I currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Buffalo (SUNY), where I have been since the Fall of 2018. I have taught (or am currently teaching) courses in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, Native American Law and Politics, Criminal Procedure, the First Amendment, Racial Politics, Voting Rights, Law and the Political Process, The Supreme Court, and Judicial Politics. In 2020, I was presented with the Political Science Lisa Hertel Teaching Excellence Award (voted by the students).
I received my PhD from Binghamton University (SUNY). My dissertation committee consisted of Professor Jonathan Krasno (Chair), Professor Michael D. McDonald, Professor Greg Robison, and Professor Daniel Magleby. The focus of my dissertation was on electoral manipulation by state and local governments on voting rights in the United States, including gerrymandering.
My research and teaching interests involve Voting Rights, Redistricting and Gerrymandering, State Politics, Constitutional Law, Campaigns and Elections, Canadian Politics, and Minority Politics. I have presented papers at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, the Electoral Integrity Project, Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, the New York State Political Science Association Conference, and the State Politics and Policy Conference.
I received my undergraduate degree in Political Science and History from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000, where I worked as an intern for Rep. Baron P. Hill in Washington. I then obtained a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in 2003. Upon passage of the Indiana Bar Exam, I served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for eight years, and represented numerous local governmental boards as well. I was also an adjunct faculty member of Ivy Tech Community College at that time, where I taught courses in Criminal Justice, Political Science, History, and Communications (Speech). I am currently an attorney active in good standing in the State of Indiana.
Outside my love for politics, one of my main hobbies is travel, with specific interests in historical sites and national parks. I have visited 14 counties and 49 states as of now. When I have the time, I enjoy cooking and traveling.
I received my PhD from Binghamton University (SUNY). My dissertation committee consisted of Professor Jonathan Krasno (Chair), Professor Michael D. McDonald, Professor Greg Robison, and Professor Daniel Magleby. The focus of my dissertation was on electoral manipulation by state and local governments on voting rights in the United States, including gerrymandering.
My research and teaching interests involve Voting Rights, Redistricting and Gerrymandering, State Politics, Constitutional Law, Campaigns and Elections, Canadian Politics, and Minority Politics. I have presented papers at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, the Electoral Integrity Project, Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, the New York State Political Science Association Conference, and the State Politics and Policy Conference.
I received my undergraduate degree in Political Science and History from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000, where I worked as an intern for Rep. Baron P. Hill in Washington. I then obtained a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in 2003. Upon passage of the Indiana Bar Exam, I served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for eight years, and represented numerous local governmental boards as well. I was also an adjunct faculty member of Ivy Tech Community College at that time, where I taught courses in Criminal Justice, Political Science, History, and Communications (Speech). I am currently an attorney active in good standing in the State of Indiana.
Outside my love for politics, one of my main hobbies is travel, with specific interests in historical sites and national parks. I have visited 14 counties and 49 states as of now. When I have the time, I enjoy cooking and traveling.
Me presenting paper at Electoral Integrity Project before APSA 2017.
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At Omaha Beach in Normandy
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