NANCY K. GRANT, Ph.D.

Vita

 

                       

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. Administration with an emphasis in Urban Administration

School of Urban and Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Arlington, 1982.  (Interdsciplinary degree with the School of Social Work - Human Service Administration, and the College of Business.)  Dissertation:  "Community Factors Impacting Citizen Participation in a Federal-Local Decision-Making Process:  The EPA 201 Step 1." 

Major Fields:  Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Administration Theory.

 

M.A. Political Science

The University of Texas at Arlington, 1977. 

Major Fields:   Public Administration, Comparative Political Systems.

 

B.A. History

University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, 1973.

 

 

  PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

 

Professor and Internship Coordinator. MPA Program.  The University of Akron. 

1997-current.

 

Department Chair, Public Administration and Urban Studies, The University of Akron.  Akron, Ohio.  1997 - 2000.

 

Fellow, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology.  The University of Akron.

1997 - current.

 

Associate Dean, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

1993 - 1997.

 

Professor, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Fall 1996 - Current. 

Assistant Professor 1983 - 1989

Associate Professor 1989 - 1996.  Graduate II faculty status contiuously.

 

Acting Dean, University College, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.  1989 - 1990.

 

Course Director, Institutions in the U.S. at The University of Akron. 1987-1990.

This was the General Studies Social Science course for the University.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.  Spring 1982 - Summer 1983.  Part-time  Spring and Fall 1981.

 

Adjunct Faculty, The National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland.  May 1988 - current.  Course development and instruction for the Executive Fire Officer Program on an occasional basis.

 

Curriculum Review and Revision Committee for the Executive Fire Officer Curriculum,  National Fire Academy.  Member of a panel of national experts.   May 1988.

 

                       

 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

 

Alumni of the Year.  The School of Urban and Public Affairs.  The University of Texas at Arlington.  1997.

 

Fellow, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology.  The University of Akron.

August 1997 - current.

 

Participant in the New England HERS Women=s Executive Management Development Program for Women in Academia, 1997-1999.  Weekend seminars held at Wellesley College.

 

Nominated and Selected as a Member of Who's Who Worldwide.  Included in the 1992/93 Platinum Edition of the Who's Who Worldwide Registry.   ("Memberships are limited to those individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their occupation, industry or profession.")

 

Selected participant and respondent at Minnowbrook II. "The Problems of Reconciling Public Service and Civic Humanism."  Minnowbrook Conference Center, Syracuse University.  New York,  September 4-8, 1988.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books and Book Chapters

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Emergency Management Training and Education for Public Administrators." Chapter in Sylves, Richard T. and Waugh, William L., Jr.  Disaster Management in the U.S. and Canada.  Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers.  Forthcoming, expected date of publication, Spring 1996.

Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H. Fire Service Administration.   Quincy, MA:  National Fire Protection Association.  1994.

 

Fire, Frank L., Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H.  SARA Title III:  Intent and Implementation of Hazardous Materials Regulations.  New York: Van Nostrand - Reinhold, 1989.

 

 

Refereed Journals and Edited/Reviewed Proceedings

 

Grant, Nancy K.  AA Response to David K. Hart.  The Problems of Reconciling Public Service and Civic Humanism.@  International Journal of Public Administration.  1997.  Volume 20, Numbers 4 & 5, pp. 981-988.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Achieving Effective Use of Technology in Fire Departments."  Journal of Applied Fire Science. 1994-95. Volume 4, Number 2, pp 95-103.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Public Awareness and Information."  Management of Chemical Disasters  Taiwan, Taipei: National Poison Center, VGH. November 1991, Vol II, pp 29-48.

 

Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H.  "Education in HazMat Training"  Management of Chemical Disasters.  Taipei, Taiwan:  National Poison Center, VGH.  November 1991, Vol III, pp 46-64.

 

Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H.  "Interagency and Intergovernmental Cooperation Requirements for Small Communities Under SARA Title III."  New Directions in Public Administration Research.  October, 1990.  pp 65-71.

