I am Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science at Oklahoma State University.

I teach and research topics in American politics, public policy, and methodology. I am interested in how unequal representation and scarce resources in American state legislatures affects policy innovation and diffusion in the U.S. federal system. I am also interested in how the policies set by state legislatures shape political and economic inequality.

I am passionate about access to quality civic education in the United States. Dr. Eve Ringsmuth and I have an active research agenda — the Higher Education and Democracy Research (HEDR) Lab — to improve the delivery of civic education in higher education institutions and to better understand growth in political knowledge and efficacy.

My research has been published in Perspectives on Politics, Policy Studies Journal, Political Research Quarterly, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Journal of Public Policy, Policy & Politics, American Politics Research, and Journal of Political Science Education, among others.

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