His research focuses on American political development, racial politics, conservatism, political culture, and discourse. His research has been published in journals such as Polity, International Labor and Working-Class History, Radical Society, and the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society. In addition to an edited volume, he has also published a book, From the New Deal to the New Right: Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism, with Yale University Press. More information can be found at his website.