Peer reviewed publications

“Joining the Great Majority: An Analysis of Senate Deaths, 1919-2015,” (With Hanna K. Brant and L. Marvin Overby). Forthcoming. Social Science Quarterly.

“Dynamics of Senate Retirements,” (With L. Marvin Overby). 2017. Political Research Quarterly 70(1): 184-193. — Replication Data

John McCain’s passing reminds us that death has always been an important part of life in the US Senate (With Hanna K. Brant and L. Marvin Overby). August 2018.  London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog.

Another reason Democrats will have difficulty retaking the US Senate this fall: Republicans’ historical advantage in holding open seats (With Hanna K. Brant and L. Marvin Overby). July 2018. London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog.

Republicans prefer to serve in the Senate over the House: for them, it represents the ultimate realistic office. March 2017. London School of Economics US Politics and Policy Blog.

Works in Progress

“Yielding the Floor for the Last Time: Senate Retirement Dynamics, 1919-2015,” (With Hanna K. Brant, Anurag Chandran, and L. Marvin Overby).

“Sub-Issue Ownership: #MeToo and the Matter of Sex Crimes.” With Kenneth Bryant Jr.

“Flipping the Script: The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senatorial Life Cycles.”

“Filling the Void: Retired Senators and Their Successors,” (With Hanna K. Brant and L. Marvin Overby).