I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Binghamton University, SUNY. I earned my doctoral degree in political science from Florida State University in 2019.
My research agenda focus on two key areas: 1) how racial inequality influences contemporary public policy and institutions, and 2) federalism.
Methodologically, I am a quantitative scholar with training in a variety of techniques including, multilevel modeling, causal inference, and Geographic Information Systems.
I have peer-reviewed articles published or forthcoming in a variety of prominent public policy and social sciences journals including: Public Administration Review, Policy Studies Journal, Social Forces, Educational Policy, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, State and Local Government Review, and Polity. My research has received the Herbert Kaufman Award from the Public Administration Section of the American Political Science Association.
At Binghamton, I have served as a Community Engaged Teaching Fellow and Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellow for Atrocity Prevention.
I teach graduate-level coursework in Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Program Evaluation. At Florida State, I taught undergraduate courses in American Government, Public Policy, State Politics and Policy, and Research Methods.
You can contact me at mutterma@binghamton.edu.