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University of Central Florida

School of Public Administration

2012-13

Annual Report

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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

2012-13 ANNUAL REPORT

Summary Page

Goal 1: Offer the best undergraduate education available in Florida. Public Administration programs successfully completed State Mandated Program Review

Developed competency-based curriculum and evaluation program

Students traveled to Tallahassee to meet with legislators

Two students awarded Order of Pegasus for exemplary community involvement

One student honored as National Nonprofit Student Leader of the Year by NLA

Goal 2: Achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and

research.

US News and World Report National Ranking – 2 Graduate Programs

o MPA program ranked 59th

o MNM program ranked 25th

Grant Funding ($1,603,240) in 2012-13

Faculty produced 56 publications (2 books) (12 book chapters) (41 refereed articles)

Faculty presented at 55 international/national and 29 regional/local conferences

Sixteen (16) different students published eight (8) articles with faculty members

Six (6) students made international and /or national presentations

7th Annual Public Administration Research Conference

MPA program reaccredited by NASPAA for 7 years

Successfully Completed MPA and MNM State Mandated Program Reviews

Goal 3: Provide international focus to our curricula and research programs.

Faculty produced eleven (11) publications with international focus

Faculty made (17) presentations at international venues in six (6) countries

Kapucu conducted the third Study Abroad Course in Seoul Korea

o Students and faculty published (2) articles on Seoul Korea

Goal 4: To become more inclusive and diverse. Outside Reviewers indicated School faculty exceptionally diverse

Faculty participated in diversity training

Faculty made (5) presentations addressing diversity, inclusiveness, and social equity

Blessett published (3) articles addressing diversity issues

Goal 5: Be America’s leading partnership university. 12

th Annual Community Partners Nonprofit Management Conference

Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant to Measure Performance – CNCS

Building Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Grant – USDA and NSF

Walking School Bus Program – Florida DOT

Study on Public Private Partnerships – Florida DOT

CPNM – VISTA program designed to improve outcomes for homeless students

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Below are the goals of the University of Central Florida with an explanation of how the School

of Public Administration is meeting the identified goals of the university.

Goal 1:

Offer the best undergraduate education available in Florida.

Outstanding Undergraduate Public Administration Program Review

For the past year, the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs in

Public Administration have been engaged in the state-mandated program review that occurs

every seven years for all academic programs. The outside reviewers stated that the program was

“outstanding” in terms of its diversity of faculty and students and in the development of the new

competency-based curriculum.

Two Public Administration Students Awarded Order of Pegasus

The Order of Pegasus is the highest honor the University of Central Florida gives to students. It

recognizes outstanding graduating seniors and graduate students who have demonstrated

exemplary university and community involvement, leadership, academic achievement, and

community service.

This year, two students from the School of Public Administration have earned the Order of

Pegasus Award. Eddiedelso (Eddie) Garcia is a public administration major with a minor in

nonprofit management. He is on the President’s Honor Role and has won numerous awards for

scholarship and service. Eddie states that UCF empowered him to excel academically,

personally, and professionally. Cortez Watley is a public administration and legal studies major

and served as Student Body President during his senior year and as a member of the UCF Board

of Trustees. He plans on attending law school and serving his country as part of the military’s

Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

National Nonprofit Student Leader of the Year

Carole Becker, former president of the UCF Nonprofit Management Student Association, was

awarded the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance National “Student Leader of the Year” award during

the Alliance Management/Leadership Institute (AMI) in January 2013. This national award

recognizes one outstanding student leader who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a

commitment to service.

First Place State Research Competition

Mercedes Beaudoin earned first place in the Social Science division for her research entitled

“Prospective Solutions and Barriers of Integrating Sustainable Development into Local Planning

and Management.”

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Annual Public Administration Tallahassee Legislative Trip

The Student Organization for Public Administration, the School of Public Administration, and

the UCF Office of Community Affairs sponsored the annual trip to Tallahassee. In February,

students Christopher Atkinson, Mark Kachadoorian, Sharinita Hester, Charlotte Joiner, David

Perez, Sun Jin Zanker, Aubrie Parliament, Zachary Pecci, and Whitney Livingston traveled to

Florida’s capital to learn more about public administration in the legislative process. The

students met with several members of state government including Secretary of State Ken

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Detzner. In addition, students participated in a mock debate on the Senate floor. After visiting the

Capitol, students toured the state Emergency Operations Center and learned how all the intricate

components of the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) come together in times of crisis.

This year’s trip was led by Fred Kittinger, Dr. Claire Knox, and Dan Stephens.

Increased Outreach Our school sends an electronic newsletter weekly and e-mails to students regarding specific

internship and job opportunities. On the School of Public Administration website, the link

“School News” has also been enhanced to list these opportunities. The Nonprofit Leadership

students developed a very active blog and use twitter to update others on their activities. The

nonprofit management lecture series is a partnership with the Nonprofit Management Student

Association and the Collegiate Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP),

where top leaders in nonprofit management speak to students about issues in the profession. The

students have also partnered with the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) to

promote professional networking opportunities.

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Goal 2:

Achieve international prominence in graduate study and research.

Grant Funding Secured by Faculty ($1,603,240)

National Ranking – Our MNM program is ranked 25th

and our MPA program is ranked 59th by

US News and World Report, making our school unique with two nationally ranked programs at

UCF.

Faculty Member Publications – (56)

Faculty members published two (2) books, twelve (12) book chapters, and forty-one (41) peer-

reviewed articles. Many of these publications are in top tier journals in our field. Of the articles

published by faculty in refereed journals, eight (8) of these are in the very top journals in the

field. Three (3) articles were published in Public Performance and Management Review, two (2)

articles were published in Public Administration Review (PAR) and two (2) articles in the

American Review of Public Administration, and one (1) article was published in Administration

& Society. Appendix A Lists Publications

Faculty Member Presentations – (84)

Faculty members made fifty-two (52) peer reviewed conference presentations at national and

international conferences. During this past year, faculty made thirty-two (32) non-refereed

presentations internationally, nationally, regionally, and locally. There were several invitational

presentations in Amsterdam, Turkey, Morocco, China, India, and the Netherlands.

Appendix B Lists Presentations

Graduate Student Publications – (6)

Twelve (12) different graduate students published six (6) articles in refereed journals with

faculty members. Appendix C Lists Articles

Graduate Student’s Peer Reviewed Presentations – (3)

At the 2013 Annual American Society for Public Administration Conference, doctoral student

Sana Khosa presented her research “Re-development and Mitigation after the 2010 Catastrophic

Floods: The Pakistani Experience” as part of the panel Disasters and Development. Alumni

Fatih Demiroz presented with Dr. Hu their paper “The Role of Civil Society and Nonprofit

Organizations in Post –Disaster Development.”

At the 2012 Southeast Conference of Public Administration, doctoral student Marie Pryor

presented her paper titled "Interagency Collaborations in Prisoner Reentry: Applying Social

Network Analysis to the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative." Also, doctoral student

Lauren O’Byrne presented her paper titled "The Role of Trust in Cross-Sectoral and Inter-

Organizational Networks" at the conference. Lastly, faculty members worked with six (6)

graduate students to make presentations or co-presentations at international, national, and

regional conferences. Appendix D Lists Presentations

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Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society

Our doctoral student, Sana Khosa, received the 2012 Pi Alpha Alpha (PAA) Doctoral Student

Manuscript Award. Her paper was based on her dissertation research and titled "Network

Structure and Its Influence on Collaborative Response Effectiveness in Disasters: The Case of

the 2010 Pakistan Floods." Her major advisor is Professor Kapucu. The National Award was

presented at the 2012 NASPAA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas at the Public Leadership

luncheon sponsored by Pi Alpha Alpha on October 19, 2012.

