Research

Book Monographs

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

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Strategic Heterogeneity in Policy-Level Positioning: Evidence from Congressional Campaigns. with Rachel Porter. Conditionally Accepted. American Journal of Political Science [Paper]

Measuring Strategic Positioning in Congressional Elections. Forthcoming. The Journal of Politics [Paper] [Replication Materials][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]

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

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

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

Working Papers

Bipartisan Campaign Messages are Credible Policymaking Signals. with Emily Cottle Ommundsen and Rachel Porter. [Working Paper]

Predicting Partnerships: Congressional Issue Alignment and Legislative Collaboration. with Emily Cottle Ommundsen. [Working Paper]

Core Issue Priorities and Candidate Choice in Congressional Primaries. with Audrey Sachleben and Sarah A. Treul. [Paper]

Coloring within the Party Lines: Candidate Branding in Primary Elections.