J. Kevin Corder is a Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. His research has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics and other outlets in political science and public administration. Much of his work focuses on economic policy, and he is the author of two books on the Federal Reserve System. In 2013, Corder received a Fulbright-Schuman European Affairs program grant to study the regulation of banks in Malta and the United Kingdom. Corder shared the Carrie Chapman Catt prize with Christina Wolbrecht for the research design that inspired Counting Women's Ballots.