Our chapter of the Pi Alpha Alpha honor society holds its induction ceremony in conjunction

with the Annual Research Conference every year. In 2013, nine (9) students were inducted into

the honor society.

Liou Serves as National ASPA President

Since March of 2012 Dr. Kuotsai Tom Liou served as the President of the American Society of

Public Administration’s (ASPA’s) National Council. In this role, Liou traveled nationally and

internationally representing both ASPA and UCF. In March of 2013 he became Immediate Past-

President of the National Council serving one more year to complete his service to ASPA.

Faculty and Students Present at 74th

International ASPA Convention Dr. Tom Liou, ASPA National Council President, hosted the Annual Conference for the

American Society for Public Administration this year, which was held in New Orleans from

March 15th

through March 19th

. Assistant Vice-Provost Dr. Ronnie Korosec co-chaired the

conference program committee. The conference focused on “Governance & Sustainability,” and

Dr. Liou assembled several super sessions to highlight the theme with Dr. Mike Abels and Dr.

Mary Ann Feldheim moderating two of the sessions.

During his tenure as ASPA President, Liou was instrumental in the development of the new

Section Nonprofit Policy, Practice, and Partnerships, in the historic agreement between ASPA

and ARNOVA to leverage opportunities for nonprofit research and practice, and in the

development of increased ties with Asian leaders in public administration. Below is a listing of

the faculty, students, and alumni who presented at the conference.

1. Dr. Thomas Bryer presented his research on public participation using social media and

on citizenship amidst fiscal crises.

2. Dr. Christopher Hawkins presented his research on sustainable development and on

disaster events and policy change in Florida.

3. Dr. Qian Hu presented her research on the role of civil society and nonprofit

organizations in post disaster development with Dr. Fatih Demiorz, a recent graduate of

our doctoral program.

4. Dr. Naim Kapucu presented his research on disaster management and became the new

Chair of the Section on Disaster Management.

5. Sana Khosa, doctoral student, presented her research on re-development and mitigation

after the 2010 catastrophic floods.

6. Dr. Hillary Knepper, a graduate of our doctoral program, presented her research on the

impact of financial constraints on health care safety nets.

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7. Dr. Claire Knox presented her research on emergency management and helped conduct

a workshop on Sustainable Governance in a Post-Recovery Environment.

8. Dr. Wendell Lawther made three (3) presentations based on his grant from the Florida

Department of Transportation studying Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in

transportation, and two of the presentations were made with Dr. Larry Martin.

9. Dr. Dorothy Norris-Tirrell moderated a panel on resilience and sustainability and

lessions for nonprofits and became the new Chair of the Nonprofit Section.

10. Dr. Rui Sun presented her research on the impact of economic openness on sub-national

borrowing.

11. Dr. Tracy Trottier, a graduate of our doctoral program, presented her research on

collective bargaining as an issue of social equity.

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Annual Public Administration Research Conference

During the first week of April 2013, over 100 people attended our annual research conference,

whose theme was Building Healthy Communities through Education, Engagement, and Action.

Keynote speakers were Dr. James Wright, UCF Sociology Department, and Dr. Thomas Bryer.

Drs. Claire Knox, Dorothy Norris-Tirrell, and Brandi Blessett assessed the landscape of

nonprofit organizations in rural counties. Drs. Rui Sun and Tom Byer examined citizen

participation in tax and budgetary policy making, and Dr. Joe Saciak, Flagler College,

questioned if local governments should adopt participatory budgeting. Dr. Vanessa Littleton-

Lopez and April Fisher discussed using social determinants of health to look at the Bithlo

Community. Matt Bagwell, doctoral student, examined promoting healthy activities to improve

health, and Amber Myers, CPNM Distinguished Fellow, presented findings from a study

conducted in Pine Hills on the behaviors, preferences, and barriers to healthy eating. Dr. Qian

Hu and PA Fellows Charoy Thurston and Katie Bucher presented findings on the role of

nonprofits in economic development, and Dr. Jay Jurie posited ideas about a national dental plan.

Planning Fellows Alex Adeus and Jennifer Kempinkski discussed research on variation in voting

outcomes based on access to public goods. Planning students Judy Pizzo and Pam Murray spoke

about engaging citizens in the planning process and Seminole County Manager, Jim Hartmann,

served as the discussant.

School Represented at NASPAA Conference

Four (4) faculty members (Bryer, Feldheim, Kapucu, and Liou) attended the annual National

Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) conference and

participated in four presentations on nonprofit management and diversity. Feldheim, Kapucu,

and Liou serve on NASPAA committees for nonprofit management, doctoral education, and Pi

Alpha Alpha.

School Well Represented at ARNOVA Conference At the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organization and

Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) held in Indianapolis Indiana in November 2012, seven (7) faculty

members presented papers or served on panels.

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Faculty Members Earn University Awards

Thomas Bryer received the University of Central Florida’s Research Incentive Award in

recognition of his sustained level of research. In addition, Bryer earned the Excellence in

Professional Service, which is a University Award recognizing his work with the central Florida

community through the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management.

Stephanie Krick received four awards this past academic year. First, she earned the Teaching

Incentive Program Award, which is open only to faculty after teaching at UCF for five years and

who meet specific course and student credit hour criteria. Secondly, Krick was awarded the

College of Health and Public Affairs Excellence in Graduate Teaching for Instructors Award.

Third, she received the University of Central Florida’s Service Learning Faculty Recognition

Award, which is a University Award recognizing sustained service learning activities.

Lastly, Krick received the “Keeper of the Creed – Community Award”, which is given annually

by the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services (SDES) to a faculty or staff

member who has personified the Creed Value of Community. Her dedication to the Nonprofit

Leadership Alliance program, her commitment to student success, and her work with community

partners are just a few the many contributions she has made to our school and student

development.

Wendell Lawther received the College Graduate Teaching Award. This award recognizes

sustained high quality teaching at the graduate level.

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Goal 3:

Provide international focus to our curricula and research programs.

Naim Kapucu was the 2012 recipient of both the University of Central Florida’s

Internationalization Award from the Office of Internationalization. The award recognizes

Kapucu’s outstanding leadership in facilitating international education and was presented during

the University of Central Florida’s International Education Week November 12-12, 2012.

Naim Kapucu published a book that provided a comparative analysis of responses to acts of

terrorism and a chapter on public policy in Turkey, as part of an edited book on public policy in

the Middle East.

Kapucu, N. (2012). The Network Governance in Response to Acts of Terrorism:

Comparative Analyses. (282 pp.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Kapucu, N. (2013).Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Turkey: Prospects and

Challenges. In Farazmand, Dawoody, and Bremen (eds.). Public Policy and

Administration in the Middle East. New York: Springer.

