Current Position

Director, James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky.


Education

B.A. Political Science, University of New Orleans, 1968

M.A. Political Science, University of New Orleans, 1972

Ph.D. Political Science, Washington University (St. Louis), 1977


Professional Experience (Administrative Appointments)

Director James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration. 2004 –

Acting Director of Graduate Studies, Ph.D. program, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, spring, 2004.

Acting Chair, Department of Political Science,, University of Kentucky, 2001-2002. Responsible for administration of a department offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

Acting Director, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, November 1998 through June 1999. Responsible for administration of a professional school, including oversight of three degree programs, administrative staff, a multidisciplinary faculty with a mixture of appointments in the School, and public service and applied research activities.

Director of Graduate Studies, MPA program, Martin School of Public Administration, University of Kentucky, 1991-1994, 1996-2001. Responsible for recruitment, admissions, advising of MPA students and development of the MPA program

Acting Director, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, May 1994 through December 1994. Responsible for administration of a professional school, including oversight of three degree programs, administrative staff, a multidisciplinary faculty with a mixture of appointments in the School, and public service and applied research activities.

Director of Graduate Studies, Ph.D. program, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, UK, May 1994 through December 1994.

Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, January 1982 to August, 1989. Responsible for administration of Public Administration Department, including both undergraduate and graduate degree programs, consulting and training services for government agencies, and policy relevant research

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1984-1986, 1988-1989. Responsible for graduate student advising, intern placement and counseling, and job placement and career counseling.

Director, Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, Department of Political Science, SUNY-Buffalo, 1979-1980. Responsible for administering master's degree program in public policy and administration, including program development, course scheduling, student advising, and intern placement.


Professional Experience (Academic Appointments)

Professor of Public Administration and Political Science. James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Department of Political Science, 1999- . Primary teaching responsibilities in policy process, evaluation research, performance management, and capstone.

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Political Science. James W. Martin School of Public Administration and Department of Political Science, 1989-1999. Primary teaching responsibilities in policy process, evaluation research, and capstone.

Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1982 to 1989. Primary teaching and research responsibilities in policy processes, policy analysis, research methods, urban management, and program evaluation.

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1980-1982. Primary teaching and research responsibilities in policy processes, program evaluation, and research methods.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977-1980. Primary research and teaching responsibilities in state and urban politics, public policy, and American politics.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Tulane University, 1976-1977. Teaching responsibilities in public administration, state politics, and American politics.


Other Academic Appointments

Guest Scholar, Renmin University, Beijing, China 2002

Consulting Scholar, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2002-2004


Teaching and Research Interests

Public Policy (Policy Making Processes, Policy Implementation, Policy Analysis, Social Welfare Policy), Intergovernmental Policy and management, Urban Policy and Management, Evaluation Research


Courses Taught

Graduate: Public Policy Processes; Capstone in Public Administration; Performance Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations; Public Policy Analysis; Economic, Legal, Social and Political Aspects of Environmental Systems; Intergovernmental Policy and Management; Urban Management; American Social Policy; Research Methods in Public Affairs; Program Evaluation; Policy Implementation; Urban Politics; Administrative Issues and Problems

Undergraduate: Urban Politics, State Politics, Introduction to Public Administration, Politics of Poverty and Welfare, Ameri­can Politics


Publications: Books and Book Chapters

“Putting Performance Measurement in Context,” with Meg Patrick Haist, in Patricia Ingraham and Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., The Art of Governance: Analyzing Management and Administration., Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2004

“Management of Welfare Reform,” in Jack Rabin, ed., Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, Marcel-Decker: 2003

Meeting the Challenges of Performance-Oriented Government, co-editor with Kathryn Newcomer, Cheryle Broom, Allen Lomax, and Sharon Caudle, American Society for Public Administration, 2002.

“Meeting the Challenges of Performance-Oriented Government” with Cheryle Broom, Sharon Caudle, and Kathryn Newcomer

“Performance-Oriented Government: An Agenda for Practice and Research” with Kathryn Newcomer

“Driving Caseloads Down: Welfare Policy Choices and Administrative Action in the States,” with Jo Ann Ewalt, in Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., Governance and Performance: New Perspectives, Georgetown University Press, 2000.

“Administration of Welfare Reform in the States,” in John J. Gargan, ed., Handbook of State Government Administration. New York: Marcel-Dekker Publishers, 1999

"Fragmentation," in Jay Shafritz, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. New York: Henry Holt and Co. 1997.

"Public Assistance," in Jay Shafritz, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.

"Public Welfare," in Jay Shafritz, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.

"War on Poverty," in Jay Shafritz, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.

Welfare System Reform: Coordinating Federal, State, and Local Programs, edited with Neal Zank. Greenwood Press, 1993.

"The Coordination Challenge," with Neal Zank in Welfare System Reform

"Patterns and Perceptions of Employment and Training Coordination in the States," in Welfare System Reform

"Planning and Organizing to Coordinate Human Service Delivery in the States," with William Tracy and Kathleen Weimer in Welfare System Reform

"Community Level Coordination of the JOBS Program," with Dale Krane in Welfare System Reform

"Coordinating Public Assistance Programs in the United States," with Neal Zank in Welfare System Reform

The Revitalization of the Public Service. Edited with Robert B. Denhardt. University of Missouri, 1987.

