Associate Professor, with tenure (August 1999—Present) Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Teaching: MPA core courses including Public Policy Analysis, Public Service Research II (regression analysis), and Public Affairs Economics; MPA prerequisite Public Service Statistics (online); undergraduate concentration core Public Management and Policy and Public Policy; PhD core in Policy and Program Evaluation; doctoral program of study and dissertation committees; independent study courses on special topics. Member, WaterSim Advisory Committee (July 2007—Present) Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC), ASU. Particular emphasis on adding policy variables to the WaterSim model. Invited Participant (Summer 2005—Present), Arizona Water Institute; COPP liaison (April 2006 to present) Governor Janet Napolitano proposed the originally named Arizona/Virtual Water University as a means of combining expertise at all of Arizona’s universities to produce better policy around this crucial resource. Affiliate Faculty (November 2003—Present) School of Justice Studies/School of Justice and Social Inquiry (SJSI). Participate in SJSI events; serve as a resource to SJSI graduate students. September 2007, requested to serve as PhD Program Faculty in Justice Studies. Director, Graduate Studies (July 2004—May 2007) Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Activities include MPA Admissions; PhD Admissions; MPA policy decisions; development of new urban-focused MPP; PhD policy decisions, PhD, MPA and undergraduate course scheduling and adjunct identification; student funding including assistantships and scholarships; recruiting and advising; and mentoring doctoral students and new faculty. Director, MPA Program (July 2002—July 2004) Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Activities include MPA Admissions; PhD Admissions; MPA policy decisions; advertising and awarding scholarships; and recruiting and advising. Assistant Professor (August 1992—August 1999) Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Teaching: MPA core classes including Public Affairs Economics, Public Service Research I and II, and Bureaucracy & Public Affairs II; Advanced MPA Electives including Advanced Policy Analysis, and Program Evaluation; PhD core class Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation; various independent study courses.

Associate Professor, with tenure (August 1999—Present)

Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Teaching: MPA core courses including Public Policy Analysis, Public Service Research II (regression analysis), and Public Affairs Economics; MPA prerequisite Public Service Statistics (online); undergraduate concentration core Public Management and Policy and Public Policy; PhD core in Policy and Program Evaluation; doctoral program of study and dissertation committees; independent study courses on special topics.

•Member, WaterSim Advisory Committee (July 2007—Present) Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC), ASU. Particular emphasis on adding policy variables to the WaterSim model.

•Invited Participant (Summer 2005—Present), Arizona Water Institute; COPP liaison (April 2006 to present)
Governor Janet Napolitano proposed the originally named Arizona/Virtual Water University as a means of combining expertise at all of Arizona’s universities to produce better policy around this crucial resource.

•Affiliate Faculty (November 2003—Present)
School of Justice Studies/School of Justice and Social Inquiry (SJSI). Participate in SJSI events; serve as a resource to SJSI graduate students. September 2007, requested to serve as PhD Program Faculty in Justice Studies.

Director, Graduate Studies (July 2004—May 2007)

Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Activities include MPA Admissions; PhD Admissions; MPA policy decisions; development of new urban-focused MPP; PhD policy decisions, PhD, MPA and undergraduate course scheduling and adjunct identification; student funding including assistantships and scholarships; recruiting and advising; and mentoring doctoral students and new faculty.

Director, MPA Program (July 2002—July 2004)

Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Activities include MPA Admissions; PhD Admissions; MPA policy decisions; advertising and awarding scholarships; and recruiting and advising.

Assistant Professor (August 1992—August 1999)

Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs. Teaching: MPA core classes including Public Affairs Economics, Public Service Research I and II, and Bureaucracy & Public Affairs II; Advanced MPA Electives including Advanced Policy Analysis, and Program Evaluation; PhD core class Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation; various independent study courses.

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