Peverill Squire

Department of Political Science University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri, 65211-6030 (573) 882-0097 e-mail: [email protected]

Education Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1986

M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1978

A.B. University of California, Berkeley, 1977 (High Honors; Distinction in General Scholarship)

Academic Positions University of Missouri Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions, August 2007- Frederick A. Middlebush Chair in Political Science, August 2011-August 2014

University of Iowa Collegiate Fellow, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, August 2004-June 2007 Department Chair, Summer 1992-Summer 1995 Professor, Summer 1993-Summer 2007 Associate Professor, Summer 1989-Spring 1993 Assistant Professor, Spring 1986-Spring 1989 Instructor, Fall 1985

Budapest University of Economic Sciences (Budapest, Hungary) John Marshall Chair in Political Science, 1999-2000

Meiji University (Tokyo, Japan) Visiting Professor, June-December 1990

University of California, Berkeley Acting Instructor, Fall 1982

Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Career Achievement Award, American Political Science Association, State Politics and Policy Section, 2018 Special Recognition for Mentoring, Graduate College, University of Iowa, 2006 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, Board of Regents, State of Iowa, 2004 Collegiate Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, 2004 Best Paper Award for the best paper on state politics given at the 2001 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, State Politics and Policy Section Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer Award, John Marshall Chair in Political Science, 1999-2000 National Science Foundation Grant (SBR# 97-08907) Hoover Library Association Scholar (1987) University of Iowa Semester Assignment Award (1991, 1996, 2002) University of Iowa Old Gold Summer Fellowship (1986, 1987, 1988) NOAA Sea Grant Traineeship (1977-1978, 1980)

Books and Monographs Squire, Peverill. 2021. The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Squire, Peverill. 2017. The Rise of the Representative: Lawmakers and Constituents in Colonial America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Moncrief, Gary F., and Peverill Squire. 2013. Why States Matter. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield; 2017; Why States Matter, 2nd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield; 2021. Why States Matter, 3rd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.

Squire, Peverill. 2012 (paperback edition, 2014). The Evolution of American Legislatures: Colonies, Territories and States, 1619-2009. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Squire, Peverill, and Gary F. Moncrief. 2010. State Legislatures Today: Politics under the Domes. Boston: Longman; 2015. State Legislatures Today: Politics under the Domes, 2nd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield; 2020. State Legislatures Today: Politics under the Domes, 3rd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.

Squire, Peverill, and Keith E. Hamm. 2005. 101 Chambers: Congress, State Legislatures, and the Future of Legislative Studies. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.

Loewenberg, Gerhard, Peverill Squire, and D. Roderick Kiewiet, ed. 2002. Legislatures: Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Moncrief, Gary F., Peverill Squire, and Malcolm E. Jewell. 2001. Who Runs for the Legislature? Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.

Squire, Peverill, James M. Lindsay, Cary R. Covington, and Eric R. A. N. Smith. 1995. Dynamics of Democracy. Madison: Brown and Benchmark; 1997. Dynamics of Democracy, 2nd ed. Madison: Brown and Benchmark; 2001. Dynamics of Democracy, 3rd ed. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing; 2004. Dynamics of Democracy, 2004 Version. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing; 2006. Dynamics of Democracy, 4th ed. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing; 2008. Dynamics of Democracy, 5th ed. Mason: Thomson; 2010. Dynamics of Democracy, 6th ed. Mason: Cengage.

Squire, Peverill, ed. 1989. The Iowa Caucuses and the Presidential Nominating Process. Boulder: Westview Press.

Squire, Peverill, and Stanley Scott. 1984. The Politics of California Coastal Legislation. Berkeley: Institute of Governmental Studies.

Articles Squire, Peverill and Jordan Butcher. Forthcoming. “An Update to the Squire State Court of Last Resort Professionalization Index.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly.

Squire, Peverill. 2019. “American State Legislatures in Historical Perspective.” PS: Political Science and Politics 52: 417-421.

Squire, Peverill. 2017. “A Squire Index Update.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 17: 361-371.

Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie, and Peverill Squire. 2014. “Legislative Power and Women’s Representation.” Politics & Gender 10: 622-658.

Squire, Peverill. 2014. “Electoral Career Movements and the Flow of Political Power in the American Federal System.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 14: 72-89.

