PERSONAL

Date of Birth:      May 22, 1947
                          Columbia, Tennessee
Marital Status:    Married, two children
Address:
Home:                22 Brandywine Drive
                          Setauket, New York ll733
                          (5l6) 751-6772
Office:                Department of Political Science
                          State University of New York at
                               Stony Brook
                          Stony Brook, N. Y. 11794-4392
                          (5l6) 632-7661

B.A., Wesleyan University, Government, 1969
M. Phil., Yale University, Political Science, 1971
Ph.D., Yale University, Political Science, 1976

HONORS AND AWARDS

Thorndike Scholarship (University-wide competition), Wesleyan University, 1965
Philosophy Prize, Wesleyan University, 1968
Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University, 1968
Graduated magna cum laude and with High Honors in Government, Wesleyan University, 1969
Hallowell Prize (social sciences), Wesleyan University, 1969
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Yale University, 1969
Falk Fellowship (University-wide competition), Yale University, 1970
NDEA Title IV Fellowship, Yale University, 1971
American Political Science Association's Congressional Fellowship, 1973-1974
Ph.D. with Distinction, Yale University, 1976
American Political Science Association nomination for Schattschneider Award, 1977.
Research Fellowship, University Awards Program of SUNY Research Foundation, 1982-83 series.
Teaching Award, Department of Political Science, 1983.
Research Incentive Award, Department of Political Science, 1985.
Exceptional Service Award, Office of Undergraduate Studies, 1986, 1989.
Experienced Faculty Travel Grant, SUNY, l987.
National Science Foundation, Co-PI, l988-1990.
NSF Supplemental Grant, Co-PI, 1988-1990.
NSF REU Site Grant in Political Science, PI, 1992-1995.
Continuing Faculty Development Program Grant, 1993-1994.
Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Best Paper presented at the 1995 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (with Robert Boucher).

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1985--.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982-1985.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1976-1982.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Yale University, Spring 1975.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Yale University, 1972-1973.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Government, Wesleyan University, 1969-1970.

PUBLICATIONS

Books and Chapters in Books

"Congressional Dynamics and the Decline of Competitive Congressional Elections" (with David R. Mayhew) in Congress Reconsidered, ed. Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1977).

Revised and updated "Congressional Dynamics and the Decline of Competitive Congressional Elections," second edition, Congress Reconsidered 1981.

Articles

"The Constitutionality of Campaign Expenditure Ceilings," in Policy Studies Journal, II, 4, (Summer 1974).

"The 94th Congress and its Committees" (with David Mayhew) published by Center for Information on America, 1975.

"One Good Term Deserves Another: The Advantage of Incumbency in Congressional Elections," American Journal of Political Science, XXI, 3 (August 1977). Revised version of an earlier APSA paper.

"Contacting Congressional Constituents: Some Patterns of Perquisite Use," American Journal of Political Science, XXIV, 1 (February 1980).

"Baby Books and Ballots: The Impact of Congressional Mail Constituent Opinion" LXXVI, 2 (with Bruce Brumberg) in American Political Science Review, (June 1982). Reprinted in Donald Kinder and Tom Palfrey (eds.), Experimental Foundations of Political Science (University of Michigan, 1992).

"Seniority in the House: Patterns and Projections," American Politics Quarterly, XI, 4 (October 1983).

"The Electoral Impact of Franked Congressional Mail,"Polity, XVII, 4 (Summer 1985).

"Surge and Decline in Congressional Elections,"Western Political Quarterly, XXXVIII, 4 (December 1985).

"Party Competence Evaluations and Voting For Congress," Western Political Quarterly, XXXVIII, 2 (June 1986).

"The President's Party in Midterm Elections: Going From Bad to Worse," (with Alan Abramowitz and Helmut Norpoth), American Journal of Political Science, XXX, 3 (August 1986).

"Presidential Evaluations and Voting for Congress," American Journal of Political Science, XXX, 4 (November 1986).

"The Role of Ideology in the Senate Confirmation of Supreme Court Justices," (with Jeffrey Segal and Charles Cameron) Kentucky Law Journal, LXXVII, 3 (1988-1989).

"Ideological Values and the Votes of Supreme Court Justices," (with Jeffrey Segal), American Political Science Review, LXXXIII, 2 (June 1989).

"Senate Voting on Supreme Court Nominees: A Neoinstitutional Model," (with Charles Cameron and Jeffrey Segal), American Political Science Review, LXXXIV, 2 (June 1990).

"A Spatial Model of Roll Call Voting: Senators, Constituents, Presidents and Interest Groups in Supreme Court Confirmations," (with Jeffrey Segal and Charles Cameron), American Journal of Political Science, XXXVI, 1 (February 1992).

"The Electoral Consequences of Perquisite Use: The Casework Case," (with George Serra) Legislative Studies Quarterly, XVII, 2 (May 1992).

"The Electoral Impact of Casework," (with George Serra) Electoral Studies, XIV, 2 (June 1995).

"Voting Behavior in the US House and Senate: Regional Shifts and Contemporary Changes in Party Coalitions," (with George Serra and Neil Pinney) Party Politics(April 1997).

"Ideological Cohesion Between Congress and the President: Does the Road to the White House Matter?" (with George Serra and Neil Pinney) The Journal of Legislative Studies (Summer 1997).

Reviews

The Private World of Congress by Rochelle Jones and Peter Woll in Journal of Politics (February 1981).

