I'm an assistant professor of Political Science and Kinder Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri.

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My first book, Demagogues in American Politics, was published by Oxford University Press in 2022. It has been reviewed in Perspective on Political Science, Choice Magazine, and other publications. You can order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Oxford's website.

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My second book, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act, is forthcoming 2024 at the University Press of Kansas.

 

I have also authored numerous scholarly articles, reviews, and popular press essays, links to which you can access on the "Publications" page of this website.