ABOUT ME
My primary research focuses on the influence of external constraints on judicial decision-making. Specifically, I am interested how changes in public opinion affect the Court’s policy outputs, justices’ decision to grant certiorari, and their treatment of past Court precedent. I am also interested in the Court and the separation of powers, the agenda-setting process, and how the Court ensures broad or narrow compliance with its decisions on the lower courts.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
American Politics
American Instititions
Judicial Behavior
Quantitative Methodology
2010 - 2014
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ph.D. Political Science
2007-2010
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
B.A. Political Science summa cum laude
COURSES TAUGHT
Judicial Process
Graduate Seminar on American Institutions
Honors Seminar: Power in the American Experience
Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers
Introduction to American Politics
Public Opinion