David E. Lewis is the Rebecca Webb Wilson Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of two books and numerous articles on American politics, public administration, and management. His research has been featured in outlets such as the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, and Washington Post. He serves on the editorial boards of Presidential Studies Quarterly and Public Administration. He is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Representative Publications

• “Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill.” (with Mark D. Richardson and Joshua D. Clinton) Journal of Politics 80(1):303-8 (2018).
• “Will Federal Employees Work for a President They Disagree With?” (with Alexander D. Bolton and John M. de Figueiredo) Harvard Business Review, February 10, 2017.
• “Agency Performance Challenges and Agency Politicization.” (with Abby K. Wood) Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 27(4):581-95 (2017).
• “Presidents and Patronage.” (with Gary E. Hollibaugh, Jr. and Gabe Horton), American Journal of Political Science 58(4):1024-1042 (2014).
• “Influencing the Bureaucracy: The Irony of Congressional Oversight.” (with Joshua D. Clinton and Jennifer L. Selin), American Journal of Political Science 58(2):387-401 (2014).
• “Separated Powers in the United States.” (with Joshua D. Clinton, Anthony M. Bertelli, Christian Grose, and David C. Nixon) American Journal of Political Science 56(2):341-54 (2012).