"Public Administration in the 1980s and Beyond: The Rising Demand for Change," in The Revitalization of the Public Service.

"Public Choice and the Privatization of Government: Implications for Public Administration," in The Revitalization of the Public Service. Reprinted in J. Stephen Ott, Albert C. Hyde, and Jay M. Shafritz, Public Management: The Essential Readings (Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1991)

From Nation to States: The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. With Dale Krane, Alex Pattakos, and B.J. Reed. State University of New York Press, 1986

"A New Initiative for an Established Program," with Dale Krane in From Nation to States

"The Missouri Experience," in From Nation to States

"Assessing the State Small cities CDBG Experience," with Dale Krane, Alex N. Pattakos, and B.J. Reed in From Nation to States

"Urban Riots and Welfare Policy: A Test of the Piven-Cloward Theory" in Helen Ingram and Dean Mann, eds., Why Policies Succeed or Fail, Vol 8, Sage Yearbooks in Politics and Public Policy (Beverly Hills: Sage, 1980).

"Urban Rioting and the Growth of State Welfare Rolls," in Thomas Dye and Virginia Gray, eds., Determinants of Public Policies: Cities, States, and Nations (Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, D.C. Heath, 1979)

Distribution, Utilization, and Innovations in Health Care: Learning Analysis for Political and Social Sciences, (with Michael P. Smith). Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association, 1977

"Human Behavior and Policy Studies," (with Michael P. Smith). In William D. Coplin, ed., Teaching Policy Studies. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, D.C. Heath, 1977


Publications: Articles in Refereed Journals

“Administration, Governance, and Policy Tools in Welfare Policy Implementation,” with Jo Ann G. Ewalt, Public Administration Review, 64 (July/August), 2004: 449-462

“Electronic Government and Public Affairs Education,” Chinese Public Administration Review, 2002

“Interorganizational Coordination, Administrative Consolidation, and Policy Performance,” Public Administration Review (with Jo Ann G. Ewalt), September/October, 1998: 417-428

“Interorganizational Cooperation and the Implementation of Welfare Reform: Community Service Employment in Welfare Work Programs” (with Dale Krane), Policy Studies Review, Summer/Autumn, 1998: 170-201. Recipient of the 1998 Jeffrey Pressman Award for the best article in the Policy Studies Review.

"Coordination and Welfare Reform: The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone" (with Dale Krane), Public Administration Review, 54 (July/August, 1994): 341-348. Reprinted in Howard R. Balanoff, Public Administration, 4th edition. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, Brown and Benchmark Publishers, 1996.

"Building Bridges in the Intergovernmental Arena: Coordinating Employment and Training Programs in the American States," Public Administration Review, 54 (January/February, 1994): 52-60.

"Accountability, Program Quality, Outcome Assessment, and Graduate Education for Public Affairs and Administration," Public Administration Review, 49 (September/October, 1989): 438-446.

"Image and Integrity in the Public Service," (with Robert B. Denhardt), Public Administration Review, 49 (January/February, 1989): 74-77

"The Missouri Compromise", Dialogue (Fall, 1984), (with Robert B. Denhardt)

"Racial Insurgency, the State, and Welfare Expansion: A Critical Comment and Reanalysis," American Journal of Sociology, 88 (May, 1983): 1220-36

"Reply," American Political Science Review, 75 (September, 1981): 730-731

"Research Note - Federal Policies and State Programs," Midwest Review of Public Administration, 14 (December, 1980): 309-310

"Urban Riots and the Growth of State Welfare Expenditures," Policy Studies Journal, 9 (Autumn, 1980): 34-40. Reprinted in Warren J. Samuels and Larry L. Wade, Taxing and Spending Policy, (Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, D.C. Heath, 1980)

"Civil Turmoil and the Growth of Welfare Rolls: A Comparative State Policy Analysis, Policy Studies Journal, 7 (Summer, 1979): 739-44

"Competition, Constituencies, and Welfare Policies in American States," American Political Science Review, 73 (June, 1979): 414-29

"Some Policy Consequences of the Long Revolution and Bifactional Rivalry in Louisiana," American Journal of Political Science, XXI (May, 1977), 225-246. Reprinted in Jeffrey M. Stonecash, American State and Local Politics. Harcourt, 1995.


Publications: Book Reviews

Review Essay , “Welfare Reform at the Millennium: Personal Responsibility, Race, Paternalism and the Quest Solutions,” a review of Anne Marie Cammisa , From Rhetoric to Reform? Welfare Policy in American Politics. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998); Jonathan Crane, ed., Social Programs That Work (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1998); Lawrence. M. Mead, ed., The New Paternalism: Supervisory Approaches to Poverty ( Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 1997); Martin Gilens, Why Americans Hate Welfare (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999) in American Review of Public Administration, 30 (September, 2000): 334-343

Review essay, "Reforming Welfare in America," a review of Joel F. Handler, The Poverty of Welfare Reform (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995), Donald F. Norris and Lyke Thompson, eds., The Politics of Welfare Reform (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995), and Mark Robert Rank, Living on the Edge: the Realities of Welfare in America (New York: Columbia University Press, 1994) in Public Administration Review 56 (May/June, 1996):305-313.

Review of Richard A. Epstein, Bargaining with the State (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993) in Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, 69, No. 1 (Winter, 1996): 46-47.