Squire, Peverill. 2013. “Quorum Exploitation in the American Legislative Experience.” Studies in American Political Development 27: 142-164.

Miller, Susan M., and Peverill Squire. 2013. “Who Rebelled? An Analysis of the Motivations of the Republicans Who Voted Against Speaker Cannon.” American Politics Research 41: 387-416.

Lewis-Beck, Michael S., and Peverill Squire. 2009. “Iowa: The Most Representative State?” PS: Political Science and Politics 42: 39-44.

Tolbert, Caroline, and Peverill Squire. 2009. “Back to the Drawing Board: The Broken Presidential Nomination Process.” PS: Political Science and Politics 42: 27-32.

Wittrock, Jill N., Stephen C. Nemeth, Howard Sanborn, Brian DiSarro, and Peverill Squire. 2008. “The Impact of the Australian Ballot on Member Behavior in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Political Research Quarterly 61: 434-444.

Squire, Peverill. 2008. “Measuring the Professionalization of State Courts of Last Resort.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 8: 223-238.

Squire, Peverill. 2008. “The State Wealth-Legislative Compensation Effect.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 41: 1-18.

Squire, Peverill. 2007. “Measuring Legislative Professionalism: The Squire Index Revisited.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 7: 211-227. Reprinted in The Lanahan Readings in State and Local Government, 2nd ed., ed. John R. Baker. Baltimore: Lanahan, 2010.

Squire, Peverill. 2006. “Historical Evolution of Legislatures in the United States.” Annual Review of Political Science 9: 19-44.

Squire, Peverill. 2005. “The Evolution of American Colonial Assemblies as Legislative Organizations.” Congress & the Presidency 32: 109-131.

Squire, Peverill, Keith E. Hamm, Ronald D. Hedlund, and Gary Moncrief. 2005. “Electoral Reforms, Membership Stability, and the Existence of Committee Property Rights in American State Legislatures.” British Journal of Political Science 35: 169-181.

Adams, Greg D., and Peverill Squire. 2001. “A Note on the Dynamics and Idiosyncrasies of Gubernatorial Popularity.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly 1: 380-393.

Levy, Dena, and Peverill Squire. 2000. “Television Markets and the Competitiveness of House Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 25: 313-325.

Squire, Peverill. 2000. “Uncontested Seats in State Legislative Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 25: 131-146.

Squire, Peverill. 1998. “Membership Turnover and the Efficient Processing of Legislation.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 23: 23-32.

Squire, Peverill. 1997. “Another Look at Legislative Professionalization and Divided Government in the States.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 22: 417-432.

Adams, Greg D., and Peverill Squire. 1997. “Incumbent Vulnerability and Challenger Emergence in Senate Elections.” Political Behavior 19: 97-111.

Wrighton, J. Mark, and Peverill Squire. 1997. “Uncontested Seats and Electoral Competition for the U.S. House of Representatives Over Time.” Journal of Politics 59: 452-468.

Squire, Peverill, and Eric R. A. N. Smith. 1996. “A Further Examination of Challenger Quality in Senate Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 21: 235-248.

Squire, Peverill. 1995. “Field Essay: Candidates, Money, and Voters—Assessing the State of Congressional Elections Research.” Political Research Quarterly 48: 891-917.

Lewis-Beck, Michael S., and Peverill Squire. 1995. “The Politics of Institutional Choice: Presidential Ballot Access for Third Parties in the United States.” British Journal of Political Science 25: 419- 427.

Squire, Peverill. 1995. “The Partisan Consequences of Congressional Redistricting.” American Politics Quarterly 23: 229-240.

Squire, Peverill, and Christina Fastnow. 1994. “Comparing Gubernatorial and Senatorial Elections.” Political Research Quarterly 47: 705-720.

Conybeare, John A. C., and Peverill Squire. 1994. “Political Action Committees and the Tragedy of the Commons: The Case of Nonconnected PACs.” American Politics Quarterly 22: 154-174.

Squire, Peverill. 1993. “Divided Government and Public Opinion in the States.” State and Local Government Review 25: 150-154.

Squire, Peverill. 1993. “Professionalization and Public Opinion of State Legislatures.” Journal of Politics 55: 479-491.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “The Theory of Legislative Institutionalization and the California Assembly.” Journal of Politics 54: 1026-1054.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Challenger Quality and Voting Behavior in U.S. Senate Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 17: 247-263.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Challenger Profile and Gubernatorial Elections.” Western Political Quarterly 45: 125-142.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Legislative Professionalization and Membership Diversity in State Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 17: 69-79.