 

Grant, Nancy K., Garrison, Carole G, and McCormick, Kenneth.  "Perceived Utilization, Job Satisfaction and Advancement of Police Women."   Public Personnel Management. Vol. 19.  No. 2.  June 1990.

 

Hoover, David H. and Grant, Nancy K. "Statistics in Fire Service Administration" Fire Engineering.  Vol. 143, No. 3.  March 1990.  pp 93-97.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Response to David K. Hart" in Public Administration Review.  Vol. 49 No. 2. March/April 1989.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Reducing the Risk of Fire Loss in Cultural Institutions", in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Cultural Economics and Planning, Ottawa, Canada. April 1989.

 

Garrison, Carole, G, Grant, Nancy K., and McCormick, Kenneth.  "The Utilization of Police Women" in Criminal Justice 89/90:  Annual Editions.  13th edition.  John J. Sullivan and Joseph L. Victor, eds.  (Guilford, CT: The Dushkin Publishing Group) 1989.  pp. 79-83.

 

Patterson, Richard M., Jr.  and  Grant, Nancy K.  "Community Mapping:  Rationale and Considerations for Implementation."   Journal of Police Science and Administration. June 1988.  pp 136-143.

 

Grant, Nancy K., Hendon, William S., and Owen, Virginia Lee.  eds.  Economic Efficiency and the Performing Arts  Akron, OH:  The University of Akron.  1987.

 

Grant, Nancy K. and Leahy, Peter.  "Racial Residential Segregation in Texas' Ten Largest Cities:  1950-1980" in Texas Journal of Political Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall/Winter 1985-1986.  pp 19-25.

 

Shaw, Douglas and Grant, Nancy K.  "Directions in Future Research in Cultural Industries" in Economics of Cultural Industries, Hendon, et. al., eds.  Akron, OH:  The University of Akron 1984.  pp 276-279.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "The Impact of Renovations of Historic Districts on the Tax Revenue of a City" in Government and Culture, Waits, Richard, Hendon, William S., and Horowitz, Harold, eds.  Akron, OH:  The University of Akron. 1984.  pp 194-205.

 

Leahy, Peter J. and Grant, Nancy K.  "Racial Residential Segregation of Blacks in Ohio's 8 Largest Cities:  1950-1980"  in The Ohio Journal of Science (Dec. 1984). pp 2-6.

 

Grant, Nancy K.  "Impacts of Growth on the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:  Policy Implications," Occasional Papers of the School of Urban and Regional Studies, University of New Orleans, 4 (July 1982): 41-54.

 

 

Book Reviews

 

Grant, Nancy K. "Focus on Leadership and Leading:  So You Want to be a Leader?" in Public Productivity Review.   Vol. XVII  No. 2.  Winter 1993.  pp 195-199.

 

 

Non-Refereed Journals and Proceedings

 

Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H. "Emergency Response Capability Analysis" Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference/Central  Tower Conference Management Co.  1991.  pp 969-978.

Hoover, David H. and Grant, Nancy K.  "On the Job in Ohio:  Shadyside"  in Firehouse.  November 1990.  pp. 36-40.

 

Grant, Nancy K. and Hoover, David H.  "Working with Hazardous Materials: A Chance to Do It Right" in the Selected Preprints of the International Conference on Ergonomics, Occupational Safety, Health, and the Environment.  The Darling Downs Institute of Higher Education of Australia. October 1988.

 

Garrison, Carole, G, Grant, Nancy K., and McCormick, Kenneth. "The Utilization of Police Women"  The Police Chief:  The Professional Voice of Law Enforcement. Vol. LV, Nbr. 9. September 1988.  pp 32-35 & 69-73.

 

Hoover, David H. and Grant, Nancy K.  "Smokey Says: Take a Stand on Fire Safety" Security Management. Vol. 32, No. 6. June 1988.  pp 57-60.

