Other Professional Activities

Editorial Board Memberships and Related Activities

Editorial Board, Center for Accountability and Performance, ASPA, Washington, D.C., June 2005-present.

Board of Editors. ASPA Classics. Series of edited books for the American Society of Public Administration, 2000-present..

Editorial Board. State and Local Government Review, 1999-2003; 1984-1990.

Editorial Board. American Journal of Public Administration, 1999-2002. .

Member. Editorial Board, Policy Studies Journal, 2000-2003; 1997‑2000; 1989-1997.

Founding Editorial Board Member.The Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, March 1985‑2002.

Founding Editorial Board Member,The Regionalist, National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), since 1994.

Member, Editorial Board. Journal of the Community Development Society 1992‑1997.

Member. Editorial Board, International Journal of Public Administration, August 1988-2001.

Member. Advisory Board, Annual Editions in Public Administration, Dushkin Publishing Company, 1989-2002.

Editor. TOPS Essays, Public Administration Review, August 1989‑December 1996. TOPS (“Those Other Publications”) consist of review essays on major governmental, think‑tank, and other reports.

Editor, SIAM Newsletter, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, ASPA, 1998-present.

Co‑Editor (with Patricia Atkins)Intergovernmental Newsletter of the Intergovernmental Section of the American Planning Association, 1993-summer 1998.

Member. Board of Editors, Public Administration Review, January 1986-989. Major journal in the field. Member, 50th Anniversary Edition invited editorial board, 1988‑1990.

Founding Editorial Board Member,Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1989‑1994.

Associate Editor for Policy Analysis. Journal of Management Science & Policy Analysis, 1990‑1991.

Member. Editorial Board. Rural Public Administration Newsletter, 1990-1993.

Member. Publications Committee, American Society for Public Administration, February 1982‑April 1987; 1990‑1992; Subcommittee on Journal Evaluations, 1990‑1992.

Editorial Advisory Board Member. American Government Section, Dushkin Publishing Group, Annual Editions in American Government, 1973‑1983.

Founding Editorial Board Member.The Urban Interest, 1978‑1982. Became the Journal of Urban Affairs.

Advisory Group Member. Public Administration Times, 1979‑1982.

Other Activities

Chair (with Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency), ASPA (American Society for Public Administration), Katrina Task Force, December 2005-present.

Co-Chair (with Jim Svara), Katrina Working Group, American Society for Public Administration, Sept.-Nov. 2005.

Member, Board of Directors, Keystone Research Center (a progressive policy institute), Harrisburg, PA, August 2005-present. Elected to Executive Committee as Secretary, fall 2006.

Advisory Board Member. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Harrisburg, PA, fall 2006-present.

Member, PA Policy Database Advisory Committee, led by Temple University and a legislative research agency, February 2006-present.

Member, Charles H. Levine Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Administration, NASPAA and ASPA, July 2005-April 2006.

Member, National Advisory Board, Center for the Study of Counties, University of Georgia, 2002-present.

Member, NASPAA/ASPA Research Award Committee, 2003.

Member, ASPA National Nominating Committee, 2003.

Committee Member, Temple University committee developing a statewide poll, 2002. .

Member, Zuck Award Committee, NASPAA, 2002.

Task Force Member, Water and Sewer Infrastructure Committee of SE Pennsylvania, 2002-present.

Planning Committee Member, Geospatial Policy and Homeland Security Forum (PA), 2002-present.

Member, PAGIC, Pennsylvania’s GIS organization, which coordinates state agency GIS activity, 2001-present.

Member, Search Committees for Selection of the Editor of Public Administration Review, American Society for Public Administration, 1998‑99 and 1989‑90.

Chair, Committee on Excellence in Public Administration Research and Teaching, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 1998‑99; reappointed for 1999-2000.

Site Review Team Member/Chair (frequent) for National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration accreditation process.

Former member, Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), 1987‑1990. This is the unit responsible for reviewing and accrediting MPA programs.

Evaluator of Educational Programs. American Council on Education, Washington, D.C., 1990‑present.

External Peer Reviewer for promotion and tenure cases.

Evaluator, academic public administration programs.

Member, Nominating Committee, ASPA national elections, fall 1997.

Member, Research Committee, NASPAA, 1996‑present (successive one year appointments); Subcommittee on the National Science Foundation, 1998.

Member, Executive Committee, APSA, Urban Section, 1995‑99.

Member, Nominating Committee, APSA, Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section, 1997.

Chair, Panel Review Team, HUD Work‑Study Grants, spring 1997.

Reviewer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Small Cities Program, spring 1997.

Resource Council Member. Georgia Future Communities Commission. 1995‑96.

Chair. Section on Intergovernmental Management and Administration, American Society for Public Administration, 1994‑1995.

Member. Public Information and Training Committee, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, 1992‑present.

Member and Former Co‑Chair, Advisory Board, Academy for Excellence in County Government, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, 1995­-present.
Member, Conference Planning Committee, Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Managers, Annual Conference, 1994‑95.

