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Associate Professor of Political Science

Curriculum Vitae

I am currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at the ž. I was previously an Associate Professor of Government at Hamilton College between July 2012 and July 2022. I received my doctorate in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2012. My research interests include American institutions, judicial politics, executive branch politics, and judicial diversity. I also have interests in race and politics. I have taught courses on American Government, Courts and Judicial Process, Bureaucracy, the American Presidency, and the Politics of Equality.

Education
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  • PhD, Vanderbilt University, Political Science
  • MA, Vanderbilt University, Political Science
  • BA, Georgia State University, Political Science

Areas of Expertise +

  • American Politics
  • Judicial Politics
  • Executive Branch Politics
  • Government Transparency
  • Political Theory

Honors, Awards, and Achievements +

  • 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020 Hamilton College

Selected Publications +

  • “Peeking Behind the Curtain: The Federal Bureaucracy, Transparency, and Judicial Oversight” with Yao Yao± and Hannah Lee+ in Divided Nation: Analyzing Policy, Behavior, and Institutional Challenges in Modern American Democracy, eds. Jamie L. Carson and Ryan D. Williamson. DeGruyter. (2025)
  • “Biden and the Supreme Court” (with Hannah Lee+). Encyclopedia of the American Presidency 5th edition, eds. Michael A. Genovese and Alison D. Howard (2025)
  • “The Judicial System of the USA.” (with Kathleen Abernethy± and Hannah Lee+), in The USA and Canada 2026 28th edition, edited by Dominic Heaney. London: Routledge. (2025)

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