CURRICULUM VITAE FOR DAVID T. CANON
Office Address: Home Address:
Department of Political Science 2521 Kendall Ave.
110 North Hall 1050 Bascom Mall Madison, WI 53705
University of Wisconsin (608) 238-0034
Madison, WI 53706-1389
(608) 263-2283; fax (608) 265-2663
email: dcanon@polisci.wisc.edu
PERSONAL Married, three children
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Political Science, 1987. M.A., Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs, 1984.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. B.A., with High Distinction and Honors in Political
Science, 1981; Ford P. Hall Award – Outstanding Senior, 1981; Phi Beta Kappa, 1980;
double-major in Political Science and Economics.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Co-editor (for Congress), Legislative Studies Quarterly, September, 2007- 2009.
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Fall, 1999-present.
Fulbright Scholar, John Marshall Distinguished Chair in Political Science, University of
Debrecen, Hungary, Fall, 2003 - Spring, 2004.
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Fall, 1994-Spring, 1999.
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Fall, 1991-Spring, 1994.
Assistant Professor, Duke University, Fall, 1986-Fall, 1991.
Research Fellow, The Brookings Institution, September, 1985-August, 1986.
Instructor, University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Sloan Summer Program
in Policy Skills, Summer, 1985, 1984, 1983.
TEACHING
Undergraduate: American Politics and Government (introductory and junior/senior level), American Presidency; Classics in American Politics; Introductory Statistics; Congressional Elections; Campaigns and Elections; Political Parties; Race and Politics in the United States; the United States Congress.
Graduate: American Government for AP high school teachers; Classics in American Politics; Congressional Elections; Congressional Policy Making; Political Science as a Discipline.
Winner of the 2008 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Race, Redistricting, and Representation: The Unintended Consequences of Black-Majority Districts (University of Chicago Press, 1999). Winner of the American Political Science Association’s Richard F. Fenno Prize for the best book published on legislative politics in 1999.
The Dysfunctional Congress?: The Individual Roots of an Institutional Dilemma (Westview Press, 1999). With Kenneth Mayer.
Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts: Political Amateurs in the United States Congress (University of Chicago Press, 1990; substantially revised version of my Ph.D. dissertation).
Edited Books, Reference Books, and Monographs
Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1789-1947. Volume 1, House Standing Committees; Volume 2, Senate Standing Committees; Volume 3, Committee Assignments Listed by Member; Volume 4, Select Committees, House and Senate. (CQ Press, 2002). With Charles Stewart III and Garrison Nelson. Cited as the “Best Reference Source in 2002" by Library Journal.
The Enduring Debate: Classic and Contemporary Readings in American Politics. (W.W. Norton, 1997; 2nd ed. 2000; 3rd ed. 2003, 4th ed. 2006, 5th ed. 2008). With Anne Khademian and Kenneth Mayer (starting with the 3rd edition, John Coleman replaced Anne Khademian as co-editor).
Faultlines: Debating the Issues in American Politics (W.W. Norton, 2004, 2nd ed., 2007), with John Coleman and Ken Mayer.
Readings for American Government (W.W. Norton, 4th ed., 1996; 5th ed., 1998; 6th ed., 2000; 7th ed. 2002). With Theodore Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Anne Khademian, and Kenneth Mayer. Accompanied the American Government text by Theodore Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, and Kenneth Shepsle (John Coleman replaced Khademian, Lowi, and Ginsberg on the 7th edition).
Congress Under Siege: The Electoral Roots of an Institutional Crisis (Harper/Collins, 1995). Brief monograph in the Harper/Collins “Political Pamphleteer” series.
Readings in American Government (Simon and Schuster custom publishing, 1994). With Anne Khademian and Kenneth Mayer.
Scholarly Research
“Vote-Switching in the U.S. House,” forthcoming, Journal of Politics, forthcoming,70:4 (November, 2008), (with Rudy Espino).
“The Representational Consequences of a Random National Constituency,” Polity, 40:2 (April, 2008): 221-28.
