James R. Rogers
Dr. Rogers is an associate professor of political science and department head of the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. He also serves as editor of the Journal of Theoretical Politics. Dr. Rogers' research considers how institutions interact in separation-of-power systems with a focus on the role of courts in those systems, and examines how courts and other institutions mutually construct their decision-making environment and the reciprocal influence that the institutions have on each other. Other aspects of this focus include studies of bicameral interaction in state legislatures and the implications of judicial review for state economic policies. Dr. Rogers teaches graduate courses in political institutions and public administration, as well as in game theory and mathematical modeling. He teaches undergraduate courses in constitutional law, comparative state politics, law and legislation, and research methods.
Dr. Rogers co-edited the book, Institutional Games and the Supreme Court (2006), published by the University of Virginia Press. Recent articles in peer-reviewed publications include "Resurrecting Lochner: A Defense of Unprincipled Judicial Activism," Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, (2007); "The Impact of Divided Government on Legislative Production," Public Choice (2005); and "Empirical Determinants of Bicameral Sequence in State Legislatures," Legislative Studies Quarterly (2005).
He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Iowa (1994); his M.A. in economics from Brown University (1989); a J.D. from the University of Nebraska Law School (1987); and his B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1983).