David is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at MTSU within the Pre-law concentration. Previously, David taught courses in American Politics and Public Law at the University at Albany, SUNY in upstate New York while earning his doctorate. David's current research focuses on the behavior of cause lawyers and legal organizations working within social movements. His dissertation examined the agenda setting and tactics of organizations including NCLR and Lambda Legal, both legal non-profits working within the LGBTQ movement. David is also interested in the training of graduate students and faculty to teach at colleges and universities. 

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"Understanding the Litigation Priorities of Legal Impact Organizations." Law and Social Inquiry, Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2023. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/law-and-social-inquiry/article/understanding-the-litigation-priorities-of-legal-impact-organizations/DA1F0CCD952121D4474B94D685E618A1 

With Dr. Jennifer Woodward. "Attitudes and Opportunities Regarding Teaching and Pedagogical Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Political Science Education, July 30, 2023. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15512169.2023.2239968

“Beyond Litigation: Policy Work within Cause Lawyering Organizations.” Law & Society Review 56, no. 2 (2022): 286–308. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lasr.12605?casa_token=MDkDQ9tM1poAAAAA%3AIkV8jk8kHXUmHVGveHuwB2pSFDYSVkWgIrqPNuirqNrv4UsFIHteOW012HaOKF7eZrFmGoYa5yHesWA

 “Art, Not a Science: How Legal Impact Organizations Identify Community Need.” Law & Policy 44, no. 2 (2022): 144–61. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lapo.12185?casa_token=PIBBok6KBxQAAAAA%3AvlYH4MfR5pf_aXWwKoUA4qaM9UXp9L7RJjDU7kMNfYHJN7w_97uw0gok289vakSrf8bOsP7ocZ911cM

With Dr. Jennifer Woodward. “Pedagogy Training among Political Scientists: Opportunities, Interest, and Obstacles.” Journal of Political Science Education, July 28, 2020, 1–18. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15512169.2020.1795666

"Engaging Hearts and Minds: How and Why Legal Organizations Use Public" Law and Social Inquiry, Volume 44, Issue 4 November 2019, pp. 1196-1220. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/law-and-social-inquiry/article/engaging-hearts-and-minds-how-and-why-legal-organizations-use-public-education/DF3A39EDF4B570D088CD8DF3485B5568

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American Political Science Association Kenneth Sherrill Prize recognizing the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of LGBT topics in political science.  Fall 2016

Hayward R. Alker Student Paper Award, for “Culture in the Court: Explaining Bower v. Hardwick through Frame Analysis”, from the Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Conference Group of the American Political Science Association, Spring 2015

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY, 2013

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