Faculty Published Fourteen (14) Articles with International Implications

1. Bryer, T. A. and Sahin, I. (2012). Administrators as Deliberative Representatives: A

Revised Public Service Role. International Journal of Public Administration, 35(14),

925-933.

2. Chen, B. and Bryer, T. A. (2012). Investigating Instructional Strategies of Using Social

Media in Formal and Informal Learning. International Review of Research in Open and

Distance Learning. At: <http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1027>.

3. Snyder, N., Hernandez, E., Maxwell, L., Hester, S., Kapucu, N. (corresponding author).

(2012). Metropolitan Governance Reforms: The Case of Seoul Metropolitan

Government. European Journal of Economic and Political Science. 5(2): 107-129.

4. O’Byrne L., Miller, M., Douse, C., Venkatesh, R., Kapucu, N. (corresponding author).

(2013). Social Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Seoul Metropolitan

Government. Journal of Economic and Social Studies.

5. Kapucu, N. and Fatih, D. (2013). Collaborative Capacity Building for Community-Based

Small Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Economic and Social Studies.

6. Tasdoven, H. and Kapucu, N. (2013). Personal perceptions and organizational factors

influencing police discretion: Evidence from Turkish National Police (TNP).

International Review of Administrative Sciences.

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7. Bakiev, E. and Kappucu, N. (2012). The Role of Organizational Social Capital in

Increasing Organizational Performance in Public Organizations: Evidence from Kyrgyz

National Police (KNP). International Journal of Public Administration. 35(14): 976-988.

8. Kapucu, N. (2012). Classrooms as Communities of Practice: Designing and Facilitating

Learning in a Networked Environment. Journal of Public Affairs Education. 18(3):585-

610. (Translated into Turkish)

9. Kapucu, N. (2012). Disaster Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Central Florida, US,

and in Eastern Marmara Region, Turkey. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis:

Research & Practice. 14(3): 202-216.

10. Demiroz, F. and Kapucu, N. (2012). Anatomy of a Dark Network: The Case of Turkish

Ergenekon Terrorist Organization. Trends in Organized Crime. (DOI) 10.1007/s12117-

012-9151-7.

11. Kapucu, N. (2012). Disaster and Emergency Management Systems in Urban Areas.

Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. 29(s1): 41-49.

12. Liou, K.T., Lan, X., and Dong, K. (2012). China’s Administration and Civil Service

Reform: An Introduction. Review of Public Personnel Administration 32(2), 108-114.

13. Lan, X. and Liou, K. T. (2012). Government Reform in China: Concepts and Reform

Cases. Review of Public Personnel Administration 32(2), 115-133.

14. Dunn, N., Edwards, M. E., Sun, R. and Wang, H. (2013). Modified Network Flow

Algorithm in Modeling Financial Distribution. Forthcoming in the Far East Journal of

Mathematical Sciences.

Faculty Make Seventeen (17) Presentations at International Conferences in Six (6)

Different Countries - China, India, Morocco, Netherlands, Taiwan, and Turkey

1. Bryer T.A. (August 2012). The City Factory Seminar, “Building the Shared City”. Social

Media for Public Participation in Urban Infrastructure Projects. Amsterdam.

2. Kapucu, N. (December 2012). “Civil Society and Democratic Governance: Prospects

and Challenges.” Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration

(AMEPPA) Conference, December 8-9, 2012. Ifrane, Morocco.

3. Kapucu, N. (August 2012). “Social Network Analysis in Public Policy and Management:

Concerns and Future Prospects.” International Symposium on Foundation of Open

Source Intelligence and Security Informatics, FOSINT-SI, in conjunction with ASONAM

(International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining).

Istanbul, Turkey.

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4. Kapucu, N. (August 2012). (Plenary keynote). “The network governance in response to

acts of terrorism: Frameworks, method, and cases. International Symposium on

Foundation of Open Source Intelligence and Security Informatics,” FOSINT-SI, in

conjunction with ASONAM (International Conference on Advances in Social Networks

Analysis and Mining). Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Liou, K. T. (May 2012). “Sustainable Development and Governance Challenge.”

Presentation at the 2012 Taiwan Association of School of Public Administration and

Affairs (TASPAA) Conference (Theme: Sustainable Governance). Tainan, Taiwan.

6. Liou, K. T. (June 2012). “Government Reform and Innovation Ideas.” The 3rd

Annual

Conference of Chinese Scholars of Public Administration (Theme: Public Governance

and Government Innovation). Shandong University, China.

7. Liou, K. T. (August 2012). “Democratic Governance and Public Administration

Challenge.” Presentation at the International Conference on Democratic Governance:

Challenges in Africa and Asia, Philadelphia, USA.

8. Liou, K. T. (October 2012). “The Financial Crisis and Public Administration Challenge.”

Presentation at the 5th

International Conference on Pubic Management in the 21st

Century: Opportunities and Challenges. Macau, China.

9. Liou, K. T. (October 2012). “The Role of Government and the Development of Public

Administration: Changes and Challenges.” Presentation at the 2012 International

Conference of Public Administration (Theme: New Frontiers in Public Administration).

Hyderabad, India.

10. Liou, K. T. (November 2012). “Development of Local Government Management.”

Presentation at the International Symposium on Public Service, Local Governance and

Performance. School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

11. Liou, K. T. (May 2012). “Social Development and Public Administration Challenge.”

The Eighth Cross-Strait Conference on Public Administration (Theme: Challenges &

Opportunities in the 21st Century: Social Administration and Public Service). Chengdu,

Sichuan University.

12. Liou, K. T. (June 2012). “Critical Issues in Rebuilding Public Trust.” The Sixth Sino-

US Public Administration International Symposium (Theme: Rebuilding Trust after the

Global Financial Crisis). Renmin University of China.

13. Liou, K. T. (October 2012). “Critical Issues in Service-Oriented Government.”

Presentation at the 2012 International Conference of Chinese Academy of Governance.

Guangzhou, China.

14. Liou, K. T. (November 2012). “Government Reform and China’s Development.”

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Presentation at the Lien China Development Forum (Theme: Social and Economic

Development in Transitional Period: Challenges and Opportunities). Beijing, China.






Guangzhou, China.




Kapucu Conducts Third Study Abroad to Seoul Korea During the fall of 2012, Dr. Kapucu conducted the school’s third study abroad course, which was

hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Eight (8) students participated in the course and

visited Seoul, Korea to meet with public administrators learning about the innovative strategies

being applied in Seoul. Students presented their findings at our November Research Colloquium

and were able to publish two articles based on their study abroad experience.

Snyder, N., Hernandez, E., Maxwell, L., Hester, S., Kapucu, N. (corresponding author).

European Journal of Economic and Political Science. 5(2): 107-129.

O’Byrne L., Miller, M., Douse, C., Venkatesh, R., Kapucu, N. (corresponding author).

(2013). Social Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Seoul Metropolitan

Government. Journal of Economic and Social Studies.

Faculty Members Serve on Editorial Boards for International Journals

Dr. Kapucu is the Public Policy and Management field editor of the European Journal of

Economics and Political Studies (EJEPS); editorial board member of Journal of Global Analysis,

International Journal of Social Inquiry, Journal of Economic and Social Studies, Gazi

Economics and Administrative Sciences, Crisis Communications, Journal of Economic and

Social Studies (European), Pamukkale University Social Science Journal, and Usak University

Journal of Social Sciences.

