Books

The CIA and the Politics of Intelligence Reform (Cambridge University Press, 2017)

 

Publications

“Bridging the Gap in Intelligence: The Scholar-Practitioner Divide,” in Stephen Coulthart et al, eds., The Role of Social and Behavioral Science Research in Intelligence Studies (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2019)

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“'Imagine a World in Which': Using Scenarios in Political Science,” International Studies Perspectives, 2015 (with Naazneen Barma, Eric Lorber, and Rachel Whitlark)

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“Addressing ‘This Woeful Imbalance’: Efforts to Improve Women’s Representation at CIA, 1947-2014,” Intelligence and National Security, December 2015

• Also published in Typist to Trailblazer: The Evolving View of Women in the CIA’s Workforce (Central Intelligence Agency: Historical Collections Publications, October 2013)

 

Review: Igor Lukes, On the Edge of the Cold War: American Diplomats and Spies in Postwar Prague(Intelligence and National Security, May 2013 – 1500 words)

 

Review: Paul Pillar, Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy (H-Diplo/ISSF Roundtable, May 2012 – 3500 words)

 

“Intelligence,” in Paul J. Quirk and William Cunion, eds., Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Government (New York, NY: Facts on File, 2011)

 

“Bureaucratic Politics Model” and “Matrix Organization,” Encyclopedia of Governance, Sage Publications (December 2006)

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“Bureaucratic Politics Model” and “Matrix Organization,” Encyclopedia of Governance, Sage Publications (December 2006)

 

Scholarly Lectures and Other Professional Presentations (Selected)

“More Data, More Problems: What Society Needs from the Statistical and Data Sciences,” invited presentation to Neyman Seminar, Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, March 2019

 

“The End of Theory? The Place of Theory in Empirical Times,” invited participation in roundtable discussion for TIBS Colloquy, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), November 2018

 

“The CIA and the Politics of US Intelligence Reform,” Invited presentation to Naval Postgraduate School Global Connections Speaker Series, Monterey, CA, January 2018

 

“Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Challenges of Intelligence Oversight and Reform,” Invited presentation to Government Accountability Office, Defense Capabilities and Management Unit, Washington, DC, October 2017

 

“Wiretaps and National Security Policy: A Panel Discussion on U.S. Intelligence, the Russians and What’s Next for America,” University of Massachusetts, Amherst, April 2017

 

“Bridging the Gap in Intelligence: the Scholar-Practitioner Divide,” Invited presentation to University of Texas, El Paso, National Security Studies Institute Colloquium, March 2017

 

“Engaging with Policymakers,” Invited presentation to APSA short course, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 2015

 

“Bridging the Gap in Teaching,” Webinar conducted for the Bridging the Gap Project, April 2015 (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co9MJ-IKbpk)

 

“The Political Economy of Gender Discrimination,” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, February 2015

 

“The Challenge of Measuring Intelligence Success,” Intelligence, National Security, and War Workshop, U.S. Naval War College, March 2013

 

“Performance Measurement in Forecast Organizations,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, August 2011

 

“Who Goes Negative? Quantifying Negativity in U.S. Congressional Races,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, August 2011

 

“Changing the Guard: The Politics of U.S. Intelligence Reform”

– Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 2008

– Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2008

– International Relations Colloquium, UC Berkeley, November 2007

– Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, October 2007

– Colloquium on American Politics, UC Berkeley, September 2007

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“Reforming U.S. Intelligence: When and How Should Intelligence Be Centralized?,” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2008

 

“Centralizing U.S. Intelligence,” invited presentation at Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group (LA-TEW) conference, RAND Corporation, October 2006

 

“Who Watches the Watchmen? Principal-Agent Control and the U.S. Intelligence Community,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2005

 

“The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: What It Means for U.S. Security,” Foreign Policy Colloquium, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley, December 2004

 

“Strategic Intelligence in a Changing World: Lessons from Organization Theory,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2004