Dr. Reed received a Masters and a Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Georgia. His research and teaching focus on political parties, interest groups, campaigns and elections, and election and campaign finance law. Dr. Reed has published several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in publications such as Social Science History and Representation. His teaching experience includes several courses in introductory American Government, Interest Group Politics, American Political Parties, Electoral Behavior, as well as Research Methods. Before joining the faculty at Radford in the fall of 2015, Dr. Reed taught in the Department of Government at American University in Washington, DC.