Squire, Peverill. 1991. “Preemptive Fundraising and Challenger Profile in Senate Elections.” Journal of Politics 53: 1150-1164.

Lewis-Beck, Michael S., and Peverill Squire. 1991. “The Transformation of the American State: The New Era-New Deal Test.” Journal of Politics 53: 106-121.

Squire, Peverill, and John R. Wright. 1990. “Fundraising by Nonincumbent Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 15: 89-98.

Smith, Eric R. A. N., and Peverill Squire. 1990. “The Effects of Prestige Names in Question Wording.” Public Opinion Quarterly 54: 97-116.

Wolfinger, Raymond E., David P. Glass, and Peverill Squire. 1990. “Predictors of Electoral Turnout: An International Comparison.” Policy Studies Review 9: 551-574.

Squire, Peverill. 1989. “Challengers in U.S. Senate Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 14: 531- 547. Reprinted in The Changing World of the U.S. Senate, ed. John Hibbing. Berkeley: Institute of Governmental Studies, 1990.

Squire, Peverill. 1989. “Competition and Uncontested Seats in U.S. House Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 14: 281-295.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Member Career Opportunities and the Internal Organization of Legislatures.” Journal of Politics 50: 726-744.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Politics and Personal Factors in Retirement from the United States Supreme Court.” Political Behavior 10: 180-190.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Who Gets National News Coverage in the U.S. Senate?” American Politics Quarterly 16: 139-156.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Why the 1936 Literary Digest Poll Failed.” Public Opinion Quarterly 52: 125- 133. Reprinted in Perspectives on American Government, ed. William Lasser. Lexington: DC Heath, 1992.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Career Opportunities and Membership Stability in Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 13: 65-82.

Squire, Peverill, and Eric R. A. N. Smith. 1988. “The Effect of Partisan Information on Voters in Nonpartisan Elections.” Journal of Politics 50: 169-179.

Squire, Peverill, Raymond E. Wolfinger, and David P. Glass. 1987. “Residential Mobility and Voter Turnout.” American Political Science Review 81: 45-65.

Smith, Eric R. A. N., and Peverill Squire. 1987. “Direct Election of the President and the Power of the States.” Western Political Quarterly 40: 29-44.

Squire, Peverill. 1986. “The Chances of Regaining One's Seat by Revenging a Defeat.” Polity 18: 514- 520.

Squire, Peverill. 1985. “Results of Partisan Redistricting in Seven U.S. States During the 1970s.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 10: 259-266.

Glass, David, Peverill Squire, and Raymond Wolfinger. 1984. “Voter Turnout: An International Comparison.” Public Opinion 6: 49-55. Reprinted in Canadian Politics: A Comparative Reader, ed. Ronald G. Landes. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc., 1985; and Perspectives on American Government, ed. William Lasser. Lexington: DC Heath, 1992.

Squire, Peverill, and Eric R. A. N. Smith. 1984. “Repeat Challengers in Congressional Elections.” American Politics Quarterly 12: 51-70.

Chapters in Edited Volumes Squire, Peverill. 2018. “Reflections on the Comparative Study of Subnational Legislatures.” In Politikwissenschaft als Beruf: Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft [Political Science as a Profession: Perspectives from Science and Society], ed. Christoph Meiβelbach, Jakob Lempp and Stephan Dreischer. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

Squire, Peverill. 2017. “Introducción: Reflexiones en torno a las legislaturas locales desde una perspectiva comparada” [“Introduction: Reflections on Local Legislatures in Comparative Perspective”]. In Sergio A. Bárcena Juárez, Gustavo A. López Montiel and Rosa María Mirón Lince, eds. Los congresos en México: la representación politica en el contexto de las reformas electorales [The congresses in Mexico: political representation in the context of electoral reforms]. México City: ITESM, UNAM, Senado de la República y Instituto Belisario Domínguez.

Squire, Peverill. 2017. “Los parlamentos de los estados y el proceso de elaboración de políticas en los Estados Unidos” [“State parliaments and the policymaking process in the United States.”] In Federalismo, Devolution y Gobernanza Multinivel [Federalism, Devolution and Multilevel Governance], ed. Guy Lachapelle and Pablo Oñate. Valencia: Tirant Lo Blanch. Also published as Peverill Squire. 2018. “State Legislatures and the Policy Making Process in the United States.” In Borders and Margins: Federalism, Devolution and Multi-Level Governance, ed. Guy Lachapelle and Pablo Oñate. Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers.

