Research
 
 
Conference Papers “First to Put it All on the Line: Leaders Who Escalate International Crises.” Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. Aug. 2008. “A Quantitative Analysis of Personality Traits and the Initiation of Force.” Presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Sept. 2007. “Congress and Conflict: Abdication, Responsibility, and Blame.” Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2007. “High Rolling Leaders: The `Big Five’ Model of Personality and Risky Foreign Policy.” Presentation. Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, March 2006. “High Rolling Leaders: The `Big Five’ Model of Personality and Risk Taking During War.” Presentations. Meeting of the International Studies Association-South Region, Miami, FL. November 2005 and the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, January 2006. Working Papers “Risky Business: Personality Traits and the Use of Force.” Under Review. “Congress and Conflict: Abdication, Responsibility, and Blame.” “Without a Stage. Without an Audience: The Failure of Elite Manipulation.” “Alternatives to Prospect Theory: Risk-taking and Psychopathic Personality Traits.” “The Psychopathic Dispositions of Presidents”