Welcome to my research page. My research interests are quite varied. Most recently, I have become interested in the application of neural networks to organizational systems. I am also interested in ordinal-level measurement theory, and the application of Bayesian methods to problems in political science and public administration. Previous published research that I have done has focused on missing data problems, school violence and education policy.
My recent publications:
“Robert Kennedy: The Enforcer Within.” Chapter in Icons in Crime Fighting. Forthcoming 2008. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
“A Comparison of Three Approaches to Handling Incomplete State-Level Data.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 7, 3 (Fall 2007): 325-338.
“A Comparison of Four Approaches to Handling Missing Data.” The Philippine Statistician. 56, 1 & 2 (2007): 19-31.
“Do School Violence Policies Matter? An Empirical Analysis of Four Approaches to Reduce School Violence.” Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice. 4, 1: 3-29 (Spring 2007). Co-Authors: Jeff Bumgarner & Avra Johnson.
“Money Only Matters If You Want It To? Exposing the Normative Implications of Empirical Research.” Political Research Quarterly. 56, 2 (June 2003): 223-232. Co-Author, Kevin Smith.
“Data Gathering Made Easy: TPR Data Bulletins.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 3, 1 (Spring 2003): 84-89. Co-Author, Kevin Smith.
“Expensive Lessons: Education and the Political Economy of the American States.” Political Research Quarterly 52 (December 1999): 709-727. Co-Author, Kevin Smith.