Review of Jeffrey S. Luke, Curtis Ventriss, B.J. Reed, and Christine Reed, Managing Economic Development: A Guide to State and Local Government Leadership Strategies (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988) in Public Administration Review 50 (May/June, 1990): 397-398

Review of John A. Rehfusss, Contracting Out in Government: A Guide to Working with Outside Contractors to Supply Public Services (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989) in Growth and Change 21 (Spring, 1990): 74-75.


Nonrefereed Journal Articles

"Threats to the Public Service," The Public Manager, 25 (Spring, 1996): 49-59


Other Publications

“Best Practices for Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities,” December, 2004. A report prepared for the Kentucky Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

“Performance-Based Budgeting Around the Globe,” PA Times, (January, 2004): 12

Update--Meeting the Transportation Needs of Kentuckians with Disabilities: Public Policy Solutions, A Report Prepared for the Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council, December, 2003

“Remembering September 11th,” PA Times, 26 (September 2003): 17

“Rating the Quality of Life in Communities,” CAP Corner, PA Times, 26 (June 2003): 12

Central Coordination of Information, A Report to the Kentucky Council with Developmental Disabilities, November 12, 2002

Performance-Based Contracting, A Report to the Kentucky Council with Developmental Disabilities, November 8, 2002

Policy Options for Support Community and Faith Based Initiatives to Provide Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities, A Report to the Kentucky Council with Developmental Disabilities, November 6, 2002

Meeting the Transportation Needs of Kentuckians with Disabilities: Public Policy Solutions, A Report Prepared for the Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council, April 24, 2002

Evaluation Report: Cumberland County Adult Education Project, a report prepared for the Cumberland County Board of Education, January, 2001

Lexington Land-Use Mediation Pilot Program, a report prepared for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, with Nancy Johnson, April 1998

“Management Challenges in the Implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act,” Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, April, 1998

Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy for Kentucky Counties, 1997, with Elmer Whitler, a report for the Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, December, 1997

Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy for Kentucky Counties, 1997: Technical Report, with Elmer Whitler, a report for the Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, December, 1997

Adult Literacy in Kentucky: A Report on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey with Elmer Whitler. Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, Department for Adult Education and Literacy, February, 1997.

“A Results Oriented Government," PA Times 19 (July, 1996)

“The Civic Community and Public Administration,” PA Times, 19 (June, 1996)

“Strike Force for the Public Service,” PA Times, 19 (April, 1996)

“Governmental Accomplishments and Accountability,” PA Times, 19 (February, 1996)

“Responding to Threats,” PA Times, 19 (January, 1996)

“Promoting Public Service,” PA Times, 18 (December, 1996)

“Threats to the Public Service,” PA Times, 18 (November 1, 1995): 5

“ASPA and the Challenges Facing Public Administrators”, PA Times, 18 (October, 1995)

“Public Service in an Era of Transformation,” PA Times, 18 (September 1, 1995): 5-6

Job Training Coordination: Issues and Approaches, a report prepared for the Missouri Division of Job Development and Training, June, 1989

"Survey: Responses of Academics, Practitioners," PA Times, 11 (December 16, 1988), pages 5-6, with Sharon Mitchell.

"Members Say Promoting Ethics Is ASPA's Most Important Activity," PA Times, August 12, 1988), pages 8-10, with Sharon Mitchell.

Coordinating Job Development and Training in Missouri, a report prepared for the Missouri Job Training Coordinating Council, December, 1987, with Jay D. White.

"Implementation of the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program in Missouri: Impact and Reaction." Occasional Paper Series, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, American Society for Public Administration, 1985


Honors

Charles H. Levine Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Administration, presented by the American Society for Public Administration and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 2004

Consultant Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2002-2004

Guest Scholar, Renmin University, 2002

1998 Jeffrey Pressman Award for the Best Article in the Policy Studies Review

President, American Society for Public Administration, 1995-1996

Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society

Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society

Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 24th and 25th editions

Who’s Who in America, 55th Edition

Grants and Contracts

Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, 2005. Title: Medicaid Study. Amount: 250,000

Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, 2005. Title: Medicaid Infrastructure Study. Amount: $100,000

U.S. Department of Education (through Morehead State University), 2004. Title: Institute for Intergovernmental Research. Amount: $400,000

Kentucky Department of Emergency Management, 2004. Title: Hazard Mitigation Program and Grant Management, $366,315

Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities, 2004. Title: Policy Analysis for KCDD. Amount: $76,407

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 2004. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $247,402

Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities, 2003. Title: Policy Analysis for KCDD. Amount: $91,907

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 2003. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $168,225

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 2002. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $173,431

Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council, 2002. Title: Policy Analysis for KDDC, 94,126

Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council, 2001. Title: Policy Analysis for KDDC, $77,873

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 2001. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $252,603

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 2000. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $132,787

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 1999. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $141,169

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 1999. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $108,748

Cumberland County School Board. 1999.
Title: Evaluation of Cumberland County Adult Education Project. Amount: $30,700.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (Environmental Protection Administration), 1998. Title: Small Communities Outreach Project for Environmental Issues. Amount: $17,000

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 1998. Title: East Central European Scholars Program . Amount: $193,889

Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, 1997. Title: Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy for Kentucky Counties. Amount: $8,268

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 1997. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $293,250

U.S. Agency for International Development (through Georgetown University), 1996. Title: East Central European Scholars Program. Amount: $86,321

