RYAN J. VANDER WIELEN - Assistant Professor, Temple University

Introduction

I am an Assistant Professor in political science at Temple University. My teaching and research interests are in the fields of American Political Institutions, Political Methodology, and Formal Theory. I received undergraduate degrees in government and music performance (classical guitar) from Lawrence University. I began my graduate studies in political science at Michigan State University, where I was a fellow in the Political Institutions and Public Choice (PIPC) program. I received my Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, where I was a fellow in the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. My research interests generally center on delegation within the U.S. Congress and its policy consequences. This has motivated my recent research on congressional conference committees and legislative responsiveness.