Race and Representation

It Takes a Black Candidate: A Supply-side Theory of Minority Representation. Political Research Quarterly: forthcoming.

Are We There Yet? The Voting Rights Act and Black Representation on City Councils, 1981-2006. Journal of Politics: forthcoming.

The New Racial Calculus: Electoral Institutions and Black Representation in Local Legislatures. American Journal of Political Science, co-authored with Melissa Marschall and Anirudh Ruhil, 2010, 54:107-124.

Racing Towards Representation: A Hurdle Model of Latinos and School Boards. American Politics Research, 2010, 54:107-124.

Motivating Participation: Estimating the Impact of Symbolic Representation on Latino Parent Involvement. Social Science Quarterly, 2009, 90: 212-230.

The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America. Urban Affairs Review, co-authored with Melissa Marschall, 2007: 629-658.

Public Policy

The Latino Student-Teacher Gap in Immigrant Gateways: Structural Constraints and Policy Solutions. The Politics of Latino Education (David Leal and Kenneth Meier eds, New York: Teachers College Press), co-authored with Melissa Marschall, 2010.

Parent Involvement Policy in Established and New Immigrant Destinations. Social Science Quarterly, co-authored with Melissa Marschall and Katharine Donato, 2012, 93(1): 130-151.

Urban Politics

The Centrality of Racial and Ethnic Politics in American Cities and Towns. Oxford Handbook on Local Politics (Susan Clarke, Peter John and Karen Mossberger eds, England: Oxford University Press, co-authored with Melissa Marschall.

Symposium: The Study of Local Elections: A Looking Glass into the Future. PS: Political Science and Politics, co-authored with Melissa Marschall and Anirudh Ruhil, 2011 (January).

Keeping Policy Churn off the Agenda: Urban Education and Civic Capacity. Policy Studies Journal, co-authored with Melissa Marschall, 2005, 33: 161-180.