Curriculum Vitae of John A. Hamman

Calendar Year: 2021

Curriculum Vitae of John A. Hamman

I. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Present University Department: School of Management and Marketing

Office Address: 3136 Faner Hall

Email: [email protected]

II. EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1988

Dissertation: “The Allocation of Federal Aid: The Distribution of Federal Mass

Transportation Assistance from 1965-86”

M.A. Eastern Illinois University 1979

B.A. Eastern Illinois University 1977

III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020, to date, Director of the NASPAA accredited Master of Public Administration Program

2016 to 2019, Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Political Science

2005 to 2012, Director of the NASPAA accredited Master of Public Administration Program

1995 to date. Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University.

1996 to 2002. Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Political Science

1996 to 1999. COLA Pre-law Advisor.

1989-1994. Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University.

1993-1995. Senior Research Associate, Institute of Local Governmental Affairs at Southern

Illinois University.

1984-88. Research Assistant, Policy Analyst, and Survey Supervisor at the Institute of

Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana.

1982-84. Research Assistant and Coordinator for the Illinois portion of a two-state study of

rural administrative capacity done in cooperation with the Institute of Government at the

University of California at Davis.

IV. RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Awards and Honors:

2006. Recipient of Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award from the Graduate School at

Eastern Illinois University.

2000. College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Appreciation Award for faculty making significant

contributions to research, scholarly, and creative work in the college while at the

same time demonstrating teaching excellence and good citizenship.

mailto:[email protected]

Research Interests and Specialties:

My research interest is in the fields of public administration, public policy and

American politics. It is concerned with factors which affect the performance of

legislators, executives, administrators, and the institutions in which they work at

various levels of government.

Grants Applied for (10+):

2010 Co-investigator for $350,000 (SIUC share $80,000) U.S. Department of

Transportation, Transportation Research Board (TRB)

2008 SIUC Student Technology Fee Grant

2006 SIUC Classroom Initiative Grant

2006 SIUC Graduate Technology Enhancement Grant

2005-10 Multiple grants for training, graduate assistantships and MPA internships

from external sources

2005 SIUC Student Technology Fee Grant

2004 Undergraduate Technology Fee Grant

2003 Undergraduate Technology Fee Grant

1994. Applied for ORDA special research grant.

1994. Applied for ORDA special research grant (Spring)

1993. Applied for ORDA special research grant (with Lawrence Truitt).

Grants Received (10+):

2010 $80,000 Transportation Research Board Grant (part of larger 350,000.

paroject).

2005-10 $140,694.00 in external grants for MPA internships.

2005-10 $108,925.00 in external grants for MPA graduate assistantships

2006 Recipient of $17,000 SIUC Classroom Initiative Grant.

2005 Recipient of $ 7,631.68 Student Technology Fee Grant

2004 Recipient of $1400.00 Student Technology Fee Grant

2003 Recipient of $ 1489.00 Student Technology Fee Grant

1994. Recipient of $ 7,446.00 ORDA Special Research Grant for 1995.

1992. Summer Research Fellowship award by the Office of Research and

Development and Administration (ORDA).

1986. Recipient of Dean S. Dorman Award for dissertation field research,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Political

Science.

Papers and Presentations at Professional Meetings (49):

2019. “Property Tax Extension Limitation Legislation and Local Government Fund

Balance Management: Case of Illinois Counties (with LaShonda M. Stewart, Brian

Chapman, and Josh Mitchell). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science

Association Meeting in Chicago, IL April 4th – April 7th

2018. “Are counties adopting fund balance policies or do they operate in a void”

(with LaShonda M. Stewart and Brian Chapman). Paper presented at the Midwest

Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL April 4th – April 8th.

2018. “A first look nationally at fund balance policies and local government savings”

(with LaShonda M. Stewart and Brian Chapman). Paper presented at the Southern

Political Science Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA, January 4th – January 6th.

2017. “State oversight and fund balance policies: An analysis of local government

savings” (with LaShonda M. Stewart and Brian Chapman). Paper presented at the

Midwest Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL April 5th – April 9th.

2017. “State oversight and fund balance policies: An analysis of local government

savings” (with LaShonda M. Stewart and Brian Chapman). Paper presented at the

Southern Political Science Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA, January 12th –

January 14th.

2016. “Determinants of local government unrestricted fund balances: The case of

Illinois” (with LaShonda M. Stewart, Stephanie Pink and Travis Taylor). Paper

prepared for the 74th annual MPSA conference held April 7th -10th, 2016 at the

Palmer House Hilton, Chicago

2015. “Local government budgeting across business cycles: The case of Illinois

counties” (with LaShonda M. Stewart). Paper presented at the Midwest Political

Science Association Meeting held in Chicago, IL, April 16th – April 19th.

