Academic Presentations

Paper. "Post-Katrina Intergovernmental and Public-Private Policy Change," Panel on Post-Katrina Changes in the U.S. Emergency Management System, American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Washington, DC, March 27, 2007.

Moderator, Lessons Noted or Lessons Learned? U.S. Emergency Management Post-Katrina: A Guided Interview with the ASPA Katrina Task Force, American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Washington, DC, March 25, 2007.

Roundtable Discussant (invited) "Crafting a Research Agenda for County Governments: A Scholarly and Practitioner Perspective,"   American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Washington, DC, March 25, 2007.

Moderator (invited) Mini-Plenary on the Constitutional Constraints of the United States Presidency: A Conversation with Louis Fisher, American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Washington, DC, March 24, 2007.

Paper. The Intergovernmental Implications of Katrina, APPAM (Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management) Annual Conference, Madison, WI, November 2-4, 2006.

Panel Chair, Shifting the Burden: The Costs of Short-Term Planning in Disaster Management, APPAM Annual Conference, Madison, WI, November 2-4, 2006.

Paper, “The Big Lessons of Katrina,” panel on Redesigning Risk: Perspectives from Katrina, ASPA National Conference, Denver, CO, April 3, 2006.

Panel Moderator, “Lessons from Katrina: A Guided Discussion with ASPA’s Katrina Task Force (KTF), ASPA National Conference, Denver, CO, April 3, 2006.

Panel Moderator and Panelist (invited), “Future Issues in Networks/Collaborations: Discussions with the Experts,” roundtable, ASPA national conference, Denver, April 2, 2006. .

Roundtable Participant (invited), “The Status of Research on Network Management,” American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 4, 2005.

Presentation (invited), “A Capacity-Building Framework for Researching Network Relationships,” ASPA Panel on “Theories of Networks,” Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2004. (Remarks delivered by Myrna Mandell).

Moderator (invited), Roundtable of Stone Award Recipients, ASPA Conference, Newark, NJ, March 2001 and panelist (invited) on urban bureaucracy panel.

Panelist (invited), “State and University Linkages,” LINKS conference, April 2000, Richmond, VA.

Roundtable participant (invited), Urban Bureaucracies,” ASPA national conference, April 2000, San Diego, CA.

Roundtable participant (invited), "Urban Sprawl and Growth Management," ASPA national conference, April 1999, Orlando, FLA.

Paper (invited), Mini‑Plenary on the Impacts of Collaborative Efforts Changing the Face of Public Policy Theory on Networks," Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, April 1999, Orlando, Florida.

Paper (with Richard White), invited by NASPAA‑‑a replication of research published in Public Administration Review on bureaucracy in American Government textbooks. October 1998 NASPAA conference, Boise, ID.

Paper (invited), "Rethinking State‑Local Relations," Panel on State Governments‑ ‑How Near the Edge(s) of the Governance Revolution? American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, May 9‑13, 1998.

Mini‑Plenary Moderator (invited), "Interorganizational Adaptations: Local Agency Cooperative Solutions to Change, American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, May 9‑13, 1998.

Presenter, "University Institutes, Professional Associations and State Government," for a panel on Satisfying the Information Needs of State Government, LINKS 1998: Interaction and Inclusion: State Governments, State Universities, and the Public Interest, April 15‑18, 1998, Boston, MA.

Panel Chair (invited), "Information Technology," ASPA national conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 1997.

Panel Chair (invited), "New Directions in Public Administration Theory: Information Technology, 11 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, April 10‑12, 1997.

Roundtable Participant (invited), "Politics, Conflict, and organizations: Lessons from Two Disciplines." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, April 10‑12, 1997.

Participant (invited), Roundtable on Devolution, 1996 ASPA Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, July 1996.

Participant (invited), The Waldo Symposium on "The Relationship of Bureaucracy and Democracy," June 27‑29, 1995, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University. Invitational conference honoring Dwight Waldo's contributions to public administration.

Participant (invited), LINKS 196 (Conference on linkages between universities and state capitals) ‑‑session topic: "Scholarship on State Politics: What Does It Offer?” Michigan State University, May 8‑11, 1996.

Panel Chair (invited), "Perspectives on Regionalism,"Cornell University, March 29, 1996.

Paper Discussant. Panel on "Law, Federalism, and Culture,” Trinity Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, July 23, 1995.

Moderator (invited). Panel on County‑Municipal Relations, 1995 Association of Pennsylvania Municipal Managers Conference, State College, Pa., May 21‑24, 199S,

Roundtable Panelist (invited). "Rural Development in Pennsylvania." Convened for Pew Charitable Trusts by the Aspen Institute, Harrisburg, Pa., May 9, 1995.

