Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2010 | Faculty Research Grant |
Georgia Southern University | |
Role: Co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Nathan Grasse | |
$4,760 | |
2009 | Grant for Professional Travel, Center for Excellence in Teaching |
Georgia Southern University | |
$1,140 | |
2007 | Center for Excellence in Teaching Course Development Award |
Georgia Southern University | |
$1,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2012 - Present | Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies | 2008 - Present | Committee member, Finance Committee, Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECoPA) | 2007 - Present | Member, Graduate Faculty Designation, Georgia Southern University | 2018 | Budget Manager, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2018 | Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies | 2015 | Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Institute for Public and Nonprofit Studies | 2014 | Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Institute for Public and Nonprofit Studies | 2007 - 2011 | Member, Public Administration Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University | 2010 | Chair, “Local Governments as Environmental Entrepreneurs.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science | 2007 - 2010 | Faculty Advisor, Pi Alpha Alpha, Public Administration Honor Fraternity, Georgia Southern University | 2009 | Member, 1906 Scholars Interview Panel, Georgia Southern University | 2009 | Faculty Advisor, Ronald E. McNair Program | 2009 | Discussant, “Issues of Race and Gender in Personnel Policy and Management.” Midwest Political Science Assoc. | 2007 | Chair, “Reasoning, Decision-Making, and Precedent” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Assoc. | 2006 | Chair and Discussant, “Labor Management Relations and Conflict” Meeting of the Southeastern Conference for Public Admin. | 2006 | Chair, “Mayors and City Councils.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association | Reviewer, International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior | Reviewer, Journal of Public Affairs Education | Reviewer, Public Administration Review | Reviewer, Review of Public Personnel Administration |
Honors and Awards
- Center for Excellence in Teaching Course Development Award, Georgia Southern University, $1,500 (Summer 2007).
- Recipient, Gerald S. Manyanov Award, Department of Political Science and the Division of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University (2007)
- Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Division of Research and Graduate Studies, Northern Illinois University (2007)
- Recipient, Founders’ Forum Fellowship, American Society for Public Administration (2006)
- Member, Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Chi, Political Science Honor Fraternity.
- Member, Pi Alpha Alpha, Public Administration Honor Fraternity.
- Vice President, Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Chi Chapter, AY (2001- 2002)
Courses
- State and Local Government
- Political Science Scope and Research Methods
- Criminal Justice Research Methods
- Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process
- Internship in Public Administration
- Capstone Seminar
- Organization Development
- Ethics of Administration for the In-Career Professional
- State and Local Government
- Ethics in Government
- Public Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Management for the In-Career Professional
- Internship in Public Administration
May 2007 | Ph.D., Political Science, Northern Illinois University | |
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May 2003 | M.P.A., Missouri State University | |
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May 2002 | B.S. in Public Administration, Missouri State University | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 8048
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-1400
Office: Carroll 1085
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