2015. “Amateur entry in gubernatorial elections: An extension of ambitious amateur

theory” (with Chris Stout). Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science

Association Meeting held in Chicago, IL, April 16th – April 19th.

2015. “The impact of slack resources on expenditures in Illinois counties from 2000 –

2010” (with LaShonda M. Stewart). Paper presented at the Southern Political Science

Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA, FL, January 15th – January 17th.

2015. “Incumbent vulnerability and entry in gubernatorial elections:

The case of U.S. House members from 1978 – 2008” (with Charles DiStefano).

Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting in New

Orleans, LA, FL, January 15th – January 17th.

2014. “The rising tide of amateurs in gubernatorial elections” (with Shane Gleason

and Chris Stout). The paper was presented at the Midwest Political Science

Association national meeting held in Chicago, Illinois April 3-6th.

2014. “County government type and the stabilization function at the local level: The

case of Illinois counties” (with LaShonda Stewart). The paper was presented at the

Midwest Political Science Association national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, April 3-

6th.

2013. “The adoption and use of fund balances in Illinois counties: Do local

governments use unreserved funds to stabilize budgets across business cycles” (with

LaShonda M. Stewart and Travis Taylor) Paper presented at the Midwest Political

Science Association national meeting in Chicago, IL, April 10th -14th.

2013. "Riding back from the sunset: the re-emergence of candidates for high level

elected office" (with Shane Gleason and Charles DiStefano). Paper presented at the

Southern Political Science Association Meeting in Orlando, FL, January 2nd –

January 4th.

2012. “Gubernatorial comebacks: The record of former governors

in higher office from 1978 – 2009” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science

Association national meeting in Chicago, IL, April 11th -15th.

2012. “Thinking twice about a comeback? Split-terms and the performance and

accomplishments of U.S. Governors” Paper presented to the Southern Political

Science Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA, January 12-15.

2010. “Career Performance and Leadership Effectiveness: The Job Performance of

U.S. Governors from 1978-2004” (with Adrian Velazquez) at the Midwest Political

Science Association national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, April 18th – 22nd.

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2006. “The Makings of Effective Leadership: The Impact of Apprenticeship and

Institutional Power on the Success of Governors from 1980-2002 at the Annual

Meeting of the American Political Science Association meeting in Philadelphia, PA,

August 30th – September 3rd.

2006. “Public Approval of State Legislatures” was presented at the Sixth Annual

Conference on State Politics and Policy May 19-20 in Lubbock, TX.

2006. “The Election of Amateur U.S. Governors from 1977 to 2004” was presented at

the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois,

April 18th – 22nd, 2006.

2005. “Amateurism in American Politics: The Election and Tenure of U.S. Governors

from 1977 to 2002” was presented at the American Political Science Association

meeting in Washington, D.C. in August 2005.

2005. “Prior Political Experience and Gubernatorial Popularity” (with James King

and Jeffrey Cohen) Paper presented to the State Politics and Policy Association

Meeting Lansing, MI, May 2005.

2005. “The Performance of Political Amateurs in the Statehouse from 1978 to 2004:

A Research Note Applying David Canon’s Theory of Amateurism,” Paper presented

to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting Chicago, IL, April 2005.

2005. “Amateurism and the Election of U.S. Governors,” Paper presented to the

Southern Political Science Association Meeting in New Orleans, LA, January 2005.

2004. “Elected Office Governing Experience and Being Governor: Does it Matter?”

Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting Chicago, IL,

April 2004.

2003. “Divided Government and Public Opinion in the States: The Impact of Simple

and Compound Divided Government on the Job Performance of Governors and State

Government.” Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting,

Chicago, IL, April, 2003.

2002. “National, State, and Personal Factors as Predictors of Gubernatorial

Performance.” Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting,


2001. “Professionalism, Representation, and Public Assessment of State Legislative

Performance.” Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting,


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2000. “Presidential Favorability: Structure and Dynamics” (with Jeffrey Cohen).

Paper presented to the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL,

April, 2000.

1999. “Public Perceptions of Political Leaders Across Institutions and Levels of

Government.” (with Jeffrey Cohen) paper presented to the American Political Science

Association, September 2-5, 1999.

1999. “State Level Presidential Approval and Senatorial Support.” (with Jon Bond,

Richard Fleisher, and Jeffrey Cohen) paper presented at the 1999 Midwest Political

Science Association, held April 15-17, in Chicago, IL.

1998. “The Impact of Presidential Speeches on Public Perceptions of the Economy”

(with Jeffrey Cohen) paper presented at the 1998 Midwest Political Science

Association, April 23-25, in Chicago, IL.

