Teaching and Research Interests
Public Policy; Public Administration; Representative Bureaucracy; Gender, Representation, and Institutions; Human Resource Management; and Political Institutions

Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Missouri
M.S., Human Resource Management, Chapman University
B.S., Political Science and History, Northern Michigan University

Selected Publications
"Lipstick and Logarithms: Gender, Institutional Context, and Representative Bureaucracy," with Lael R. Keiser, Kenneth J. Meier, and Catherine Holland. American Political Science Review 96(September 2002): 553-564. 

"Gender Differences in Agency Head Salaries: The Case of Public Education," with Kenneth J. Meier. Public Administration Review 62(July/August 2002): 405-411. 

"Executive Influence Over Legislators in Veto Override Attempts: An Application of Pivotal Politics to the State Level," with Garry Young. Legislative Studies Quarterly XXVII (November 2002): 557-577.

"Linking Passive and Active Representation for Gender: The Case of Child Support Agencies," with Lael R. Keiser. (Forthcoming) Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

“Before and After: Revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act,” with Michael Wald. (Forthcoming) Review of Public Personnel Administration.

“Voter Switchers and Party Influence in the U.S. House,” with Garry Young. (Forthcoming) Legislative Studies Quarterly.

“A Mixed Bag: The Supreme Court's Ruling on the ADEA and Disparate Impact” (Forthcoming) Review of Public Personnel Administration.