Kentucky Department of Adult Education and Literacy, 1994: Title: Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey. Amount: $449,826

U. S. National Commission on Employment Policy, 1993. Title: Coordination in Welfare Work Programs: Implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program. $50,000

U.S. National Commission on Employment Policy, 1991. Title: Coordination and eligibility problems in federal and state assistance programs for the economically disadvantaged. $21,000

Missouri Division of Job Development and Training, 1988. Title: Coordinating Job Development and Training. Amount: $58,000

Missouri Division of Job Development and Training, 1987. Title: Coordinating Job Development and Training in Missouri. Amount: $29,000

Missouri Division of Community and Economic Development, 1984. Title: Research, Training, and Technical Assistance for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. Amount: $29,000

Missouri Division of Community and Economic Development, 1983. Title: Research, Training, and Technical Assistance for the Small cities Community Development Block Grant Program. Two Awards: $76,000

Missouri Division of Community and Economic Development. 1982. Title: Implementation of the Community Development Block Grant Program. Amount: $114,000

Weldon Springs Fund, University of Missouri Research Council, 1982 1983. Project Title: The Fiscal Crisis in Missouri. Co Investigator. Amount: $55,000

University of Missouri Columbia Research Council, Summer Research Fellowship, 1981. Title: Federal Policies and State Welfare Programs. Amount: $3,500

State University of New York, Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, Summer Research Grant, 1980 (declined)

State University of New York Research Foundation. Summer Research Grant. 1978. Project Title: Explaining the Growth of Welfare Rolls. Amount: $2,400


Professional Activities

“Social Equity and the Government Performance and Results Act,” a paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference, University of Southern California, September 29 – October 1, 2005

“Results-Based Governance and Social Equity,” a paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Como, Italy, July 10-17, 2005.

“Globalization and Public Affairs Education in America” a presentation at spring meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., April 8-9, 2005

Roundtable Participant, “Public Management Networks Benefits and Costs: A Researchers Roundtable,” a roundtable as part of the Founders Forum at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2-6, 2005

Discussant, “Nonprofits: Professionalism in the Third Sector,” a panel at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 2-6, 2005

Discussant, “Benchmarking Social Equity in Governance – Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?” Leadership Conference on Social Equity, National Academy of Public Administration, Cleveland, Ohio, February 17-19, 2005.

Discussant, “Social Equity as a Public Good—How to Measure,” a panel at the National Academy of Public Administration 2004 Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., Nov. 17-20.

“Results-Based Governance and Social Equity,” Paper presented at an International Conference on Public Policy and Management: Reform and Innovation,” at Xiamen University, Xiamen, china, May 28-30, 2004

“Globalization and Public Affairs Education in America: A Preliminary Assessment,” a paper presented at the Second Sino-American International Conference on Public Administration at Renmin University, Beijing, China, May 24-25, 2004

Moderator, Panel on “Making the Grade: From Report Cards to Performance in States and Communities,” National Conference, American Society for Public Administration, Portland, Oregon, March 29, 2004

Convener, Panel on Reflections on Teaching Social Equity, Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 16, 2003

“Does the Black-Box Make a Difference? The Quality of Management and the Success of Welfare Reform,” with Jo Ann Ewalt. Presented at the National Public Management Research Conference, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., October 9-11, 2003. Also presented at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, May 21, 2004.

Moderator, Panel on Health as a Social Equity Indicator, Third Leadership Conference, Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance, National Academy of Public Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 12, 2003.

Convenor, Panel on Social Equity and Public Administration, Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C., March, 2003.

“Social Equity in Public Affairs Education,” presented at a panel on Action Research for Social Equity Career Building, Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Los Angeles, California, October 17-19, 2002

“Performance Measurement—Style or Substance?” A paper presented at the Korean Institute of Public Administration, June 28, 2002 Co-author Meg Haist

“Electronic Government and Public Affairs Education,” a paper presented at the First International Conference on Information Management and Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, June 20-22, 2002

“Performance Measurement—Style or Substance?” A paper presented at the First Sino-American International Conference on Public Administration—Transitions in Public Administration and Governance Arrangements, Yifu Conference Center, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, June 15-17, 2002 Co-author Meg Haist

Moderator, Panel on Performance Measurement and What to Do About Failure, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2002

"Does Performance Measurement Perform?" a paper presented at the Research Workshop on the Empirical Study of Governance, February 21-23, 2002, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas. Co-author Meg Haist

Moderator, Panel, Whither NASPAA’s Approach to Accreditation: Perspectives on Where We Go From Here, Annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Washington, D.C., October, 2001

Moderator, Panel on Citizen Participation and Public Administration, Southeastern Conference of Public Administration Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October, 2001

Participant, Past Presidents Roundtable, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Newark, New Jersey, March, 2001

“The Empirical Foundations (or Quicksand) of Performance-Based Government,” a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, Greensboro, North Carolina, October, 2000

Convenor, Panel on The Government Performance Project, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, San Diego, CA, April 1-4, 2000

Co-Convenor and Discussant, A Symposium on Performance-Based Government, Georgetown University and American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C., February, 2000

Participant, A Research Retreat: Understanding Government Management and Performance, The Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, Nov. 11-13, Syracuse, New York

“Driving Caseloads Down: Welfare Policy Choices and Administrative Action in the States.” A paper prepared for presentation at A Workshop on Models and Methods for the Empirical Study of Governance and Public Management, University of Arizona, April 29 – May 1, 1999.