1998. “The Uses of Precedent in Judicial Decision Making” (with Robert Clinton)

paper presented at the 1998 Midwest Political Science Association, April 23-25, in

Chicago, IL.

1997. “Presidential Rhetoric and the Perceptual Economy” (with Jeffrey Cohen)

paper presented at the American Political Science Association in Washington, D.C.,

August 28-31.

1996. “Beyond Popularity: Presidents and the Public Mood 1956 - 1989" (with

Jeffrey Cohen) paper presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Political

Science Association in San Francisco, CA August 29 - September 1.

1996. “Presidential Ideology and the Public Mood” paper presented at the 1996

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April

18-20.

1995. “Presidents and the Adoption of Regulatory Policy” paper presented at the

1995 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL

April 6-8.

1994. “An Evolutionary Theory of Regulatory Policy: Cable Television Regulation

in the U.S. Senate,” paper presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Midwest

Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 14-16.

1994. “Municipal Government in the United States: Concepts and Practices,” paper

presented at the USIA Summer Institute on American Politics and Law held at SIUC.

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1993. “Closing ranks: Distributive policy making and the ongoing dialogue between

empirical and formal Research,” paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the

Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 15-17.

1992. “Image and reality in local governmental personnel practices,” (with Uday

Desai) paper presented at the 1992 American Political Science Association Meeting

in Chicago, IL September 3-6.

1992. “Pursuing quality in local governmental personnel,” paper presented at the

1992 Annual American Society for Public Administration Meeting in Chicago, IL

April 11-15.

1992. “Presidents and distributive politics,” paper presented at the 1992 Annual

Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 9-11.

1991. “Presidential influence and bureaucratic decision making,” paper presented at

the 1991 American Political Science Association Meeting in Washington, D.C.

August 29 through September 1.

1991. “Universalism, program development, and the allocation of federal assistance:

The evolution of federal mass transportation programs 1965-86,” paper presented at

the 1991 Western Political Science Association in Seattle, WA March 21-23.

1990. “Presidential influence and the allocation of federal grants,” paper presented at

the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago,

IL April 5-7.

1990. “The Impact of presidential campaigning on midterm senate elections,” (with

Jeff E. Cohen and Michael Krassa) paper presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of

the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 5-7.

1989. “The Allocation of Federal Assistance: Bureaucratic Strategy and Program

Development,” paper presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting of the American Political

Science Association held in Atlanta, GA August 31st through September 3rd.

1989. “Toward a Temporal Theory of the Allocation of Federal Aid: Clientele

Dynamics and Program Development,” paper presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting

of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April 13-15.

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Other (34):

2017. Chairperson of the panel, “Performance Management” at the Midwest Political

Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 5 – 9.

2017. Chairperson and Discussant for the panel, “Budgeting” at the Midwest Political

Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 5 – 9.

2016. Chairperson of the panel, “Governors” at the Midwest Political Science

Association Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 6 – 10.

2016. Chairperson of the panel, “Local Government and Beyond” at the Midwest

Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 6 – 10.

2015. Chairperson of the panel, “Policy-making in a Federal System” at the Midwest

Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL 16th -19th.

2015. Chairperson of the panel, “Public Service Motivation” at the Midwest Political

Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 16th -19th.

2015. Chairperson of the panel, “Collaborative Governance: Networks, Contracting,

and Non-governmental Organizations” at the Southern Political Science Association

Meeting in New Orleans, LA, January 15th – January 17th.

2014. Discussant for the panel, “Governors” at the Midwest Political Science

Association national meeting held in Chicago, Illinois April 3-6th.

2012-2015. Participant in Summer Study of the U.S Institutes for Undergraduate

Student Leaders funded the U.S. State Department held at Southern Illinois

University Carbondale from July through August presenting lectures on municipal

government.

2013. Chairperson of the panel, “Conflict and cooperation within American

federalism” at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting held in Chicago,

IL, April 10th -14th.

2012. Discussant of the Panel, “The changing dynamics of gubernatorial elections” at

the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting held in Chicago, IL, April 11th -

15th.

2010. Chairperson of the panel, “Governors and policymaking” at the 10th annual

State Politics and Policy Conference held at the University of Illinois Springfield June

3-5.

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2007-2010. Participant in Summer Study of the U.S Institutes for Undergraduate

Student Leaders funded the U.S. State Department held at Southern Illinois

University Carbondale from July through August presenting lectures on municipal

government.

2006. Presentation to the faculty and graduate students of the EIU political science

department based on my research about the election and performance of Amateur

governors. The presentation was made in conjunction with receiving the Outstanding

Graduate Alumnus Award from Eastern Illinois University in April by the Eastern

Illinois University Graduate School.

