He advises many political science majors who are focusing on pre-law. He has an M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University (2002, 2006) and a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Boyea is a member of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies, as well as several other professional organizations. He has done research and writing recently on judicial campaigns, state supreme courts, and the United States Solicitor General. With Dr. Victoria Farrar-Myers, he co-authored a book chapter on campaign finance for women political candidates. Dr. Boyea offers graduate courses, for example on state court systems, and regularly teaches the undergraduate political science survey course POLS 2312. He often is asked to give public lectures on judicial appointees. Dr. Keith Burgess-Jackson