“Policy Choices, Goals, Priorities, and Implementation Activities: The States and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act.” A paper presented at the American Political Science Association National Conference, Boston, September, 1998, with Jo Ann Ewalt. Nominated for the Herbert Kaufman Award for the best conference paper in the area of public administration.

“The Civic Community, Interest Groups, and Economic Development in the States.” A paper presented at the American Political Science Association National Conference, Boston, September, 1998, with Meg Patrick Haist

Convenor, Panel on “Social Capital, Administrative Practices, and Governmental Performance” at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, Washington, May, 1998\

“The Civic Community and Economic Growth in the American States,” a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Norfolk, Virginia, November, 1997

Presenter at Public Administration Workshops for officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. July, 1997 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and September, 1997 in Lexington, Kentucky

Co-conductor, Site Visit Accreditation Training Workshop , National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Louisville, Kentucky, March 17, 1997

Moderator, panel on “Sustainability Budgeting for Maximum Performance and Transformation,” Annual Meeting of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 1997.

“Interorganizational Coordination, Administrative Consolidation, and Policy Performanc,” with Jo Ann Ewalt, presented at the 1996 Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association, November 7, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia

Moderator and discussant, panel on Welfare Reform in Kentucky, annual meeting of the Kentucky Economic Association, October 11, 1996, Lexington, Kentucky

"Public Service in an Era of Transformation," Presidential Address, Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San Antonio, Texas, July 26, 1995. Also delivered at the ASPA Region IV Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, September, 1995, the ASPA Region V Conference, Savannah, Georgia, October, 1995, and the ASPA Region VII Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, April, 1996.

Presenter at Public Administration Workshops for officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. June, 1996 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and September, 1996 in Lexington, Kentucky

Presenter at Public Administration Workshops for officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. September, 1995 in Lexington, Kentucky

Panelist, "Non-Profit Organizations: How to Survive While Providing Government Services," Tennessee ASPA Conference on Policy and Service Delivery in a Changing Environment, Nashville, Tennessee, November 4, 1994

"Welfare Reform and Welfare Work: The Experience of Employing Agencies in Welfare Work Programs." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, September 1, 1994

"The Role of Employing Agencies in Welfare Reform," presentation on panel at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, July, 1994

Presenter at Public Administration Workshops for officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. August, 1994 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and June, 1994, in Lexington, Kentucky

"Site Visits Under NASPAA's New Mission-Based Standards," a report presented to the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, June, 1994.

"The Role of Employing Agencies in Welfare Reform," a presentation to the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, March 9, 1994

"Welfare Reform and the Lessons of Experience," presentation with Dale Krane at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, October, 1993.

"Agency Choices in Program Delivery and the Impact on Client Treatment: The Case of the JOBS Program," with Dale Krane. Paper presented at the Annual conference of the American Political Science Association, September, 1993 ***Nominated for the Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the best conference paper.

"Ending Welfare as We Know It: Do We Know How?" a paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, CA, July, 1993

"Welfare Reform and the Philosopher's Stone," with Dale Krane. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, Montgomery, Alabama, October, 1992.

"Welfare Reform, Intergovernmental Management, and the Productivity of Public Assistance Programs," with Dale Krane. Paper presented at the XXII International Congress on Administrative Science, Vienna, Austria, July, 1992

Moderator, Seminar on Improving Coordination in Government-Sponsored Public Assistance Programs (Local-Level), National Commission for Employment Policy, San Diego, California, July 14, 1991

Moderator, Seminar on Improving Coordination in Government-Sponsored Public Assistance Programs (State-Level), National Commission for Employment Policy, San Antonio, Texas, May 6, 1991

Moderator, Seminar on Improving Coordination in Government-Sponsored Public Assistance Programs (National-Level), National Commission for Employment Policy, Washington, D.C., March 27, 1991

Discussant, Panel on "Lessons Learned from Strategic Planning," 1990 Region VII Conference, American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, September, 1990

Leader, Wrap Up Session on "Initiating a Vision for the 1990s," 1990 Region VII Conference, American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, September, 1990

Discussant, Panel on "Managing Our State and Local Government," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Memphis, Tennessee, November, 1989

Panelist, "Outcomes Assessment: Alternative Approaches." Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1989.

Co-Chair, Site Visit Training Workshop, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Orlando, Florida, February, 1989.

Panelist, "Opportunities in Public Service Careers." Seminar for Minority Students: Opportunities for Public Affairs Graduate Education and Careers. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, January 18, 1989.

Discussant, "Public Administration Education: Whither the MPA in the Next Fifty Years." Annual Conference of Region VII of the American Society for Public Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas, October, 1988.

Panel Chair, "Outcome Assessment in Public Affairs Education", National Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1988

"Do We Need a Major Curriculum Study? The Work of the NASPAA Curriculum Committee." Paper presented at the 11th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 1988. ***Special Mention, Best Conference Paper Award

Co-Chair, Site Visit Training Workshop, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Conference of Minority Public Administrators Annual Meeting, February, 1988, New Orleans, Louisiana

"Effecting Organizational Change." Panel participant. Annual Conference of Region VIII of the American Society for Public Administration, Tucson, Arizona, November, 1987.