 

Ipser, Edward A., Sr. and Grant, Nancy K.  "Changes Stimulate Fort Worth".  Annual Economic Report in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, 59:5 (May 1983).

 

 

SEMINAR, SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

 

A                   Terrorism: Are We Prepared?@  A terrorism Symposium for the State of Ohio.  Sponsored by The University of Akron, The Urban University Program, and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.  Akron, OH, May 1998.

 

"Community Emergency Response Planning"  Workshop.  (co-presenter David H. Hoover)  American Society for Public Admin.  Los Angeles, CA.  April 8, 1990.

 

"Community Response Capability Analysis"  The 11th Annual Chemical Safety Symposium.  The University of Akron. January 1990.

 

"Managing SARA Title III"  The University of Akron.  Seminar. (co-presenters David H. Hoover and Frank L. Fire)  November 1989.

 

"SARA - Impact of New Ohio Legislation" at the 11th Annual Chemical Safety Symposium Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Akron.  January 12 & 13, 1989.

 

"Community Emergency Response Planning."  Workshop at the American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference.  (co-presenter David H. Hoover)  Miami, FL.  April 1989.

Special Seminar for the Ohio Conference on Community Development at the Annual Conference in Toledo, Ohio, August, 1985.  Topics:  "The Distribution of Community Development Funds to Low and Moderate Income:  Akron as an Example" and "Racial Residential Segregation in Ohio's Eight Largest Cities:  1950-1980."

 

National Training Seminar for Boys Clubs of America, April 29, 1983.  Topic:  "Needs Assessments and Program Evaluation - Content and Use."  Conducted jointly with Carlela K. Vogel.

 

Training Session for EPA 201 Citizens Advisory Committees for sites in Federal Region VI having EPA 201 Full Scale participation requirement.  Part of EPA grant through the Institute of Urban Studies, Univ. of Texas at Arlington.  1980.

 

 

TECHNICAL REPORTS AND UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS

 

Compliance Brochure to Assist LEPCs.  Written for the Ohio State Emergency Response Commission for distribution statewide.  (co-author David H. Hoover)  Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.  March 1990.

 

"Assessed Demand for Low Cost Housing in Southeast Dallas"  Report prepared for BBH Enterprises and Dallas City Council.  January 1988.

 

The Impact of Federal Budget Cuts on the City of Akron and Summit County.  Part of a statewide research project.  The coordinator and principle investigator of the project is Paul Dommel.  Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. 1988.

 

Reproductive Health Service Needs of University Coeds, The Center for Urban Studies, the University of Akron, and Planned  Parenthood, Akron, Ohio, Spring 1984.

 

Department Self Study for NASPAA Peer Review Department of Urban Studies, The University of Akron, Fall 1984.

 

Human Service Needs Assessment of Denton, Texas (co-author with Carlela K. Vogel and Edward A. Ipser, Sr.) 1983.

 

EPA 201 Citizens Advisory Committee Workbook, The University of  Texas at Arlington and the Environmental Protection Agency,  Region VI, 1980.

 

Better Reading Through Parents, 1978-1979:  An Evaluation, Human  Systems, Inc., Dallas, Texas 1979.

 

Leadership Temple (co-author with Christine Taylor), Texas  Commission for the Humanities, 1979.

 

"The Political Community" in The Impact of Fort Sam Houston on San Antonio, Institute of Urban Studies, The University of Texas at Arlington, 1978.

 

"Sansom Park Village" in Six Cities, Kevin York, ed., Tarrant County and The University of Texas at Arlington, 1977.

 

 

  PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PANELS

 

"Emergency Management Training Needs for Public Administrators:  The Things Public Administrators Need to Know to Manage Disasters."  American Society of Public Administration National Training Conference.  Kansas City, MO. July 1994.  Paper.

 

"Modeling Risk Assessment for Cultural Goods"   Midwest Economics Association Fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL.  March 1994.  Paper.

 

"Hazard Communication and Community Right-to-Know"  Invited Keynote Speaker at the Symposium on Current Issues in Environmental Health.  Civil Aeromedical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration.  Oklahoma City, OK. September 1993.  Paper.

