He is also a member of the Laboratories of Democracy, a non-profit organization that collaborates with academics, non-profits, and public officials in the U.S. to evaluate the effectiveness of government policies, programs, and practices to improve America’s communities. Adam received his Ph.D. from Yale University and was a fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Center for the Study of American Politics. Adam’s research on legislative politics has appeared in the top journals in political science such as the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. Prior to graduate school, he worked in state politics for 4 years and grew up near Houston, TX. He and his wife are the parents of 4 kids with 1 on the way.