Squire, Peverill. 2015. “Legislative Professionalisation and Legislative Careers in the United States.” In Political Careers in Europe: Career Patterns in Multi-Level Systems, ed. Michael Edinger and Stefan Jahr. Baden-Baden: Nomos/Bloomsbury.

Squire, Peverill. 2014. “History and Development of State Legislatures, 1619 to 1961.” In Guide to State Politics and Policy, ed. Richard G. Niemi and Joshua J. Dyke. Los Angeles, CA: CQ Press.

Squire, Peverill. 2011. “What the West Can Learn from Iowa.” In Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, ed. Gary Moncrief. Lanham: Lexington Books.

Squire, Peverill. 2005. “Iowa and the Political Consequences of Playing Redistricting Straight.” In Redistricting in the New Millenium, ed. Peter F. Galderisi. Lanham: Lexington Books.

Squire, Peverill. 2005. “Literary Digest Poll of 1936.” In Polling America: An Encyclopedia of Public Opinion, vol. 1, ed. Samuel J. Best and Benjamin Radcliff. Westport: Greenwood.

Moncrief, Gary F., and Peverill Squire. 2005. “State House and Local Office Campaigns.” In Guide to Political Campaigns in America, ed. Paul Herrnson. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Squire, Peverill. 2005. “And Then There Was One: The 2004 Democratic Presidential Nomination Contest.” In American Politics after September 11, 3rd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing.

Squire, Peverill. 2005. “The Song Remains the Same: Is 2004 Just a Replay of 2000?” In American Politics after September 11, 3rd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing.

Squire, Peverill. 2004. “Mandate Madness? The Republican Majority and George W. Bush’s Domestic Policy Agenda.” In American Politics after September 11, 2nd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing.

Squire, Peverill. 2004. “The 2002 Election Surprise.” In American Politics after September 11, 2nd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing. Reprinted in American Politics after September 11, 3rd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing, 2005.

Squire, Peverill. 2003. “The Pendulum Swings: Civil Liberties after September 11.” In American Politics after September 11, ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing. Revised and updated as Peverill Squire. 2004. “The Pendulum Continues to Swing: Civil Liberties Two Years after September 11.” In American Politics after September 11, 2nd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing. Revised and updated version reprinted in American Politics after September 11, 3rd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing, 2005.

Squire, Peverill. 2003. “Not Washington’s Job Alone: American States and the Terrorist Threat.” In American Politics after September 11, ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing. Revised and updated as Peverill Squire. 2004. “Still Not Washington’s Job Alone: American States and the Terrorist Threat.” In American Politics after September 11, 2nd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing. Revised and updated version reprinted in American Politics after September 11, 3rd ed., ed. James M. Lindsay. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing, 2005.

Kiewiet, D. Roderick, Gerhard Loewenberg, and Peverill Squire. 2002. “The Implications of the Study of the U.S. Congress for Comparative Legislative Research.” In Legislatures: Comparative Perspectives on Representative Assemblies, ed. Gerhard Loewenberg, Peverill Squire, and D. Roderick Kiewiet. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Haskell, John, Kerry Sutten, and Peverill Squire. 1994. “Old-Style Politics and Invisible Challengers: Iowa's 1st and 4th Districts.” In Who Runs for Congress: Ambition, Context, and Candidate Emergence, ed. Thomas A. Kazee. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Squire, Peverill. 1993. “State Legislative Careers.” In Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Politicians, ed. Shirley Williams and Edward L. Lascher, Jr. Berkeley: Institute of Governmental Studies.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Changing State Legislative Leadership Careers.” In Changing Patterns in State Legislative Careers, ed. Gary F. Moncrief and Joel A. Thompson. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Iowa and the Drift to the Democrats.” In Party Realignment and State Politics, ed. Maureen Moakley. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.

Squire, Peverill. 1991. “Is On-Site Voter Registration Desirable? Yes.” In Controversial Issues in Presidential Selection, ed. Gary L. Rose. Albany: SUNY Press.