Conference Program Co‑Chair (with John Clayton Thomas). American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference, Kansas City, July 1994.

Panel Coordinator. Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, 1993 Annual Conference, September, Washington, D.C., including Best Paper Award Committee Chair.

Member. American Political Science Association Urban Section Awards Review Committee, 1993‑94.

Member. John Gaus Award Committee, APSA, 1991‑92.

Consulting (gratis), Pa. legislative committee working on public authorities legislation and a task force on reinventing state government, 1993‑94.

Member. Committee to Select Best Article in the Policy Studies Journal, 1991‑present.

Member. Lilly Foundation Best Paper Award Committee, 1992 ASPA conference.

Member. NASPAA Faculty Recognition Committee, 1991‑1993.

Member. NASPAA Task Force on Education for the State and Local Public Service, 1991‑93. Prepared recommendations to the National Commission on State and Local Public Service (Winter Commission), 1991‑1993.

President. Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, 1991‑92. Member of Executive Committee, 1989‑1992. Organized chapter panels for regional ASPA conferences in Pittsburgh, September 26‑28, 1990 and Annapolis, September 23‑25, 1992; liaison for joint HAIPMA‑ASPA conferences, 1991 and 1992.

Adviser (gratis). Survey of Intergovernmental Cooperative Activities of Pa. Local Communities, Pa. Department of Community Affairs, 1991‑92.

Member. Nominating Committee, Urban Affairs Association, 1991‑1992.

Chair. Best Dissertation in Urban Politics Award Committee, Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 1990‑91.

Member. Best Student Paper Award. ASPA Section of Budgeting and Finance, 1990‑1991.

Reviewer. Annual Exemplary State and Local Awards, William C. Norris Institute and Local Government Information Network (NJ), 1989‑1991.

Chair. Best Paper Award Committee, 20th Annual Urban Affairs Association Conference, 1990‑91.

Member. Advisory Panel, Rural Public Administration Network, 1990‑91.

Member. National County Consortium. National Association of Counties (NACO), 1990‑1992.

Member. Steering Committee. Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference, 1989‑1992.

Vice‑Chair. 1990‑1991 Committee on Review and Evaluation, American Society for Public Administration; Member,1991‑1992.

Co‑Chair (with Raymond J. Burby and Jonathan Howes). Urban Affairs Association 20th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 18­22, 1990. Key responsibility for a Symposium on the Crisis in Housing.

Chair. Section on Public Administration Education, American Society for Public Administration, 1988‑89. Edited a quarterly newsletter.

Member. National Executive Council, ASPA Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM), 1988‑1991. Chair, Elections Committee, 1988‑89.

Member. National Executive Council. ASPA Section on Management Science and Policy Analysis, 1988‑1991. Member, Nominations Committee, 1988­-89.

Member. National Executive Council. American Political Science Association, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, 1986‑1989. Member, Awards Committee.

Member. National Executive Council, Section on Public Administration Education, American Society for Public Administration, 1986‑1989.

Chair. "Federal, State, and Local Administration" Track, 1988 Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, Birmingham, Alabama, October 12­14, 1988.
Member. Program Committee for the 1989 ASPA National Conference, Miami and 1988 ASPA National Conference, Portland.

Proposal Reviewer. State of Idaho research grants, 1993‑1997, USDA.

National Research Initiative Grants, 1994; National Sea Grant Program, 1995; California Sea Grant Program, 1988‑89; Universities Council on Water Resources, 1988‑1993; North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, 1983. Applied Research Group, National Science Foundation, 1980‑81 and Environment, Energy and Resources Group, Division of Policy Research and Analysis, National Science Foundation, 1979‑80; The Public Committee for the Humanities in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978‑79.

Advisory Committee Member. National Commission on Public Works Financing, Washington, D.C., 1987.

Member. Mosher Award Committee, 1987‑88, and Burchfield Award Committee, 1988‑89, Chair, Marshall E. Dimock Award Committee, 1986‑97, American Society for Public Administration.

Chair. Research Poster Sessions, for ASPA National Conference, Portland, Oregon, 1988 and Miami conference, 1989.

Member. Executive Council. NC Political Science Association, 1986‑88.

Member. Statewide Energy Conservation Programs for Local Government Committee, State Energy Division, N.C. Department of Commerce, March 1986‑1988.

Member. Local Government Energy officers Project Advisory Committee, North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1982‑1988.

Member. Research Needs Committee. Association of State Flood Plain Managers. 1986‑1988.

President. Research Triangle Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, 1984‑85. Acting President and President‑Elect, 1983­-84. Secretary and Membership Chair, 1982‑83. Member of Executive Council, 1985‑1988.

Member. "Best Paper on Women and Politics Award Committee," Southern Political Science Association, 1986‑87.

Regional (V) Coordinator. ASPA Rural Government Network, 1984‑1988.

Statewide ASPA Conference Initiator/Coordinator. "The Quality of Public Service," Raleigh, NC, March 23, 1984.

Member. "Best Student Paper" Committee, North Carolina Political Science Association, 1984.

Member. Nominating Committee, Urban Affairs Association, 1983‑84.