Chair, Panel on the NASPAA Curriculum Study, Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Seattle, Washington, October, 1987.

"Structuring Citizen Roles: Bureaucratic, Pluralistic, and Market Administration." Paper presented at the 1986 Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, California, April, 1986.

Convener, National Dialogue on the ASPA Code of Ethics, Annual Meeting of Region VII of the American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, November, 1985

Coordinator, Small Group Discussions of the Conference theme of Managing High Tech, Annual Meeting of Region VII the American Society for Public Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, November, 1985

"Community Development State Style: The New Federalism and the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program." with Dale Krane, Alex Pattakos, and B.J. Reed. Paper presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29 September 1, 1985.

Convener, Second Annual Conference of the Mid American Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 1985

Panel Chair, National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 1985

Panel Convener, "Public Service Education and the Pursuit of Excellence in Government." Annual Meeting of Region VII of the American Society for Public Administration, Des Moines, Iowa, October, 1984

Co Director, National Conference on the Revitalization of the Public Service, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, October, 1984

"Public Choice and the Privatization of Government: Implications for Public Administration." Paper presented at the National Conference on the Revitalization of the Public Service, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, October, 1984

"Exit and Policy Performance." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September, 1984

"Implementation of the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program in Missouri: Impact and Reaction." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1984

"Public Administration: In Pursuit of Excellence." (with Robert B. Denhardt) Paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Denver, Colorado, April, 1984

"Responsiveness in the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program: The Case of Missouri." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Region VII of the American Society for Public Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October, 1983

Discussant, Workshop on Policy Studies and Political Science, Annual Meeting of the Missouri Political Science Association, St. Louis, Missouri, October, 1983

"Responding to Fiscal Stress: Cutback Budgeting in Missouri." Paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, New York, New York, April, 1983

"Explaining State Responses to Federal Grants Policy Changes: The Case of Public Assistance." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Denver, Colorado, September, 1982

"Federal Policy Changes and State Public Assistance Programs: Lessons of Experience." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April, 1982

Workshop Discussant, "Less Governmental Spending in Missouri: Impact and Reaction." Annual Meeting of the Missouri Political Science Association, Kansas City, Missouri, October, 1981

"Social Amelioration Through Mass Insurgency Revisited: Another Look at the Welfare Consequences of the Urban Riots." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, April, 1981

"The Welfare Response to Urban Riots: Why Did the States Differ?" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1981

Chair, Panel on State Politics and Public Policy, 1980 American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, D. C., August, 1980

Discussant, Conference on "Perspective on Regulation: Law, Discretion, and Bureaucratic Behavior," sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and the Oxford Centre for Socio Legal Studies, Buffalo, NY, June, 1980

"Federal Policies and State Welfare Programs: A Preliminary Analysis." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1980

"Urban Riots and Welfare Policy Change: A Test of the Piven Cloward Theory." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New York, New York, September, 1978. ***Nominated for Best Conference Paper Award

"Party Constituency and Welfare Policy Change in the American States." A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April, 1978

Co-conductor of a workshop on "Distribution, Utilization, and Innovation in Health Care" at the 1977 Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1977

Member of the Task force on Learning Analysis for Political and Social Sciences of the American Political Science Association, 1976 1977

"Some Aspects of Comparative State Policy Analysis and Welfare Policy in Selected American States". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Missouri Political Science Association, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, November, 1975


Recent Public Service Activities

Program Review, Georgia State University, January, 2005.

Program Review, University of Michigan-Dearborn, December, 2004

External tenure review, one, 2004

NASPAA Accreditation Site Visit Team Chair, 2004

Organizing Committee, A 9/11 Day of Caring, Lexington Kentucky, 2003

External Tenure Review, one, 2003

National Advisory Committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, 2002-

NASPAA Accreditation Site Visit Team Chair, 2003

NASPAA Accreditation Site Visit Team Chair, 2002

Organized Symposium on Responding to Terror, University of Kentucky, September 18, 2001

Participant on panel on the Response to September 11, 2001, Newman Center, University of Kentucky

External Tenure Review, one, 2001

External Tenure Review, two, 2000

George Washington University, Department of Public Administration, External Advisory Board, 2000-

Workshop on “The Mayor, the Manager, and Travel Expenses,” for the Kentucky City Managers Association, January 27, 2000, Bardstown, kentucky

External tenure review, two, 1999

NASPAA Site Visit Team Chair, March, 1999

External tenure review, 1998

Review of proposal for Public Policy Research Center for the Idaho Board of Education, October, 1998.

“Small Community Outreach Project for Environmental Issues,” half-hour show on WVLK-AM and three other radio stations, August 2, 1998

Interview, WEKU Radio, “Small Community Outreach Project for Environmental Issues”, July 9, 1998

NASPAA Site Visit Team member, March, 1998

“Results Oriented Government and the Restoration of Governance,” Luncheon Address, Annual MPA Luncheon, Southern Illinois University, April 17, 1997

“Adult Literacy in Kentucky,” a presentation to the Region 1 and 2 Adult Education and Literacy Conference, Owensboro, Kentucky, March 14, 1997

“Adult Literacy in Kentucky,” a statewide videoconference on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, February 11, 1997

“Adult Literacy in Kentucky,” a presentation to the Kentucky State Board for Workforce Development, February 10, 1997

“Adult Literacy in Kentucky,” a presentation to the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education, February 10, 1997

“Violence and the Public Service,” CNN National News, July 2, 1996.

