Research

Publications

“Going for Goals: Presidential Appointments and Agency Goal Change.” Presidential Studies Quarterly (52 (1): 140–67.). [Download Paper]

“Do Vacancies Hurt Federal Agency Performance?” (with David E. Lewis) Journal of Public Administration Review and Theory (forthcoming) [Download Paper]

“Presidential Strategy Amidst the “Broken” Appointments Process.” Presidential Studies Quarterly (forthcoming) [Download Paper]

Working Papers

“Vacancies and Presidential Influence Over the Administrative State in the United States” [Download Paper]

“Vacancies and Congressional Influence Over the Administrative State.” [Download Paper]

“Administrative Policymaking Amid Vacancies and Actings.” (with Nicholas Bednar) [Download Paper]

“When Vacancies Matter for U.S. Federal Agency Performance.” (with David E. Lewis and Mark D. Richardson) [Download Paper]

“Preaching to the Choir: Agency Composition and Unilateral Action Use.” (with Meredith McLain) [Download Paper]

“Should I Stay or Should I Go? Policy Change and Civil Servants’ Career Choices.” (with Mark D. Richardson) [Download Paper]

“Agencies in Turmoil? The Impact of Leadership Vacancies on Federal Regulatory Policy Reporting.” (with Jennifer L. Selin) [Download Paper]

Research in Progress

“Ideological Alignment and Personal Fealty Among Acting Officials.”

“Politics and Bureaucratic Innovation Climate.”

“Public Sanctioning of Acting Leadership.” (with David R. Miller)

“Gender Representation and Policymaking Across American Bureaucracies.” (with Sharece Thrower)

“Regulatory Agendas Across Presidential Administrations.” (with Sharece Thrower and Nicholas Bednar)