The lab is conducting a number of ongoing research projects ranging from an ongoing book project on nationalization to a number of undergraduate research projects aimed at publication. The following manuscripts are nearing completion and will be submitted shortly. Some projects are still in an early phase and unavailable for presentation. If you are interested in hearing more about any of these projects, please contact the listed researchers.

• Patterns in Partisan Nationalization among State Legislative Candidates (Book Project)
• Preaching to the Choir or Proselytizing to the Opposition: Examining the Use of Campaign Websites in State Legislative Elections
• It’s Only a Crisis if it is Fit to Print: Examining the Relationship Between Overdose Rates, News Coverage, and the Salience of the Opioid Crisis in State Legislative Campaigns
• Confronting the Glass Half Full: Assessing the Predominance of Economic and Social Negativity in State Legislative Campaigns
• Opportunistic Issue Trespassing in Competitive Partisan Districts: Evidence from State Legislative Elections
• Language and Gender in State Legislative Campaign Rhetoric