 

"Adapting Fire Protection to Multicultural Constituencies."  American Society for Public Administration Training Conference.  San Francisco, CA. July 1993.  Paper.

 

"Effective Use of Technology in Fire Departments."  Fire Southeast Asia '93.  Bangkok, Thailand. May 1993.  Invited Keynote Speaker.  Presentation.

  

"Alternative Emergency Service Demands of Demographically Different Communities."  Western Social Science Association Annual National Conference.  Corpus Christi, TX.  April 1993.  Paper.

 

"Education in HazMat Training"  Management of Chemical Disasters Workshop (co-presenter David H. Hoover)  Taipei, Taiwan.  November 1991.  Invited Presenter.  Paper.

 

"Public Awareness and Information"  Management of Chemical Disasters Workshop. Taipei, Taiwan. November 1991.  Invited Presenter.  Paper.

 

"Emergency Response Capability Analysis."  Fourth Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference.  Chicago, IL.  (co-author David H. Hoover)  April 1991.  Paper.

 

"The Status of Fire Protection Education Programs in the United States"   94th Annual Meeting and Firesafety Exhibit of the National Fire Protection Association.  (co-presenter David H. Hoover)  San Antonio, TX.  May 23, 1990.  Presentation.

 

"The Transmutation of Citizen Participation in Federal Programs:  The Public's Role in SARA Title III."  Western Social Science Association 32nd Annual Conference.  Portland, OR.  April 27, 1990.  Paper.

 

"Small Business Responsibilities for Emergency Preparedness" Safety Conference for Business of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Summit County Safety Council.  With Frank L. Fire and David H. Hoover.  Cuyahoga Falls, OH.  April 25, 1990.  Presentation.

 

"Community Capability Analysis"  Chemical Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council statewide conference.  Columbus, OH.  August 8, 1989.  Presentation.  

 

"Coping With Hazardous Materials:  Duties and Responsibilities of Public Safety Directors"  The 38th Ohio Municipal League Conference and the Ohio Association of Public Safety Directors.  (co-presenter David H. Hoover)  Akron, OH.  September 14, 1989.  Presentation.

  

"The Confluence of Technological Advances, Job Security, and Worker Safety in Industrializing China.  (co-author David H. Hoover)  American Association for Chinese Studies 31st Annual Conference.  Laramie, WY.  August 24-26, 1989. Paper.

 

"SARA Title III: Intent and Implementation"  Co-presenters:  Frank L. Fire and David H. Hoover. Thirteenth Annual Ohio Inland Spills Conference.  Toledo, OH  September 25, 1989.  Presentation.

 

"The Potential Impact of SARA Title III on Hospitals and the Public Health Community" at the Western Social Science Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.  April 26-29, 1989. Paper.

 

"Working with Hazardous Materials: A Chance to Do It Right" International Conference on Ergonomics, Occupational Safety, Health, and the Environment.  Sponsored by the Darling Downs Institute of Higher Education of Australia and the Chinese Metals Society. Beijing, China, October 1988. Paper.

 

"Planning for Community Emergency Response" at the American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference.  Buffalo, NY.  October 1988. Paper.

 

"The Problems of Reconciling Public Service and Civic Humanism" Response to David K. Hart's presentation: "'A Partnership in Virtue Among All Citizens':  The Public Service and Civic Humanism", at Minnowbrook II. September 4 - 8, 1988. Paper.

 

"Reducing the Risk of Fire Loss in Cultural Institutions", Fifth International Conference on Cultural Economics and Planning, Ottawa, Canada. September 1988.  Paper.

 

"Minnowbrook on the Maumee:  Perspectives on Minnowbrook II"  American Society for Public Administration Regional Conference.  Toledo, OH.  September 1988.  Presentation.

 

"The SOAPS" (with Carole G. Garrison) National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference.  Minneapolis, MN.  June 1988.  Presentation.

