Books

Presidential Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act. 2019. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Part of the series, “New Perspectives on the American Presidency.”

Refereed Journal Articles

Richard S. Conley and Kevin M. Baron. “Obama’s ‘Hidden-Hand’ Presidency: Myth, Metaphor, or Misrepresentation?” White House Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2 (2015): 129-157.

Under Review

coming soon…

Conference Presentations

“Executive Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act Through a Social Learning Lens,” during the American Politics Group(APG) of the PSA Annual Meeting, Oxford University, UK (January 2018)

“Social Learning and the Political Power Dynamics of Executive Privilege in a Cold War Paradigm,” during the Southern Political Science Association(SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2017)

Panel Chair – Public Opinion and Public Appeals From Presidents, during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2017)

Panel Organizer – Scholarship Informed by the Works of Larry Dodd: Could There be a Doddian Perspective? during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR (January 2016)

“A Trinity of Institutional Change: Understanding the Foreground, Background, and Synthesis of the Policy Process,” presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR (January 2016)

“Power Entrepreneurship in Congress: Institutional Reform through the Freedom of Information Act,” presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR (January 2016)

“Institutional Reform and Entrepreneurship Within the Congressional Cycle,” presented during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (April 2015)

Panel Chair – Not Fade Away: Historical Perspectives on Congress, during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (April 2015)

Panel Chair – Psychology of Engagement and Participation, during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (April 2015)

“Strategic Premises and the Legislative Process: Understanding Congressional Entrepreneurship through Transformative Policy,” presented during the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (April 2015)

“Legislative Entrepreneurship and Reform Through the Congressional Cycle,” presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2015).

“Veto Bargaining in Iterated Games: LBJ, Ford, and the Freedom of Information Act,” presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2015).

Panel Chair and Discussant – “The United States and Her Allies: Undergraduate Research on International Relations,” during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2015).

Panel Discussant – “Public Policy Across the American States: Undergraduate Research on Guns, Crime and Poverty,” during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2015).

“Veto Bargaining in Iterated Games: LBJ, Ford, and the Freedom of Information Act,” presented during the American Politics Group of the PSA Annual Meeting, Oxford, UK (January 2014).

“Obama’s ‘Hidden-Hand’ Presidency: Myth, Metaphor, or Misrepresentation?” with Rich Conley, presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA (January 2014).

“Freedom of Information Act and the Institutionalization of Citizen Oversight,” presented during the Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (November 2013).

“Presidents, Partisans, and Policy Entrepreneurs: Reconceptualizing Institutional Change through the Freedom of Information Act,” poster presented during the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (August 2013).

“The Information is Free: Development of the Freedom of Information Act and Party Influence,” presented during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (April 2013).

“Defensive Spending: Congressional Response to Public Support of Defense Spending,” presented during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (April 2013).

Panel Chair, “Explorations in Public Policy and Public Opinion,” during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (January 2013).

“Defensive Spending: Congressional Response to Public Support of Defense Spending,” presented during the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (January 2013).

“Deal Breaker: The Influence of Military Contracting and Congressional Voting on Foreign Policy,” poster presentation during the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (August 2012).

“Deal Breaker: The Influence of Military Contracting and Congressional Voting on Foreign Policy,” presented during the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (April 2012).