Thank you for visiting my webpage. I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I teach the following courses: POL 141 (Introduction to American Politics), POL 343 (The U.S. Presidency), and POL 356 (Mass Media and Politics).

I am an area native, having graduated in 1983 from Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio. I graduated from The University of Dayton with a B.A. in Political Science in 1987, and with a M.A. in International Affairs in 1989. I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science from Miami University in 2003.
Prior to returning to graduate work, I was an adjunct faculty member in Political Science at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

I am currently the webmaster of the Department of Political Science webpage. Additionally, I maintain two web logs, or "Blogs." It is: Media Watch and Zone of Twilight.

Want to hire me? Please visit my Curriculum Vitae.

Wish to keep up on some of my research? Then visit my page at the Social Science Research Network.

Thanks to you, my book has finally been printed in paperback and is reasonably priced! Executing the Constitution: Putting the President Back Into the Constitution. SUNY Press, July 2006. Read the Introductory Chapter

Do You Wish To Keep Tabs on the Bush Administration's Use of the
Bill Signing Statement?

Want to learn more about the bill signing statement?

* Contextualizing the Signing Statement
* A Matter of Direction: The Reagan Administration, the Signing Statement, and the 1986 Legislative History Decision.
* Who is at Fault Here? The Bush Administration, Presidential Power, and the Signing Statement
* The Last Mover Advantage: Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements (with Bryan Marshall)
* Rethinking Presidential Power: The Unitary Executive and the George W. Bush Presidency
* The Unitary Executive and the Presidential Signing Statement.
* Executing the Constitution: Putting the President Back to the Constitution
* A Comparative Look at the Presidential Signing Statement: The Case of Clinton and Bush I
* "Faithfully Executing" and "Taking Care:" The Unitary Executive and the Presidential Signing Statement

Disclaimer: This page, and the pages linked from it, reflect my own personal interests and in no way reflect the interests of the Political Science Department at Miami University or Miami University.