2003. Participant in the Summer 2003 American Studies Institute for Iraqi

Undergraduate Student Leaders hosted by the Political Science Department from July

to August and sponsored by the U.S. State Department.

2002. Participant and faculty resource for the Fulbright American Studies Institute on

the U.S. Political System hosted by the Political Science Department from June to

August.

2002. Participant in the SIUC Honors Program Prestigious Scholarship Fair.


the U.S. Political System hosted by the Political Science Department from June 22 to

August 4.

2001. Participant in the Southern Illinois University Public Policy Institute and

Department of Political Science’s Youth Government Day in September 28 and 29.


the U.S. Political System hosted by the Political Science Department from June to

August.

2000. Participant in the Southern Illinois University Public Policy Institute and

Department of Political Science’s Youth Government Day in October 20 and 21.

1999. Participant “Truman and Marshall Scholarships: Breaking the Code,” a

conference sponsored by the Truman and Marshall Scholarship programs July 30

through August 1 1999 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

1999. Mentor in the United States Information Agency’s (USIA) Summer Institute in

the American Federalism held at SIUC.

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1998. Panel chair and moderator of the panel, “Life Beyond the MPA” held

following the 1998 Master of Public Administration spring luncheon in the Video

Lounge of the Student Center.

1997. Presentation on Human Resources as part of the Liaoning Province Training

Program held at SIUC July 14-19.



1997. Mentor to visiting Russian scholars from Ekaterinburgh, Russia in social

science research methodology and American Presidency scholarship

1994. Chairperson of the panel, “The Role of County Government,” Summer

Institute in American Politics and Law held at SIUC.


the American Political System held at SIUC.

1992. Chairperson of the panel, “Staffing in Local Government, What Makes the

Difference?” at the 1992 American Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago,

IL September 3-6.

1992. Participant in the faculty workshop, “Ideas and Issues in Professional

Education: Their Implications for Public Administration,” sponsored by the Illinois

Association of Graduate Programs in Public Administration held at the Illinois

Institute of Technology, Chicago Illinois April 11.

1991. Participant, “Faculty Development Seminar on Tax Policies and Revenue

Administration,” sponsored by the Illinois Association of Graduate Programs in

Public Administration held in Woodstock, Illinois May 16-17.

1990. Participant in the Faculty Development Seminar on State-Local Relations in

Illinois Governance May 17-18, 1990 held at the Giant City State Park and Lodge

sponsored by the Illinois Association of Graduate Programs in Public Administration,

the Southern Illinois Mayors Association, and the Master of Public Affairs Program

at SIUC.

1990. Discussant for the panel, “Assisting and Constraining Decisions at the

Conference on Understanding and Improving Public Decision Making,” held by the

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Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois April 19-20 at

Urbana-Champaign.

1989. Chairperson for the panel, “The Role of Bureaucratic Structure,” at the 1989

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL April

13-15.

V. PUBLICATIONS

2021. “Unreserved Fund Balance Management Practices in U.S. Counties (with LaShonda

M. Stewart, Brian Chapman and Jeremy Philips) In, Handbook of Motivation in Public

Administration, eds. Randall R. Davis and Edward Styzak. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar

Publishing (Forthcoming).

2019. “An Application of Deviation from the Trend Analysis: The Case of Slack Resources

and Budget Stabilization in Illinois Counties from 2000 – 2010 (with LaShonda M. Stewart).

Sage Research Methods Cases (January).

2018. “The Stabilization Effect of Local Government Savings: The Case of Illinois Counties

(with LaShonda M. Stewart and Stephanie Pink-Harper). Public Budgeting and Finance,

38(Summer): 23-39.

2018. “State oversight and local government savings: An analysis of Illinois county fund

balance policies” (with LaShonda M. Stewart and Brian Chapman) Simon Review, 51

(January).

2018. “Conditions for competition: Assessing the competitive dynamics of US counties”

(with Joshua L. Mitchell, LaShonda M. Stewart, and Steve Modlin) Journal of Public

Management and Social Policy, 26(1): 3-23.

2017. “The diffusion of TIF districts among local governments” (with Joshua L. Mitchell and

LaShonda M. Stewart) International Review of Public Administration 22 (4): 344-363.

2014. “Incumbent Vulnerability and Entry in Gubernatorial Elections: The Case of Former

Governors” (with Shane Gleason) Social Science Journal, 51(June):212-218.

2010. “Institutional Reform and State Government Corruption: An Analysis of Institutional

Reforms Proposed by the Illinois Reform Commission” (with Travis Taylor) Simon Review,

19(May).