Dr. Liou serves on the following international journal editorial boards: International Journal of

Public Administration, International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior, Chinese

Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Management (in Chinese), and the Journal of

Public Administration (in Chinese).

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Goal 4: Become more inclusive and diverse.

Outside Reviewers Praise School’s Diverse Faculty

This academic year, the undergraduate and graduate programs in public administration

completed state mandated program reviews, which required two esteemed outside reviewers for

the programs. In the final report of the outside reviewers, they stated that they were very

impressed with the diversity of the faculty in the School of Public Administration. For them,

diversity included gender, age, ethnicity, and race highlighting the many talents and backgrounds

of our faculty members reflected in their research interests and publication outlets.

School’s Diversity Initiative

During the last year, the school has been implementing the Diversity and Inclusiveness plan that

we developed the year before. First, we hosted the UCF Faculty Diversity Think Tank Members

in December 2012 at our monthly Faculty Mentoring Circles meeting. At that time, the

discussion focused on what diversity means to each of those attending, and we explored ways

that diversity and inclusiveness might be reflected in our curriculum and programing. Our second

step of the initiative was to host a Diversity Training Session with all faculty members at the

April School Meeting. Every faculty and staff member attended the meeting, and the training

proved thought provoking and informative. Lastly, one of the four research areas for our Center

for Public and Nonprofit Management is diversity and inclusiveness, and a research team has

been established to develop research proposals in the area of diversity.

Faculty Publications: Six (6) Addressing Diversity and Social Equity and Justice Issues

1. Blessett, B. (forthcoming). Changing the Narrative: Affirmative Action as

Democratically Necessary. In James A. Beckman (Ed.), Contemporary Perspectives on

Affirmative Action: Santa Barbara: Praeger.

2. Blessett, B., Alkadry, M.G., and Rubaii, N. (forthcoming). Management and

Governance: 21st Century Implications for Diversity in Public Administration. Public

Administration Quarterly.

3. Blessett, B. AND Pryor, M. (forthcoming). Invisible Job Seeker: The absence of ex-

offenders in discussions of diversity management. Public Administration Quarterly.

4. Bryer, T. A. (2013). Designing Social Media Strategies for Effective Citizen

Engagement: A Case Example and Model. National Civic Review.

5. Bryer, T. A. (forthcoming). Public Participation in Regulatory Decision-Making: Cases

from Regulations.gov. Public Performance and Management Review.

6. Bryer, T. A. (2012). Identity Crisis: Searching for Personal Responsibility, Justice, and

Community in the Real Estate Market Crash. Public Integrity, 14(3): 299-311.

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Goal 5:

Be America's leading partnership university

Service Learning Projects are required in five of the courses in the Master of Nonprofit

Management and in the MPA Capstone Course. As part of a class assignment, students provided

a deliverable product to over 150 nonprofit organizations in central Florida and around the

country.

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Annual Community Partners Nonprofit Management Conference planned and

organized by the Nonprofit Management Advisory Board members. The Conference Planning

Committee was chaired by Eric Gray, Give Kids the World, who moved the conference to the

21st Century with a “Ted-like” program of 11 minute presentations entitled “Tell Me Something I

Do Not Know.” This was our most successful conference ever with over 170 attendees and a

Twitter page to keep people updated with “Tweets” on how energizing the new programming

was.

Nonprofit Capacity Building and Performance Measure Grant

In 2012, the two-year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

was completed. The grant award was for $320,000 ($160,000 from CNCS and a matching fund

of $160,000 from UCF Partners). The nine nonprofit organizations from West Orange, south

Lake and south Sumter counties receive a personalized performance measurement system and

database to improve performance. Dr. Claire Knox is PI on this grant and Drs. Feldheim and

Wang were CoPIs.

Building Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Grant

This two year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National

Science Foundation (NSF), and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension

Service (CSREES) for $387,557.39 to build disaster resilience and sustainability in rural

communities in central Florida through the applications of social network analysis was

completed in 2012. Naim Kapucu was the principle investigator and Dr. Chris Hawkins was the

co-investigator. This project seeks to assess current hazard mitigation practices, emergency

response networks, and disaster recovery methods used by rural counties and rural parts of urban

counties in Central Florida. One outcome of the project was publication of the book Disaster

Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives written by Kapucu, Hawkins, and Rivera. .

Walking School Bus Program

The Center for Public and Nonprofit Management has a two year contract with the Florida

Department of Transportation to develop, administer, and evaluate a program called Walking

School Bus. Drs. Bryer and Hawkins are the PIs on this project. The program will work to

recruit families of elementary school kids in Central Florida who live within a two mile radius of

their school to walk, rather than drive, to and from school each day. The outcomes include

healthier living, stronger academic success, and reduced air pollution around schools.

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VISTA Project Designed to Improve Outcomes for Homeless Students

Thomas Bryer and Maria-Elena Augustin, the Director and Assistant Director of the Center for

Public and Nonprofit Management, have successfully completed the first year of a three-year

grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to host 15 Volunteers in Service

to America (VISTA) beginning in summer 2012. VISTAs will receive expert training from

faculty and staff members affiliated with the CPNM, and then they will be placed in partner

school districts, nonprofit and faith-based organizations in Orange and Seminole counties. The

goal is to increase capacity to improve outcomes for homeless students. The value in service to

the community is $369,433, reflective of the salaries of the VISTAs. This is an exciting new way

for the CPNM and our school to serve our community. First year outcomes include:

Increased identification of homeless students: need is now 3.5-3.8% of student population

Increased academic outreach to and tutoring for students at two homeless shelters in

Orange County

Increased resources to homeless students in Seminole County through 80 new

partnerships

Studying Public-Private Partnerships State and local governments are having difficulty finding the revenue to repair bridges and

maintain roads and water treatment plants, as well as building needed new ones. One solution is

to partner with the private sector, leveraging new sources of funds as well as needed expertise.

Wendell Lawther, School of Public Administration, and Larry Martin, PhD Program in Public

Affairs, are heading a team of nine researchers funded by the Florida Department of

Transportation to study transportation related public private partnerships. This 18 month project

involves identifying best practices and lessons learned from partnerships found in the United

Kingdom, Australia, and European countries - areas in which partnerships are much more

commonly found than in the United States. Public-private partnerships permit the cost of

infrastructure to be paid back over a longer period of time, either via user fees, tolls, government

payments or a combination of these types. The recently passed House Bill 85 allows for Florida

counties to enter into partnerships for a wide range of infrastructure projects, as well as engaging

services. It is our hope that the results of our research will benefit state and local officials as they

consider adopting public-private partnerships as a means of funding these efforts.

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Appendix A Faculty Publications

Books Non-text

1. Kapucu, N. (2012). The Network Governance in Response to Acts of Terrorism:

Comparative Analyses. (282 pp.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Books Edited

2. Kapucu, N. Hawkins, C., and Rivera, F. (Eds.) (Summer, 2012) Disaster Resiliency:

Interdisciplinary Perspectives. NY: Routledge Press.

Book Chapters

3. Blessett, B. (forthcoming). Changing the Narrative: Affirmative Action as

Democratically Necessary. In James A. Beckman (Ed.), Contemporary Perspectives

on Affirmative Action: Santa Barbara: Praeger.

