BA: Drew University (Political Science, 2006)
MA: University of Maryland, College Park (Government and Politics, 2009)
First field: American Politics
Second field: Quantitative Methodology
Expected Graduation: 2011
Research interests: My primary research interests include direct democracy and voter turnout. I am particularly intrigued by how existing institutions affect turnout levels, why they do so, and the impact that reforming such institutions would have on overall participation rates. More generally, I am interested in what can be done to raise turnout in the United States to comparable levels of other Western democracies, and whether doing so is a desirable goal.
CV: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/grad/cv/dbiggers.pdf
Email: dbiggers at gvpt•umd•edu