I am a Professor of the Political Science Department at the University of Denver, currently serving as the Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies at the University of Helsinki (2024-25). My primary academic interests are found at the intersection of American politics, law, & social movements, with a specific concentration in conservative movements and the law. A link to my CV can be found here.

Before coming to the University of Denver I served as an Assistant Professor at John Jay College, City University of New York for six years, and I earned my PhD in Jurisprudence & Social Policy from the University of California, Berkeley (Go Bears!).

Outside of work I can be found with my family around Denver and in the Rockies, or more recently, around Helsinki and the Nordic countries. Wherever I am, I can usually be found in ice hockey rinks and on soccer pitches more often than I can be found with a rod on rivers and lakes. In all of these places, though, I am likely listening to NPR (news and music) and taking more photos than my family would like.

For more on the Fulbright Finland Foundation, the work it does, and the opportunities it presents, please see https://www.fulbright.fi/.