His research focuses on Congress, American Political Development, and voting rights. He has published articles in Studies in American Political Development, American Journal of Political Science, and the Forum. His forthcoming co-authored book, Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction, examines the role of southern members of Congress in shaping national policy from the end of Reconstruction until the New Deal. He is currently revising a manuscript entitled Disenfranchising Democracy: Constructing a Mass Electorate in the USA, UK, and France, which compares the development of political rights across these three countries.