Paper. "Revenue Diversification Among U.S. Counties," American Political Science Association Annual Meetings, September 1994.

Speech (invited). "Promoting Regional Cooperation for Economic Development, Penn State Downtown Center, Harrisburg, Pa. March 16, 1994.

Paper. "Home Rule in Pennsylvania," APSA National Conference, Washington, D.C., September 2‑5, 1993.

Panel Chair (invited). Berkeley Symposium on Public Management Research, Berkeley, California, July 19, 1993.

Roundtable Participant (invited). “Intergovernmental Trends," ASPA National Training Conference, San Francisco, July 18‑20, 1993.

Confab Speaker (invited). "An Early Assessment of the Clinton Administration's State and Local Policies," ASPA National Training Conference, San Francisco, July 18‑20, 1993.

Panel Chair (invited), "Issues Surrounding Government Reform," Urban Affairs Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 21‑24, 1993.

Paper. "Reforming Municipal Authorities,” Urban Affairs Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 21‑24, 1993.

Panel Chair and Paper (invited). “Sparks at the Grassroots: Perspectives on Rural Economic Development," Region IV ASPA Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, September 23‑25, 1992.

Panelist (invited). "Current Trends in Local Government Finances: Fiscal Stress, Mandate Madness, and the New Fiscal Order," Region IV ASPA Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, September 23‑25, 1992.

Panelist (invited). "Roundtable on State‑Local Government Structure," American Political Science Association Annual Meeting," Chicago, Illinois, September 2‑5, 1992.

Panelist (invited). "Political Science and Public Administration: A Note on the State of the (Non?) Union, Revisited," ASPA National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 1992.

Panelist (invited). "Roundtable on Political Science & Public Administration,” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, April 3‑4, 1992.

Paper (co‑authored with Anicca Jansen, Jack R. Stabler, and Vern Ryan) "In Search of Multicommunity Collaboration: Three Case Studies,” Conference on Multicommunity Collaboration: An Evolving Rural Revitalization Strategy, Chicago, Illinois, November 4‑6, 1991.

Paper. "Pre ‑Conditions for Multicommunity Collaboration," Conference on Multicommunity Collaboration: An Evolving Rural Revitalization Strategy, Chicago, Illinois, November 4‑6, 1991.

Paper. "Networking, Cooperation, Coordination, and Collaboration Among Municipal Governments," First National Public Management Research Conference, Syracuse University, September 19‑21, 1991.

Organizer. Working Consultation on State and Counties. Interactive forum organized with participation of 40 representatives of national, state, and local organizations representing county, state, and municipal governments, September 12‑13, 1991, Harrisburg, Pa.

Paper. "The County‑State Connection,” American Political Science Association Annual Meetings, Washington, D. C., August 29-September 1, 1991.

Team‑Authored Paper (12 authors). "Setting a Research Agenda for the Study of the American County,” American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C., March 24‑27, 1991.

Paper (with Heidi Neiswender). "'Bureaucracy, in the Introductory American Government Textbook," National Teaching Conference on Public Administration, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 21‑23, 1991.

Panel Chair. "Management Development in the Public Sector 11 ASPA Region IV

Conference on Renaissance, Renewal, and Results‑‑Innovative Approaches to Traditional Problems," Pittsburgh, Pa., September 26‑28, 1990.

Discussant (invited). Panels on "Strategy and Policy Perspectives on Renewal for Small Local Governments in Pennsylvania" and "The Homelessness Crisis: the Problem and Approaches to Solve It.” ASPA Region IV Conference, Pittsburgh, Pa., September 26‑28, 1990.

Discussant (invited). Roundtable on "Setting a Research Agenda for the Study of the American County,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 30‑September 2, 1990.

Chair and Paper (invited). Panel on "Education's Response to the Changing Workforce," HAIPMA‑ASPA Conference (Harrisburg chapters of the International Personnel Management and American Society for Public Administration Associations), May 17, 1990, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Discussant (invited). Panel on "Counties and States‑‑Adversaries or Partners?" American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April 8‑11, 1990.

Paper. "Findings from Pennsylvania's Fiscal Trends Survey, National Small Government Research Network, American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April B‑11, 1990.

Chair (invited). "The Politics of Urban Administration," American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, August 31­-September 3, 1989.

Paper. "Rural Government Challenges: A No Numbers and Policy Improvement," American Society for Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 8‑12, 1989.

Panelist (invited). "Developing Success Skills: Administration Faculty," American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, April B‑12, 1989.

