I study agenda-setting in public policymaking and institutional change in democratic institutions. My books and current projects have explored a variety of institutional changes (the rise in the use of omnibus legislation in Congress, the decline in the use of treaties to codify US international policy and the rise in Presidential use of Executive Agreements). Current projects explore the establishment and evolution of the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, devolution and agenda-setting in the UK, and the decline of member engagement in the US Congress. In terms of policy areas, I study environmental policy, health policy, water policy, Native American policy, higher education policy, and US foreign policy.
keywords
Political Institutions: Congress and Legislative Institutions, Institutional Change, the Presidency, Presidential-Congressional Relations, Political Parties and Interest Groups, Federalism. Public Policy & Administration: Agenda-Setting & Policy Change, Environmental Policy (Western water policy), Health Policy, Domestic Politics of US Foreign Policy, Native American Policy, Budgeting Politics & Process, Higher Education Policy. Research Methods: Research Design, Quantitative Techniques.