 

"Potential Budgetary Impacts of Certification Requirements"  92nd Annual Meeting of the National Fire Protection Association.  Los Angeles, CA. May 1988.  Paper.

 

"Changing Role of the Technical Expert in City Purchasing:  the Fire Chief as An Illustration"  30th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association. Denver, CO.  April 1988.

 

"The Impact of Technology on Organization Structure" (co-author Evan Suggs) at "On the Way to 2019: Futures Conference"  Akron, OH.  March 1988.  Paper.

 

"Budgeting and Purchasing Procedures of Fire Departments" American Society for Public Administration Regional Conference.  Springfield, IL.  November 1987.  Paper.

 

"Working to Subsidize Mother's Pensions: A Case Study" (Co-author Douglas V. Shaw) North Central Women's Studies Association Annual Conference: "Women at Work". Akron, OH. November 1987.  Paper.

 

"Utilization of Police Women" (with Carole G. Garrison and Kenneth McCormick) 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology.  Quebec, Canada.  November 1987.  Presentation.

 

"Mother's Pensions:  A Case Study", (co-author Douglas V. Shaw) Mid-America Conference on History, St. Louis, MO.  September 1987.  Paper.

 

"Audience Participation and the Economic Base",  Midwest Economics Association, St. Louis, MO.  March 1987.  Paper.

"The Impact of Telecommunication on Organization Structure", (co-author Evan Suggs) Urban Affairs Association, Akron, OH, April 1987.  Paper.

 

"Patterns of Growth in a Declining City", Urban Affairs Association, Fort Worth, TX. March 1986.  Paper.

 

"The Need for and the Use of Economics by Cultural Administrators", The Midwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.  March 1986.  Paper.

 

"The Impact of Garcia Versus San Antonio on Municipal Financial Management."  Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Anaheim, CA.  April 1986.  Paper.

 

"Municipal Expenditures to Encourage the Development of Tourism:  A Comparison of Cleveland and San Antonio."  Fourth International Conference on Cultural Economics and Planning, Avignon, France.  May 1986.  Paper.

 

"Equity of Public School Finance:  Ohio as a Case Study."  Ohio Academy of Science, Cincinnati, OH.  April 1985.  Paper.

 

"The Private Sector Role in Metroplex Regional Development.  "Urban Affairs Association, Norfolk, VA.  April 1985.  Paper.

 

"Racial Residential Segregation Trends Across the U.S.:  1960-1980."  Western Social Science Association Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX.  April 1985.  Paper.

 

"Tracking Community Development Funds."  Ohio Conference on Community Development, Toledo, OH.  August 1985.

 

"The Impact of Renovations of Historic Districts on the Revenue of a City."  Third International Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics, Akron, OH.  1984.  Paper.

 

"Preservation and Restoration of Historic District:  New Administrative Considerations."  Western Social Science Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.  April    1984.  Paper.

 

"Racial Residential Segregation of Blacks in Ohio's 8 Largest Cities:  1950-1980", Ohio Academy of Science, Cleveland, OH.  April 1984.  Paper.

 

"Changing Trends in Residential Buying and the Impact of High Interest Rates on Inner City Revitalization."  Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Flint, MI.  1983.  Paper.

 

"Recruitment of Parents into Basic Education Programs: The Use of Business Techniques."  World Future Society Education Conference, Dallas, TX.  February 1983.  Presentation.

 

"Impacts of Growth on the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:  Policy Implications."  Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.  April 1982.  Paper.

 

Panel Chairperson, "Urban Public Services."  Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.  April 1982.

 

"Better Reading Through Parents:  A Program to Enhance Parental Roles in Early Childhood Education."  Second Texas Infancy Conference, Austin, TX.  June 1979.  Presentation.

                        

 

EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS

 

Emergency Management Curriculum Development.  Federal Emergency Management Agency and Ohio Emergency Management Agency.  Awarded September 1995.  $84,000.00.

