December 2012
Dr. Karen Shafer, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, received a 2012–2013 grant from Rutgers University’s Center on the American Governor under the title “The American Governor: Politics, Policy, Power and Leadership” for her research titled “The Female Governor: Policy and Leadership,” which will be completed at the end of this year. Dr. Shafer also co-presented “Governors’ Policy Agendas Over the Long Haul: State Priorities in a National Context” at the 2012 American Political Science Association annual meeting in New Orleans.
September 2012
Dr. Mark Gordon, the associate dean of the School of Public Policy and Administration, and Dr. Christina Spoons ’12, a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) and Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration graduate, co-wrote “Lessons Learned From the 2011 Flooding in Thailand” in PA Times (July 19, 2012) about the serious challenges flooding presents in Thailand.
Dr. David Kilmnick, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, was recently named to the Long Island Power List in recognition of his work as head of the Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Services Network and for establishing the nation’s first gay PTA. During the induction ceremony, he was also named Citizen of The Year by Long Island Press.
August 2012
Dr. Gary Kelsey, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, contributed the two-part article “Bringing the Board on Board” to the PA TIMES Online series “Nonprofit Management: Getting Volunteers and Donations in a Down Economy” in July. In the article, Dr. Kelsey addressed how to select participants for a board of directors who align with a nonprofit’s strategic plan, how to engage them, and what role the board plays in enlisting volunteers and eliciting donations.
May 2012
Dr. Karen Shafer, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-presented “Media Coverage of Governors’ Policy Agendas” at the annual State Politics and Policy Conference in Houston in February.
March 2012
Dr. Ernesto Escobedo, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, wrote “Communication Issues in a Multilingual Business Environment: Insights from Managers” for the Global Journal of Business Research (Vol. 6, Issue 4).
November 2011
Dr. Ronald Craig, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, discusses Walden’s criminal justice programs in an article about how to transition from the military to a career in criminal justice and law enforcement in Military Advanced Education (2011: Vol. 6, Issue 8).
Dr. George Larkin, program director in the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-authored “Counting Those Who Count: The Impact of Latino Population Growth on Redistricting in Southern States” in PS: Political Science & Politics (June 2011). The article examines the potential impact of Hispanics on the electoral geography of the southern United States after the 2010 decennial census.
July 2011
Dr. Matthew Lloyd Collins, Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program director, and Dr. Mark Gordon, associate dean of the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-authored “Using What You Have During Budgetary Shortfalls: FEMA EMI Certificate Training” in the May 2011 issue of Government Security News.
May 2011
Dr. Matthew Lloyd Collins and Dr. David Milen, faculty members in the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-authored “The Use of Social Network Applications in the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Response Efforts” in PA Times, the American Society for Public Administration’s monthly newspaper, on March 27, 2011.
November 2010
Dr. Morris Bidjerano, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, presented Collaboration in Public Management—A Definitional Analysis at the 31st Annual Southeastern Conference for Public Administration in Wilmington, N.C.
Dr. Mark Gordon, associate dean of the School of Public Policy and Administration, was interviewed by Govpro.com about current opportunities for M.P.A. degree holders.
Dr. Karen Shafer, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, collaboratively presented Who's in the Governor's Mansion? Gender Differences in the Policy Priorities of Governors at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Washington, D.C.
September 2010
Dr. Cassandra Caldwell and Dr. Anne Hacker, faculty members in the School of Public Policy and Administration, were selected to present “Opportunities and Challenges for Online Education” at the World Universities Forum in Hong Kong this coming January.
July 2010
Dr. Ron Hirschbein, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, authored “Sookie, Sigmund, and the Edible Complex,” which appeared in True Blood and Philosophy (John Wiley and Sons, 2010).
June 2010
Dr. Matthew Collins, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-authored “Examining Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Response to Catastrophic Disasters: Toward a Network-Centered Approach” in Administration and Society (Feb. 2010).
Dr. Irmak Renda-Tanali, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration and School of Management, and Dr. Timothy Lockwood, a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences (now Ph.D. in Management) graduate, co-authored “A New Market Risk Mitigating Approach to Combined Heat and Power Project Finance Without the Benefits of a Power Purchase Agreement” in The Engineering Economist (2010: Vol. 55, Issue 1).
April 2010
Dr. Matthew Lloyd Collins, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, and Giselle Reid, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration (now Ph.D. in Management) student, co-authored “Public Policy, Social Change and the Ethics Triangle: Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education in the United States” in The Journal of Social Change (2009: Vol. 2).
February 2010
Dr. Mark Gordon, interim associate dean for the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-authored an article with Barbara Bole, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration (now Ph.D. in Management) student, “E Pluribus Unum: Fostering a New Era of Citizenship by Teaching Civic Engagement and Healthy Civic Discourse” in the Journal of Public Affairs (2009: Vol. 9, Issue 4).
October 2009
Dr. Ron Hirschbein, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, published “Nuclear Strategists in Wonderland” in Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy (Wiley, 2010).
Dr. Anthony Leisner, a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration, co-published “Alleviating Poverty: A Macro/Micro Marketing Perspective” in Macromarketing (Sage Publications, 2009).