Appalachian State University
Research
- "Understanding Support for College Student Voting: An Analysis of Partisan Elites," manuscript in preparation for submission.
- "Partisan Polarization: A View from the North Carolina General Assembly" co-authored with Daniel Villanova, manuscript currently under review.
- "Blue Dogs Barking: Analysis of the Democratic Party's Blue Dog Coalition,"manuscript under review.
- "Exploring Partisan Bias in the Electoral College, 1964-2008," White House Studies (2009), Volume 9, Issue 4.
- "Burning the Midnight Oil: Clandestine Behavior, Hard Work or Strategic Rush in Congressional Voting?" co-authored with Dr. Adam Newmark in American Review of Politics Fall/Winter 2009-2010.
- "Ask Me No Question, I'll Tell You No Lies: Does the Bradley Effect Still Exist?" co-authored with Ronald J. Vogel in Race, Gender and Class: An Interdisciplinary and Multicultural Journal, Volume 15, Number 3-4, 2008, (p 65-84).
- "Partisan Bias in the Electoral College: Cheap States and Wasted Votes," co-authored with Bryan Parsons in Politics & Policy, Volume 35, No. 2 (2007): 342-364.
- "The Politics of Electricity Restructuring Across the American States: Power Failure and Policy Failure: " co-authored with Dennis Grady in State and Local Government Review, Volume 39, No 1, 2007.
- "African Americans in the Republican Party: Choosing the Road Less Traveled," co-authored with Ronald Vogel in American Review of Politics, Spring/Summer 2006.
- "Felon Disenfranchisement Policies in the States" co-authored with Dan Murphy and Adam Newmark in Justice Policy Journal, Volume 3 No. 1, Spring 2006.
- "Measuring Constituency Ideology in U.S. House Districts: A Top-Down Simulation Approach," co-authored with James Garand, in Journal of Politics, Volume 85, No 4, November 2003.
- "Rebels and Nomads: Have White Southerners Found Sanctuary in the Republican Party?" co-authored with Ronald Vogel, in Politics & Policy, Volume 31, No 1 March 2003.
- "The Effect of Race and Gender on Invasive Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease," co-authored with James Cailler, Sandra Brown, Sharon Parsons and Peter Cruise, in Journal of Cultural Diversity. Volume 11, No 3, Fall 2004.
- "Physician Bias: Does It Occur at Teaching Hospitals that Serve A Majority of African American Patients?," co-authored with James Cailler, Sandra Brown, Sharon Parsons and Peter Cruise in Journal of Ethnicity & Disease, Vol 17, Number 3, 2007.
- "Patient Preferences: Do They Contribute to Healthcare Disparities?, co-authored with James Cailler, Sandra Brown, Sharon Parsons and Peter Cruise Vol 18, Issue 1 Winter 2008.