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
• Project Vote Smart. Role: Review of VoteSmart Summary of Utah Legislative action on HB 112. Reviewer. 02/04/2022 - 02/04/2022
• Energies (journal). Role: Manuscript Reviewer. Manuscript 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