Curriculum Vitae

POSITIONS:

Michigan State University
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

EDUCATION:

University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science
May 2007
Master of Arts in Political Science
Subfield Qualification: American Politics, Political Behavior, and Research Methods

Dissertation: “The Not-So-Special Interests: Organized Representation in National Politics”
Committee: Nelson W. Polsby (chair), Laura Stoker, Todd LaPorte, Chris Ansell, Neil Fligstein.

Claremont McKenna College
Bachelor of Arts in Government – Honors Track, Magna Cum Laude

Additional Training:
Graduate Workshop on Computational Social Science Modeling, Santa Fe Institute
Institute on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models, Duke University
Complex Systems Summer Program, Santa Fe Institute
Econometrics Program, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (2 terms)

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Forthcoming. “Going Pro? The Professional Model and Political Campaign Consulting.” Journal of Political Marketing.

2007. “Just Another Interest Group? Organized Ethnic Representation in American Politics.” National Political Science Review 11(1).

2006. “The Organization of Factions: Interest Mobilization and the Group Theory of Politics.” Public Organization Review 6(2).

2006. “Research Note: Environmental Advocacy in Washington.” Environmental Politics 15(4).

2005. “The Dynamics of a Disturbance: New and Established Interests in Technology Policy Debates.” Knowledge, Technology & Policy 18(3).

2005. “What Voters Want From Political Campaign Communication.” Political Communication 22(3) (with Keena Lipsitz, John Sides, and Christine Trost).

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

2005. Win the Right Way: How to Run Effective Local Campaigns in California. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Public Policy Press (ed. with Christine Trost).

2005. “Efficiency” and “Rationality.” In Encyclopedia of Governance, Mark Bevir, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

2004. Final Report of the Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices. Los Angeles, CA: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California.

1999. Square Pegs and Round Holes: Applying Campaign Finance Laws to the Internet. Washington, DC: Center for Democracy and Technology (with Deirdre Mulligan and Jim Dempsey).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

“Interest Group Coalitions of the Parties: Legislative & Electoral Networks,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2008 (with Casey Dominguez).

“The Business of Politics: How Consultant Competition Affects U.S. Campaigns,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2008.

“Media Amplification of Advocacy Group Voices: The Supply Side of Expert Sourcing,” at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. August 2007.

“Hearing from the Usual Suspects: Public Advocacy in Congressional Testimony,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2007.

“Media Amplification of Advocacy Group Voices,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2007.

“American Public Constituencies and Organized Representation,” at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 2006.

“One Person, One Lobbyist?” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2006.

“The Not-So-Special Interests,” at the American Politics Colloquium. Berkeley, CA. February 2006.

"The Organized Representation of American Religious Groups,” at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. August 2005.

“Louder Voices in National Politics: Organized Representation in National Politics,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2005.

“Just Another Interest Group? Organized Ethnic Representation in American Politics,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2005.

“Pick Three Wedge Issues and Call Me in the Morning,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2004.

“Group Allegiance and Issue Salience in Factional Competition,” at the International Conference on Complex Systems. Boston, MA. May 2004.

“The Dynamics of a Disturbance,” at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 2003.

“Candidate Attacks and Voter Aversion: The Uncertain Link Between Negativity and Campaign Satisfaction,” at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 2003 (with Keena Lipsitz, John C. Sides, and Christine Trost).

“Poetic License for Politicians? Public Opinion About Campaigns,” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2003 (with Keena Lipsitz, John C. Sides, and Christine Trost).

“Campaign Finance Law and Free Expression,” at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference. Toronto, ON. April 2000.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Professor - Michigan State University
Political Parties and Interest Groups (Fall 2007)

Instructor - University of California, Berkeley
Introduction to Research Methods (Fall 2006)
Introduction to American Politics (Summer 2006)

Graduate Student Instructor - University of California, Berkeley
Research Methods in Political Science, with Henry Brady (Spring 2006)
Politics and the Media, with Christine Trost (Spring 2005)
Political Parties, with David Karol (Spring 2004)

Reader - University of California, Berkeley
Campaign Strategy and Management, with Darry Sragow (Spring 2002)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Institute of Governmental Studies / Center for Campaign Leadership - Berkeley, CA
Graduate Student Researcher, September 2001 – August 2004

Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices - Sacramento, CA
Research Director, October 2002 – December 2003

Center for Voting and Democracy - San Francisco, CA
Research Associate, June 2001 – August 2001

Rose Institute of State and Local Government - Claremont, CA
Survey Research Manager, September 1997 – May 2001

Office of Derek Wyatt, MP - London
Project Director, June 2000 - August 2000

Internet Education Foundation / Center for Democracy and Technology - Washington, DC
Assistant Policy Analyst, January 1999 - August 1999

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Member, Graduate Committee - Michigan State University
• Member, American Politics Committee - Michigan State University
• Participant, Working Group on Religion and Politics Research - University of California, Berkeley
• Participant, Working Group on Institutional Analysis - University of California, Berkeley
• Member, External Review Committee, Political Science Graduate Student Association
• Reviewer, American Politics Research

HONORS:

• Berkeley Nominee, E.E. Schattschneider Award (APSA) for Best American Politics Dissertation
• Department Fellowship and Continuing Student Fellowship - University of California, Berkeley
• Honorable Mention - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
• Summer Research Grant - Graduate Division at the University of California, Berkeley
• Graduate Fellow - University of California Washington Center
• Best Undergraduate Thesis - Claremont McKenna College Government Department