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School of Public and International Affairs

University of Georgia

 

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Current Research Concentrations:

 

Southern Politics:

Black Registration/Mobilization

Party Development/Competition

The Religious Right

Inmigration

Hispanic Political Emergence in the Deep South

 

Judicial Politics:

Campaign Contributions and the Texas Supreme Court

 

 Congress/State Legislatures:

Campaign Finance: Contributions and Timing
Partisan Newspapers and Early Congressional Elections

Redistricting: Candidate Emergence, Candidate Recognition, and Election Outcomes

 

Gun Control Policy:

Concealed Weapons Laws

Project Exile

 

Voting Behavior:

Georgia's Voter ID Law

Voter Fraud

Non-Precinct Voting in Georgia

Election Systems and Voter Trust