“Renewing the Voting Rights Act: Retrogression, Influence, and the “Georgia v. Ashcroft Fix,” Election Law Journal 7:1 (January, 2008): 3-24.
“Representing Racial and Ethnic Minorities,” in The Legislative Branch and American Democracy: Institutions and Performance. Edited by Paul Quirk and Sarah Binder, New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, 171-197.
“Race, Redistricting, and the Courts,” in Redistricting in the New Millennium, edited by Peter F. Galderisi. Lexington Books, 2005, 87-117.
“The Representation of Racial Interests in the U.S. Congress,” in the Politics of Democratic Inclusion. Edited by Rodney E. Hero and Christina Wolbrecht, Temple University Press, 2005, 281-313.
“George W. Bush and the Politics of Gender and Race,” in The George W. Bush Administration: First Appraisals, edited by Colin Campbell and Bert Rockman. Chatham House, 2004, 265-297 (with Katherine Cramer Walsh).
“Parties and Hierarchies in Senate Committees, 1789–1946,” in U.S. Senate Exceptionalism. Edited by Bruce I. Oppenheimer. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2002, (with Charles Stewart III), 157-81.
“Everything You Thought You Knew about Impeachment is Wrong.” In Aftermath: The Clinton Impeachment and the Presidency in the Age of Political Spectacle. Edited by Leonard V. Kaplan and Beverly I. Moran. New York: New York University Press, 2001 (with Kenneth R. Mayer), 47-62.
“History in the Making: The 2nd District in Wisconsin.” In The Battle for Congress: Candidates, Consultants, and Voters. Edited by James A. Thurber. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2001, 199-238.
“The Evolution of the Committee System in Congress.” In Congress Reconsidered. Edited by Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001, 7th ed. (with Charles Stewart III), 163-89.
“The Congressional Black Caucus in the 107th Congress,” In Legislative Studies Section Extension of Remarks, 24: 1 (January, 2001).
“Clinton and the Politics of Gender and Race,” in The Clinton Presidency, edited by Colin Campbell and Bert Rockman. Chatham House, 2000, 169-99 (with Virginia Sapiro).
“Electoral Systems and the Representation of Minority Interests in Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 24:3 (August, 1999): 331-85. Reprinted in Legislatures: Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies, edited by Gerhard Loewenberg, D. Roderick Kiewiet, and Peverill Squire (University of Michigan Press, 2002), 149-77.
“First Things First: Democrat Tammy Baldwin’s Wisconsin Win Blended Professionalism, People Power,” Campaigns and Elections 20:4 (May, 1999): 50-54 (with Paul Herrnson). Reprinted in Campaigns and Elections: Contemporary Case Studies, edited by Michael A. Bailey, Ronald A. Faucheux, Paul S. Herrnson, and Clyde Wilcox (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2000), 83-92.
“History in the Making: Wisconsin 2.” In Legislative Studies Section Extension of Remarks, January, 22:1 (January, 1999).
"Congressional Districting in North Carolina." In Race and Redistricting in the 1990s. Edited by Bernard Grofman. Agathon Press, 1998, (with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. Sellers), 269-89.
"Representation and Ambition in the New African-American Congressional Districts: The Supply-Side Effects." In Race and Redistricting in the 1990s. Edited by Bernard Grofman. Agathon Press, 1998 (with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. Sellers), 39-50.
"The Supply-Side of Congressional Redistricting: Race and Strategic Politicians, 1972-1992.” Journal of Politics, 58:3 (August, 1996): 837-53 (with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. Sellers).
"Partisan Divisions and Voting Decisions: U.S. Senators, Governors, and the Rise of a Divided Federal Government." Political Research Quarterly 48:2 (1995): 253-74 (with Joe Soss).
"Redistricting and the Congressional Black Caucus." American Politics Quarterly 23:2 (April, 1995): 159-89.