4. Bryer, T. A. and Nelson, K. (Forthcoming). Social Media for Civic Engagement: An

Exploration of Urban Governments. In Carlos Nunes Silva (Ed.), Citizen e-

Participation in Urban Governance, Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

5. Bryer, T. A. (2012). Encouraging Citizenship in U.S. Presidential Administrations:

An Analysis of Presidential Records. In Hindy Schachter (Ed.), The State of Citizen

Participation in America, Pages 55-75. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

6. Liou, K. T. (2012). Public Ethics Values and Service-Oriented Government. In Wu,

W. (Ed.) Building Service-Oriented Government. pp. 27-35. Singapore: World

Scientific Publishing Company, Inc.

7. Norris-Tirrell, D. (2012). Leveraging Volunteers and Nonprofit Organizations in

Hazard Mitigation: Building Prepared and Resilient Communities. In Alexandra

Jerolleman and John J. Kiefer (eds). Natural Hazard Mitigation – A Guidebook for

Practitioners and Academics, (pps. 257-278). CRC Press.

8. Kapucu, N. (Forthcoming). Collaborative governance and disaster recovery: Disaster

recovery framework in the US. In Shaw, R. Disaster Recovery: Used or Misused

Development Opportunity. New York, NY: Springer.

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9. Kapucu, N. (Forthcoming). The role of philanthropy in humanitarian aid and disaster

relief. In Harrow, J., Jung, T., and Phillips, S. The Routledge Companion to

Philanthropy. Routledge.

10. Kapucu, N. (Forthcoming).Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Turkey:

Prospects and Challenges. In Farazmand, Dawoody, and Bremen (Eds.). Public Policy

and Administration in the Middle East. New York: Springer.

11. Kapucu, N. and Garyev, V. (2013). Mitigation and Emergency Management. In

Alessandra Jerolleman and John Kiefer (eds.) Natural Hazard Mitigation. (pp. 19-41).

New York, NY: CRC Press.

12. Kapucu, N. (Forthcoming). Leadership and Collaborative Governance in Managing

Emergencies and Crises. In Urbano Fra Paleo, Ed., Risk governance: The articulation

of hazard, politics and ecology. New York: Springer.

13. Demiroz, F., Kapucu, N., and Dodson, R. (2013). Community Capacity and

Interorganizational Networks for Disaster Resilience: Comparison of Rural and Urban

Counties in Central Florida. In Kapucu, Naim, Christopher Hawkins, & Fernando

Rivera (Eds). (2013). Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (pp. 334-

354). New York, NY: Routledge.

14. Kapucu, N., Hawkins, C., and Rivera, F. (2013). Emerging Research in Disaster

Resiliency and Sustainability: Implications for Policy and Practice. In Kapucu, Naim,

Christopher Hawkins, & Fernando Rivera (Eds.). (2013). Disaster Resiliency:

Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (pp. 1-14). New York, NY: Routledge.

Refereed Articles

15. Abels, M. (2013). Managing Through Collaborative Networks: A Twenty-First

Century Mandate for Local Government. State and Local Government Review,

Volume 44, p. 29S.

16. Blessett, B., Alkadry, M.G., and Rubaii, N. (Forthcoming). Management and

Governance: 21st Century Implications for Diversity in Public Administration. Public

Administration Quarterly.

17. Blessett, B. AND Pryor, M. (Forthcoming). Invisible Job Seeker: The absence of ex-


18. Bryer, T. A. (2013). Designing Social Media Strategies for Effective Citizen

Engagement: A Case Example and Model. National Civic Review.

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19. Bryer, T. A. (Forthcoming). Public Participation in Regulatory Decision-Making:

Cases from Regulations.gov. Public Performance and Management Review.

20. Wang, X. and Bryer, T. A. (Forthcoming). Assessing the Costs of Public

Participation: Measuring Two Online Participation Mechanisms in a Single Case.

American Review of Public Administration.

21. Bryer, T. A. and Sahin, I. (2012). Administrators as Deliberative Representatives: A

Revised Public Service Role. International Journal of Public Administration, 35(14),

925-933.

22. Bryer, T. A. and Cooper, T. L. (2012). George Frederickson and the Dialogue on

Citizenship in Public Administration. Public Administration Review, 72(s), s108-s115.

23. Bryer, T. A. and Seigler, D. (2012). Theoretical and Instrumental Rationales of

Student Empowerment through Social and Web-Based Technologies. Journal of

Public Affairs Education, 18(3): 429-448.

24. Bryer, T. A. (2012). Identity Crisis: Searching for Personal Responsibility, Justice,

and Community in the Real Estate Market Crash. Public Integrity, 14(3): 299-311.

25. Chen, B. and Bryer, T. A. (2012). Investigating Instructional Strategies of Using

Social Media in Formal and Informal Learning. International Review of Research in

Open and Distance Learning. At:

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1027

26. Hawkins, C. V., and Wang, X. (2013). Policy Integration for Sustainable

Development and the Benefits of Local Adoption, Cityscape, 15(1): 63-82.

27. Wang, X., Hawkins C. V., Lebredo, N., and Berman, E. (2012). Capacity to Sustain

Sustainability: A Study of U.S. Cities. Public Administration Review, 72(6): 841-853.

28. Hu, Q., Johnston, E., Hemphill, L., Krishnamurthy, R., and Vinze, A. (2012).

Exploring the role of interactive computer simulations in public administration

education. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 18(3). 513-530.

29. Hu, Q., Johnston, E., and Hemphill. (2013). Fostering cooperative community

behavior with information technology tools: The influence of a designed deliberative

space on efforts to address collective challenges. The Journal of Community

Informatics, 9(1), Retrieved from http://ci-

journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/699/977\

30. Sabharwal, M. and Hu, Q. (Forthcoming). Participation in university-based research

centers: Is it helping or hurting researchers? Research Policy.

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1027

http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/699/977/

http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/699/977/

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31. Snyder, N., Hernandez, E., Maxwell, L., Hester, S., and Kapucu, N. (corresponding

author). (2012). Metropolitan Governance Reforms: The Case of Seoul

Metropolitan Government. European Journal of Economic and Political Science.

5(2): 107-129.

32. O’Byrne L., Miller, M., Douse, C., Venkatesh, R., and Kapucu, N. (corresponding

author). (Forthcoming). Social Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Seoul

Metropolitan Government. Journal of Economic and Social Studies.

33. Karaca, H., Kapucu,N. and Montgomery Van Wart. (2013). Examining the Role of

Transformational Leadership in Emergency Management: The Case for FEMA. Risks,

Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy, 3(3): 19-37.

34. Kapucu, N. and Khosa, S (2013). Disaster Resiliency and Culture of Preparedness for

University and College Campuses. Administration and Society. doi:

10.1177/0095399712471626.

35. Kapucu, N. and Demeroiz, F. (Forthcoming). Collaborative Capacity Building for

Community-Based Small Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Economic and Social

Studies.

36. Tasdoven, H. and Kapucu, N. (Forthcoming). Personal perceptions and organizational

factors influencing police discretion: Evidence from Turkish National Police (TNP).

International Review of Administrative Sciences.

37. Bakiev, E. and Kapucu, N. (2012). The Role of Organizational Social Capital in

Increasing Organizational Performance in Public Organizations: Evidence from

Kyrgyz National Police (KNP). International Journal of Public Administration.

