Welcome to my website! I am in incoming Assistant Professor at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where I will teach policy studies in the nation's #1 ranked public administration department.
I recently completed my PhD in Government at Cornell University. My research examines how electoral and legislative institutions shape lawmaking in Congress and the American Political Economy.
My dissertation describes and explains the Democratic Party's deregulatory turn away from New Deal regulations on banking and finance. In another project, I study the effects of ideological primary challenges on polarization in Congress.
My research has been published by Perspective on Politics, Party Politics and Politics, Groups and Identities, and is generously supported by the Dirksen Center for Congressional Research, the American Studies Program at Cornell, and the Cornell Graduate School. I am a graduate fellow at the Scholars Strategy Network.
I am also the Democracy Fellow at the Unite America Institute, where I study the effects of partisan primaries on representation and governance.
When I'm not studying American Politics, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful partner of 17 years and our two amazing kids (Bailey, 6 and Madeleine, 2). I love cooking (and eating!) good food. I also enjoy running and weight training. And I love audiobooks and podcasts, which I generally listen to when I'm cooking and running.
Email: rcb369@cornell.edu
I recently completed my PhD in Government at Cornell University. My research examines how electoral and legislative institutions shape lawmaking in Congress and the American Political Economy.
My dissertation describes and explains the Democratic Party's deregulatory turn away from New Deal regulations on banking and finance. In another project, I study the effects of ideological primary challenges on polarization in Congress.
My research has been published by Perspective on Politics, Party Politics and Politics, Groups and Identities, and is generously supported by the Dirksen Center for Congressional Research, the American Studies Program at Cornell, and the Cornell Graduate School. I am a graduate fellow at the Scholars Strategy Network.
I am also the Democracy Fellow at the Unite America Institute, where I study the effects of partisan primaries on representation and governance.
When I'm not studying American Politics, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful partner of 17 years and our two amazing kids (Bailey, 6 and Madeleine, 2). I love cooking (and eating!) good food. I also enjoy running and weight training. And I love audiobooks and podcasts, which I generally listen to when I'm cooking and running.
Email: rcb369@cornell.edu
