Research
Public Administration, Public Policy, Applied Formal Theory, Research Methods, American and Comparative Political Institutions

Teaching
Administrative Law, Research Methods.

Books
Madison’s Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution (with Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.). Johns Hopkins University Press (2006).
The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance. Cambridge University Press (under contract).

Education
Ph.D University of Chicago 2001
J.D. University of Pittsburgh 1997
M.A. Penn State University 1994
B.A. University of Pittsburgh 1992

Selected Articles      
“Perceiving Credible Commitments: How Independent Regulators Shape Elite Perceptions of Regulatory Quality” (with Andrew B. Whitford). British Journal of Political Science (forthcoming n.d.).
 “Strategic Appointments” (with Sven E. Feldmann). Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, v. 17, n. 1 (2007).
“The Behavioral Impact of Drinking and Driving Laws” (with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.). Policy Studies Journal (forthcoming n.d.).
“Measuring the Propensity to Drink and Drive” (with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.). Evaluation Review, v.31, n.3 (2007).
“Governing the Quango: A Theory of Auditing and Cheating.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, v. 16, n. 2 (2006).