Biography

Welcome! I am a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Kansas. My research interests lie at the intersection of American politics, public policy, and public administration, and include criminal justice reform, local government, gun politics, and research methods.

Interests

  • Public policy
  • Criminal justice policy
  • Gun politics
  • Research methods

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2022 (Expected)

    University of Kansas

  • MA in Political Science, 2013

    University of Cincinnati

  • BA in History, 2012

    University of Cincinnati

Publications

Donald P. Haider-Markel, Patrick J. Gauding, Andrew Flores, Daniel C. Lewis, Patrick R. Miller, Barry Tadlock, Jami K. Taylor
July 2020 PS: Political Science & Politics, 53(3)

LGBTQ State Legislative Candidates in an Era of Backlash

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Book Chapters

Donald P. Haider-Markel, Patrick J. Gauding
July 2018 Race, Gender and Sexuality, eds. Sharon A. Navarro and Samantha Hernandez. 2018. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 77-97.

LGBTQ Judges in the United States

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Donald P. Haider-Markel, Patrick J. Gauding, Abigail Vegter
January 0001 The Politics of Truth in Polarized America, eds. David Barker and Elizabeth Suhay. Forthcoming. Oxford: Oxford University Press:.

Groups, Knowledge, and Truth: The Case of Guns and Gun Ownership

Teaching

POLS 320: Introduction to Public Policy

Online: Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Fall 2021

POLS 621: Public Policy Analysis

In-person/online: Spring 2020, Spring 2021

POLS 629: Criminal Justice Policy

Online: Fall 2020

POLS 110: Introduction to U.S. Politics

Online: Fall 2020, Spring 2020

POLS 707: Graduate Research Methods II

TA: Fall 2018

POLS 306: Undergraduate Research Methods

TA: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019

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