I am Assistant Teaching Professor of Politics at Drexel University. I teach research methods, several courses in American politics, and a course on U.S. electoral systems in comparative perspective. I am broadly interested in coalitions and elections.
My first book, More Parties or No Parties (2022), sketched a realignment theory of electoral reform and analyzed use of ranked-choice voting in the Progressive and New Deal periods. It pointed to 'vote leakage' as a cause of repeal and suggested party-list reforms instead.
Other ongoing projects look at descriptive representation under various electoral systems, how the party system organizes issues and voters, and the prospects for a well-functioning democracy.
Recent journal articles
- On the structure of political discontent in the American public (Public Opinion Quarterly, with Joshua J. Dyck).
- Five variants of ranked-choice voting, their strategic implications, and effects on minority representation (Politics and Governance).
- A generational divide on ranked-choice voting, rooted in democratic discontent (Politics & Policy, with Devin McCarthy).
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