Research Agenda

My areas of research center on American national politics, especially elections, Congress and the Presidency, as well as politics in popular culture. I am particularly interested in legislative-executive relations as well as in how young people are taught the habits of citizenship.

Recent Publications:

“Who’s in the Room When it Happens: Use of Data Driven Analysis and Power Mapping to Build an Inclusive Political Engagement Coalition.” In Leaning into Politics: Higher Education’s Role in Building the Democracy We Need. Abraham Goldberg and Carah Ong Whaley, ed. Information Age Publishing, 2024. 

“Is the Engagement Working? Assessing Political Engagement Across Multiple Departments.” In Civic Pedagogy: Teaching Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics. Lauren Bell, Carah Ong Whaley, and Allison Rank, ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

“A Comparative Assessment of Approaches to Studying Institutional Climates for Political Learning and Participation in Democracy.” With Nancy Thomas and Kyle Upchurch, in Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 27, No. 3, 2023.

“Assessing and Improving Political Learning and Engagement on College Campuses.” With Nancy Thomas and Kyle Upchurch, in eJournal of Public Affairs volume 10, No. 3, 2021.