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Overview

I investigate how rhetoric drives representation in American governance.

My inquiries center on welfare policies, socioeconomic status measurement, and rhetorical strategies surrounding poverty alleviation. My work underscores how language and frames do not merely reflect political processes but actively shape them. I argue that discourse constructs reality in ways that are decisive for policy outcomes.

Additionally, I examine rhetorical and policy diffusion across states and its implications for broader public understanding.


Articles in Preparation

Party Lines or Acting for Audiences? Topic Dominance and Welfare Discourse in State Legislative Campaigns
Ryan Dennehy and Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod

The Senate Sandbox: Teaching Legislative Politics Through Open-Ended, Multi-Week Senate Simulations
Alison Craig, Ryan Dennehy, Frances Lee, Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod, Robert Oldham and Samuel Simon

A Better Measure of Rural Identity
Conor Craig, Ryan Dennehy, Krissy Lunz-Trujillo, and Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod

What Makes Renewable Portfolio Standards Effective? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Neal Woods, Ryan Dennehy, Jack DeOliviera, Christopher Eddy, Jiyoon Kang, and Morgan Lowder

The Politics of Climate Policy Instrument Choice in the American States: A Meta-Analysis
Neal Woods, Ryan Dennehy, Jack DeOliviera, Christopher Eddy, Jiyoon Kang, and Morgan Lowder