Squire, Peverill. 1989. “Iowa and the Nomination Process.” In The Iowa Caucuses and the Presidential Nominating Process, ed. Peverill Squire. Boulder: Westview Press. Reprinted in American Politics in the Heartland, ed. Douglas Madsen, Arthur H. Miller, and James A. Stimson. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt, 1990.

Smith, Eric R. A. N., and Peverill Squire. 1987. “State and National Politics in the Mountain West.” In The Politics of Realignment, ed. Peter F. Galderisi, Michael S. Lyons, Randy T. Simmons, and John G. Francis. Boulder: Westview Press.

Invited Articles Squire, Peverill. 2008. “The Iowa Caucuses, 1972-2008: A Eulogy.” The Forum: Vol. 5: Issue 4, Article 1.

Squire, Peverill. 2007. “The Institution of “Institutionalization”.” The Forum: Vol. 5: Issue 1, Article 14.

Squire, Peverill. 2007. “Politics: Overview.” In The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia, ed. Richard Sisson, Christopher Zacher, and Andrew Cayton. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Squire, Peverill. 2007. “Joe Cannon.” In The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia, ed. Richard Sisson, Christopher Zacher, and Andrew Cayton. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Squire, Peverill. 2001. “Third Parties: United States.” In International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Bates. Oxford: Pergamon.

Squire, Peverill. 1998. “Is Professionalization a Pathogen?” Extension of Remarks (January):10-11. Reprinted in Readings and Cases in State and Local Politics, ed. Richard A. Clucas. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.

Squire, Peverill. 1988. “Primaries and the Presidential Nomination Process.” The Political Science Teacher 1: 7-9.

Book Reviews Squire, Peverill. 2019. “Review of From Inclusion to Influence: Latino Representation in Congress and Latino Political Incorporation in America, by Walter Clark Wilson.” Perspective on Politics 17: 580-81.

Squire, Peverill. 2018. “Review of Agenda Crossover: The Influence of State Delegations in Congress, by Sarah Treul.” American Review of Politics 36: 104-105.

Squire, Peverill. 2016. “Review of Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers, by Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman.” Congress & the Presidency 43: 156-158.

Squire, Peverill. 2013. “Review of The President's Legislative Policy Agenda, 1789-2002, by Jeffrey E. Cohen.” Journal of American History 100: 801-802.

Squire, Peverill. 2002. “Review of Elections to Open Seats in the U.S. House, by Ronald Keith Gaddie and Charles S. Bullock, III.” Congress & the Presidency 29: 105-106.

Squire, Peverill. 1999. “Review of The New Hampshire Primary and the American Electoral Process, by Niall A. Palmer.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 565: 232-233.

Squire, Peverill. 1992. “Review of Political Parties and the Winning of Office, by Joseph A. Schlesinger.” Congress & the Presidency 19: 206-207.

Squire, Peverill. 1989. “Review of Migration and Politics, by Thad Brown.” Political Science Quarterly 104: 167-169.

Professional Activities Senior Editor, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2010-2015; Co-Editor 2002-2009.

Chair, American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section, 2015-2017.

Co-Chair, International Political Science Association, Research Committee of Legislative Specialists, 2009-2014.

Editorial board, Political Research Quarterly, 1991-1994; Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1993-1995, 2001-2002; Congress and the Presidency, 1994-2007; American Politics Quarterly, 1997-2003; State and Local Government Review, 1998-2000; State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 1999-2002.

Senior Consulting Editor (Politics), The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia (2007).

Guest Co-Editor, Legislative Studies Quarterly, May 1999, August 1999, November 1999.

Program Chair, Legislative Studies Section, 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

American Political Science Association, Committee on Departmental Services, 1996-97.

Midwest Political Science Association Executive Council, 1993-1996.

1992 Fenno Prize Committee (for outstanding book on legislative politics).

2006 Westview Press Award Committee chair (for best paper delivered by a graduate student at Midwest Political Science Association meeting).

2019 American Political Science Association, State Politics and Policy Section Career Achievement Award Committee chair.

1992 American National Election Study, Senate Study Planning Committee.

1994 American National Election Study Planning Committee.

External reviewer, Department of Political Science, Boise State University (1997); Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (2015).

External reviewer for National Science Foundation and Israel Science Foundation grant proposals.

Reviewer, Hungarian Fulbright applications, Hungarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange.

