Academics

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Fulbright Specialist, University of Ottawa,  Canada 2024. Create and test a professional development seminar series for Canadian city administrators for the Centre on Governance.

• Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, Montreal Canada, 2021-2024, Fellow and Mentor. Assist Canadian Doctoral Scholars with policy leadership concepts and research work.

• University of Ottawa, Canada. Affiliated Researcher, Centre on Governance, 2021 to date. Gather information on Canadian city management and collaborative policy development with elected officials. 

• Fulbright Fellow, Canada, Visiting Research Chair in Public Policy, 2021 to 2022. Joint Chair in Contemporary Public Policy, McGill University Institute for the Study of Canada and Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation. Conduct research on Canadian city management and deliver workshops on public policy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Professor, Emeritus, School of Public Administration,  May 2020. Research local government management in the US and comparatively. Work with faculty at Agder University in Kristiansand, Norway, Siauliai University in Siauliai, Lithuania, McGill University and University of Ottawa, Canada.

• Professor, School of Public Administration, August 1996 to May 2020. Teach undergraduate classes and graduate seminars, conduct management and policy research, advise students, and engage in university, professional, and community service activities. Chair, Master of Science in Urban Studies, and director of local government activities and concentration in the Master of Public Administration program. 

• Senior Research Associate, Center for Public Affairs Research, April 1989 to August 1996. Provided technical assistance to more than 25 communities preparing economic development plans. Conduct applied and policy research in community development and housing, economic development, and urban development. Prepare resource and training materials in community development. Develop and conduct workshops for community leaders. Adjunct instructor.

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Faculty Appointments

• Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska, 2020.

• Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2015.

• Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2003.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1996.

• Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994-1995.

• Senior Research Associate, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Center for Public Affairs Research, 1989-1996.   

Invited Visiting International Appointments

• Visiting Research Chair in Public Policy: 2022 Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill University, Montreal.

• Affiliated Researcher: 2021-2023 Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, study Canadian city management.

• Lecturer: 2012, 2019 Vilnius University-Šiauliai Academy, Siauliai, Lithuania, conduct seminar on comparative public policy.

• Researcher, Lecturer: 2009, 2011, 2012,  2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, study Norwegian local government management, conduct Norwegian study tours with American city managers.

Courses

• Graduate: Introduction to Public Administration, Municipal Administration, Policy Design and Implementation, Community Organizing and Development, Economic Development, The Policy Process, Interdisciplinary Seminar on the Urban Community, Seminar in Urban Studies, Program Evaluation, Applied Urban Analysis, Housing and Community Development, Capstone Research Project, Doctoral Seminar on Policy Theory.

• Undergraduate: Introduction to Urban Studies, Research Methods.