Working Papers

“Polarization in Police Union Politics” (revise and resubmit at American Journal of Political Science)

“Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization?” (with Seth Hill, Thad Kousser, Mackenzie Lockhart, and Mindy Romero) (revise and resubmit at British Journal of Political Science)

“How Federalism and Polarization Create Distrust in American Elections (and Experimental Evidence for a Potential Solution)” (with Seth Hill, Thad Kousser, Mackenzie Lockhart, Mindy Romero, and Laura Uribe) (under review) — State Politics and Policy Quarterly Best Paper Award

“Interest Groups and Information Provision in Judicial Politics: Evidence from Amicus Briefs” (with Pamela Ban) (under review)

“Changed Preferences: Understanding the Relationship between Police Misconduct and Local Political Behavior”

“Local Interest Group Financial Influence on Municipal Policy Outcomes“ (with Justin de Benedictis-Kessner)

Works in Progress

“Spend More or Spend Less? Interest Group Responses to Democracy Vouchers in Seattle, WA”

“Endorsements vs Donations: Experimental Evidence on Local Elected Official Valuation of Interest Group Political Actions” 

“Sustaining the Fourth Estate: A Conjoint Experiment on Public Support for Local Journalism” (with Josh McCrain and Andrew Trexler)

“Investigating the Potential of Non-Partisan Elections to Lower Affective Polarization and Distrust in Electoral Integrity” (with Zayne Sember)