and Thomas Moorman.
“How Narratives Shape Policy: Lessons Learned from Port Projects adjacent to Coral Reefs in Florida and the Cayman Islands.” 2022. Marine Policy. 144: 105233. with Sabine Bailey, Dan Morris, and Kelly Dunning.
“Politics or Need? Explaining State Protective Measures in the Coronavirus Pandemic.” 2022. Social Science Quarterly. 103(5): 1140-1154.with Martin K. Mayer, John C. Morris, Jan C. Hume, Steven P. McKnight, Nurun Mahar, Sindhu Weber, and Xiaodan Zhang.
“Contours of a National Infrastructure Policy for the New Millennium.” 2021. Public Works Management & Policy. 26(3): 200-209. with John C. Morris and A. Stanley Meiburg.
“Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Federalism and Infrastructure: A Call to Action.” 2021. Public Works Management & Policy. 26(1): 6-12. with John C. Morris.
“Institutional Variation, Professionalization, and State Implementation Choices: An Examination of Investment in Water Quality Across the 50 States.” 2021. American Review of Public Administration. 51(6): 436-448. with John C. Morris and Jonathan M. Fisk.