Research

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Selected articles:

Legislatures, Representation, and Political Geography

• Constituency Size and Evaluations of Government. 2022. Legislative Studies Quarterly 47(2):459-499.
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• Boundaries, Redistricting Criteria and Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. 2014. American Politics Research 42(5): 856–895 (preprint version here).
• Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship. 2014. Political Research Quarterly 67(3):695-707. With Christopher Clark.
• Should We Measure Professionalism with an Index? A Note on Theory and Practice in State Legislative Professionalism Research. 2014. State Politics & Policy Quarterly 14(3):277-296. With Zachary Greene.
• Unraveling Different Barriers to Internet Use: Urban Residents and Neighborhood Effects. 2012. Urban Affairs Review 48(6):771-810. With Karen Mossberger, Caroline J Tolbert, and Benedict Jimenez.

Direct Democracy

• Direct Democracy and Individual Interest Group Membership. 2010. The Journal of Politics 72(3):659-671. With Frederick J. Boehmke.
• Initiative Campaigns: Direct Democracy and Voter Mobilization. 2009. American Politics Research 37(1):155-192. With Caroline J. Tolbert and Todd Donovan.

Voting Behavior and Elections

• Race and Turnout: Does Descriptive Representation in State Legislatures Increase Minority Voting? 2010. Political Research Quarterly 72(3):659-671. With Rene R. Rocha, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Christopher J. Clark.
• Reforming Presidential Nominations: Rotating State Primaries or a National Primary? 2009. PS: Political Science and Politics 42(1):71-79. With David P. Redlawsk and Caroline J. Tolbert.
• Comparing Caucus and Registered Voter Support for the 2008 Presidential Candidates in Iowa. 2008. PS: Political Science & Politics 41(1):129-138. With David P. Redlawsk and Caroline J. Tolbert.