Department of Public Administration
The University of Kansas
1541 Lilac Lane #318
Lawrence, KS 66045-3177
(785) 864-9011
FAX (785) 864-5208
hgoerdel@ku.edu

 

Academic Appointments and History:

• Assistant Professor of Public Administration – Tenure Track, University of Kansas, 2005 - present.


• Ph.D., Political Science,  Texas A&M University, 2006
  Fields: Public Policy/Public Administration, Comparative Politics, Comparative Public Policy
  Committee: Kenneth J. Meier (chair), Kim Q. Hill, Guy D. Whitten
  Dissertation: Policy Performance in Multilevel Governance Systems: Tobacco
  Control in the European Union
• B.A., Texas A&M University, 2001

Published Articles:

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2005.  “Taking Initiative: Proactive Management in Networks and Program Performance”  Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (Forthcoming)
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2004.  “Management Activity and Program Performance: Gender as Management Capital.”  Public Administration Review (Forthcoming)
. With Kenneth J. Meier and Laurence J. O’Toole.

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2002. “Structural Funding Policy in the European Union: An Evaluation of the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory.” European Union Notes 1(4): 1-17.

Research (preparing for publication):

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. Policy Performance in Multilevel Governance Systems: Tobacco Control in the European Union. Book Project.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. “Autonomy as Power: The Public Manager’s Contribution to Organizational Performance.” (with David Pitts).


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. “Strategic Management and Organization Performance: A Contingency Approach.”  (with Laurence J. O’Toole and  Kenneth J. Meier)


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2005. “Multilevel Bureaucratic Governance.” > Goerdel, Holly T.2006. “Policy Diffusion and Effectiveness In Comparative Perspective.”
• Goerdel, Holly T.2006. �Policy Diffusion and Effectiveness In Comparative Perspective.�

Research and Teaching Interests:

• Public Management and Networks
• Multilevel Governance
• Bureaucratic Power
• Organization Theory/Behavior
• Comparative Public Policy and Administration

Professional Conference Presentations:

• Goerdel, Holly. 2006. “Strategic Management and Organization Performance: A Contingency Approach.”  (with Laurence J. O’Toole and  Kenneth J. Meier). To be Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. “Autonomy as Power: The Public Manager’s Contribution to Organizational Performance.” (with David Pitts). To be Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2005. “Comparative Bureaucratic Governance.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2004.  “Multilevel Governance and Policymaking: Processes and Outcomes.”  Accepted to the European Consortium of Political Research, 2nd Pan European Conference on European Union Politics, Bologna, Italy.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2003.  “The Political Economy of Tobacco Control in the European Union.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago.


• Meier, Kenneth J., Laurence J. O’Toole, and Holly T. Goerdel. 2004.  “Management Activity and Program Performance: Gender as Management Capital.”  Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago.


• Whitten, Guy D., Harvey Palmer, and Holly T. Goerdel. 2004.  “Reconsidering Party Identification in Western Europe.”  Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2003.  “Taking Initiative: Proactive Management in Networks and Program Performance.”  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia.


• Goerdel, Holly T. 2002.  “Towards an Idea of Europe: Parties as a Mode of Europeanization.”  Presented at the bi-annual conference onIdentity and Representation in an Integrated Europe. Sponsored by the European Commission, Ottawa, Canada.

Working Papers (see also Research being prepared for publication):

• “Multilevel Governance and Bureaucratic Capacity”
• “Public Policy and Health Governance”
• “Herbert Kaufman’s (Absent) Manager: A Provocative Alternative” Co-authored with Kenneth J. Meier.
• “Supranational Delegation and Policy Coalitions in Parliamentary Democracies.”
• “Science and Technology Policymaking: Conducting Policy in an Ill-Structured Problem Space.”

Research Positions:

• Faculty Affiliate and Committee Member 2005-6: The Center for European Studies.
• Faculty Co-Founder of Research Symposium on Systems of Shared Power. University of Kansas.
• Faculty Affiliate 2005-6: Institute for Policy & Social Research. University of Kansas.
• Research Associate in Comparative Public Policy, Fall 2002 - present: Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance. Directed by Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University. Examples of Applied Research Products:
  • Goerdel, Holly T.  2003.  “Organizations, Structure, and Diverse Clientele: An Examination  of Decentralization, Organizational Performance, and the Latino Dropout Problem.”  A Report of the Texas Educational Excellence Project.  Located at http://teep.tamu.edu.
  • Meier, Kenneth J., Laurence J. O’Toole, and Holly T. Goerdel. 2003. “School Superintendents and School Performance: Quality Matters.”  A Report of the Texas Educational Excellence Project.  Located at http://teep.tamu.edu.
• Research Associate, Fall 2002- Present: Texas Educational Excellence Project. Directed by Nick Theobald, Texas A&M University.
  
• Research Associate, Fall 2002 - current: Kenneth J. Meier.
• Research Associate, Fall 2002 - current: Guy D. Whitten.
• Research Associate, Fall 2001 - Spring 2002: Kim Q. Hill.
• Research Associate, Fall 2001 - Spring 2002: B. Dan Wood.

Teaching Experience

• Public Administration and Organizational Analysis – Graduate level.
• Public Administration and Democratic Theory – Graduate level.
• Honors Introduction to Public Administration - Undergraduate majors.
• Political Science Research Methods -  Undergraduate majors Texas A&M University.
• Multivariate Regression Analysis (teaching associate with Guy D. Whitten, University of Essex, Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection)
• Bureaucracy: The Fourth Branch of Government – Guest Lecturer (Texas A&M University).
• Health Policy in the United States - Guest Lecturer (Texas A&M University).
• European Union Institutions - Guest Lecturer (International Study Abroad Program, Bonn, Germany).
• Advanced Quantitative Methods II  – teaching associate with Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University).
• Introduction to Political Science Research –  teaching associate with Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University).
• The Politics of the European Union – teaching associate with Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M  University).

Professional Service

American Political Science Association: Founding Co-Chair for Junior Scholars in Public Administration Group (within Public Administration Section).

Reviewer for:

• Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
• American Journal of Political Science
• Journal of Politics
• Public Administration Review

Professional Memberships:

• Public Management Research Association
• Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management
• The American Society for Public Administration
• American Political Science Association - Sections: Political Methodology, Public
• Administration, Public Policy, European Politics
• Midwest Political Science Association
• Pi Sigma Alpha Member

Awards and Honors:

• Grant for Public Management Research: Big IV Fellowship in Collaborative Research. 2005. University of Kansas. $2500.
  
• Grant for Professional Development: Studying and Teaching Abroad. 2004. University of Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection.  $1400.
• Research and Presentation Grant: Identity and Representation in an Integrated Europe. Sponsored by the European Commission, in Ottowa, Canada, Spring 2002. $1000.
• International Fellowship for Studying and Lecturing Abroad, Academy for International
  Education, Bonn, Germany, Spring 2002. Pi Sigma Alpha 2001-2004.