 

Hazardous Materials Transportation Information Grants.  "How Public Officials Can Prepare for and Manage a Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident in the State of Ohio."  Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.  Co-Investigator:  David H. Hoover.  Awarded September 1991.  $10,437.00.

 

Community Emergency Health Response to Toxic Disasters Planning.  Department of Health and Human Services.  Public Health Services.  Co-Investigator:  David H. Hoover.  Awarded September 1989.  $7,450.

 

Public Information Competitive Challenge Grant.  Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Co-Investigator:  David H. Hoover.  Awarded September 1989.  $14,908.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES

 

Publication Board Memberships

 

Member of the Board of Directors.  Journal of Public Administration Education.  1995-current.

 

Member of the Board of Editors.  Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.  1994-current.

 

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Fire Science Technology.  1990-current. 

 

Journal Article Referee

 

Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Public Productivity and Management Review.  Dorothy Olshfski, Managing Editor.  1996- current.

 

Manuscript Reviewer for special edition of International Journal of Public Administration.  Topic: Emergency Management.  1996-1997.

 

 

Membership in National Professional Organizations

 

American Society for Public Administration

Western Social Science Association

Urban Affairs Association

American Association of Higher Education

Women in Higher Education

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

National Association of Fire Protection. 

National Association of Female Executives. 

 

 

Offices Held in Professional Organizations

 

Region VI Representative to the National Council of the American Society of Public Administration.  1997 - current.

 

President-elect, Greater Akron Area Chapter of American Society of Public Administration, 1997-1998.

 

Elected Chair, American Society of Public Administration Section on Public Administration Research, 1993-1996. 

 

Program Chair for the First State Public Administration Conference, cosponsored by ASPA, the Ohio Municipal League, and the Ohio County Commissioners Association.  Also Member of the Steering Committee.  1993.

 

Chair of the Nominations Committee, ASPA Section on Public Administration and Research, 1992.

 

Membership Chair and member of the Treasury Committee, ASPA's National Section on Public Administration Research.  1990 - 1993.

 

Program Co-Chair for the Urban Studies Section of the Western Social Science Annual Conference held April 1989.  1988-1989.

  

Committee Service in National and State Professional Organizations

 

Appointed Member, National Conference Program Committee, American Society for Public Administration.  1995-1996.  Reappointed 1996-1997.

 

Appointed Member, Publications Committee of American Society for Public Administration. 1993-current.  Chair, special video project review task force.  1994.

 

Member, ASPA National Policy Committee.  1992-1995.

 

Member of the Advisory Committee to the Ohio Commission on the Public Service. 1990 - current.

 

Member of the Executive Committee and Treasurers Committee of the ASPA Section on Public Administration Research, 1990-1993.

 

Member of the Planning Committee for the Third, Fourth and Fifth  International Cultural Economics and Planning Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, and 1987-1988.

 

Appointed Member of the National Professional Development Committee of the American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA).  1987-1988.  Reappointed 1988 - 1989, 1989 - 1990, 1992 - 1993.

 

 

Professional Work for and Membership Activities for Nonacademic Organizations

 

Member and University Social Science Representative to the Summit County K-16 Council. 1994 current.

 

Member.  Advisory Committee to the Ohio Commission on Public Service.  1990 - 1993.

 

Secretary of the Housing Review Board of the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation.  1987 - current.

 

Resource person for the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation's Goal Consensus Conference, Akron, Ohio, October  1986.

 

Expert Consultant to the East Akron Community House Goal Setting Workshop.  November 1985.

 

Member of the Housing Task Force of the City of Akron. 1984-1985.

 

Member of the Mayor's Transition Team, Housing Committee.  Akron, 1983.

 

  

UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT SERVICE

 

Selected Departmental Committees

 

Chair, Assistantship Committee 1992-1993.

 

Chair, Retention-Tenure-Promotion Committee 1992-1993.

Member, Ph.D. Committee 1991-1993.

 

Member, Masters in Public Administration Committee 1991-1993. 