"A Formula for Uncertainty: Creating a Black-Majority District in North Carolina." In Who Runs for Congress: Ambition, Context, and Candidate Emergence. Edited by Thomas A. Kazee. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1994, 23-44 (with Matthew M. Schousen and Patrick J. Sellers).
"Social Bases of Legislative Recruitment," in Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System, Joel Silbey editor. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994, 321-42.
"The Class of '92: The Year of the Insider." Legislative Studies Section Extension of Remarks, June, 1993.
"Sacrificial Lambs or Strategic Politicians?: Political Amateurs in U.S. House Elections." American Journal of Political Science 37:4 (November, 1993): 1119-41.
"Party System Change and Political Career Structures in the United States Congress." Legislative Studies Quarterly 17:3 (August, 1992): 347-63 (with David J. Sousa).
"The Emergence of the Republican Party in the South, 1964-1988." In The Atomistic Congress: An Interpretation of Congressional Change, Allen D. Hertzke and Ronald M. Peters editors. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1992, 73-105 (an earlier version of this paper was presented at the 1988 Southern Political Science Association Meeting, with David J. Sousa).
"The Institutionalization of Leadership in the United States Congress." Legislative Studies Quarterly, 14:3 (August, 1989): 415-43. Reprinted in The Changing World of the U.S. Senate, edited by John R. Hibbing, Berkeley: Institute of Governmental Studies, 1990, 109-37; in New Perspectives on the House of Representatives 4th ed., edited by Robert L. Peabody and Nelson W. Polsby, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, 291-318; in American Political Parties, edited by Eric M. Uslaner, Peacock Publishers, 1993, 464-92; and in The International Library of Politics and Comparative Government: The United States of America, Volume II, edited by Alan Ware, Dartmouth Publishing, 1997.
"Political Amateurism in the U.S. Congress." In Congress Reconsidered, Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer editors. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 4th Edition, 1989, pp. 65-87.
"Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts: Political Amateurs in the United States Congress." Legislative Studies Section Extension of Remarks, June, 1987.
Other Publications
“Robert M. La Follette and the Reform Streak in Midwestern Politics.” The American Midwest : An Interpretive Encyclopedia. Andrew Clayton, Richard Sisson, and Christian Zacher editors. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007.
“Civil Rights: 1990 to Present.” Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Immanuel Ness, editor. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2004, 241-50.
“Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism in the United States, SIEN Quarterly 3:2 (2003-2004): 41-45.
“The Voting Rights Act,” Dictionary of American History, Stanley I. Kutler editor. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons Reference Books, 2002, vol.8: 357-58.
“Congress,” The Oxford Companion to American Law. Kermit Hall editor. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002, 142-44.
“Helping First-Year College Students Understand How Washington Works.” In Using National Papers in the College Classroom: Resources to Improve Teaching and Learning. Edited by Betsy Barefoot, Steven Knowlton, and Pam Allen-Thompson. New York: New York Times Publications, 1999, 80-81.
"Hill-Thomas Hearings," in Dictionary of American History, Robert Ferrell and Joan Hoff editors. Lakeville, CT: Charles Scribner's Sons, American Reference Publishing, 1996.
"Race, Redistricting, and Representation." In the International Newsletter for the International Political Science Association 7:1 (Summer, 1994) and the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists of IPSA, 3:1 (Summer, 1994).
"Elections: Becoming a Candidate" and "Members: Demographic Profile," in The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, Donald C. Bacon, Roger H. Davidson, and Morton Keller editors. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994, pp. 701-706, 1371-79.
"Congress: The Electoral Connection." Supplement to Greenberg and Page's The Struggle for Democracy (Harper/Collins), 1993.
"The Context of Congressional Reform." Memo prepared for the Brookings/AEI Conference on Congressional Reform, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1992.
"Amateurs in the United States Congress," "Direct Mail," "Election of 1968," and "Terry Sanford." In the Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections, L. Sandy Maisel editor. New York: Garland Pub., 1991, 32-33, 265-66, 314-16, 988.
