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Professor, Division Of Public Affairs
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Affiliate Faculty, Global Change and Sustainability Center
Professional Service
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/25/2024 - 07/15/2024
- Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/18/2024 - 06/26/2024
- Armed Forces & Society.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/01/2024 - 05/25/2024
- State and Local Government Review.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/27/2024 - 03/27/2024
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/08/2024 - 03/08/2024
- Public Administration Quarterly.
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/23/2024 - 03/07/2024
- Energies (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/06/2024 - 02/06/2024
- State and Local Government Review.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/23/2023 - 12/20/2023
- Clean Energy and Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/06/2023 - 11/13/2023
- Defense and Peace Economics (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
10/13/2023 - 11/05/2023
- Sustainability.
Manuscript Reviewer.
10/13/2023 - 10/13/2023
- Utah Paralegal Association.
Panelist, Certified Paralegal Examination (Q &A).
08/31/2023 - 08/31/2023
- Armed Forces & Society.
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/01/2023 - 09/07/2023
- Boise State University.
External Reviewer, Promotion to Full Professor.
05/31/2023 - 09/01/2023
- AIMS Geosciences.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/20/2023 - 03/20/2023
- Dove Press.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/07/2023 - 03/20/2023
- Urban Science (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/04/2023 - 03/10/2023
- Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/03/2022 - 06/10/2022
- Clean Energy and Sustainability.
Editorial Board Member.
06/2022 - present
- National Science Foundation.
Grant Proposal Reviewer.
06/2022 - 07/2022
- Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/26/2022 - 05/02/2022
- Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/31/2022 - 04/06/2022
- Applied Geography (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/04/2022 - 03/07/2022
- Clean Technologies (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/01/2022 - 03/09/2022
- Energies (journal).
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
02/04/2022 - 02/04/2022
- Project Vote Smart.
Role: Review of VoteSmart Summary of Utah Legislative action on HB 112.
Reviewer.
02/04/2022 - 02/04/2022
- Project VoteSmart.
Review of VoteSmart Summary of Utah Legislative action on HB 183.
01/28/2022 - 01/28/2022
- Energies.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/21/2021 - 11/22/2021
- Administration & Society (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
10/04/2021 - 10/05/2021
- Energy Research and Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/02/2021 - 09/02/2021
- Energies (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/02/2021 - 08/02/2021
- Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice .
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/28/2021 - 08/06/2021
- Energies (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/14/2021 - 07/25/2021
- Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/18/2021 - 06/21/2021
- Boise State University.
External Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure.
05/23/2021 - 07/26/2021
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/06/2021 - 05/07/2021
- University of Kansas.
External Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure.
04/08/2021 - 07/26/2021
- Journal of Applied Geography.
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/08/2021 - 04/09/2021
- Public Administration Review.
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/07/2021 - 04/07/2021
- Sustainability (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/08/2021 - 03/08/2021
- Pi Alpha Alpha Steering Committee (National), NASPAA.
Coordinator, Strategic Planning.
03/2021 - present
- Review of Public Personnel Administration.
Manuscript Reviewer.
01/03/2021 - 01/29/2021
- Pi Alpha Alpha Steering Committee (National), NASPAA.
Member.
01/01/2021 - present
- Applied Geography.
Manuscript Reviewer.
12/03/2020 - 12/09/2020
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
12/01/2020 - 12/02/2020
- Energy Research and Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/17/2020 - 11/23/2020
- Energy Policy (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/10/2020 - 11/12/2020
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/02/2020 - 09/04/2020
- Economies (scholarly journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/02/2020 - 09/04/2020
- State Politics and Policy Quarterly.
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/23/2020 - 08/31/2020
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/02/2020 - 07/04/2020
- Armed Forces and Society.
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/29/2020 - 07/04/2020
- Energy Policy (journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/21/2020 - 07/06/2020
- Energies (academic journal).
Guest Editor, Special Issue, Alternative Energy Policy.
