Research
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Research on the Influence of Money in American Politics:  

1. Book: Where Money Matters in Congress: A Window into How Parties Evolve ​(Cambridge University Press)​
2. "Money in Exile: Campaign Contributions and Committee Access" (joint with Justin Grimmer, forthcoming, Journal of Politics)​​​
3.  "Professional Societies, Political Action Committees, and Party Preferences"(joint with Steven L. Bernstein and Carol L. Barsky, American Journal of  Public Health)
4. "Driving Support: Workers, PACs, and Congressional Support of the Auto Industry" (joint with Ryan T. Moore & Andrew Reeves, Business & Politics)
5. "A Preliminary Look at Money in Judicial Politics" (working paper joint with                Maya Sen)

Research on Understanding Political Parties:

1. Book: Where Money Matters in Congress: A Window into How Parties Evolve ​(Cambridge University Press)​   
2. "Understanding The Party Brand: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Valence" (Joint with Daniel M. Butler, Journal of Politics) 
3. "Revisiting Electoral Volatility in Post-Communist Countries: New Data, New Results and New Approaches" (Joint with Joshua A. Tucker, British Journal of Political Science)
4. "Crowded Space, Fertile Ground: Party Entry and the Effective Number of Parties" (Joint with Daniel Kselman and Joshua A. Tucker  Political Science Research and Methods). 
5. "Little is Known about Party System Volatility in Post-Communist Europe, but we have New Methods and Data for Studying It" (joint with Joshua A. Tucker, British Journal of Political Science) 
6. "Ideology and Party Pressure in Congress: A (New) Data-Based Approach" 
7. Book Project: The Party Brand in Legislatures (Joint with Daniel M. Butler)

Research on Complexities of Congressional Representation:

1. "Congressmen in Exile: The Politics and Consequences of Involuntary Committee Removal" (joint with Justin Grimmer, Journal of Politics)​​​
2. "Politics, Medicare Payments, and Hospital Behavior" (Joint with Zack Cooper and Amanda Kowalski, presented at NBER Summer Institute)
3. "Gridlock Intervals, Judicial Appointments and the US Senate" (Joint with Daniel Metcalf and Ryan Owens)
4. "Committee Voting in Congress" (joint with Hallie Golay)
5. Book Project: Congressional Representation: Constituents, Donors, Policy (Joint with Justin Grimmer)

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Additional Research: 

1. "How Not to Lie Without Statistics" (Joint with Gary King)
2. "Revisiting Public Opinion  in the 1930s and 1940s" (Joint with Adam Berinsky, Eric Schickler and Ian Yohai, PS: Political Science & Politics)