I am an Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University at Pueblo. As a political psychologist and U.S. politics scholar, my research is broadly focused on the impact of partisanship, as well as other group identities, on public attitude formation and behavior. My published and ongoing research covers topics such as partisan motivated reasoning, empathy and perspective taking, geographic polarization, perceptions of racial inequality, and deliberative democratic theory. I also have an interest in public and nonprofit administration, informed by my past experience as a nonprofit professional. I received my PhD from the University of South Carolina in 2017.
In addition to research, teaching is a passion of mine. I teach a wide variety of introductory and upper-level U.S. politics classes at CSU-Pueblo. I have also been instructor of record for a number of political science and interdisciplinary courses both at the University of South Carolina and South Carolina State University. Outside of the academy, I spend my free time playing and watching soccer, skating and snowboarding, watching bad reality television, and enjoying time with my wife, son, and brown lab. For more information, follow the links above, or download my CV here. |