Current Courses

Professional Organizations

• Legislative Studies Quarterly, Editorial Board. 02/01/2023 - present. Position : Member.
• American Political Science Association, Committee on Organized Sections. 08/28/2019 - 08/31/2022. Position : Member.
• American Political Science Association, Presidential Task Force on Congressional Reform. 03/01/2019 - 10/31/2019. Position : Member.
• Alan Rosenthal Prize Committee. 01/01/2017 - 06/01/2017. Position : Chair.
• Legislative Studies Section, American Political Science Association. 09/04/2015 - 09/03/2019. Position : Secretary/Treasurer.
• Utah Chapter, Scholar Strategy Network. 05/01/2015 - present. Position : Co-Director.
• Carl Albert Dissertation Award Committee. 01/01/2013 - 06/01/2013. Position : Member.

Courses I Teach

• POLS 1100 - Introduction to U.S. Government
  An introductory class to U.S. Government
• POLS 3110 - U.S. Congress
  An overview of the U.S. Congress
• POLS 3150 - American Presidency
  A political science perspective on the American Executive.
• POLS 5810 - Research Seminar: Leadership & U.S. Politics
  A research seminar in leadership within an American political context.
• POLS 5810 - Research Seminar: Political Polarization
  A research seminar on the causes and consequences of political polarization in the U.S.
• POLS 5960 - Special Topics: Partisanship in Congress
  The causes and consequences of partisanship in the U.S. Congress
• POLS 6281 - American Political Institutions
  A graduate-level seminar providing a overview of research on American political institutions

Teaching Projects

• Redevelopment of DC Internship Program. Project Lead: James M Curry. Collaborators: Gina Shipley. n/a 06/01/2023 - present. Total Budget: $0.00.
• Reinventing the Capital Encounter Program. Project Lead: James Curry. 06/01/2017 - present.