Research
Publications
"Trump's Trump: Lou Barletta and Anti-Immigrant Politics In Pennsylvania" with Theda Skocpol. 2020. In Upending American Politics: Polarizing Parties, Ideological Elites, and Citizen Activists. Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo, Eds.
"The Way Forward: Progressive Problems, Progressive Hopes" with E.J. Dionne Jr. 2015. In Progressivism in America: Past, Present, and Future. John Thomson and David Woolner, Eds.
Works in Progress
"Withering On The Vine: Political and Policy Lessons from Extractive Industry Decline" (book-length dissertation).
"Re-Examining the Geographic Concentration of SSDI: Union Representation in Uncertain Times."
"Political Consequences of SSDI Concentration: Policy Feedback in Local Contexts."
"The Politics of Delay: Evidence from Energy Infrastructure Development" with Stephen Ansolabehere and Parrish Bergquist.
Other Writing
"Crossed Wires: The Development of High-Voltage Transmission Lines in the United States" (select chapters). 2024. MIT Roosevelt Project and Harvard Salata Institute.
"How Grid Projects Get Stuck: Four Cases in Long Distance Transmission Development in the United States" (select chapters). 2024. MIT Roosevelt Project and Harvard Salata Institute.
"A Low Carbon Energy Transition in Southwest Pennsylvania" (select chapters). 2021. Roosevelt Project and MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.
"Public Attitudes on Energy and the Climate" with Stephen Ansolabehere and Dustin Tingley. 2020. Roosevelt Project and MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.
"New survey reveals an anxious and nostalgic America going into the 2016 election." 2015. Brookings Institution FixGov Blog.
"Midterms: A Victory For Those Who Did Not Vote" with E.J. Dionne Jr. 2014. Newsweek.