Dr. Gregory C. Hill joined the faculty of the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Boise State University in 2005, where he now serves as Department Chair and Internship Program Director. He has a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and an M.P.A. from Idaho State University. He teaches public policy analysis, public policy theory and intergovernmental relations. His research interests focus on public policy and management, immigration policy, education policy, and general policy analysis, and he has extensive survey and research experience in the academic, public, and private sectors. Dr. Hill maintains memberships in a number of professional organizations including the Public Management Research Association, the Academy of Political Science, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the American Society for Public Administration, and the Midwest, Western, and Southwest Political Science Associations. He serves as a reviewer for American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, and Social Science Journal.
Articles & Reports
Managing Undocumented Students: Do Undocumented Students Hinder Student Performance? (with Daniel P. Hawes), State and Local Government Review (2011)
Illegal immigration is a salient topic for policy makers and for local units of government...
Immigration and the Public Policy Survey (with Andy Bourne), Research and Reports, Public Policy Center, Boise State University (2010)
Evidence suggests that public opinion has a significant and measurable impact on legislative, executive, and...
Nineteen Years of Public Opinion: The Boise State University Annual Public Policy Survey (with Andy Bourne, Seth Grigg, and Stephanie L. Witt), Research and Reports (2009)
Evidence suggests that public opinion has a significant and measurable impact on legislative, executive, and...
The Effect of Frequent Managerial Turnover on Organizational Performance: A Study of Professional Baseball Managers, The Social Science Journal (2009)
This analysis is designed to study the question of a manager’s contribution to the organization,...
Economic Problems, Revenue Scarcity and Idaho State Budgeting (with Dick Kinney), Annual Western States Budget Review (2009)
When Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter submitted his budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 in January...
Contributions to Books
Bureaucracy in the Twenty-First Century (with Kenneth J. Meier), The Oxford Handbook of Public Management (2005)
Although numerous pundits claim the eminent demise of bureaucracy (Lane 2000; Osborne and Gaebler 1992;...
Presentations
The Economic and Administrative Consequences of Hosting Worldwide Sporting Events (with Craig Shaul), Western Social Science Conference (2011)
Do Immigration Networks of Connectivity Facilitate Illegal Immigration? (with Kattalina M. Berriochoa), Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2011)
Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious policy issues facing the United States. This...
Much Ado About Nothing?: Undocumented Students and Student Performance (with Daniel P. Hawes), Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2011)
In 2009 alone, over 1500 bills relating to immigration were considered by all 50 states,...
Other
Beyond the Blue Podcast: Fact, Myth and Emotion of Immigration (2012)
Immigration is a super-charged, emotional issue that is not going away. In this podcast, Dr....
YouTube: SPOTLIGHT ON POLICY, Dr. Greg Hill on Educational Attainment (2009)
In this episode of SPOTLIGHT ON POLICY, Dr. Greg Hill, Assistant Professor of Public Policy...