 

 

Selected University-Affiliated Organizations, Committees, Offices

 

Social Science Representative from Arts and Sciences to the K-16 Partnership  Program at The university of Akron.  1995- current.

 

Chair, Search Committee for the Director of Human Resources.  1996-1997.

 

Faculty representative to the University Committee for the Revision of Evaluation Criteria for College Deans.  1992-1994.

 

College representative to the University United Way Committee.  Elected position. 1996-1997.

 

Member, University Committee to Study the Campus Learning Climate.  1995-97.

 

Member and college representative to the Minority Graduate Student Assistantship Program Review Committee.  1994-1995.

Member, University Safety Committee. 1994-current.

 

Elected representative of the Social Science Division of Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences to the Interim Budget Advisory Committee of the University of Akron.  1992-1994.

 

Member and Faculty Representative,  Committee to Revise the Review Process for Deans.  The University of Akron.  1992-1993.

 

Acting Director of Women's Studies.  The University of Akron.  Fall 1988.

 

Elected Member of the Women's Studies Coordinating Council.  The  University of Akron.  1987-1990.

 

Elected Representative to University Council 1986-1989.

 

 

special work with students

 

 Doctoral Dissertations Directed/Served as Reader Ph.D. Program approved 1986.

 

R.M. Patterson.  Assessing the Veracity of Allegations of Rape:  A Heuristic Model of Investigator Decision-Making.  December 1992 - Director

 

Byung Dae Choi.  The Influence of Public Policy on Squatter Housing in Korea.  May 1992 - Co-Director

 

Yong Soo Jeon.  The Relationship Between Government Policies and Market Forces and Industrial Decentralization in South Korea:  A Model of Intercity Policy-Making.  December 1994.  Director.

 

Kyung Dae Kwon.   Representative Bureaucracy:  An Empirical Study of Demographic and Attitudinal Representativeness in the Korean Bureaucracy.  May 1995.  Reader

 

Haque, Aklaque.  Edmund Burke:  Limits of Reason in Public Administration Theory.  May 1995.  Reader.

 

Kalich, Veronica.  Dissertation Reader.  Prospectus defended 1997.

 

Semintelli, Arthur.  Dissertation Reader.  August 1997.

 

Kim, Juhan.  Changes in  Municipal Governmental Forms and Their Impact on Local Government  Policy Outputs:  Theory, Evidence, and Implications.  December 1997.  Reader.

 

Bognar, Holly.  Rhetorical Analysis of Post Modern Public Administration Literature.  December 1997.  Co-Director.

 

Kang, In-Ho.  Ethical Behavior Differences Between Public Administrators and Elected Public Officials in Korean Local Governments.  December 1997.  Director. 

 

Warner, Beth Kinsley.  Reconciling the Concepts of Bureaucracy and Representative Government: The Contribution of John Stuart Mill.  August 1999.  Director. 

 

Kim, Shin.  Comparison of Local Revenue Sources and Economic Development Base in Local Governments.   Prospectus defended Spring 1997.   Reader.

 

Lee, Tae-gun.  Modeling Korean Resident PMIS Effectiveness Derived by Individual Managers and End-Users.  Defended August 1999.  Director.

 

Haruna, Peter.  An Empirical Evaluatio f Motivation and Leadership among Career Public Administrators: The Case of Ghana.  Defended November 1999.  Director.

 

MPA Thesis Directed/Served as Second Reader  Thesis option to MPA initiated 1991.

 

Weber, Richard.  Project Impact: A Case Study of Policy Implementation.  Defended November 1999. Directed Thesis.

 

In Ho Kang -  The Fire Officer Ethical Behavior Study.  August 1994.  Directed Thesis.

 

Robert J. Frechette  An Evaluation of the Women, Infants and Children Program in Ohio.  May 1993.  Directed Thesis.

 

Anne Kostyo -  Nonprofit Volunteer Recruitment:  A Marketing Perspective.  December 1993.  Directed Thesis.

 

 

Student Organization Advising