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Books
Coolidge or Chaos: The 1924 Presidential Election. Under contract. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas.
Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics (with Karine Prémont). Under contract. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
I’m Here to Ask for Your Vote: How Presidential Campaign Visits Influence Voters. Forthcoming. New York: Columbia University Press.
Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice, 16th edition (with Jacqueline R. Kanovitz and Jefferson L. Ingram). Forthcoming. New York: Routledge.
News Media Coverage of the Vice-Presidential Selection Process: What’s Wrong with the “Veepstakes”? 2023. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Do Running Mates Matter? The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2020. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.
Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice, 15th edition (with Jacqueline R. Kanovitz and Jefferson L. Ingram). 2019. New York: Routledge.
The VP Advantage: How Running Mates Influence Home State Voting in Presidential Elections (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
Journal Articles
“Public Moralities, Citizen Voices, and Disparate Fears” (with Richard K. Ghere). Forthcoming. Public Integrity.
“Home Court Advantage? An Empirical Analysis of Local Bias in U.S. District Court Diversity Jurisdiction Cases” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2023. West Virginia Law Review 125(2): 543-590.
“Did Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency? A Counterfactual Analysis of Minor Party Voting in the 2016 US Presidential Election” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2021. The Forum 19(2): 173-201.
“Closing the Gap: Collaborating with Research Librarians to Improve Information Literacy in the Political Science Classroom” (with Heidi Gauder and Michelle C. Pautz). 2021. Journal of Political Science Education 17(4): 560-577.
“Surrogate-in-Chief: Did Bill Clinton’s Campaign Visits Help (or Hurt) Hillary Clinton in 2016?” (with Aaron C. Weinschenk). The Forum 18(2): 177-195.
“The Gender Citation Gap in Undergraduate Student Research: Evidence from the Political Science Classroom” (with Li-Yin Liu and Heidi Gauder). 2020. PS: Political Science and Politics 53(4): 729-733.
“Bringing Voters Into the Equation: An Individual-Level Analysis of the Vice Presidential Home State Advantage” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2019. Presidential Studies Quarterly 49(4): 827-854.
“Voter Mobilization 101: Presidential Campaign Visits to Colleges and Universities in the 2016 Election.” 2019. PS: Political Science and Politics 52(2): 261-266.
“What If Hillary Clinton Had Gone to Wisconsin? Presidential Campaign Visits and Vote Choice in the 2016 Election.” 2018. The Forum 16(2): 211-234.
“Split Tickets? On the Strategic Allocation of Presidential Versus Vice Presidential Visits in 2016” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2018. SAGE Open July-September: 1-12.
“Ideological Social Identity: Psychological Attachment to Ideological In-Groups as a Political Phenomenon and a Behavioral Influence.” 2015. Political Behavior 37(3): 509-535.
“The Politics of the Presidential Medal of Freedom: A Fifty Year Analysis, 1963-2013” (with Kyle C. Kopko, E. Fletcher McClellan, Julia Ward, and Jillian E. Casey). 2015. New England Journal of Political Science 8(2): 156-184.
“Presidential Versus Vice Presidential Home State Advantage: A Comparative Analysis of Electoral Significance, Causes, and Processes, 1884-2008” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2013. Presidential Studies Quarterly 43(4): 814-838.
“Social Issues, Authoritarianism, and Ideological Conceptualization: How Policy Dimensions and Psychological Factors Influence Ideological Labeling.” 2012. Political Psychology 33(4): 531-552.
“The Vice Presidential Home State Advantage Reconsidered: Analyzing the Interactive Effect of Home State Population and Political Experience, 1884-2008” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2011. Presidential Studies Quarterly 41(1): 1-17.
“In the Eye of the Beholder: Motivated Reasoning in Disputed Elections” (with Kyle C. Kopko, Sarah M. Bryner, Jeffrey L. Budziak, and Steven Nawara). 2011. Political Behavior 33(2): 271-290.
“Racial Attitude Effects in the 2008 Presidential Election: Examining the Unconventional Factors Shaping Vote Choice in a Most Unconventional Election” (with Herbert F. Weisberg). Electoral Studies 29(4): 569-581.
“Partisan Defection and Change in the 2008 US Presidential Election” (with Herbert F. Weisberg). Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties 20(2): 213-240.
Book Chapters
“The Most Important VP Choice Since… When? Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, and the 2020 (Vice) Presidential Election” (with Kyle C. Kopko). Under contract. In Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics, eds. Karine Prémont and Christopher J. Devine. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
“A Big, Beautiful Award: Donald Trump and the Presidential Medal of Freedom” (with E. Fletcher McClellan and Kyle C. Kopko). Under contract. In The Legacy of the Trump Administration, eds. Michael Grossman, Francis Schortgen, Ronald Eric Matthews, and David B. Cohen. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
“The Great Blue Hope: How Senator Sherrod Brown Won Re-election in Donald Trump’s Ohio.” Forthcoming. In Jon K. Lauck and Catherine McNicol Stock, eds., The Liberal Heartland: A Political History of the Postwar American Midwest. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.
“The Divided Battleground: Presidential Voting in Ohio and the Midwest in the 21st Century” (with Lee Hannah). Forthcoming. In Where East Meets (Mid)West: Exploring an American Regional Divide, eds. Jon K. Lauck and Gleaves Whitney. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
“The Libertarian Party.” 2020. In Beyond Donkeys and Elephants: Minor Political Parties in Contemporary American Politics, ed. Richard Davis. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, pp. 41-63.