06/19/2020 - present
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/26/2020 - 05/26/2020
- Energy Research and Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/21/2020 - 05/26/2020
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/17/2020 - 04/27/2020
- National Science Foundation.
Grant Proposal Reviewer.
04/12/2020 - 04/14/2020
- Energies (academic journal).
Role: Editorial Board Member, Energy Economics and Policy Section.
Editorial Board Member.
03/05/2020 - present
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health .
Role: Lead Guest Editor.
Special Issue: Public Health, Food, and Environmental Policy Nexus in the Context of Civil Society.
02/21/2020 - present
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
01/16/2020 - 01/22/2020
- Armed Forces and Society.
Manuscript Reviewer.
12/16/2019 - 01/07/2020
- International Review of Administrative Sciences.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/30/2019 - 12/09/2019
- Armed Forces and Society.
Manuscript Reviewer.
10/02/2019 - 10/19/2019
- Energies (Scholarly Journal).
Role: Guest Editor.
Special Issue.
08/02/2019 - present
- Energies (journal).
Special Issue Editor.
06/2019 - 12/2022
- Energies (journal).
Special Issue Editor.
06/2019 - 12/2022
- Journal of Criminal Justice.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/29/2019 - 05/03/2019
- Armed Forces & Society.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/07/2019 - 03/13/2019
- Interest Groups & Advocacy.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/06/2019 - 03/07/2019
- Athens Journal of Social Sciences.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/05/2019 - 04/09/2019
- Nonprofit and Volunteer Sector Quarterly.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
01/15/2019 - 01/31/2019
- Public Management Review.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/09/2018 - 11/24/2018
- University of Michigan Press.
Prospectus Reviewer.
11/06/2018 - 11/26/2018
- War Studies University, Warsaw Poland.
Role: Scientific Committee Member.
Military Science (new scholarly journal).
09/18/2018 - present
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/08/2018 - 06/26/2018
- Review of Public Personnel Administration.
Manuscript Reviewer.
06/03/2018 - 06/04/2018
- Wayne State University.
Promotion & Tenure External Reviewer.
06/2018 - 06/2018
- Boise State University.
Promotion & Tenure Reviewer.
06/2018 - 06/2018
- Canadian Public Policy.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewer.
04/21/2018 - 05/02/2018
- Social Science Journal.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed manuscript for peer reviewed publication.
12/29/2017 - 12/31/2017
- Public Administration Review.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed manuscript.
12/06/2017 - 12/06/2017
- Palgrave Press.
Role: Book Proposal Reviewer.
Reviewed book proposal "Renewable Energy: An Independent Sustainable Future. ".
10/2017 - 10/2017
- Nonprofit and Volunteer Sector Quarterly.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed manuscript.
08/09/2017 - 08/09/2017
- Energy Research & Social Science.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed manuscript.
07/2017 - 07/2017
- State Politics and Policy Quarterly.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/20/2016 - 05/28/2016
- Oregon Historical Quarterly.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/21/2016 - 03/21/2016
- University of Madras.
External Committee Member for PHD Committee. Student: Mr. Murugan S.V. Committee Chair: Kennedy Stephensan Vaseekaran, Department of Public Administration.
02/09/2016 - 05/2017
- Ethnic and Racial Studies .
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/16/2015 - 11/16/2015
- Social Science Journal.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/23/2015 - 12/14/2015
- Public Administration Review.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/03/2015 - 09/22/2015
- Athens Institute for Education and Research.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
08/31/2015 - 09/01/2015
- Environmental Science & Policy.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/04/2015 - 05/04/2015
- Journal for Public Affairs Education.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
04/22/2015 - 05/04/2015
- Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.
External Program Reviewer.
04/2015 - 05/2015
- Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed a manuscript for potential publication.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Review of Public Personnel Administration.
Reviewed a manuscript for potential publication.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Journal of Public Affairs Education.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Reviewed a manuscript for possible publication.
