Associate Professor, earned his B.A. at the University of Florida (1986), and his Ph.D. from Florida State University (1997). His primary teaching and research interests include public policy (welfare, criminal justice), state politics, social movements, West European politics, and quantitative methodology. He is the author or co-author of articles appearing in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Comparative Political Studies, and European Journal of Political Research. He is currently involved in a number of different research projects examining various dimensions of state welfare and criminal justice policies.

Area of Specialization - Public policy (welfare, criminal justice), state politics, social movements, West European politics, and quantitative methodology.