Research
Research & publications
How local governments raise and spend money, and how citizens take part in local elections.
What I study
Voter turnout and election administration
How tax ballot questions, competitive races, and mail-voting outreach shape who turns out in municipal elections.
Municipal finance and state mandates
How tax increment financing, state-imposed mandates, and borrowing oversight affect what local governments can afford to do.
Public administration and social equity
What equity means in practice for the people who administer public programs, and how it is taught.
State and local politics
Contested primaries, policy diffusion across the states, and the political economy of local decision-making.
Current project
Voter participation in Massachusetts local elections
A working paper, forthcoming, examining how tax ballot questions, competitive races, and mail-voting outreach shaped turnout across 92 Massachusetts municipalities in 2024 and 2025. A one-page issue brief for policymakers is available now.
Download the issue brief (PDF)Publications
Voter Participation in Massachusetts Local Elections: Determinants of Municipal Voter Turnout in 2024 and 2025
Working paper
Boosting Turnout in Massachusetts Municipal Elections: What Changed Between 2024 and 2025
One-page policy brief for state and local officials
Social Equity and Public Administration
Chapter 9 in Public Affairs Practicum (introduction by Derek R. Slagle and Adam Williams). Birkdale Publishers
Quarterly column on public service theory and practice
PA TIMES, American Society for Public Administration
Conference papers and service are listed on the Talks page; shorter pieces are on the Writing page.