35(14): 976-988.

38. Kapucu, N. and Garayev,V. (2012). Designing, Managing, and Sustaining

Functionally Collaborative Emergency Management Networks. American Review of

Public Administration. doi: 10.1177/0275074012444719.

39. Abbasi, A. and Kapucu, N. (2012). Structural Dynamics of Organizations during the

Evolution of Interorganizational Networks in Disaster Response. Journal of Homeland

Security and Emergency Management. 9(1): Article 23.

40. Kapucu, N. (2012). Classrooms as Communities of Practice: Designing and

Facilitating Learning in a Networked Environment. Journal of Public Affairs

Education. 18(3):585-610. (Translated into Turkish).

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41. Kapucu, N. (2012). Disaster Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Central Florida, US,

and in Eastern Marmara Region, Turkey. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis:

Research & Practice. 14(3): 202-216.

42. Demiroz, F. and Kapucu, N. (2012). Anatomy of a Dark Network: The Case of

Turkish Ergenekon Terrorist Organization. Trends in Organized Crime. (DOI)

10.1007/s12117-012-9151-7.

43. Kapucu, N. (2012). Disaster and Emergency Management Systems in Urban Areas.

Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. 29(s1): 41-49.

44. Kapucu, N., and Knox, C. C. (2013). Utilization of Service Learning and Experiential

Learning in Emergency Management Programs in the U.S. Journal of Public Affairs

Education, 19(1), 31-51.

45. Knox, C. C. (2013).Analyzing After Action Reports from Hurricanes Andrew and

Katrina: Repeated, Modified, and Newly Created Recommendations. Journal of

Emergency Management 11(2), 160-168.

46. Knox, C. C. (2013). Teaching Grammar and Editing in Public Administration:

Lessons Learned from Early Offerings of an Undergraduate Administrative Writing

Course. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 19(3), 515-536.

47. Knox, C. C. (2013). Distorted Communication in the Florida Everglades: A Critical

Theory Analysis of “Everglades Restoration”. Journal of Environmental Policy and

Planning, 15(2), 269-284.

48. Gassman, J., Dolch, N., Kinnel, A., Krick, S., Schaffer, R., and Strom, S. (October

2012) “Nonprofit Ideologies: Actions Speak Louder Than Words” Journal of

Ideology, 34.

49. Liou, K.T., Lan, X., and Dong, K. (2012). China’s Administration and Civil Service

Reform: An Introduction. Review of Public Personnel Administration 32(2), 108-114.

50. Lan, X. and Liou, K. T. (2012). Government Reform in China: Concepts and Reform

Cases. Review of Public Personnel Administration 32(2), 115-133.

51. Liou, K. T. (2013). Improving Financial and Regulatory Management: Introduction.

Public Performance and Management Review (in printing, forthcoming).

52. Liou, K. T. (Forthcoming). The Financial Crisis and the Challenge of Government

Regulation. Public Performance and Management Review.

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53. Norris-Tirrell, D. (2012). Symposium Introduction: Assessing the Multiple

Dimensions of Collaboration, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration,

35 (1), 4-10.

54. Sun, R. (2012). Reevaluating the Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations: An

Instrumental Variable Approach. Public Finance Review. Published online before

print. October 4, 2012. DOI: 10.1177/1091142112459210.

55. Dunn, N., Edwards, M. E., Sun, R. and Wang, H. (2013). Modified Network Flow

Algorithm in Modeling Financial Distribution. Forthcoming in the Far East Journal of

Mathematical Sciences.

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Appendix B Faculty Presentations

Refereed International and National Conferences (44)

1. Abels, M. (January 2013). “Managing through Collaborative Networks: A Twenty-First

Century Mandate for Local Government.” Southern Political Science Association,

Orlando, Florida.

2. Abels, M. (October 2012). “Managing Complexity in the 21st Century: The Emerging

Role for City Government.” SECOPA, Coral Springs, Florida.

3. Bryer T.A. (March 2013). Presented “Designing Social Media for Effective Civic

Engagement.” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). New Orleans, LA.

4. Bryer T.A. (November 2012). Presented “Putting the Public Back in Public Affairs

Education.” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary

Associations. Indianapolis, IN.

5. Bryer T.A. (November 2012). Presented “Social Media for Civic Engagement.” National

Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Austin, TX.

6. Bryer T.A. (May 2012). Presented “Joined Up Service Learning: When Graduate and

High School Students Collaborate to Improve Community.” Teaching Public

Administration Conference. South Padre Island, TX.

7. Bryer T.A. (May 2012) Presented “A Politics of Hope within Public Administration.”

Public Administration Theory Network. South Padre Island, TX.

8. Feldheim, M. (March 2013). Convened and Moderated “Super Nonprofit Management

Session – Public Service in the 21st Century: Nonprofits Take the Lead Again.” American

Society for Public Administration (ASPA). New Orleans, LA.

9. Feldheim, M. (October 2012). Presented “Nonprofit Competencies Action and Reaction”

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Austin, TX.

10. Hawkins, C.V. (April 2013). “Backyard Regionalism: Network Relations in the Orlando

Metropolitan Area,” presented at the Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. San Francisco, CA.

11. Hawkins, C.V. (March 2013). “Sustainable Development and Localized Supply-Side

Policy,” presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public

Administration. New Orleans, LA.

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12. Hawkins, C.V. (March 2013). “Disaster Events and Policy Change in Florida,” presented

at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration. New

Orleans, LA.

13. Hu. Q. and Demiroz, F. (March 2013). “The role of nonprofits in post-disaster

development,” presented at the 74th American Society for Public Administration

conference. New Orleans, LA.

14. Wang, J. and Hu, Q. (March 2013). “Patterns of Local Government Economic

Development Strategies: A Cluster Analysis,” presented at the 74th American Society for

Public Administration conference. New Orleans, LA.

15. Hu, Q., Kapucu, N. and O'Byrne, L. (November 2012). “Strategic planning and

management for community-based small nonprofit organizations: Perception,

implementation, and impact on capacity.” Presented at the Association for Research on

Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference.

Indianapolis, IN.

16. Hu, Q. (October 2012). “How to Use Wikis to Create a Student-Centered Learning

Environment? Strategies and Lessons.” Presented at the National Association of Schools

of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) annual conference. Austin, TX.

17. Kapucu, N. (May 2013). “The Role of Philanthropy in Disaster Relief and Humanitarian

Assistance.” Issues on Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid Conference. University of

Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

18. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Networks and Social Network Analysis in Public Policy and

Administration: Methodological Issues and Substantive Concerns.” American Society for

Public Administration (ASPA) 74th

Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.

19. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Disaster and Development: Conceptual Frameworks.”

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 74th

Annual Conference. New

Orleans, LA.

20. Kapucu, N. (January 2013). “Designing and Facilitating Collaborative Learning for

Communities of Practice.” The Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL)

Conference. Orlando, FL.

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21. Kapucu, N. (January 2013). “Social Network Analysis in Public Policy and

Management: Methodological Issues and Substantive Concerns.” Southern Political

Science Association (SPSA) Conference. Orlando, FL.

