He joined UB's faculty the fall of 2006. He was recently made an adjunct professor in UB's Department of Geography. Professor Dyck studies Public Opinion and Voting Behavior with a particular focus on how institutions and social context influence voter choice and participation; much of his current work focuses on direct democracy and political geography. His work has been published in several leading journals including The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, Social Science Quarterly and Electoral Studies.