"The Status of Women in Ph.D. Departments." Committee on the Status of Women, Southern Political Science Association. PS: Political Science and Politics 23:1 (March, 1990): 82-86 (with Dorothy McBride Stetson, Diane Wall, Diane Blair, Mary Ellen Guy, Erika Fairchild, and Cheryl Brown).
"Intelligence and Ethics: The CIA's Covert Operations." The Journal of Libertarian Studies 4:2 (Spring, 1980): 197-214.
Book Reviews
Review of The Future of the Voting Rights Act, edited by David L. Epstein, Richard H. Pildes, Rodolfo O. de la Garza, and Sharyn O'Halloran. Election Law Journal, 6:3 (2007): 266-69.
Review of Congressional Communication: Content and Consequences, by Daniel Lipinski, Political Communication, 24:2 (April, 2006): 112-13.
Review of Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability, by Douglas R. Arnold, Congress and the Presidency, 31:2 (Fall, 2004): 203-205.
Review of African Americans and the Politics of Congressional Redistricting, by Dewey M. Clayton. Law and Politics Book Review 11:4 (April, 2001): 138-140.
Review of Thomas Paine: Firebrand of the Revolution, by Harvey J. Kaye, Wisconsin Academy Review 47:1 (Winter, 2001): 52.
“Notes from the Book Review Editor,” (short book reviews), Congress and the Presidency, 23:1 (Spring, 1996): 65-67; 23:2 (Fall, 1996): 173-79; 24:1 (Spring, 1997): 84-92; 25:1 (Spring, 1998): 91-98; 25:2 (Fall, 1998): 203-211; 26:1 (Spring, 1999): 77-87, 26:2, (Fall, 1999): 193-99; 27:1 (Spring, 2000): 81-92, 27:2 (Fall, 2000): 191-198, 28:1 (Spring 2001): 85-92.
Review of Mistaken Identity: The Supreme Court and the Politics of Minority Representation, by Keith J. Bybee, Law and Politics Book Review, (November, 1999).
Review of The Congressional Black Caucus: Racial Politics in the U.S. Congress, by Robert Singh, Social Science Quarterly (September, 1999).
“Recent Reference Works on Congress and the Presidency,” (review essay), Congress and the Presidency, 22:1 (Spring, 1995): 93-98.
Review of The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections, by James E. Campbell, Political Science Quarterly, 109:5 (Winter, 1994-95): 911-12.
Review of Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers, Gary F. Moncrief and Joel A. Thompson eds., Journal of Politics 56:1 (February, 1994): 276-79.
Review of Leading Congress: New Styles, New Strategies, John J. Kornacki, editor, American Political Science Review 85:3 (September, 1991): 1029-1030.
Review of Homeward Bound, by Glenn Parker, Congress and the Presidency 15 (Spring, 1988): 110-112.
Research Submitted for Publication or in Progress
“Racial Solidarity in Roll Call Vote Switching,” (with Rudy Espino), submitted to Political Research Quarterly.
"Committee Hierarchy and Assignments in the U.S. Congress: Testing Theories of Legislative Organization." Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 25-27, 2002. (with Charles Stewart III).
“Partisan Policymaking in the United States House of Representatives, 1929-1998.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3-6, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia. (with Kevin S. Price).
"Informational and Demand-Side Theories of Congressional Committees: Evidence from the Senate, 1789-1993." Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3-6, 1998, Boston, Mass. (with Martin Sweet).
"The Development of the Senate Committee System, 1789-1879." Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3-6, 1998, Boston, Mass. (with Charles Stewart III). Revised version of this paper presented at the Vanderbilt University Conference on Senate Exceptionalism, Nashville, Tennessee, October, 1999.
“Taking Care of Business: The Evolution of the House Committee System before the Civil War.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 31-September 3, 1995, Chicago, Illinois (with Charles Stewart III, Brian Kroeger, and Greg Flemming).
Realignment and Political Careers: Party System Change in the U.S. Congress. Book prospectus.
Conference Papers Presented (full citation for those not listed above)
American Political Science Association: 2002, 1999, 1998 (2 papers), 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1987, 1985.
