One of the goals of my research agenda is to make my work accessible to a larger audience who will hopefully get a more nuanced and objective understanding of the interaction of politics and religion. Below are links to my work that has appeared in outlets that appeal to a general audience.

Myself and a number of colleagues who study religion and politics wanted to create a forum for scholarship in our sub-field to reach a wider audience. We believe that academics engaging in public scholarship can help shape the debate based on empirical evidence instead of heated, partisan rhetoric. I have published a number of posts regarding text analysis, machine learning, and the measurement of evangelicalism.

My post list is available here

Clinton Voters Much More Likely to Leave Evangelicalism than Trump Voters (with Paul Djupe). April 30, 2018. 

50 Years After MLK, Sunday Segregation Isn’t Theological. April 4th, 2018. 

Congrats, Billy: Stats Show Your Evangelical Movement Is Still Going Strong. March 2, 2018

Where Protestants and Catholics Go When They Leave Their Churches. February 20, 2018

Plenty of the ‘Nones’ Actually Head Back to Church. February 6, 2018

Almost No One in the US Believes in a ‘Consistent Ethic of Life’. September 12, 2017. 

Young, Female, and Pro-Trump. July 26, 2017. (Contributed Analysis)

Regular churchgoing doesn’t make Trump voters more moderate. It makes them more enthusiastic for Trump.  (with Paul Djupe)

Romney is running for Senate. Even if he wins, the Mormon Church has already lost powerful status in D.C. February 16, 2018

Hate saying ‘Merry Christmas’ now? Everyone has Trump on the brain. December 22, 2017. 

A sin issue or a gun issue? Why evangelicals are deeply skeptical of gun-control laws. November 6, 2017. 

Some evangelicals question whether they have overlooked the rural church. December 15, 2016.

Which Sports League Is the Most Christian?’ February 12, 2018.

Are White Evangelicals Really in Decline? Scholars Dispute PRRI Findings. September 11, 2017.

Americans Who Believe the Bible Is the Literal Word of God Are Not in Decline, Says Expert. May 24, 2017.

Only 60 Percent of Evangelicals Voted for Trump? March 14, 2017.

Six words Trump never said to evangelicals. June 24, 2016.

Trump won big in the Bible Belt (and lots of mini-Bible Belts outside the South). April 21, 2016.

Why is Trump appealing? Religious authoritarians and democracy don’t mix’. March 8, 2016.

How does Trump attract religious conservatives? Here’s one possibility. March 2, 2016.

Myth of the evangelical voter? It depends on meaning of `evangelical’. February 17, 2016.