2006. “Public Opinion in the States: Determinants of Legislative Job Performance” in Public

Opinion in State Politics, ed. Jeffrey Cohen. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

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2005. “Presidential Ideology and the Public Mood, 1956-1994” (with Jeffrey Cohen) In The

Presidency, eds. Diane Heath and Lori Cox Han. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

2004. “Career Experience and Performing Effectively as Governor” American Review of

Public Administration. 34(June): 151-163.

2003. “Interest Group PAC Contributions and the 1992 Regulation of Cable Television”

(with Jeffrey Cohen) Social Science Journal, 40(issue 3).

2003. “The Polls: Can Presidential Rhetoric Affect the Public’s Economic Perceptions?”

(with Jeffrey Cohen). Presidential Studies Quarterly. 33(June): 408-422.

2000. “State Level Presidential Approval and Senatorial Support” (with Jeffrey Cohen, Jon

Bond, and Richard Fleisher) Legislative Studies Quarterly. 24:577-590.

1998. “Need Assessment of a Major Metropolitan Reliever Airport” (with David NewMyer

and Scott Worrells) Journal of Air Transportation. 3:49-69.

1997. “Reelection and Congressional Support: Presidential Motives in Distributive Politics”

(with Jeffrey Cohen) American Politics Quarterly. 25:56-74.

1995. “Current Issues and Challenges in Recruitment and Selection,” (with Uday Desai) In

Public Personnel Administration: Problems and Prospects, eds. Richard Kearney and

Steven Hays, 3rd edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

1995. “Municipal Government in the United States: Concepts and Practices,” In American

Government, Politics, and Law: Unity in Diversity, eds. Michael Esler, Barbara Brown, and

Thomas McAffee. Monograph published by The School of Law, Southern Illinois University

at Carbondale.

1994. “Image and Reality in Local Governmental Personnel Practices: Investigating the

Quiet Crisis Among Illinois City Officials,” (with Uday Desai) Public Administration

Review. 54:391-397.

1994. “Graduate Aviation Administration Education: Preparing Managers for the 21st

Century,” (with Lawrence Truitt) Journal of Aviation / Aerospace Education and Research.

4:9-16.

1993. “Bureaucratic Accommodation of Congress and the President: Elections and the

Distribution of Federal Assistance,” Political Research Quarterly. 46:863-879.

1993. “Universalism, Program Development, and the Distribution of Federal Mass

Transportation Assistance,” Legislative Studies Quarterly. 28:553-568

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1993. “Competing for Talent and Diversity: Recruitment Practices in Illinois Local

Government,” (with Uday Desai and Thomas Mitchell) Review of Public Personnel

Administration. 13:22-37.

1993. “Renewing Public Service: Personnel Practices in Illinois Local Government,” (with

Uday Desai and Thomas Mitchell) In The Illinois Public Service: Problems and

Perspectives, ed. Samuel K. Gove, 108-120. Dekalb, IL: Illinois Association of Graduate

Programs in Public Administration.

1992. “Maintaining the City Work Force in Tough Fiscal Times: Some Preliminary

Findings,” Municipal Affairs Bulletin. 10:5-7.

1991. “The Impact of Presidential Campaigning on Midterm U.S. Senate Elections,” (with

Jeffrey Cohen and Michael Krassa) American Political Science Review. 85:165-178.

1985. New Federalism in the New South: An Assessment of State Administration of

Community Development Block Grants. (with Nathaniel Jackson, Gary Orfield, and Jim

Fossett) Atlanta: The Southern Education Foundation.

1984. “Small-city Councils and Their Part-time Experts: Dealing with Attorneys and

Engineers.” (with Kent Williamson and Al Sokolow) Illinois Government Research.

Urbana: University of Illinois.

1983. “City of Neoga Illinois.” Rural Capacity Project: Volume 7. This was one of twelve

volumes produced by the Rural Capacity Project which was a cooperative undertaking of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture (Economic Research Service - Economic Development

Division) and the Universities of California, Davis and Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1983. “Village of Greenup, Illinois.” Rural Capacity Project: Volume 6.

1983. “Cumberland County, Illinois.” Rural Capacity Project: Volume 5.

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VI. WORKS IN PROGRESS

A. Under Revision

1) “Are State Budget Stabilization Funds Really a Tool to Circumvent Tax and

Expenditure Limitations? Assessing the Factors that Influence States to Access

their Budget Stabilization Fund” with Jeremy Phillips and LaShonda M. Stewart.

2) “Innovation of Local Governments: The Diffusion of Informal Savings” (with

Jeremy Phillips and LaShonda M. Stewart). Analysis looks at unreserved fund balance

practices as innovation, uses its adoption to test two diffusion hypotheses: Leaning and

Emulation.