Carl Albert Center, University of Oklahoma: 1990.
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University, 1998.
Hendricks Symposium, University of Nebraska: 1994, 1988.
Conference on“The Legislative Branch and American Democracy,” University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
Midwest Political Science Association: 2002, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1984.
Conference on “The Politics of Democratic Inclusion,” Notre Dame University, 2002.
Shambaugh Comparative Legislative Research Conference, University of Iowa, 1998.
Southern Political Science Association: 1988.
Vanderbilt University Conference on Senate Exceptionalism: 1999.
“The Politics of Commonality and the Politics of Difference in the United States House of Representatives.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29-September 1, 1996, San Francisco.
"Unconventional Lawmaking in the United States Congress," Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3-6, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
"Contesting Senate Primary Elections: 1972-1988." Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 5-7, 1990. (with R. Michael Alvarez and Patrick J. Sellers).
"Contesting Primaries in Congressional Elections, 1972-1988." Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 13-15, 1989, Chicago, Illinois. Revised version presented at the American Political Science Association meeting, August 31 - September 4, 1989, Atlanta, Georgia.
"Political Conditions and Experienced Challengers in Congressional Elections, 1972-1984." Paper Presented at the annual American Political Science Association meeting, August, 1985, New Orleans.
"Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts: Amateurism and Changing Career Paths in the United States Senate." Paper Presented at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association meeting, April, 1984, Chicago, Illinois (with Dennis M. Simon).
RESEARCH SUPPORT
$70,500 Vilas Associate Award ($24,500 in research support and two summers of salary support, 2002-2004).
$60,000 Hawkins Professor research support, Department of Political Science, 2000-2005.
$17,851 for summer money and a 1/3-time, nine-month project assistant from the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation, 1996-97 fiscal year.
$56,722 grant from the National Science Foundation, 7/1/94-6/30/97.
$10,105 for a ½-time, nine-month project assistant, travel and supplies money from the Wisconsin
Alumni Research Foundation, 1994-95 fiscal year (returned when NSF grant was funded).
$91,605 grant from the National Science Foundation, 8/1/93-8/31/97.
$13,771 for summer money and a 1/3-time, six-month project assistant from the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation, 1993-94 fiscal year.
$1,000 grant from the Dirksen Congressional Research Center, 1992-93 fiscal year.
$8,993 for summer money from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1992.
$10,000 in flexible research funds from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1991-1994
(not competitive--part of hiring package).
$8,888 for summer money from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1991 (not competitive,
part of hiring package).
$3,800 from the Duke University Research Council for the 1990-91 fiscal year.
$1,120 from the Duke University Research Council for the 1989-90 fiscal year.
$840 from the Duke University Research Council for the 1988-89 fiscal year.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Discussant
“The Concept of Constituency,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April, 2007.
“Restoring Electoral Competition: Research and Remedies for Redistricting,” University of Minnesota, March, 2006.
“Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress, American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2005 (also served as chair).
Conference on the Legislative Branch and American Democracy, University of Pennsylvania, October, 2004.
“Issues in Campaign Finance,” American Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, 2001 (served as chair).
“Author Meets Critic: Paul Frymer’s Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America.: Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April, 2001.
“Race, Gender, and Representation,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April, 2001 (also served as chair).
“Partisanship and Representation in Legislature.” American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, D.C, 2000.
“Latinos, African Americans, and Electoral Politics,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1996 (also served as chair).
“Patterns in State Legislative Careers,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago,
1996 (also served as chair).
“Minority Group Interests and Legislative Representation,” American Political Science Association
Meeting, Chicago, 1995 (also served as chair).
“Campaign Strategy in Congressional Elections,” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1995.
Conference on Congressional Reform, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., June, 1992.
"Campaign Contributions and Congressional Elections," Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1992.
"Congress and the Politics of Institutional Change," American Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, 1990.
"Legislative Voting: Ideology and Cohesion," Southern Political Science Association Meeting,
Atlanta, GA, 1988.
