Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. Among others, he teaches courses on the Presidency, Congress, and Homeland Security. His research on executive politics and other topics has been published in a number of scholarly journals and book chapters. He is coeditor of American National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism and The Final Arbiter: The Long Term Consequences of Bush v Gore in Law and Politics. He is engaged in a long-term project examining the evolution of the office of the White House chief of staff and is co-authoring a book on the topic. He is a frequent media contributor on national and Ohio politics, as well as a guest speaker for local civic organizations. He is also a board member and former Vice President of Programming of the Akron Press Club.