NASPAA Site Visit Team Member, March, 1996.

Discussant, The Globalization of Public Administration, on Frankfurt's Global Connection on Cable Channel 10, Frankfurt, Kentucky, March, 1996

Briefing Workshop, Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, Morehead, December 12, 1994

Briefing Workshop, Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, Madisonville, December 9, 1994

Briefing Workshop, Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, Louisville, December 8, 1994

Interview, Lexington Herald Leader, Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, November 18, 1994

Briefing Workshop, Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, Frankfort, November 17, 1994

Interview on WEKU Radio on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, November 17, 1994.

Interview on WKED Radio on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, November 17, 1994

Taped interview on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey for distribution to sixty radio stations by UK Public Relations, September 16, 1994

"Coordination and Welfare Reform." A presentation to the Bluegrass Area Development District JOBS Interagency council, September 15, 1994

Interview with WEKU radio station on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, September 13, 1994

Teleconference on the Kentucky Adult Literacy Survey, Statewide broadcast through KET, June 9, 1994

"The Changing Public Service," a talk to the East Georgia Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Savannah, Georgia, March 14, 1994

"The Changing Public Service," a talk to the Cleveland Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Cleveland, Ohio, March 8, 1994

Site Visit Team Chair, Accreditation Review for the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 1994

"The Changing Public Service," a talk to the Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Orlando, Florida, October 20, 1993

Consultant, Florida State University System, Review of Public Administration Programs, Consultant for the Program at the University of Central Florida, 1993-1994

Site Visit Team Chair, NASPAA Accreditation Review of a Master of Public Administration Program, 1993

"The Changing Public Service," a talk to the Vermont Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Burlington, Vermont, November 14, 1992


Training and Consulting

Republic of Kazakhstan, Public Administration Training Program, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

United States National Commission for Employment Policy, 1991, 1993, 1994

Public Policy, Missouri Youth 2000 Commission, 1988

Coordination of Job Training Activities, Missouri Division of Job Development and Training, 1987-1989.

Public Policy Techniques, Missouri Division of Budget and Planning, September, 1984

Implementation of the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. Technical assistance, training, and research for the Missouri Division of Community and Economic Development, 1982-1985

Program Evaluation for State Agencies. A workshop for state government employees funded by the Missouri Division of Personnel, September 17-18, 24-25, and October 1-2, 1981.


Editorial Boards

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2001-2005

Editorial Board, Chinese Public Administration Review, 2004 -

Editorial Board, State and Local Government Review, 1999-2002

Editorial Board, Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1985 1990

Editorial Board, American Review of Public Administration, 1987 present

Editorial Board, Journal of Public Affairs Education (formerly Journal of Public Administration Education), 1994 -2000

Editorial Board, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 1995-present

Editorial Board, International Review of Public Administration (formerly Korean Review of Public Administration), 1996-present

Senior Advisory Board, Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, 2005-

Advisory Board, Annual Editions: Public Administration, 1996-2000


Professional Memberships and Offices

National Academy of Public Administration, Associate Member of the Panel on Social Equity, 2001- . Member of the panel’s Committee on Performance Measurement and Social Equity.

American Society for Public Administration

President, 1995-1996
By-Laws Task Force, Chair, 2004-2005
Center for Accountability and Performance Board, 1996-2001
Co-chair, 1999-2001, Fellow, 2001-2005
Strategic Planning Task Force, 1997-1998
Chair, Task Force on Leadership Selection, 1997-1998
President-Elect, 1994-1995
Vice-President, 1993-1994
Chair, 1992 National Conference Program Committee
Chair, Task Force on Leadership Selection, 1996-1997
Vice-Chair, 1991 National Conference Program Committee
National Council (1986-1989, 1993-1997)
Planning and Evaluation Committee (1984-1989)
Chair, (1987-1988)
Vice-Chair (1986-1987, 1988-1989)
Chair, Subcommittee on Planning (1985-1986)
Director, ASPA Member Survey (1987-1988, 1989-1990)
Member, Working Party on Organization and Structure, 1986-1987
Member, Working Group on Ethics Education, 1988-1989
Chair, Organization Review and Evaluation Committee, 1989-1990
Chair, Task Force on National Assembly/Policy Issues Implementation
Chair, Webb Award Committee, 1992-1993
Insurance Board of Trustees, 1993-1995
Fundraising Chair, Section for Women in Public Administration, 1992-1993
Executive Council, Central Missouri Chapter, 1983-1987
Coordinator, Spring Symposium, Central Missouri Chapter, 1984
Vice-President, Central Missouri Chapter, 1984-1985
President, Central Missouri Chapter, 1985-1986
Executive Council, Kentucky Chapter, 1990-1994
Awards Program Chair, Kentucky Chapter, 1993
Regional Coordinator, National Dialogue on Ethics in Public Administration, 1985-1986
Program Committee Member, Region VII Annual Meeting, 1985
Section Memberships: Conference of Minority Public Administrators, Section for Intergovernmental Administration and Management, Section for Public Administration Education, Section for Public Administration Research, Section for Women in Public Administration

