ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
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I am an Associate Professor of Political Science (with tenure) and Department Chair at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. I also have an appointment in the Department of Psychology. I earned my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013. I teach classes on American government and politics, Congress, public policy, urban politics, and statistics. My research interests include voting behavior, campaigns and elections, political participation, public opinion, and political psychology. To date, I have published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, and a number of other outlets. I am currently working on number of papers that examine: (1) the influence of individual differences (personality traits, psychological traits, biological factors) on political engagement (2) the link between self-regulation and voter turnout, (3) the impact of characteristics related to school (e.g., being a responsible student) on voter turnout in adulthood, (4) the long-term effects of civics coursework on voter turnout in adulthood, (5) whether the relationship between education and civic duty is causal or confounded, and (6) the relationship between objective local conditions and citizens' perceptions of those conditions. You can see my published research and working papers by clicking the Research tab above. My Google Scholar page is here. Some of my research has been highlighted by The Monkey Cage, HuffPost, Vox, CityLab, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Governing Magazine, The Knight Foundation, The Atlantic, Public Radio, and USA Today. I have worked with the Knight Foundation on issues related to civic engagement and with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on political campaigns. In 2018, I co-organized the first ever TEDx UW-Green Bay. Every so often, I contribute to local news outlets and work to inform policymakers about ways to increase political participation. I'm currently on the editorial board for the Journal of Social and Political Psychology and am co-guest editing a special issue of Personality and Individual Differences on personality and politics.  

A PDF copy of my CV is available here. 
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have.


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