Biography
I am thrilled to be directing the Data for Political Research (DPR) program – it’s my dream job teaching students how to think about and analyze data so we can use those skills to investigate cutting edge political science questions in upper level courses. My specialty is religion and politics as I try to understand the rapidly evolving place of religion in democratic processes. Aside from traditional academic publications, I run two blogs – one about religion and politics in the US (religioninpublic.blog) and one about Denison (onetwentyseven.blog) that students contribute to on a regular basis using survey data I collect. I’m originally from the Chicago suburbs, attended Gustavus Adophus College in Minnesota for my BA, and then attended Washington University in St. Louis for an MA and PhD. I’ve been at Denison since 1999. When I’m not at Denison and not working at home, you can probably find me riding a bike on Ohio gravel and tarmac or watching my boys compete in swimming and cross-country.
Degree(s)
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis