Professor Poole's research interests include American
Political-Economic History, Congress, Economic Growth and
Entrepreneurship, and the Political-Economic History of Railroads. He is
the author or coauthor of over 40 articles as well as the coauthor of
Congress: A Political-Economic History of Roll Call Voting. He has
received grants from the National Science Foundation, the Carnegie-Bosch
Foundation, and the Center for Political Economy.