His work revolves around American government, political development, and public policy. His first book, War, the American State, and Politics since 1898, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011, and his scholarly articles have appeared in venues such as The Journal of Politics, the Journal of Policy History, and Political Research Quarterly. From 2010-2012, Dr. Saldin was on leave at Harvard University as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research. Previously, Dr. Saldin was the Patrick Henry Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, a Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies. Dr. Saldin received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.