22. Kapucu, N. (November 2012). “Capacity Building Networks and Adaptive Capacity for

Community-Based Small Nonprofit Organizations. Re-examining Philanthropy:

Exploring Root Concepts for our Field(s).” Association for Research on Nonprofit

Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

23. Hu, Q., Kapucu, N. and O’Bryne, L. (November 2012). “Strategic Planning and

Management for Small Nonprofit Organizations: Perception, Implementation, and

Impact. Re-examining Philanthropy: Exploring Root Concepts for our Field(s).”

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

24. Kapucu, N. (December 2012). “Civil Society and Democratic Governance: Prospects

and Challenges.” Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration

(AMEPPA) Conference, December 8-9, 2012. Ifrane, Morocco.

25. Kapucu, N. (October 2012). “The use of network theory and network analysis for critical

thinking.” 2012 NASPAA Annual Conference. Horizons in Public Affairs: Visions,

Innovations and Strategies. Austin, TX.

26. Kapucu, Naim. (October 2012). “The Role of Philanthropy in Disaster Relief.”

SECOPA Annual Conference. Coral Springs, FL.

27. Kapucu, N. (August 2012). “Social Network Analysis in Public Policy and Management:

Concerns and Future Prospects.” International Symposium on Foundation of Open

Source Intelligence and Security Informatics, FOSINT-SI, in conjunction with ASONAM

(International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining.

Istanbul, Turkey.

28. Kapucu, N. (July 2012). “The Impact of Network Structure on Performance of Disaster

Response Networks.” 37th

Annual Natural Hazards Research and Application Workshop.

Broomfield, Colorado.

29. Knox, C. C. (March 2013). “Building a More Resilient University Campus: Lessons

Learned from Six Emergency Management Service Learning Projects.” Presentation at

the Disaster Resilient University Conference. New Orleans, LA.

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30. Knox, C. C., Jacques, P., and Sukthankar, G. (March 2013). “Direct Observation of

Climate-Related Narratives in Social Networks.” Presentation at the American Society

for Public Administration Conference. New Orleans, LA.

31. Jacques, P., Sukthankar, G., and Knox, C. C. (January 2013). “Tweeting Disaster:

Observed Climate Risk Amplification Before, During, and After Hurricane Sandy.”

Presentation at the Disasters and Environment Conference. Washington, D.C.

32. Knox, C. C. & Wang, X., Jones, J., Ortiz, J., and Michel, M. (November 2012).

“Implementing Nonprofit Performance Measurement: Capacity for Success.” Paper

presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary

Action Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

33. Knox, C. C. and Kapucu, N. (June 2012). “Utilization of Service Learning in Emergency

Management Programs in the U.S.” Paper presented at the FEMA Higher Education

Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.

34. Knox, C. C. (April 2012). “The Power of Narratives: Unearthing Conflicting Imperatives

in the Florida Everglades.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Conference.

Chicago, IL.

35. Lawther, W. (March 2013). “Bad Outcomes in Transportation Public-Private

Partnerships (P3s): Past, Present and Future” (Presented at the annual meeting of the

American Society for Public Administration, New Orleans, LA.

36. Lawther, W. (March 2013). “Evaluating Transportation P3s: Maintaining Public Support

and Accountability” (Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Public

Administration, New Orleans, LA.

37. Lawther, W. (March 2013). “Internationally Recommended Best Practices in

Transportation Financing Public Private Partnerships” (Presented at the annual meeting

of the American Society for Public Administration, New Orleans, LA.

38. Lawther, W. (April 2013). “Transportation Public Private Partnerships: Choosing Best

Practices and Avoiding Bad Outcomes” (Presented at the annual meeting of the American

Planning Association, Chicago, IL.

39. Liou, K. T. (May 2012). “Sustainable Development and Governance Challenge.”

Presentation at the 2012 Taiwan Association of School of Public Administration and

Affairs (TASPAA) Conference (Theme: Sustainable Governance). Tainan, Taiwan.

40. Liou, K. T. (June 2012). “Government Reform and Innovation Ideas.” The 3rd

Annual

Conference of Chinese Scholars of Public Administration (Theme: Public Governance

and Government Innovation). Shandong University, China.

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41. Liou, K. T. (August 2012). “Democratic Governance and Public Administration

Challenge.” Presentation at the International Conference on Democratic Governance:

Challenges in Africa and Asia, Philadelphia, USA.

42. Liou, K. T. (October 2012). “The Financial Crisis and Public Administration Challenge.”

Presentation at the 5th

International Conference on Pubic Management in the 21st

Century: Opportunities and Challenges. Macau, China.

43. Liou, K. T. (October 2012). “The Role of Government and the Development of Public

Administration: Changes and Challenges.” Presentation at the 2012 International

Conference of Public Administration (Theme: New Frontiers in Public Administration).

Hyderabad, India.

44. Liou, K. T. (November 2012). “Development of Local Government Management.”

Presentation at the International Symposium on Public Service, Local Governance and

Performance. School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Refereed Regional and State Conferences (8)

1. Knox, C., Norris-Tirrell, D., and Blessett, B. (2013). Assessing the Landscape of

Nonprofit Organizations in Rural Counties. Presented at the 7th

Annual UCF Public

Administration Research Conference. Orlando, FL.

2. Gaynor, T.S. and Blessett, B. (2013). Definitions of Citizenship in Post-Apartheid Cape

Town. To be presented at the Meaning of Citizenship Conference. Detroit, MI.

3. Blessett, B. (2012). Endorsed Segregation: Old News or Newly Constructed. Presented at

the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration. Coral Springs, FL.

4. Blessett, B. (May 2012). All Groups Welcome: The Floor is Open for Discussion.

Presented at the Teaching Public Administration Conference. South Padre, Island, TX.

5. Gaynor-Rouse, T.S. and Blessett, B. (May 2012). CDCs and Social Capital: An

Investigation of Expectations and Realities. Presented at the Public Administration

Theory Network Conference National Conference. South Padre Island, TX.

6. Hawkins, C.V. (January 2013) “Planning and Competing Interests: Interest Group

Divergence and the Mediating Effect of Planning Capacity on Smart Growth Policy

Adoption” presented at the Southern Political Science Association conference. Orlando,

FL.

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7. Hu, Q. and Bryer, T. A. (October 2012). Strategic planning for interorganizational

collaboration networks. Presented at the Southeastern Conference for Public

Administration (SECoPA). Coral Springs, Florida.

8. Knox, C. C. (December 2012). “Emergency Management Service Learning: Assisting in

Building a More Resilient UCF Campus.” Presentation to the UCF Winter Faculty

Conference in Orlando, FL.

Non-Refereed National/International (11)

1. Bryer T. A. (August 2012). The City Factory Seminar, “Building the Shared City”.

Social Media for Public Participation in Urban Infrastructure Projects. Amsterdam.

2. Bryer T.A. (June 2012). International Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Developing

Membership Associations.

3. Kapucu, N. (August 2012). (Plenary keynote). “The network governance in response to

acts of terrorism: Frameworks, method, and cases. International Symposium on

Foundation of Open Source Intelligence and Security Informatics,” FOSINT-SI, in

conjunction with ASONAM (International Conference on Advances in Social Networks

Analysis and Mining). Istanbul, Turkey.

4. Knox, C. C. (February 2013) “Direct Observation of Climate-Related Narratives in

Social Networks.” University of Central Florida, Public Administration Colloquium

Series. Orlando, FL.

