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I teach courses in Congress, the Presidency, Parties & Interest Groups, Campaign Strategy and Public Policy.

My research includes work on activism on reproductive policy, interest groups, political capital and hashtag politics, among others.

I am an experienced commentator on radio and TV, appearing frequently on WFAE Charlotte Public Radio, WUNC NC Public Radio, NPR, Spectrum TV, WSOC, WCNC, BBC and FOX 46.

I have published op-eds in the Washington Post and been quoted in The Charlotte Observer, The Charlotte Post, CSM, NPR, Reuters’, Politico, among others. I worked with WBT Radio for a number of years as a weekly contributor.

I was recently the recipient of the Diane Blair Award from the Southern Political Science Association “presented biennially to a political scientist who has played an outstanding role in politics and/or government during his or her career.”