Erik Engstrom, Assistant Professor of Political Science, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (2003). His research and teaching interests lie in American politics with a focus on American national institutions, parties and elections, and political development. His current projects include a study of the politics of congressional redistricting during the 19th and early 20th centuries, an examination of the effects of presidential coattails on party control of the U.S. Congress, and an analysis of the consequences of state legislative term limits on electoral competition.