Faculty Publications: 2011Dr. Thomas Bryer Dr. Bryer, Director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management, focuses his research in the areas of public participation, cross-sector governance and collaboration, and democratic theory. Recent publications from 2011 include: Online Public Engagement in the Obama Administration: Building a Democracy Bubble? Policy & Internet, 3(4). Obama et le concept de gouvernment ouvert: gage d'une gouvernance renovee ou simple bulle democratique (Translation: Democratic Processes and Institutions in the Obama Administration: An Emerging Research Agenda). Chroniques de la Gouvernance 2010/2011. Paris, France: Institut de recherche et débat sur la gouvernance. Training in Virtual Worlds: Engaging the Next Generation of Poll Workers. National Social Sciences Technology Journal, 37(2). (with Terri Fine, Michelle Gardner, and Adrienne Mathews) The Costs of Democratization: Social Media Adaptation Challenges within Government Agencies. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 33(3), 341-361.
Beyond the Field of Dreams: The Politics of Participatory Reforms. Public Administration Review, 71(1): Theory to Practice 23-30. (with Juliet Musso, Christopher Weare, and Terry Cooper) Dr. Christopher V. Hawkins Dr. Hawkins, Coordinator of the Masters in Urban and Regional Planning program, focuses his research in the areas of regional growth and development, including the use of inter-local agreements. Recent publications from 2011 include: Smart Growth Policy Choice: A Resource Dependency and Local Governance Explanation. Policy Studies Journal, 39(4). Understanding Horizontal and Vertical Relations in the Context of Economic Development Joint Venture Agreements. Urban Affairs Review. (with Simon Andrew) Joint Ventures, Economic Development Policy, and the Role of Local Governing Institutions. American Review of Public Administration. (with Richard Feiock) Local Economic Development Joint Ventures and Metropolitan Networks. Public Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 60 - 93 Electoral Support for Community Growth Management Policy. Social Science Quarterly, 92(1), 268-284. Dr. Naim Kapucu Dr. Kapucu, Coordinator of the Public Administration Track in the Public Affairs docotral program, focuses his research in the areas of emergency management, capacity building, and network management. Recent publications from 2011 include: Managing emergencies and crises. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. (with Alp Ozerdem) U.S. Presidents and Their Roles in Emergency Management and Disaster Policy 1950-2009. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 2(3), article 4. (with Montgomery Van Wart, Richard Sylves, and Farhod Yuldashev) Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Response and Management: A Network Analysis. European Journal of Economic and Political Science (EJEPS), 4(1): 83-112. (with Farhod Yuldashev and Mary Ann Feldheim) Social Capital and Civic Engagement. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 4 (1): 23-43. Collaborative Governance in International Disasters: Nargis Cyclone in Myanmar and Sichuan Earthquake in China Cases. International Journal of Emergency Management, 8(1): 1-25. Developing Competency Based Emergency Management Degree Programs in Public Affairs and Administration. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 17(4): xx.xx. Measuring Performance for Collaborative Public Management Using Network Analysis Methods and Tools. Public Performance and Management Review, 34 (4): 551-581. (with Fatih Demiroz) Survival of the Fittest: Capacity Building for Small Nonprofit Organizations. Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 34: 236-245. (with Bridget Healy and Tolga Arslan) Crisis Management Competencies: The Case of Emergency Managers in the U.S. (lead article) The Public Management Review, 13(4): 489-511. (with Montgomery Van Wart) Best Practices of Best Performers: Evidence from the Florida Sterling Council Award Winners. Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR), 34(3): 397-419. (with Igor Volkov and XiaoHu Wang) Collaborative Decision-Making in Emergency and Crisis Management. International Journal of Public Administration. 34(6): 366-375. (with Vener Garayev) Dr. Claire Knox Dr. Knox, Coordinator of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Certificate program, focuses her research in the areas of environmental management and policy, and critical theory. Recent publications from 2011 include: Book Review: Sustainable Development for Public Administration. American Review of Public Administration, 41(5), 595-597. Dr. Jo Smith Dr. Smith, Coordinator of the Masters in Research Administration program, focuses her research in the areas of research administration and governance. Recent publications from 2011 include: Book Review: Managing Research, Development, and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable, 3rd ed. Research Management Review, 18(2). Dr. Rui Sun Dr. Sun focuses her research in the areas of government fiscal management and budgeting. Recent publications from 2011 include: Does Fiscal Decentralization Improve Healthcare Outcomes? Empirical Evidence from China. Public Finance and Management, 11(3). (with Y. Jin) |