"Measuring and Modeling the U.S. Congress," American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1988.
"Perspectives on the Presidency," Southern Political Science Association Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 1987.
"Congressional Elections," American Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, 1987.
Other Conferences and Invited Presentations
“Making Democracy Work,” Milwaukee, WI, September 29, 2007, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (presentation on a panel on redistricting).
Roundtable on “Renewing the Voting Rights Act,” American Political Science Association Meeting, Philadelphia, September, 2006.
Invited lecture, “The Patriot Act and the War on Terrorism,” University of Pecs, Hungary, October, 27, 2003.
Conference (served as discussant), “Race and Political Representation,” University of Rochester, May, 2003.
Invited lecture, “Race, Representation, and Redistricting in the U.S. House,” University of Pittsburgh, March, 2003.
Invited lecture, “Race, Representation, and the U.S. Supreme Court,” Dartmouth College Legal Studies speaker series, October, 2002.
Invited lecture, “Race, Representation, and Redistricting in the U.S. House,” Utah State University, September, 2002.
Invited lecture, “Parties and Policy in the U.S. House,” American Politics Workshop, University of Chicago, January, 2001.
Conference (presented paper), “Aftermath: Conversations on the Clinton Scandal, the Future of the Presidency, and the Liberal State,” University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, February, 2000.
Roundtable on The Role of Political Consultants in the Contemporary Election Process, Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April, 1999.
“Rational Choice and Interpretive Approaches to Studying Politics,” chair of Theme Panel for the
Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April, 1997.
“Political Parties in the United States Congress,” chair of panel, American Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, August, 1996.
Roundtable on The Historical Study of Congress, American Political Science Association Meeting,
New York, September, 1994.
Roundtable on The Historical Study of Congress, American Political Science Association Meeting,
Chicago, September, 1992.
Conference on The Historical Study of Congress, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, May, 1992.
Conference on Congressional Recruitment, The Carl Albert Center, University of Oklahoma,
February, 1991.
Understanding Congress: A Bicentennial Research Conference, Washington, D.C., February, 1989.
Roundtable on Forecasting Congressional Elections, Southern Political Science Association Meeting, Atlanta, November, 1986.
Conference on Congressional Candidate Selection, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, July, 1986.
Reviewer
American Economic Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Politics Research, American Political Science Review, American Politics Quarterly, Brooks/Cole Publishers, Columbia University Press, Congress and the Presidency, DC Heath, Du Bois Review, Governing: An International Journal of Policy and Administration, Harper/Collins Publishers, International Studies Quarterly, Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), Journal of Policy History, Journal of Politics, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Louisiana State University Press, National Science Foundation, Northern Illinois University Press, Ohio State University Press, Perspectives on Politics, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Political Research Quarterly, Polity, PS: Political Science and Politics, Princeton University Press, Roman and Littlefield, St. Martin's Press, Southeastern Political Review, Stanford University Press, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, University of Chicago Press, University Press of Kansas, University of Michigan Press, University of Oklahoma Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Wisconsin Press, Westview Press, Worth Publishers, W.W. Norton.
Editorial and Advisory Boards
American Politics Quarterly (10/95-6/98)
Campaign Assessment and Candidate Outreach Project (University of Maryland, 4/99-present)
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (American University), Board of Academic Advisors (5/99-present)
Legislative Studies Quarterly (1/95-1/98)
New York Times College Program Advisory Board (5/97-8/01)
Political Research Quarterly (7/91-7/94)
Polity (12/98-2003)
Westview Press (for series on "Dilemmas in American politics," edited by L. Sandy Maisel, 1992-2004)
Member
American Political Science Association (Legislative Studies Section, Race and Ethnic Politics Section)
Midwest Political Science Association
Service–Profession
Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the extension of the Voting Rights Act, June 21, 2006.
Co-editor (with Janet Box-Steffensmeier),“Legislatures and Parliaments Series,” Ohio State University Press, 2003-2006.
