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Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Rochester, 1999
M.A., Political Science, University of Rochester, 1997
B.A., Economics & Government, College of William and Mary, 1994, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Academic Appointments
Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor, Department of Political Science, Duke University, since 2020
Professor, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 2013–2020
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011–2013
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005–2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003–2005
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2001–2003
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 1999–2001
Administrative Appointments
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Duke University, since 2022
Department Chair, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 2016–2021
President, The Public Choice Society, 2016–2018
Associate Editor (Political Science), Public Choice, 2011–2016
Honors and Awards
Top 5% Instructor, Trinity College, Duke University, Fall 2026 and Fall 2023
Elinor Ostrom Prize for the best paper published in the Journal of Theoretical Politics in 2014, for "Narrow versus Broad Judicial Opinions" (with Justin Fox), 2015
Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Politics in 2013, for "Multiparty Government, Fiscal Institutions, and Public Spending" (with Lanny Martin), 2014
Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize for the best book published in legislative studies, for Parliaments and Coalitions (with Lanny Martin), 2012
APSA Law and Courts Section Award for the Best Paper Presented at a Professional Meeting, for "Mapping the Policies of the U.S. Supreme Court" (with Kevin McGuire), 2006
Selected Invited Presentations
“Electoral Trajectories and Government Participation in Multiparty Parliamentary Democracies.” Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, 2026.
"Ludwig Erhard im 21. Jahrhundert: Grundlagen der sozialen Marktwirtschaft." Progress Foundation Zurich, 2025
"Transitional Justice and Bureaucratic Oversight: Prosecuting Nazi Crimes in West Germany." University of Hamburg, 2024
"Voters and Coalitions: Political Awareness, Accountability, and Coalition Formation." Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Torino, 2023
Keynote, "Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law: Tainted Judges and Accountability for Nazi Crimes." First Joint Global Politics of Law and Courts Workshop, European Consortium for Political Research, Berlin, 2022
"Judicial Legacies and Accountability for NS Crimes." Hertie School of Governance, Lecture Series on Understanding the Politics and Policies of Exclusion, Berlin, 2022
Keynote, "Constitutionalism in Times of Financial Crisis." Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, Lisbon, 2019
Keynote, "Coalition Governance and Legislative Institutions." European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Parliaments, University of Konstanz, 2019
"Financial Crisis and Constitutional Compromise." European University Institute, Florence, 2018
"Constitutional Political Economy, Democratic Theory, and Institutional Design." Sapienza Università di Roma, 2017
"Financial Crisis and Constitutional Compromise." University of Virginia School of Law, 2017
"Coalition Governance, Legislative Institutions, and Government Policy in Parliamentary Democracies." Yale University, 2017
"Coalition Governance, Legislative Institutions, and Government Policy in Parliamentary Democracies." Princeton University, 2016
Keynote, "Coalition Governance and Legislative Institutions." Lisbon Meeting on Institutions and Political Economy, 2016
University and Professional Service
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Duke University, since 2022
Member, Provost Review Committee for Duke Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, 2023
Chair, Provost Review Committee, Dean of Duke Law School, Duke University, 2021
Chair, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 2016–2021
Member, Reimagining Doctoral Education at Duke Committee, Duke University, 2019–2020
Chair, Provost Review Committee, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, 2018
Member, Search Committee, Dean of Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, 2017
Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 2015
President, The Public Choice Society, 2016–2018
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, UNC–Chapel Hill, 2009–2011
Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, UNC–Chapel Hill, 2006–2009
Co-Director, Undergraduate Honors Program, Department of Political Science, UNC–Chapel Hill, 2004–2011
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2002–2003
Editorial Service
Associate Editor (Political Science), Public Choice, 2011–2016
Editorial Board: American Journal of Political Science (2010–2013), Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Journal of Law and Courts, Research and Politics (2014–2018)