Research

Book Projects

Scaling the Meaning of Text with Word Embeddings. with Rachel Porter Under Contract with Cambridge University Press’s Elements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Measuring Strategic Positioning in Congressional Elections. Conditionally Accepted at The Journal of Politics [Paper] [WEB Scores (2018-2022)]

CampaignView, A Database of Policy Platforms and Biographical Narratives for Congressional Candidates. with Rachel Porter and Sarah A. Treul. 2025. Scientific Data [Paper] [CampaignView.org]

Conceptualizing and Measuring Early Campaign Fundraising in U.S. House Elections. with Rachel Porter. 2025. Political Science Research and Methods [Paper] [Replication Materials]

Purchasing Privilege? How Status Cues Affect Police Suspicion in Routine Traffic Stops. with Frank R. Baumgartner and Will Spillman. 2024. Politics, Groups, and Identities [Paper]

The Selling of Experience in the 2022 Congressional Elections. with Sarah A. Treul. 2024. The Journal of Political Marketing [Paper]

Partisan Appeals to Bipartisanship. with Emily Cottle Ommundsen. 2024. Political Behavior [Paper] [Replication Materials]

Working Papers

Strategic Heterogeneity in Policy-Level Positioning: Evidence from Congressional Campaigns. with Rachel Porter. [Working Paper]

Bipartisan Campaign Messages as Credible Policymaking Signals. with Emily Cottle Ommundsen and Rachel Porter.

Coloring within the Party Lines: Candidate Branding in Primary Elections. [Polmeth 2023 Poster]

Work in Progress

Congressional Campaign Promises and Legislative Collaboration. with Emily Cottle Ommundsen.

Issue Publics and Issue Voting in Primary Elections. with Audrey Sachleben and Sarah A. Treul