Panelist (invited). "Emerging Management Issues in Small Rural Communities." American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 8‑12, 1989.

Paper. "Integrated Written and Oral Assignments for the MPA Curriculum," 12th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, March 14‑16, 1989, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia. Winner, First Runner‑Up Award in Best Paper Competition.

Paper. "Monitoring and Evaluation of County Contracts," Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 16‑18. 1989.

Panelist (invited). "A New Theory of Competitive Federalism,” Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 3‑5, 1988.

Panelist. (invited) Panel on Privatization, ASPA Region IV Annual Conference, Carlisle, Pa., October 5‑7, 1988.

Panelist. (invited) Panel on Emergency Management, ASPA Region IV Annual Conference, Carlisle, Pa., October 5‑7, 1988.

Paper. "New Challenges for Small Government Leadership," ASPA National Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 1988.

Panel Chair and Discussant (invited). "Environmental Policies at the State and Local Level," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 5‑7, 1987.

Papers (invited). "The Small City Perspective on Management Information Systems" and "Update on the National Small Government Research Network," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 3‑6, 1987.

Panelist (invited). "Status of NC’s Public Administration Programs," N.C. Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Raleigh, N.C., April 1987.

Paper. "Strategic Planning in Small Cities," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration,Boston, Massachusetts, March 28‑April 1, 1987.

Discussant (invited). "Panel on Environmental Policy," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 5‑7 1986.

Panel moderator (invited). "Can Conservation and Improved Efficiency Affect Financing Needs?" Joint conference sponsored by the N.C. Land Use Congress and the N.C. Water Resources Association on "Meeting NC’s Water and Sewer Systems," Raleigh, N.C., October 16, 1986.

Papers. "Training Strategies for Policy Analysts," "Emergency Management in Public Administration," and "Rural Public Administration: Service Delivery Practice.” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, California, April 12‑17, 1986.

Policy Paper (invited). "Rural Infrastructure Research Needs." Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, January 1986.

Panelist (invited) "Impact of Reagan Federalism on Local Governments.” Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, Charleston, South Carolina, October 23‑25, 1985.

Moderator (invited). Panel on "Managing in a Time of Disaster," City and County Management Seminar, Institute of Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 7, 1985.

Panel Chairperson. "The Governor in State Politics," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, Georgia, November 1­3, 1984.

Roundtable Chairperson. "Small City Policy Issues," Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, Memphis, Tennessee, October 10‑12, 1984.

Paper. "Small Cities' Revenue‑ Expenditure Policy Responses to the New Federalism,” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Denver, Colorado, April 10, 1984.

Paper. "Effectiveness of State Assistance Programs for Flood Hazard Mitigation," American Water Resources Association Symposium on Regional and State Water Resources Planning,San Antonio, Texas, October 9‑13, 1983. (co‑authored with Raymond J. Burby)

Paper. "Small Cities Community Development: Building Local Capacity," Fifth Annual Urban Affairs Conference of the University of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C., September 28‑30, 1983. (co‑authored with Thomas Robertson and Kathy Adkins)

Paper. "Building Capacity for Local Energy Management," Annual meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, New York City, April 16‑19, 1983.

Panel Chairperson. Panel on "State Public Policy, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28­30, 1982.

Policy Paper (invited). "Information Needs of Local Energy Coordinators," for National Association of Counties and National League of Cities, July 1982.

Roundtable Organizer. "Urban Policy and Energy," Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 14‑17, 1982.

Paper. "Contributions of North Carolina Municipalities to Energy Conservation," Third Annual Urban Affairs Conference of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 1‑3, 1981.

Panel Chairperson. "Accountability and Productivity in Urban Services: Public Administration," Seventh Annual Conference on the Urban South, Norfolk, Virginia, March 19‑20, 1981.

Panel Chairperson. "Citizen Involvement and Attitudes Toward Growth Management," panel in Intergovernmental Relations Section, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 6‑8, 1980.

Paper. "Changing Structures for Managing Urban Growth," Annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 24‑26, 1980.

Paper. "A Neglected Issue in Growth Management: Where Do We Go f or Expertise?" Second Annual Urban Affairs Conference of the University of North Carolina, Southern Pines, North Carolina, March 13‑15, 1980.

Paper. "Planners, Expertise and Client Acceptance," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 1‑3, 1979.

Paper. "Management By Objectives: Practice, Pitfalls and Utility for Small Colleges," Annual Meeting of the Society for College and University Planning, Miami‑Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 30‑August 2, 1978.

Paper. "Revenue Sharing Research: Past and Future," Southwestern Political Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 27‑28, 1975.