I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota in political science, where I teach statistical methods and American politics. My dissertation examined whether policy change occurs primarily with electoral change (replacement), or incumbent members changing their votes (conversion). Here is my CV.
I graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1996, with a triple major in politics and government, economics, and German Studies.
Papers
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- Democracy as a Latent Variable, with Simon Jackman. American Journal of Political Science, 52(1): 201-217.
- The Nature of Political Ideology in the Contemporary Electorate, with Sunshine Hillygus. Forthcoming, Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Where Does the President Stand? Measuring Presidential Ideology. Forthcoming, Political Analysis.
- Reconsidering the Great Compromise at the Federal Convention of 1787: Deliberation and Agenda Effects on the Senate and Slavery, with Jeremy Pope. Under review.
- Mapping Dimensions of Conflict at the Federal Convention of 1787, with Jeremy Pope. Under review.
- Electoral Pressure and Policy Change: Conversion or Replacement?
- Problems in Comparing Preferences Across Institutions Presented at the 2009 Bicameralism Conference at Duke and Midwest Political Science Association meeting.
- Ideal Point Estimation Using Overlapping Constraints in the Senate Presented at the 2006 Southern Political Science Association meeting. An earlier version was presented at the 2004 Midwest Political Science Association meeting.
- Beyond Factor Analysis: Modern Tools for Social Measurement, with Simon Jackman. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, April 25-28, 2002.
R Sessions
- October 16: Rsession1.R Comparisons.R comparisons.do Data
- November 6: Rsession2.R Data 1 Data 2
- November 20: Rsession3.R Data 1 Data 2
- TBD: Rsession4.R Data 1