3) “The Adoption of GFOA Recommended Saving Policies in US Counties”

This study analyzes local government fund balance practices with data drawn from a

random sample of 341 US counties and county equivalents. So far, we are finding that

counties with publicly available comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs) are

about 16 percent more likely to have adopted some Government Finance Officers

Association (GFOA)-recommended unreserved fund balance policy attributes. We are

currently adding additional years of data. This seems to be the first attempt to analyze

local government savings in this way nationally.

B. Preparation for Submission

“Rapid Diffusion in the Time of COVID 19: Examination of the Adoption of State Mask

Mandates” (With Joshua L. Mitchell, LaShonda M. Stewart, Brian Chapman and Charles

Menifield). This article examines the recent round of mask mandate adoptions by the

U.S. state governments in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of rapid

diffusion.

C. New research project

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on state and local government finances. A

collective project drawing on the expertise of published public budgeting scholars

including Charles Menifield, Cal Clark, John Hamman, Josh Mitchell, Jeremy Phillips,

and LaShonda Stewart looking at how the economic turndown impacts revenues and the

use of government savings (i.e., rainy day funds and unreserved fund balances).

Particular focus will be on utilization of rainy-day funds and unreserved fund balances.

The global cost of the pandemic is also an area of interest.

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VII. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Interests and Specialties:

Public administration and policy analysis

American politics and institutions

Courses Taught

POLS 594 Preprofessional seminar in public administration

POLS 593 Preprofessional seminar in political science

POLS 550 ProSeminar in public administration

POLS 537 (previously 547B) Foundations of public administration

POLS 544 Policy analysis

POLS 545 Organization theory

POLS 539 (previously 544B) Program analysis and evaluation

POLS 541 Practical seminar in public administration

POLS 540 Seminar in public management

POLS 511 Topical seminar in American politics

POLS 503 (Previously 503b) Data preparation and management

POLS 444 Public policy analysis

POLS 414 Political systems of the American states

POLS 340 Introduction to public administration

POLS 324 Politics and public policy

POLS 322 American chief executive

POLS 319 Political parties

POLS 213 State and local politics

POLS 200 Introduction to political science

POLS 114 Introduction to American government and politics

Teaching and Training Grants

Teaching and Training Grants Applied For

1995. Applied for $361,121.00 USIA Chinese Local Election Training Grant

1994. Applied for $356,856.00 USIA Russian Subnational Government Official

Training Grant

1994. Applied for $ 297,358.00 USIA University Partnerships Grant (with John

Jackson and Lawrence Truitt)

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Teaching and Training Grants Received

2002. SIUC Undergraduate Assistantship.

1994. Taught intensive 5-day workshops for Bulgarian local government officials in

Plovdiv and Varna, Bulgaria in June. Project funded by USIA.

1991. Taught two-day workshop on Problem Solving and Decision Making for the

Illinois Institute for Training and Development.

1990. Commissioned by the Division of Continuing Education of Southern Illinois

University at Carbondale to design a 400 level individualized learning course in State

Politics in 1990.

1984-86. Commissioned by the Guided Individual Study Program of the University of

Illinois at Urbana to redesign and rewrite the American Government Course and the

Urban Politics Course.

Teaching Awards and Honors:

2001. Nominee for Distinguished Faculty Banquet, sponsored by Undergraduate Student

Government, held December 6, 2001 in Ballroom B of the SIU Student Center.

Current Graduate Faculty Status: Direct Dissertation.

Number of Master’s and Ph.D. Committees served upon: 155.

Completed MPA Papers and Masters Theses Directed 51:

1. Gajef O’Neil 4/92 MPA Masters Paper

2. Thomas Mitchell 5/92 MPA Masters Paper

3. Jie Hung 2/93 MPA Masters Paper

4. Vivian Millikin 4/93 MPA Masters Paper

5. Sandra Ceto 12/93 MPA Masters Paper

6. Gergana Zlateva 12/95 MPA Masters Paper

7. Kurt Roach 10/96 MPA Masters Paper

8. Ryant Wooten 10/96 MPA Masters Paper

9. Tiffany Hall 09/97 MPA Masters Paper

10. Dan Eichholtz 11/98 MPA Masters Paper

11. Mark Kochen 01/00 MPA Masters Paper

12. Sara Potter 12/00 MPA Masters Paper

13. Jennifer Goodey 11/02 MPA Masters Paper

14. Mitzi Ramos 07/02 MPA Masters Paper

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15. Jonathan Kern 08/02 MPA Masters Paper

