Curriculum Vitae

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Last updated: June 2026

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, Indiana University, 2002
• B.A., Political Science, University of Georgia, 1997

Employment

• Tufts University — Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies, 2018–present
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Professor, 2013–2018
  • Associate Professor, 2008–2013
  • Department Chair, 2012–2015
• National Science Foundation — Rotating Program Officer for Political Science, 2008–2009
• American University — Assistant Professor, 2004–2008
• Western Michigan University — Assistant Professor, 2002–2004

Selected Awards & Fellowships

• Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, 2024
• Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2021, Hometown Inequality (with Rhodes & La Raja)
• Virginia Gray Best Book Award (2016), Campaign Finance and Political Polarization (with La Raja)
• APSA Class & Inequality Section Best Paper Award, 2016
• State Politics & Policy Quarterly Best Paper Award, 2002