Peer-Reviewed Articles

"Female Appointed Successors in the United States Senate." Forthcoming at the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.

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"Drinking the Tea: The Tea Party Movement and Legislative Agendas in the U.S. Senate." 2019. Congress & the Presidency.

"Gender, Ambition, and Legislative Behavior in the United States House." 2019. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.

“Joining the Great Majority: An Analysis of Senate Deaths, 1919-2015.” 2018. Social Science Quarterly. 

“Promotion, Protection, and Entrepreneurship: Stakeholder Participation and Policy Change in the 21st Century Cures Initiative.” 2017. Politics & Policy.

Book Chapter(s)

“Checking Out: 2018 Congressional Retirements and Resignations in Historical Perspective.” Forthcoming in The Unforeseen Impacts of the 2018 US Midterms, eds. Tauna S. Sisco, Jennifer C. Lucas, and Christopher J. Galdieri. Palgrave MacMillan.

Media 

"Giving women the tools to run for office." St. Louis Public Radio NPR. 

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"Congressional staff exit intention." LegBranch. 

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“Staff have the skills to assist Congress, but they need more resources.” LegBranch.

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“Another reason Democrats will have difficulty retaking the US Senate this fall: Republicans’ historical advantage in holding open seats.” LSE US Centre on American Politics and Policy.

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"John McCain’s passing reminds us that death has always been an important part of life in the US Senate.” LSE US Centre on American Politics and Policy.

Working Papers

• "Filling the Void: Retired Senators and Their Successors." with Theodore J. Masthay and L. Marvin Overby. Under review.

• “Gender, Representation, and Issue Expertise among Congressional Bureaucrats.” with Lael Keiser. Under review.

• “Under Pressure: Centralizing Regulation in Response to Presidential Directives.” with Jennifer L. Selin, Cody A. Drolc, Nicholas Brothers, and Jordan Butcher. Under review.