| PhD, Stanford, 2002. American political institutions, positive political theory, game theory, political bargaining, and public policy. Current research focuses on the value of legislative “pork” for reelection, the politics of judicial appointments, and the connection between formal models and data analysis. He has published articles in American Journal of Political Science, Business and Politics, Economics & Politics, Election Law Journal, Independent Review, Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Public Choice, and State Politics & Policy Quarterly, as well as several edited volumes. His first book, The Plane Truth: Airline Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy (Brookings Institution Press, 2003), examines governmental responses to plane crashes and was co-authored with Roger Cobb of Brown University. His second book, Rules and Restraint: Government Spending and the Design of Institutions (University of Chicago Press, 2007), focuses on the design and enforcement of budget rules and received the 2008 Alan Rosenthal Prize awarded by the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association. He is currently working on his third book, tentatively titled Models with Meaning: Reimagining the Science of Politics (under contract, Oxford University Press), with co-author Kevin Clarke. Member of the American Politics Research Editorial Board. Teaches courses in American politics, public policy, and positive political theory. Recipient of a 2005 Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Education, as well as a 2005 Undergraduate Professor of the Year Award given by the University of Rochester Students’ Association. |
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