Paul Lewis joins ASU's faculty in August 2005 as a specialist in urban politics, local government, and public policy in the United States. He holds a B.A. from Indiana University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is the author of Shaping Suburbia: How Political Institutions Organize Urban Development, which was named an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice. Lewis has published articles in Economic Development Quarterly, Housing Policy Debate (forthcoming), Journal of Policy History, Journal of Urban Affairs, Political Research Quarterly, Polity, State and Local Government Review, and Urban Affairs Review. He also is the author or coauthor of seven reports for the Public Policy Institute of California, where he served as Research Fellow and Director of the Governance and Public Finance program before coming to ASU. His research has examined such topics as the motivations for local government growth decisions, effects of governmental structure and revenue-raising mechanisms on urban sprawl, attempts by state and federal authorities to influence local planning for housing and transportation, the responsiveness of local officials to immigrant residents, voter turnout in city elections, and public opinion regarding land use.