5. Liou, K. T. (May 2012). “Social Development and Public Administration Challenge.”

The Eighth Cross-Strait Conference on Public Administration (Theme: Challenges &

Opportunities in the 21st Century: Social Administration and Public Service). Chengdu,

Sichuan University.






Guangzhou, China.




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Guangzhou, China.




Non Refereed/ Regional State Presentations (21)

1. Blessett, B. and Myers, A. (2013). Pine Hills Nutrition Study. Invited Speaker at Orange

County Children’s Cabinet Meeting. Orlando, FL.

2. Blessett, B. (2012). Pine Hills Nutrition Study. Guest Educator for the Community

Resource Show on WOKB Gospel Radio (1680 AM). Orlando, FL.

3. Blessett, B. (2012). Leadership in Public Administration. Invited Speaker for PAF 4654:

Interdisciplinary Leadership in Public Affairs. Orlando, FL.

4. Blessett, B. (2012). Healthy Community Planning. Panelist for the UCF Urban &

Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture Series. Orlando, FL.

5. Blessett, B. (2012). Diversity Workshop. Invited Speaker for Center for Public and

Nonprofit Management (CPNM) AmeriCorp Volunteers in Service to America

(V.I.S.T.A.) Training. Orlando, FL.

6. Blessett, B. (2012). Social Equity in the Criminal Justice System: Rhetoric and Reality.

Luncheon Plenary Speaker at the Social Equity Leadership Conference. Savannah,

Georgia.

7. Jurie J.D. (April 2013) “Toward a National Dental Plan.” Presented at the Annual Public

Administration Research Conference at the University of Central Florida. Orlando,

Florida.

8. Hu, Q. (May 2012). Planning Ahead: Reflections on Teaching Service-learning Courses,

Poster presented at Summer Faculty Development Conference, Faculty Center for

Teaching and Learning (FCTL), University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

9. Hu, Q. (May 2012). Tech Camp Showcase, Presented at the Tech Camp, Faculty Center

for Teaching and Learning (FCTL).University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

10. Hu, Q. (December 2012). Co-teaching a Mixed-mode Class with Graduate Students:

Benefits, Challenges, and Principles, Presented at Winter Faculty Development

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Conference, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL). University of Central

Florida, Orlando, FL.

11. Kapucu, N. (April 2013). “Network Analysis Application for Complex Governance

Networks.” School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University. Phoenix, Arizona.

12. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Community Based Research in Generating Usable

Knowledge for Public Policy and Management.” Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

13. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Disaster, Development, and Sustainability: The National

Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF).” Managing Crisis and Disasters class, Dr. Louise

K. Comfort. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

14. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Relationship between government and nonprofits in disaster

relief and humanitarian assistance. Managing Organizations in Development class, Dr.

Nuno Themudo. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 25, 2013.

15. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Applications of Social Network Analysis in Public Policy

and Management.” Heinz College Convocation Lecture Speech, Carnegie Mellon

University. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

16. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “Social Network Research in Public Organizational Context:

Methodological Issues and Substantive Concerns.” Indiana University. Bloomington,

Indiana.

17. Kapucu, N. (March 2013). “The use of networks and network analysis in public

administration: Current status and future directions.” Indiana University Purdue

University. Indianapolis, Indiana.

18. Kapucu, N. (February 2013). “Social Network Research in Public Organizational

Contexts: Methodological Issues,” Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

19. Kapucu, N. (February 2013). “Community-based research and usable knowledge in PA:

Networks in communities and emergency management.” Askew School of Public

Administration and Policy, Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.

20. Kapucu, N. (May 2013). “Linking Research to Teaching: Crafting Strategies for Broader

Impact.” Summer faculty development conference, Faculty Center for Teaching and

Learning, UCF. Orlando, FL.

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21. Kapucu, N. (April 2012). “Turkey at a glance: Politics, governance, and political

economy.” Rollins College. Winter Park, FL.

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Appendix C Student Publications

Book Chapters (1)

1. Demiroz, F., Kapucu, N., and Dodson, R. (2013). Community Capacity and

Interorganizational Networks for Disaster Resilience: Comparison of Rural and Urban

Counties in Central Florida. In Kapucu, Naim, Christopher Hawkins, & Fernando

Rivera (Eds). (2013). Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (pp. 334-

354). New York, NY: Routledge.

Refereed Articles (7)

2. Blessett, B. AND Pryor, M. (Forthcoming). Invisible Job Seeker: The absence of ex-


3. Bryer, T. A. and Seigler, D. (2012). Theoretical and Instrumental Rationales of

Student Empowerment through Social and Web-Based Technologies. Journal of

Public Affairs Education, 18(3): 429-448.

4. Bryer, T. A., Augustin, M., Barve, M., Gracia, N. and Perez, V. (Forthcoming).

Fighting Poverty with Passion and a University Partner: The Creation of a High

Impact AmeriCorps VISTA Program. Journal for Nonprofit Management.

5. Wang, X., Hawkins C. V., Lebredo, N., and Berman, E. (2012)

Capacity to Sustain Sustainability: A Study of U.S. Cities. Public Administration

Review, 72(6): 841-853.

6. Snyder, N., Hernandez, E., Maxwell, L., Hester, S., and Kapucu, N. (corresponding

author). (2012). Metropolitan Governance Reforms: The Case of Seoul

Metropolitan Government. European Journal of Economic and Political Science.

5(2): 107-129.

7. O’Byrne L., Miller, M., Douse, C., Venkatesh, R., and Kapucu, N. (corresponding

author). (Forthcoming). Social Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Seoul

Metropolitan Government. Journal of Economic and Social Studies.

8. Kapucu, N. and Khosa, S. (2013). Disaster Resiliency and Culture of Preparedness for

University and College Campuses. Administration and Society. Doi:

10.1177/0095399712471626.

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Appendix D Student Presentations

International and National Conferences (3)

1. Hu, Q., Kapucu, N. and O'Byrne, L. (November 2012). “Strategic planning and

management for community-based small nonprofit organizations: Perception,

implementation, and impact on capacity.” Presented at the Association for Research on

Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference,

Indianapolis, IN.

2. Khosa, S. (March 2013) “Re-development and Mitigation after the 2010 Catastrophic

Floods: The Pakistani Experience” 74th

American Society for Public Administration

Conference, New Orleans, LA.

3. Knox, C. C. & Wang, X., Jones, J., Ortiz, J., and Michel, M. (November 2012).

“Implementing Nonprofit Performance Measurement: Capacity for Success.” Paper

presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary

Action Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

Refereed Regional Conferences (2) 1. Pryor, M. (October 2012). "Interagency Collaborations in Prisoner Reentry: Applying

Social Network Analysis to the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative."

Southeast Conference of Public Administration (SECoPA). Coral Springs, Florida.

2. O’Byrne, L. (October 2012). "The Role of Trust in Cross-Sectoral and Inter-

organizational Networks" Southeast Conference of Public Administration (SECoPA).

Coral Springs, Florida.

Non Refereed/ Regional State Presentations (1)

22. Blessett, B. and Myers, A. (2013). Pine Hills Nutrition Study. Invited Speaker at Orange

County Children’s Cabinet Meeting. Orlando, FL.

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