16. Brian Morrill 11/02 MPA Masters Paper

17. Scott Rice 05/03 MPA Masters Paper

18. Dean Ralston 11/03 MPA Masters Paper

19. Karl Warwick 12/03 MPA Masters Paper

20. Laura Ellis 04/04 MPA Masters Paper

21. Elaine Conrad 04/04 MPA Masters Paper

22. Brian Wiebler 04/04 MPA Masters Paper

23. Kevin Wall 04/04 MPA Masters Paper

24. Kate Baker 04/04 MPA Masters Paper

25. Heather Hall 07/04 MPA Masters Paper

26. Khurram Mahmood 11/04 MPA Masters Paper

27 Troy Mullineaux 8/05 MA Thesis

28. Michelle Bean 6/06 MPA Masters Paper

29. Josh Long 9/06 MPA Masters Paper

30. Kevin Peck 3/07 MPA Masters Paper

31. Robert Peterson 3/07 MPA Masters Paper

32. Sheree Mayfield 4/07 MPA Masters Paper

33. Steve Bohn 5/07 MPA Masters Paper

34. Enoch Paul 5/07 MPA Masters Paper

35. Delores Kerstein 1/08 MPA Masters Paper

36. Amy Peradotta 6/08 MPA Masters Paper

37. Kataryzyn Malazdra 7/08 MPA Masters Paper

38. Hilary Thompson 10/08 MPA Masters Paper

39. Rory Walters 10/08 MPA Masters Paper

40. Lindsay Carr 4/09 MPA Masters Paper

41. Amy Spomer 1/09 MPA Masters Paper

42. Linley Thompson 5/09 MPA Masters Paper

43. Lori Bryant 5/09 MPA Masters Paper

44. Dennis Van DaLear 7/09 MPA Masters Paper

45. Shivany Sepersand 4/10 MPA Masters Paper

46. Kelly Gerlach 4/10 MPA Masters Paper

47. Danisha Williams 4/10 MPA Masters Paper

48. Shane Ignolia 4/11 MPA Masters Paper

49. Elizabeth Dalton 7/11 MPA Masters Paper

50. Ryne Grotts 7/11 MPA Masters Paper

51. Jennifer Herter 10/11 MPA Masters Paper

52. Libby Pritchard 11/12 MPA Masters Paper

53. Paul Zaspal 12/12 MPA Masters Paper

54. Luis Zaragoza 4/13 MPA Masters Paper

55. Irene Upson 5/13 MPA Masters Paper

55. Melissa Schwedel 10/13 MPA Masters Paper

57. Nina Fuscaldo 4/14 MPA Masters Paper

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58. Darren Bailey 3/18 MPA Masters Paper

VIII. UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE

Department Committees: 8

2020 to date COBA Graduate Policy Committee

2016 to 2019. POLS Graduate Studies Committee, Chair

2002 to 2003. Lectures and Entertainment Committee, Chair

1996 to 2002. Undergraduate Studies Committee, Chair

1990-92, 1996 to 1998, 1999 to 2001, 2004 to 2005, 2007 to 2009, 2011-2014 Executive

Committee.

1992, Curriculum Committee.

1989-91, 1995-96. Graduate Studies Committee.

1993-95. Awards Committee.

1989-date. MPA Core Faculty Committee.

College and University Committees and Councils: 14

2017 (Fall) Chairman of College of Liberal Arts Council

2015 to 2016 Chairman of College of Liberal Arts Council Academic Policy Committee

2014 to Fall 2017 Member College of Liberal Arts Council

1994 to 2002. SIUC Truman Scholarship Committee

1998 to 2001, 2012. Research Development and Administration Review Committee for

Business, Education, and the Social Sciences.

1998 to 2000. Member College of Liberal Arts Council

1999-2000 Member of College of Liberal Arts Council Executive Committee

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1999. Chairman of Selection and Elections Committee of College of Liberal Arts

Council.

1998-99 Member College of Liberal Arts Council, Dean’s Budget Committee

1998-99 Member College of Liberal Arts Council, Ad Hoc Committee to Revise College

Operating Paper

1996 to 1998. Member of the university level Computer Advisory Committee

1993-96. Member of the university level Undergraduate and Teaching Curriculum

Committee.

1994-95. Coordinator for the SIUC Public Issues Forum sponsored by the College of

Law, College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business Administration, the Department of

Journalism, and the College of Education.

1993-94. Co-coordinator for the SIUC Public Issues Forum sponsored by the College of

Law, College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business Administration, the Department of

Journalism, and the College of Education.

1992-93. Chairman of Academic Policy Committee, College of Liberal Arts Council.

1991-93. College of Liberal Arts Council.

Other: 4

1998 to 1999. Faculty Coordinator of the Social and Behavior Sciences Special Emphasis

Floor in Brush Towers.

1997 to 1999. Faculty Advisor for the SIU Prelaw Association.