Expert witness for David A. Zien and Scott L. Gunderson in State of Wisconsin, Peggy A. Lautenschlager, and Daniel P. Bach v. David A. Zien and Scott L. Gunderson (2006); for the Wisconsin Senate Democrats in Baumgart et al. v Jensen et al., 10/2001-5/2002; for the State of Virginia, U.S. District Court, Roanoke, VA., in Moon v. Meadows summer, 1996. I also prepared expert briefs for the U.S. Department of Justice in the remand of Georgia v. Ashcroft (12/2003-2/2004) and North Carolina v. United States (2/2004 - 3/2004).
Alan Rosenthal Prize Committee, APSA Legislative Studies Section award for a young scholar whose work strengthens the practice of representative democracy, 2005-2006.
Co-Program Chair (with Janet Box-Steffensmeier), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2004.
President, Pi Sigma Alpha, 2002-2004, Executive Council 1994-1998, 2001-2007; committee on “Best Graduate Paper Given at the APSA,” 1997, 1998; chair of committee on “Best Undergraduate Honors Thesis,” 2001, 2007; chapter grant committee, 2002; Executive Committee, 1997-1998, 2001-2006, nominations committee (chair) 2006.
Midwest Political Science Association Council, 2001-2004.
External Reviewer (chair of committee), Department of Political Science, University of Maryland (March, 2002).
Gladys M. Kammerer Award Committee (best book on U.S. national Policy, sponsored by the APSA), 2001-2002 (chair).
Reviews and Book Editor for Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, Fall 1994-Spring, 2001.
Richard F. Fenno Prize Committee (best book on legislative politics, sponsored by the Legislative
Studies Section of the APSA), 2000-2001 (chair), 1996-97.
Midwest Political Science Association, Committee on “Best Graduate Paper Given in American Politics at the 2000 Convention” (Westview Prize).
Carl Albert Prize Committee, Legislative Studies Section, APSA, best dissertation on legislative politics, 1998-99.
Section Chair, Legislative Politics, 1997 Midwest Political Science Association Meeting.
Committee on the Status of Women, Southern Political Science Association, 1988-1990.
Service–Department, University, and Community
Letters and Science Academic Planning Council, 2006-2009.
Faculty Senate, 2007-2008.
Student Academic Affairs Faculty Advisory Board, College of Letters & Science, 2007-2008.
Orientation and New Student Programs (ONSP) Advisory Committee, University of Wisconsin, 2004-2007.
Undergraduate Program Committee, 2005-2007 (chair), 1994-96 (chair).
Teaching Awards Committee (chair), 2004-2007.
Graduate Program Committee, 1990-91, 1997-98, 1999-2001, 2004-2005, 2007-2008.
Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, Fall, 1997; Fall,1999-Spring, 2001.
Graduate Admissions and Fellowships Committee, Dept. of Political Science, 1989-93, 1996-98, 1999-2001.
Social Studies Fellowships Committee, Graduate School, University of Wisconsin, 2001-2003 (chair in 2003).
Union Council Personnel Committee, Wisconsin Union Directorate, 1995-96.
University Library Committee 1995-96.
Departmental Search Committees: American Politics, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1999-2000; Formal Theory, 1987-88, 1999-2000; Women's Studies, 1988-89.
Ad Hoc Departmental Committees: Graduate Scope and Methods Class, 1988-89; Committee on 200-Level Courses, 1989; Mainframe Computing at Duke, 1989; Status of Women in the Graduate Program, 1998.
Student-Faculty Service Projects: Meals on Wheels (1987-90) and Habitat for Humanity, (1987-1991).
Pre-major Adviser, 1989-1990.
Undergraduate Faculty Council of Arts and Sciences, 1989-1990.
Twentieth Century America Program, Fall semesters, 1988-1990.
Co-organizer, Conferences on "American Federalism," Duke University, March 8-11, 1989; May 14-19, 1989. Sponsored by Visitor Program Service of Meridian House International and U.S.I.A., Washington, D.C.
Commentator on various television and radio programs concerning local and national politics.