CURRENT RESEARCH

Use of the Internet in Political Science Research

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"One Good Term Deserves Another: The Advantage of Incumbency in Congressional Elections." Presented at the American Political Science Association annual convention, Chicago, September 2-5, 1976.

"Reflections on the 1978 Elections," roundtable discussion paper presented at Midwest Political Science Association annual convention, Chicago, April 19-21, 1979.

"The Greening of Congress: Patterns of Congressional Retirement." Presented at Midwest Political Science Association annual convention, Cincinnati, April 16-18, 1981.

"Baby Books and Ballots." Presented at Midwest Political Science Association annual convention, Milwaukee, April 28-May l, 1982.

"Surge and Decline Revisited." Presented at American Political Association annual convention, Chicago, September 1-4, 1983.

"The President's Party in Midterm Elections: Going From Bad to Worse," (with Alan Abramowitz and Helmut Norpoth). Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, April 11-14, 1984.

"An Assessment of Negative Voting in Midterm Congressional Elections."Presented at Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, November 1-3, 1984.

"Party Competence Evaluations and Voting for Congress," Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, April 18-20, 1985.

"A Neoinstitutionalist Theory of Senate Voting on Supreme Court Justices," (with Charles Cameron and Jeffrey Segal). Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, April 14-16, 1988.

"The Puzzle of Roll Call Voting on Supreme Court Nominees" (with Charles Cameron & Jeffrey Segal). Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, November 3-5, 1988.

"The Puzzle of Roll Call Voting on Supreme Court Nominees: A Neoinstitutionalist Analysis," (with Charles Cameron and Jeffrey Segal). Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois April 13-15, 1989. A slightly revised version of this paper was also presented at the annual convention of the Public Choice Society, March 17-19, 1989.

"The Electoral Consequences of Perquisite Use: Casework Versus Congressional Mailings," (with George Serra). Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Convention, Memphis, November 2-4, 1989.

"Spatial Models of Roll Call Voting: The Role of Presidents, Interest Groups and Constituents in Supreme Court Confirmations," (with Jeffrey Segal and Charles Cameron). Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-7, 1990.

"Supreme Court Nominations and the Rational Presidency," (with Charles Cameron and Jeffrey Segal). Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, August 30-September 2, 1990.

"The Changing Shape of Congressional Parties: Policy Cohesion in the House and Senate" (with George Serra, James Twombly, and Neil Pinney). Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., August 29-September 1, 1991.

"Impact of Race on Roll Call Voting Behavior of Southern Senators" (with Robert Boucher). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, April 15-17, 1993.

"The Neighborhood Ombudsman: The Electoral Impact of Casework" (with George Serra). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1993.

"The Changing Shape of Congressional Parties: Ideological Policy Cohesion and Polarization in the U.S. Congress, 1953-1990" (with George Serra, Neil Pinney, and James Twombly). Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, September 2-5, 1993.

"The 'Solid South' in the U.S. Senate" (with Robert Boucher). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 13-17, 1994.

"Ideological Cohesion between Congress and the President: Does the Road to the White House Matter?" (with George Serra and Neil Pinney). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 13-17, 1994.

"Voting Behavior in the House and Senate: Regional Shifts and Contemporary Changes in Party Coalitions," (with George Serra and Neil Pinney). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New York, September 1-4, 1994.

"The Impact of Global Evaluations of Congress on Individual Vote Choice," (with Robert Boucher). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Tampa, November 1-4, 1995.

"The Changing Impact of Institutional Assessments on Vote Choice in Congressional Elections," (with Robert Boucher). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 29 - September 1, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

Member

American Political Science Association
Legislative Studies Section (APSA)
Midwest Political Science Association
Southern Political Science Association

Referee

American Journal of Political Science
American Political Science Review
American Politics Quarterly
Congress and the Presidency
Journal of Politics
Legislative Studies Quarterly
National Science Foundation
Political Behavior
Publishers including Congressional Quarterly Press, D.C. Heath, Houghton Mifflin, and Scott, Foresman and Company
Social Science Quarterly

Consultant

Common Cause (in Common Cause v. Bolger, suit alleging current franking legislation un- constitutionally discriminates against challengers) House of Representatives (in CEPC v. Runyon, suit alleging aspects of current franking regulations are unconstitutional)

Conference Participant

Colby Conference on Congressional Candidate Selection (1986).
Michigan Conference of Political Science (1977).
American Political Science Association (1976, 1983,1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996).
Midwest Political Science Association (1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994).
Southern Political Science Association (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995).

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Recruitment Committee, Department of Political Science 1982-1987. Chair of Committee 1987-1988.

Departmental Senator, University and Arts and Sciences Senate 1982-1983.

Department colloquium speaker, April 6, 1983

Department commencement speaker, May 22, 1983, and May 19, 1985.

Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Department of Political Science, 1983-1996.

Freshman Orientation, 1984, 1985, 1987.

Transfer Orientation, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996.

Departmental Honors Committee, 1985-1993.

University General Education Committee, 1985-1988.

Freshman Incentive Program Advisor, 1985-1993.

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, 1986-1992.

Advisory Board Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA), 1987-1996.

American Association of Colleges' Pilot Program on Learning Assessment, 1987-1989.

University Senate Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-1993.

Mentor and departmental liaison--Minority Research Apprenticeship Program, 1991-1995.