10/2012 - 10/2012
- Public Integrity (Journal).
Role: Co-Book Review Editor.
09/01/2012 - 10/28/2014
- University of Wyoming.
External Reviewer for Promotion to Full Professor.
05/23/2012 - 08/28/2012
- Policy Studies Journal.
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Manuscript Review.
12/30/2011 - 12/30/2011
- Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, NASPAA.
Role: Member, National Council.
I serve on the national council of the honor society. I was re-elected to serve a second term.
10/21/2011 - 10/2017
- Boise State University.
Role: External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure File.
Promotion and Tenure Reviewer.
09/18/2011 - 09/19/2011
- NASPAA.
Role: Member.
Dissertation Award Committee.
09/01/2011 - 09/30/2011
- Fulbright Specialist Program.
Role: Peer Reviewer.
Peer review of applications.
08/01/2011 - 08/01/2013
- Armed Forces & Society (Journal).
Role: Manuscript Reviewer.
Peer review of article submission.
02/17/2011 - 03/04/2011
- Project VoteSmart.
Member, Board of Academic Evaluators.
03/1998 - present
- Project VoteSmart.
Member, Board of Academic Evaluators.
03/1998 - present
Internal Service
- Member, RPT Subcommitee (Jonathon Fisk review).
03/08/2024 - 05/14/2024.
Department service.
- Reviewer, University Graduate Research Fellowship.
03/02/2024 - present.
University service.
- Reviewer, Wilkes Seed Grant, Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy.
02/21/2024 - 03/05/2024.
University service.
- Senator, Faculty Senate.
05/15/2023 - 05/15/2026.
University service.
- Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Senate.
05/15/2023 - 05/15/2024.
University service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Proposal Reviewer,
11/2022 - 12/2022.
University service.
- Senator, Faculty Senate.
09/26/2022 - 06/30/2023.
University service.
- Brent Taylor Memorial Scholarship Committee.
Member,
07/2022 - 07/2022.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Proposal Reviewer,
07/2022 - 07/2022.
University service.
- C0-Presenter (with Sharon Mastracci): Lessons Learned from eCornell Diversity and Inclusion Training, Chairs and Directors Meeting, CSBS, University of Utah.
08/16/2021 - 08/16/2021.
College service.
- 2021 CSBS Virtual Student Research Day.
Judge,
04/28/2021 - 04/28/2021.
College service.
- Proposal Evaluator, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Utah.
11/25/2020 - 11/30/2020.
University service.
- Member, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.
09/11/2020 - 01/2023.
Department service.
- Proposal Evaluator, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Utah.
07/21/2020 - 07/25/2020.
University service.
- MPP Admissions Committee.
Member,
02/10/2020 - present.
Department service.
- Tenured Faculty Review.
Member, Faculty Review Subcommittee,
01/29/2020 - present.
Department service.
- New Graduate Student Orientation.
PA Field Representative, ,
08/15/2019 - 08/15/2019.
Department service.
- CSBS Student Research Day.
Judge,
04/16/2019 - 04/16/2019.
College service.
- Betty Glad Funds Committee.
Member,
04/2019 - 06/30/2020.
Department service.
- Executive MPA Admissions Committee.
Member,
12/18/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Graduate Studies Committee, PA Field Chair.
09/10/2018 - 08/01/2023.
Department service.
- RPT Committee.
Member,
07/01/2017 - 06/2018.
Department service.
- Pi Alpha Alpha, MPA Program,Department of Political Science.
Co-Adviser,
03/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Graduate Committee, Department of Political Science.
Temporary PA-Field Representative,
02/2015 - 06/30/2016.
Department service.
- Society, Water, and Climate Transformative Cluster Hire Committee.
Member,
08/2014 - 06/30/2015.
University service.
- RPT Committee.
Member,
11/22/2013 - 09/2018.
College service.
