EDUCATION

B.A., Northeastern University
M.A., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

RESEARCH

Vertical and horizontal intergovernmental relations, government and politics of metropolitan areas

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

American Intergovernmental Relations: A Fragmented Federal Polity. Oxford University Press (2006). With G. Ross Stephens.

County Manager Government in Henrico County: Implementation, Evolution, and Evaluation (2003).

Metropolitan Government and Governance: Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Analysis, and the Future. Oxford University Press. With G. Ross Stephens.

The Political World of a Small Town: A Mirror Image of American Politics (1993).

Councils of Governments: A study of political incrementalism. Burnham, Munger & Root (1977).