1996 to 2002. Director of Undergraduate Studies.

1991-1993. Faculty Advisor and Coordinator of the Public Administration Student

Organization (PASO).

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IX. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Membership in Professional Associations:

American Society for Public Administration

Southern Political Science Association

Midwest Political Science Association

Offices Held and Honors Awarded in Professional Organizations: 2

1993-95. President of the local chapter of American Society for Public Administration.

1993. Special commendation in recognition of extraordinary service awarded by the

SIUC Public Administration Student Organization.

Evaluation of Manuscripts for Journals and Book Publishers and of Grant Proposals

Refereed Journals

American Journal of Political Science

American Politics Research

American Review of Public Administration

Journal of Politics

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Policy Studies Journal

Political Behavior

Political Research Quarterly

Political Science and Politics

Political Science Quarterly

Public Finance Review

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Public Works: Management and Policy

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Social Science Quarterly

Publishers

Prentice Hall

Brown & Benchmark

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Harper Collins

Longman

Harcourt Brace

Consultantships:

2010. Assisted in the development of a manual to help general aviation airports

nationwide develop airport business plans. The $350,000 project involves the partnership

of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Aviation Management Consulting Group

of Denver Colorado. In addition to the promised business planning manuals, the PIs also

plan to publish one to two articles addressing the economically viability of general

aviation airports.

1996. American Center for Teaching Russian (ACTR). Conducted a three-week needs

assessment of the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Ural State University

in Ekaterinburgh, Russia. The work laid the groundwork for cooperative ventures

between the Ural State University’s Department of Political Science and Sociology and

the Department of Political Science at SIUC.

1994-95. Palwaukee Airport Based User Needs Assessment.

Produced the report,

“Palwaukee Airport User Survey: Final Report,” (with David A. NewMyer).

1991. Illinois Association of Graduate Programs in Public Administration stipend for a

study of personnel practices in Illinois local government with Uday Desai of SIUC and

Tom D. Wilson of ISU 1991

Produced the report,

“Renewing Public Service: Personnel Practices in Illinois Local Government,”

(with Uday Desai and Tom Mitchell).

IX. COMMUNITY SERVICE

2015 to 2017. Carbondale Business Development Corporation and City of Carbondale.

Business Regulation Survey Project. An investigation and analysis of residents and business

attitudes by the SIUC MPA core faculty for the Carbondale Business Development

Corporation and City of Carbondale.

2008 to date. Advisory Board Member of the Center for Rural Health and Social Service

Development (CRHSSD). The CRHSSD works to strengthen rural health infrastructure and

to promote opportunities for enhancing health in rural communities throughout Southern

Illinois.

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2005. Consulted with Carbondale District 95 Literacy Committee to develop and analyze a

database as part of an ongoing assessment of reading achievement in the district. A

presentation about district-wide reading performance was made to the District 95 School

Board at their regular meeting on June 23, 2005.

2001. Served as a panel member on a WSIU television broadcast analyzing the presidential-

congressional relationships under the new Bush administration. The show aired on January

26th. Other participants were Senator Paul Simon, Randolph County Circuit Clerk Barbara

Brown, and Laura Arnold.

2000. Spoke to groups of Southern Illinois High School Students about civic responsibilities

and voting in the Sangamon Room of the SIUC student center November 7, 2000 from 1:00

to 2:00 p.m.

1998. Served as a panel member on a WSIU television broadcast analyzing the statewide

races for the Illinois general election. The show aired on October 30th. Other participants

were Jack Tichner, Joe Foote, Michael Lawrence, and David Kenney.

1998. Served as a panel member on a WSIU television broadcast analyzing the results of the

March Illinois primary election. The show aired on March 27th and March 29th. Other

participants were Jack Tichner, Michael Lawrence, and David Kenney.

1997. Served as a panel member on a WSIU television broadcast debating campaign finance

reform in Illinois October 31st. Other participants were Jack Tichner, Anthony Mann, and

David Kenney.

1994. Chairman and Moderator of the panel, “The Implications of Health Care Reform:

Providing Quality, Affordable and Accessible Health Care” at the Public Issues Forum

sponsored by the College of Law, College of Liberal Arts, College of Business

Administration, Journalism Department, and College of Education September 14.

1993. Chairman and Moderator of the panel, “Gambling, An Appropriate Source of

Government Revenue?” at the Public Issues Forum sponsored by the College of Law,

College of Liberal Arts, College of Business Administration, Journalism Department, and

College of Education September 14.

1992. Discussant for the panel, “Funding Education in Illinois: The Proposed Constitutional

Amendment,” at the Public Issues Forum sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and

School of Law at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale September 15.

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