Biography
I teach comparative politics with an emphasis on Latin America. My current research focuses on political organization and populism, and I direct Team Populism, a global scholarly network studying populism's causes and consequences. Projects include the creation of a global populism dataset, experimental research on populism's rhetorical mechanisms, and the mitigation of populism's polarizing consequences for society.
Education
- Ph.D., , Duke University (2003)
- M.A., , Brigham Young University (1995)
- B.A., , Brigham Young University (1993)
Honors and Awards
- Mary Lou Fulton Young Scholar Award, BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Science (2010 - 2010)
Administrative Assignments
- Department of Political Science: Other (Move to BYU Citizenship?) (2011 - 2013)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, Braver Angels Leadership Council (2021 - Present)
- Board Member, Editorial Board Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública (2020 - Present)
- Other, Team Populism (2014 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Politica y Gobierno (journal) (2010 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Political Science (2009 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cambridge University Press (2009 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Party Politics (2009 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Comparative Politics (2008 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Legislative Studies Quarterly (journal) (2008 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Political Science Review (2007 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Politics (2007 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Latin American Politics and Society (journal) (2007 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Third World Quarterly (2007 - Present)
- Other, Latin American Studies Association, Political Institutions Section (2004 - Present)
- Committee/Council Member, Latin American Studies Association, Political Institutions Section (2013 - 2015)
- Other, Latin American Studies Association (2010 - 2012)
- Committee/Council Member, Latin American Studies Association, Political Institutions Section (2009 - 2010)