Manuscript reviewer, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, American Politics Research, British Journal of Political Science, California Journal of Politics and Policy, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Congress and the Presidency, Economics & Politics, Election Law Journal, Electoral Studies, Environmental Politics, Interest Groups and Advocacy, International Review of Law and Economics, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, Journal of Law and Courts, Journal of Legal Studies, Journal of Political Marketing, Journal of Politics, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Parliamentary Affairs, Party Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Political Research Quarterly, Political Psychology, Politics and Gender, Politics, Groups and Identities, Politics & Policy, Polity, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, Publius, Social Science Quarterly, Social Science Journal, Southeastern Political Review, State and Local Government Review, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Statistics, Politics and Policy; Studies in American Political Development, Swiss Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, Columbia University Press, Iowa State University Press, Ohio State University Press, Stanford University Press, University of Michigan Press, University of Missouri Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, CQ Press, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Routledge, W.C. Brown.

2012 W. Russell Arrington Lecture, University of Illinois, Institute of Government and Public Affairs.

United States Information Agency Sponsored Speaker: Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 1996.

Guest lecturer, Institute of International Relations, National Kiev Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine, September-October 2004.

Political analyst for KCRG and other television stations, WSUI and other radio stations.

Member, American Political Science Association, International Political Science Association, Research Committee of Legislative Specialists.

University Service Courses regularly taught: 2100, State Government; 4140, Congress and Legislative Policy; 9145, American State Politics; 9170, Legislative Institutions; 9175, Evolution of American Legislatures, 1619 to the Present.

Dissertations directed: University of Iowa: Christopher Wlezien (1989), Graham Ramsden (1991), Steven Nelson (1993), Claire Noble (1993), Suzanna De Boef (1994, co-chair), Kevin Smith (1994), Michelle Brophy-Baermann (1995), Greg Adams (1996), Christina Fastnow (1996), Dena Levy (1996), J. Mark Wrighton (1997), Kevin Chlarson (2000), Scott Lasley (2000), Kedron Bardwell (2002), David Hogberg (2003), Alice Gilchrist (2005), Brian DiSarro (2008); University of Missouri: John Davis (2015, co-chair), Kathryn VanderMolen (2016), Clint Swift (2017), Dana Angello (2019), Jordan Butcher (2020), Hanna Brant (2020, co-chair).

Dissertation committee member: University of Iowa, Kevin Leyden (1988), Brad Lockerbie (1988). Luigi Manzetti (1988), Stephen Borrelli (1990), Andrew Skalaban (1990), Grace Simmons (1991), Robert Durr (1992), John Hickman (1992), Meengeon Kim (1994), Geoffrey Peterson (1995), Wayne Steger (1995), Rhonda Kinney (1996), Joan Blauwkamp (1997), Kenneth Yohn (1997), Mary Stegmaier (2000), Dierdre Wendel (2001), Kris A. Beck (2002), Geoff Larson (2003), Scott Cody (2006), Ken Moffett (2006), Tracy Slagter (2006); University of Missouri, Susan Miller (2010), Nicole Shoaf (2013), Jacob Holt (2013), Benjamin Hall (2013), Kayla Crider (2014), Drew Kurlowski (2014), JoyAnna Hopper (2016), Theodore Masthay (2018).

Outside dissertation committee member: University of Iowa, Mark Carlile (History, 1995), Thomas Stucky (Sociology, 2001), Joyce Gerleman (Education, 2003).

University and College service: University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts review committee for Department of Communication Studies (1992-1993); University Faculty Scholar Award Committee (1992-1995); College of Liberal Arts Developmental Assignment Review Committee (1997); College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Assembly (2000-2004, Vice-Chair 2002-2003; Chair 2003-2004); Tippie College of Business review committee for Department of Economics (2003); College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Committee on Promotion and Tenure (2003-2006); College of Liberal Arts and Sciences review committee for English Department publications (2007). University of Missouri, College of Arts and Science Committee on Promotion, Tenure, and Membership (2008-2011, chair 2009-2010); College of Arts and Science, Middlebush Chair in History Selection Committee (2008), Middlebush Chair in Social Sciences Selection Committee (2018).

Department positions: University of Iowa, Director of Graduate Studies (1991-1992), Director of Ph.D. Placement (1998-1999). University of Missouri, Department Executive Committee (2008-2010, 2013-2014).