I am Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University.
The focus of my writing and teaching is American politics. I study civic participation and the relationship between election rules, strategies, and the behavior of voters. Much of my work utilizes large databases of personal records to study political behavior.
I am currently writing a book on political hobbyism. My first book, Hacking the Electorate, was published by Cambridge in 2015. My peer-reviewed articles have been published in venues such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
I am currently writing a book on political hobbyism. My first book, Hacking the Electorate, was published by Cambridge in 2015. My peer-reviewed articles have been published in venues such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Some Public Writing
"Political Hobbyists are Ruining the Country," New York Times, July 2, 2017.
"The Most Dangerous Hobby," Boston Globe, May 3 2016.
"Everyone is sure their side is going to win, even when it loses big," Washington Post's Monkey Cage, November 7, 2016 (with Ryan Enos).
"The GOP's Jewish Donors are Abandoning Trump," FiveThirtyEight, September 21, 2016. (with Brian Schaffner)
"What the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry can Teach Us about Political Polarization," FiveThirtyEight, August 11. 2016.
"How Many Republicans Marry Democrats?" FiveThirtyEight, June 28, 2016.
"With Trump in the Race, The Battleground is Everywhere," FiveThirtyEight, June 21, 2016.
"Hersh-Galvin: Round 2," CommonWealth Magazine, May 18 2016.
"How Democrats Suppress the Vote," FiveThirtyEight, November 3, 2015.
"Data Availability Determines Whether Campaigns Focus on the Middle or the Base," FiveThirtyEight, August 10, 2015.
"Political Hobbyists are Ruining the Country," New York Times, July 2, 2017.
"The Most Dangerous Hobby," Boston Globe, May 3 2016.
"Everyone is sure their side is going to win, even when it loses big," Washington Post's Monkey Cage, November 7, 2016 (with Ryan Enos).
"The GOP's Jewish Donors are Abandoning Trump," FiveThirtyEight, September 21, 2016. (with Brian Schaffner)
"What the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry can Teach Us about Political Polarization," FiveThirtyEight, August 11. 2016.
"How Many Republicans Marry Democrats?" FiveThirtyEight, June 28, 2016.
"With Trump in the Race, The Battleground is Everywhere," FiveThirtyEight, June 21, 2016.
"Hersh-Galvin: Round 2," CommonWealth Magazine, May 18 2016.
"How Democrats Suppress the Vote," FiveThirtyEight, November 3, 2015.
"Data Availability Determines Whether Campaigns Focus on the Middle or the Base," FiveThirtyEight, August 10, 2015.