Areas of Expertise: consumer activism, labor histories, politics, U.S. Brewing, U.S. History, U.S./Mexico Border

Areas of Expertise: budgeting, citizen participation, civic engagement, Congress, congressional races, Democrats, electability, election behavior, females in politics, fiscal stress, gender, gender in politics, kleptocracy, local elections, local government and urban politics, political participation, political science, public administration, public opinion, public policy, public policy snalysis, research methods, Southern California government, tax collection practices, the Bell scandal, voting behavior