His current research focuses on the biology of political behavior, including neuroscience and genetics. His work in this area has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in major journals including Science, the American Political Science Review, PLOS ONE and Political Psychology. The findings have been widely reported in the popular media including the science section of the New York Times, Forbes, the cover of New Scientist and other outlets ranging from CSPAN’s Washington Journal to the Rush Limbaugh Show.