Member. Committee to select "Best Paper by a Graduate Student," Southern Political Science Association, 1981‑82.

Member. Program Committee, Women's Caucus for Political Science: South, 1982.

Member. Research Needs Committee, North Carolina Land Use Congress, Inc., 1982‑1983.

Community Action Skills Training Workshop: "Making the Transition to Self ­Sufficiency," Community Services Administration and the Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 2‑3, 1981.

National Science Foundation, Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Education (CAUSE) Faculty Workshop, Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 12‑16, 1980.

Member. Policy Analysis Steering Committee, North Carolina Energy Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1980‑81.

Project Adviser. Utilities Energy Projects, funded by Carolina Power and Light and coordinated by NCSU School of Engineering, 1980‑81. Similar project with Houston Lighting and Power Company, summer and fall 1982.

Campus Representative (Thiel). National Energy Education Communication Network, U.S. Dept. of Energy and Pa. Dept. of Education, 1978‑79. Member. Mercer County, Pa. Environmental Council, 1976‑79.

Member. Mercer County, Pa. Mental Health/Mental Retardation Planning Committee, Program Evaluation Task Force, 1978‑79.

Consultant. Greenville, Pa., 1978. Prepared Affirmative Action Guidelines.

Project Coordinator. Greenville, Pa., 1978. Preparation of a feasibility study for a community recreational facility; 6‑member research team.

Consultant. On energy resources, for the Lutheran Church in America, February 1978‑June 1980.

Faculty Seminar on Teaching. Voluntary participation in semester‑long program of study and practice, Thiel College, spring 1978.

Audio‑Visual Workshop, American Political Science Association Program for Continuing Professional Development, Chicago, Illinois, April 1978.

Public Review Group Member. National Assessment of Water and Related Land Resources Annual Publications, Great Lakes Basin Commission and U.S. Water Resources Council, 1977.

President. Citizen's Council for Land Use Research and Education (CLURE), offices in Ann Arbor and Pontiac, Michigan, 1975‑77.

Citizen Member. Council on Regional Development, Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), 1975‑1976.

Grantsmanship Workshops. Wayne State University, office of Research and Sponsored Programs and funding agencies, October 1975‑April 1976.

Task Force Member. Land Use Control: National State or Local Responsibility? Pennsylvania Environmental Council, 1974.

U.S. Department of Energy Workshop, Thiel College.

Environmental Lecture/Film series, Thiel College and Borough of Greenville, Pa.

Manuscript Reviewer. Economic Development Quarterly, Urban Affairs Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, The Urban Interest, Western Political Science Quarterly, State and Local Government Review, Social Science Quarterly, Journal of Politics, Journal of Management Science & Policy Analysis, Journal of the American Planning Association, Publius, Social Science Journal, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Policy Studies Review, Public Administration Review, Journal of Urban Affairs, Public Administration Quarterly, International Journal of Public Administration, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Evaluation Review, Public Budgeting and Finance, The American Review of Public Administration, ASPA's Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Administration (SENRA), Journal of Planning Education and Research. (Frequent reviewer for many of these)

Manuscript Reviewer. Chatham House; Holt, Rinehart & Winston; Peacock Publishers; St. Martin's Press; Macmillan; Jossey‑Bass; Dushkin; Sage; Georgetown University Press; Harper & Row, Garland; University of Alabama Press; Harcourt and Brace; Rowan Littlefield., and Congressional Quarterly.

Memberships: American Political Science Association, American Society for Public Administration (including Sections on Management Science and Policy Analysis, Environmental and Natural Resources Administration, Professional and Organizational Development, Public Administration Education, and Intergovernmental Administration and Management), Urban Affairs Association, Policy Studies Organization, Midwest Political Science Association, PA Political Science Association; Intergovernmental Section, American Planning Association; Pa. Environmental Council.

CONFERENCE COORDINATION

Organizer, Panels of the ASPA Katrina Task Force, ASPA-NASPPA National Conference, Denver, CO, April 3, 2006 and 2007.

Organizer, Educational Briefing for Legislators on Emergency Preparedness and Response. Panels with 10 speakers, November 17, 2005.

Organizer, Digital Issues Update: A Dialogue on the State’s Future, June 6, 2002. Full-day symposium for the PA legislature with two dozen speakers.  

Content Organizer, Educational Briefing for Legislators on Medical Centers, Harrisburg, PA, March 2003. With the deans of the state’s academic medical centers.

National Program Co‑Chair (with John C. Thomas, Georgia State University), 1994 American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California.

PA Municipal Management Institute, coordinator of several statewide conferences and workshops per year, 1993‑1996. Continuing service on planning committee, 1996-present.

Intergovernmental Track Organizer, 1993 American Political Science Association National Conference.

Conference Chair, National Working Consultation on States and Counties, Harrisburg, PA, September 1991.

National Program Co-Chair (with Raymond Burby, UNC-Chapel Hill), Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, 1990.

Statewide (NC) ASPA conference on "The Quality of Public Service," Raleigh, NC, 1985.