“Fly-To County: The Midwest as Presidential Battleground, 1946-2016” (with Daniel R. Birdsong). 2020. In The Conservative Heartland: A Political History of the Postwar American Midwest, eds. Jon K. Lauck and Catherine McNicol Stock. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, pp. 72-94.
“Oh, the Places They’ll Go: The Geography and Political Strategy of Presidential Campaign Visits in 2016.” 2018. In Studies of Communication in the 2016 Presidential Campaign, ed. Robert E. Denton, Jr. Lanham, MD: Lexington, pp. 45-68.
“#TeamGov: On the Political Experience, Campaign Messaging, and Electoral Performance of Johnson-Weld 2016” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2018. In Studies of Communication in the 2016 Presidential Campaign, ed. Robert E. Denton, Jr. Lanham, MD: Lexington, 163-188.
Book Reviews
“Book review of The Upcoming Insignificance of the American Presidency: Flouting the Framer’s Forewarnings by Wilbur C. Rich. Forthcoming. Political Science Quarterly.
“Book review of The Transfer of Power Between Presidential Administrations: Trouble with the Transition by Nicole L Anslover. Forthcoming. Congress & the Presidency.
“Book review of After Reagan: Bush, Dukakis, and the 1988 Election by Joel J. Pitney, Jr.” Forthcoming. Political Science Quarterly.
“Book review of The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden by Joel K. Goldstein.” 2016. Perspectives on Politics 14(4): 1218-1220.
Public Scholarship
“Vance will hurt Trump’s reelection chances. Ohio junior senator isn’t ready to be VP.” 2024. The Columbus Dispatch. July 15.
“Vance, Donalds and Carson have credibility issues. Trump should be wary.” 2024. The Columbus Dispatch. July 8.
“Who Donald Trump Picks as Vice-President Matters More for How He May Govern than Convincing Voters” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2024. London School of Economics’ American Politics and Policy Blog. July 4.
“Biden’s Celebration of Those Who Conceded Elections Is a Signal to Donald Trump and His Supporters” (with E. Fletcher McClellan and Kyle C. Kopko). 2024. London School of Economics’ American Politics and Policy Blog. June 3.
“Veepstakes, Schmeepstakes. Focus on Who Can Govern.” 2024. Houston Chronicle. February 23.
“Who Will Be Picked for Vice President? Let’s Discuss Who’s Qualified for the Job.” The Conversation. February 14.
“Three Myths About Presidential Campaign Visits: From Joe Biden’s Basement to Donald Trump’s Rallies.” 2024. Columbia University Press Blog. January 30.
“Why Do Voters Have to Pick a Republican or a Democrat in the US?” 2023. The Conversation. July 10.
“Trump-Biden Election Day showdown ends with barrage of campaign stops. Does it matter?” 2020. NBC News. November 3.
“Pivotal Moments During Presidential Debates Actually Not That Pivotal.” 2020. Dayton Daily News. September 27.
“Do Vice-Presidential Picks Matter?” 2020. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. August 13.
“The Art of the Comeback.” 2020. The Week (India). July 19.
“Don’t Expect Biden’s VP Pick to Make or Break the 2020 Election.” 2020. The Conversation. July 2.
“For Biden, Naming Cabinet Before Election Would Be a Big Risk.” 2020. The Conversation. May 7.
“Biden’s Choice of Running Mate Matters, But Not for the Reasons You May Think.” 2020. Los Angeles Times. April 12.
“What Trump’s Picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – like Rush Limbaugh and Antonin Scalia – Say about Him.” 2020. The Conversation. February 6.
“Don’t Be Fooled – Most Independents are Partisans Too.” 2020. The Conversation. January 27.
“Trump Has Been Awarding a Lot of Presidential Medals of Freedom. Here’s What That Says about His Values” (with E. Fletcher McClellan and Kyle C. Kopko). 2019. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. June 20.
“Holding Their Convention in Wisconsin Could Help Democrats in 2020. Here’s the Evidence.” 2019. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. March 18.
"Can Florida's Recount be Done Fairly? Maybe. Here's What Makes the Difference" (with Kyle C. Kopko, Sarah M. Bryner, Jeffrey Budziak, and Steven P. Nawara). 2018. The Washington Post - Monkey Cage. November 16.
“Obama Has Set the Record for the Most Presidential Medals of Freedom” (with E. Fletcher McClellan, Kyle C. Kopko, Jillian E. Casey, and Julia L. Ward. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. November 22.
“5 Things You Need to Know About How Third-Party Candidates Did in 2016” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. November 15.
“How Clinton and Trump Are Using Their Running Mates on the Campaign Trail” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. FiveThirtyEight. October 28.
“Why the Kaine vs. Pence Vice Presidential Debate Matters” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Conversation. October 3.
“Will Tim Kaine Deliver Virginia (and Catholics)? Don’t Count on It” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. July 22.
“Does Newt Gingrich Pass His Own Litmus Test for Veep?” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. Time. July 14.
“Will the Vice Presidential Candidates Matter this Year? Maybe, But Not the Way You Think” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Conversation. July 12.
“This Year’s Libertarian Ticket has Remarkable Political Experience. Now Will It Matter?” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. May 31.
“How Clinton and Trump Should Choose Their Vice Presidents” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. Time. May 2.
“The 4 Advantages a Vice Presidential Pick Could Offer a Candidate” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. Time. April 28.
“Who Should Trump and Clinton Pick as Running Mates? This Research Says It Doesn’t Really Matter” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. The Washington Post – Monkey Cage. April 25.
“Why VPs Matter Less than You Think” (with Kyle C. Kopko). 2016. Politico Magazine. April 11.