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

Member, Pi Alpha Alpha National Council, 1999-2003
Member, Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, 1986-1989, 1996-1997
Chair, Teaching Award Committee, 1994
Co-Chair, Committee on Faculty Recognition, 1991-1993
Member, Teaching Award Committee, 1993
Chair, Curriculum Committee, 1987-1988
Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, 1986 Conference
Member, Diversity Committee, 1985-1987, 1989-1993
Principal Representative, 1982-1989, 1994, 1998, 1999
Member and/or Chair, Site Visit Teams, 1989-1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003

Mid-American Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Co-Chair, 1984-1985

NASPAA/ASPA, Chair NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award Committee, 1986, 1988

International City Management Association, Edwin O. Stene Academic Scholarship Committee, Member, 1988

American Political Science Association

Midwest Political Science Association

Policy Studies Organization

Missouri Political Science Association
Vice-President, 1982-1983
President, 1983-1984
Southern Political Science Association
Program Committee, 1997 Conference


Part-Time Teaching Experience

Instructor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1976

Visiting Lecturer, Graduate Program in Public Administration, Institute for Personal and Career Development, Central Michigan University, 1976

Lecturer, Washington University, 1976

Instructor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1974

Instructor, Forest Park Community College, 1974

Visiting Instructor, University of New Orleans, 1973

Teaching Assistant, Washington University, 1972

Teaching Assistant, University of New Orleans, 1971


Other Professional Experience (Related Activities)

Staff Coordinator, Citizens Advisory Committee to the Joint Interim Committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the Missouri General Assembly, August, 1974 January, 1975

Interviewer, Louisiana Division of Employment Security, Feb. July, 1972

Intern, New Orleans City Planning Commission, Summer, 1971


University Service Roles

University of Kentucky

Member, Research Committee for Institutional Self-Study for University Re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges, 2000-2002

Chair, Martin School Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-2000

Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 1998-1999, 1999-2000

Director, East Central European Scholars Program, 1996-2001

University Senate, 1995-1998

Director, Kentucky Kazakhstan Scholars Program, 1994-1996

Director, Muskie Fellows and Freedom Support Act Fellows, 1995-97

Chair, Planning and Development Committee, The Martin School, 1989-1990

Member, Ph.D. Admissions and Awards Committee, 1989-1995

Member, MPA Admissions Committee, 1990-1999

Member, MPA Curriculum Committee, 1995-1996

Distance Learning Committee, 1995-1996

Co-Chair, Planning Committee, Martin School, 1990-1991

Member, Department of Management Review Committee, 1990

Member, Martin School Executive Committee, 1992-1994

Chair, MPA Faculty Committee, 1991-1994

Member, Policy Studies Area Committee, Political Science Department, 1993-1995

Environmental Systems Program Committee, 1991-2001

University of Missouri

Graduate Faculty Senate, 1982-1989

Chair, Social Science Sector, 1985-1987

Executive Committee, 1985-1987

Problems and Procedures Committee, 1987-1989

Appeal Panel, 1988-1989

Faculty Council Committee on Administrative Review, 1987-1988

College of Business and Public Administration Executive Committee, 1982-1989

B & PA Research Committee, 1980-1982

B & PA Strategic Planning Committee, 1984-1985

SUNY-Buffalo

Political Science Department Executive Committee, 1979-1980

Faculty Senate, 1979-1980


Dissertation Committees

Meg Patrick Haist (chair) degree awarded, 2005 Recipient of the Best Dissertation Award from the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
Jeremy Hall (chair) degree awarded, 2005
Crystal Collins-Carmago, (member, Social Work) degree awarded, 2005
Blake Jones (Social Work-member), degree awarded, 2004
Mary Beth Beller (chair) (Political Science) degree awarded, 2004
Eunseok Jang, (member, Political Science) degree awarded, 2004
Shannon Vaughan (Political Science-member)
Neal Woods (chair) (Political Science), degree awarded, 2003 Recipient of the Leonard White Award for the best dissertation in public administration from the American Political Science Association
Dana Patton (Political Science-chair), degree awarded, 2003
Amy Yoder (Nursing-member), degree awarded 2003
Marjorie Kuezi-Nke (member), 2003
Brent Garrett (member) degree awarded, 2001
Matt Udie (chair) degree awarded, 2000
Jo Ann Ewalt (chair) degree awarded, August, 1998
Donald Jonas (chair) (Political Science) degree awarded, May, 1998
Julie Olberding (member), degree awarded, December, 2000
Kee Min (member), degree awarded, August, 2000
Robert Eger (member), degree awarded, August, 2000
Kathleen Toma (Economics, member) degree awarded, 1999
Dwight Denison (member) degree awarded, 1997
JD Droddy (member) (Political Science) degree awarded, 1996
Wes Clark (member) degree awarded, 1995
Sandra Gray (member) degree awarded, 1997
Meagan Jordan (member) degree awarded 1999


Miriam Fordham (co-chair)
Yong-Beom Hur (chair)
Ae-Sook Kim (chair)
Jean Ellen Hiter (chair)
Wen-Li Yan (co-chair)
Stefka Genova (chair)
Doug Carr (member)
Wie Yusuf (member)



Current Research

“The Quality of Management and the Success of Welfare Reform” with Jo Ann G. Ewalt

“Performance Measurement—Style or Substance?” with Meg Patrick Haist