- Co-Sponsored (with Hinckley Institute of Politics and VP for Equity and Diversity)) a Hinckley Institute Talk by Carlos Guevara Mann, Ph.D. (Program Officer, UN World Food Programe, Central and South America).
Facilitator,
01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013.
Department service.
- Faculty Committee on Community and Governmental Relations .
Member,
10/2012 - 06/2014.
University service.
- Co-Sponsored (with Hinckley Institute of Politics, VP for Equity and Diversity, and Gender Studies) a Hinckley Institute Talk by Maria Chavez, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University).
Facilitator/Co-Sponsor,
08/2012 - 09/2012.
College service.
- MAC Committee.
08/01/2011 - 08/01/2014.
Department service.
- Dean's Advisory Committee.
Member,
04/01/2011 - 12/01/2011.
College service.
- Maxwell Chair Search Committee.
Member,
08/2010 - 02/2011.
Department service.
- Assistant Professor, Political Science Search Committee (MPA Non-Profit Position).
Member,
08/2010 - 01/2011.
Department service.
- PAC Committee.
07/01/2010 - present.
Department service.
- Pi Alpha Alpha, Utah Chapter.
Co-Advisor,
07/01/2010 - 03/18/2013.
Other service.
- Masters in Public Policy and Administration Student Association (MPPASA).
Advisor,
07/01/2010 - 03/18/2013.
Other service.
- Graduate Committee.
Member,
07/01/2010 - 03/18/2013.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Utah Nonprofit Association/MPA Maria Chavez (Associate Professor, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University) Presentation at UNA Diversity and Leadership Event (held at Episcopal Church Center).
08/2012 - 09/2012
Outreach
- Co-Sponsor, Hinckley Forum Event. Invited and hosted guest speakers Nicholas Lovrich, Regents Professor Emeritus, Washington State University and William Schreckhise, Professor and Chair, University of Arkansas. Title of Forum Talk: "To Respectfully Disagree: Civility in Government".
09/26/2023 - 09/28/2023
- Collaborated with Hinckley Institute of Politics to host a talk presented by Nicholas Lovrich and Francis Benjamin, Washington State University. Talk was entitled "Polarization and Incivility in American Politics: Is Congressional Gridlock Affecting US State Legislatures?" Our community partners were the Honorable Jennifer Seelig and the Honorable Frank Pignanelli. I am a co-investigator in this study.
09/30/2019 - 11/25/2019
- Manuscript Editor, Green Canyon High School "We the People" Program National Competition.
03/04/2019 - 03/31/2019
- Collaborated with Hinckley Institute of Politics (University of Utah) to arrange a talk by Edward Weber, U.G. Dubach Professor of Political Science, Oregon State University. Talk title: "The Wicked Problem of Food, Water, and Energy: Local Solutions for Global Problems.".
01/2019 - 02/05/2019
- Communications, Utah Marathon (Advanced Class Amateur Radio Operator, Callsign: KA6NRK).
09/04/2012 - 10/13/2012
- Communications, Salt Lake City Marathon (Advanced Class Amateur Radio Operator, Callsign: KA6NRK).
04/12/2012 - 04/21/2012
- Recruited a fourth cohort of MPA students in Hainan Province, China.
07/2011 - 07/2011
Honors & Awards
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2020: Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020).
Choice Reviews,
12/01/2020
- Nominated, Superior Teaching Award.
College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah,
02/2019
- Commendation for Faculty Achievement "Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes, Third Edition".
J. Willard Marriott Library and Vice President for Research, University of Utah,
04/04/2018
- Commendation for Faculty Achievement "The Energy Security Dilemma: US Policy and Practice".
J. Willard Marriott Library and Vice President for Research, University of Utah,
04/05/2017
- Fellow.
Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society,
08/30/2010
- Technology Educator of the Year.
Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology,
10/21/2008
- Mentor to Senior Scholar (summa cum laude) .
College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno,
12/2005
- Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award, Senior-Class Recipient. For scholarship and leadership achievements.
Oregon State University,
05/22/1991