| Current Position | Pauline Yelderman Chair and Professor, University of Houston, Department of Political Science |
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| Previous Positions | Full Professor, University of Houston (2016-present); Associate Professor, University of Houston (2011-2016); Assistant Professor, University of Houston (2007-2011); Assistant Professor, University of Idaho (2004-2007) |
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| Research Interests | Presidency, Texas politics, public opinion, political communication, executive-legislative relations, political scandal |
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| Books | - Inside Texas Politics (Oxford University Press)
- Current Debates in the Lone Star State (Oxford University Press)
- Inside American Government (Oxford University Press)
- Rick Perry: A Political Life (University of Texas Press)
- Scandal: How Politicians Survive Controversy in a Polarized Era (Columbia University Press)
- The Institutional Effects of Executive Scandal (Cambridge University Press)
- The Provisional Pulpit (Texas A&M University Press)
- The Dual Executive (Stanford University Press)
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| Media Roles | Co-host of Party Politics (PBS TV8, Houston Public Media); Political analyst for KHOU 11; Creator and host of Texperts (Houston Public Media) |
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| Projects | Co-director of the Presidential Greatness Project; Co-founding designer of the Presidential Proclamations Project |
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