Dr. Susan G. Mason holds a Ph.D. in Political Science earned at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2004, which is also the year that she joined the faculty at Boise State University. Now an Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Regional Planning, Dr. Mason has co-authored two book chapters; one in the Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration and another in Public Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects. She has authored and co-authored articles in Public Works Management and Policy, Economic Development Quarterly, Community Development Journal, Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, State and Local Government Review and the Journal of Public Affairs Education as well as other journals. Dr. Mason has also been an invited guest lecture in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as at regional and local conferences. Her guest lectures include the topics of planning for an aging demographic, non-motorized transportation planning, citizen participation, and the factors that influence green building. Her professional interests revolve around regional governance, economic development, urban and community development, and sustainability.
Articles
Primary Factors Influencing Green Building in Cities in the Pacific Northwest (with Tony Marker and Rebecca Mirsky), Public Works Management & Policy (2011)
This article provides empirical evidence that the factors of context and social climate are the...
Fostering Neighborhood Viscosity: Does Design Matter? (with Elizabeth Fredericksen), Community Development Journal (2011)
Municipal governments often struggle with growth and infrastructure while trying to emphasize collaboration between citizens...
Tax Increment Financing in Missouri: An Analysis of Determinants, Competitive Dynamics, Equity, and Path Dependency (with Kenneth P. Thomas), Economic Development Quarterly (2010)
Tax increment financing (TIF) has been a popular and controversial economic development tool for several...
Can Community Design Build Trust? A Comparative Study of Design Factors in Boise, Idaho Neighborhoods, Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning (2010)
Finding ways to increase trust may be one mechanism to overcome the alleged negative consequences...
Conflict in Residence Halls: A Preliminary Study of the Efficacy of Roommate Negotiations to Reduce Roommate Conflict (with Suzanne McCorkle), Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting International Academy of Linguistics and Social Science (2009)
College roommate conflict deters student success, particularly for freshmen. The typical causes of roommate conflict...
Contributions to Books
Local Government Personnel Administration: Heritage, Contemporary Practice, and Portents (with Lana Stein), Public Human Resource Management: Problems and Prospects (2009)
Roughly a century ago, American cities were the fulcrum of development of professional public personnel...
Linear Correlation and Regression (with Leslie R. Alm), Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration (2008)
Presentations
Share a Bike, Get a Ride: Analytical Development and Forecasting for Bikeshare-systems (with Thomas Wuerzer), Urban Affairs Association 42nd Annual Conference (2012)
The paper presents a novel approach to the conceptual development of bikeshare systems to create...