Department of Public Administration
The University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Bld. 4060 Wescoe
Lawrence, KS 66045-3177
(785) 864-9011
FAX (785) 864-5208
hgoerdel@ku.edu

 

Academic History:

• Ph.D. Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2007
  Fields: Public Administration/Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Comparative Public Policy. Committee: Kenneth J. Meier (chair), Kim Q. Hill, Guy D. Whitten, Hank Jenkins-Smith Dissertation: Comparing Public Policies in Multilevel Governance Systems: Tobacco Control the European Union.
• B.A. Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2001

Academic Appointments:

• Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas, 2005– present  (tenure-track).
• Faculty Affiliate, Center for Global and International Studies, University of Kansas 2009- present..
• Faculty Affiliate, University of Kansas/Ft. Leavenworth Partnership for Interagency Studies, 2008- present.
• Faculty Affiliate, Center for European Studies, University of Kansas, 2005-present.
• Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Policy and Social Research, University of Kansas, 2005-present.
• Research Affiliate, Project for Equity, Representation and Governance, Texas A&M University, 2002-2006.

Research and Publications:

• “Multilevel Implementation of Homeland Security Policies in U.S. States.” 2009, book chapter for State Politics & Policy, ed., Donald P. Haider-Markel, in progress, Oxford University Press.
• “Politics versus Risk in State Allocations of Federal Security Grants.”  2009, under review, Journal of Politics.
• “Public Administration and the Political World: Three Prospects.” 2009, Public Performance and Management Review.
• “Political Advocacy by Nonprofit Organizations: A Strategic Management Explanation.” 2009, with Kelly Leroux, Performance and Management Review.
• “Public Administration in Dark Times.” 2009, with Tina Nabatchi and Shelly Peffer, accepted, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
• “Management, Law, and the Pursuit of the Public Good in Administration.” with Sean Nicholson-Crotty and Robert Christensen, revise and resubmit, Journal of Public Administration and Theory.
• “Doing More with Less? Managing Performance when Political Support Wanes.” 2009, With Edmund Stazyk, revise & resubmit, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
•  “Taking Initiative: Proactive Management in Networks and Program Performance.” 2006, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
•  “Management Activity and Program Performance: Gender as Management Capital.”  2006,  with Kenneth J. Meier and Laurence J. O’Toole,  Public Administration Review.
• “Structural Funding Policy in the European Union: An Evaluation of the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory.” 2002, European Union Notes.

Research in Preparation for Review:

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “"Performance versus Political Benefits of Intergovernmental Collaboration: An Empirical Application to Security Institutions in U.S. States"
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “Public Management of Terrorism-Intelligence in American States: Exploring Non-Performance Based Benefits of Collaboration.”
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “The Value of Collaboration in Multilevel Policy Implementation: An  Application to Homeland Security Information-Sharing in U.S. States”

Invited Presentations:

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. Invited subject matter expert to USNORTHCOM’s Limited Objective Experiment on Homeland Defense and Civil Support, and DOD/DHS/Private Sector Cooperation. Colorado Springs, CO.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2008. “Decentralizing the (Terrorism) Intelligence Bureaucracy: Public Management of Intel-Fusion Centers Across American States.” Virginia Commonwealth University. Keynote Address for the Annual Meeting of the National Security Project.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2008. “The Future of Homeland Security Research in Public Administration.” Invited Panelist to Minnowbrook Conference on the Future of Public Administration in America. Sponsored by Syracuse University.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. Invited subject matter expert to the National Security Seminary, The Army War College, Carlisle, PA.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “How the 9/11 Commission Shaped the Reorganization of Intelligence for Homeland Defense.” Annual Invited Speaker-series for Mesquite Independent School District, State of Texas.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “Public Management, Uncertainty and Performance.” City/County Management Conference, University of Kansas. Sponsored by Department of Public Administration.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “Empirical Public Management and Performance.” The Second Annual Workshop on Empirical Public Management, Texas A&M University.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006.“Managerial Autonomy and Performance: An Empirical Perspective.” The Inaugural Workshop on Empirical Public Management, Texas A&M University. With David Pitts.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2005. “Collaborative Public Management.” City/County Management Conference, University of Kansas. Sponsored by Department of Public Administration.

Applied Research Products:

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “Chief Information Security Officers: State level Roles & Homeland Security/Cyber Security Cooperation. A Report for IBM Business of Government. In-progress.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2008. “Collaboration Strategies of State-level Intelligence Fusion Managers.” A Report from the First National Survey of Intel-Fusion Directors in American States. 
• 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.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2003. “School Superintendents and School Performance: Quality Matters.” A Report of the Texas Educational Excellence Project.  Located at http://teep.tamu.edu. (with Kenneth J. Meier and Laurence J. O’Toole).

Grants, Fellowships, Awards:

• Dean’s Nominee for Basin Harbor Workshop on Strategic and Security Studies, Johns Hopkins University. February 2009. Awarded.
• IBM Business of Government Program on Homeland Security. October 2008. $20,000. Awarded.
• American Association of University Women Fellowship. October 2008. $30,000. Not awarded.
• New Faculty Research Grant, University of Kansas. April 2007. $8000. Awarded.
• Volcker Fellowship – APSA, Public Administration Section. April 2007. $3000. Not awarded.
• Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholars Fellowship. October 2007. $177,000. Not awarded.
• Big XII Collaborative Fellowship. University of Kansas. January 2006. $2500. Awarded.
• Professional Development Fellowship for Studying and Teaching Abroad, University of     Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection. June 2004. $1000. Awarded.
• Research and Presentation Grant: Identity and Representation in an Integrated Europe. Sponsored by the    European Commission, in Ottowa, Canada, March 2002. $1000. Awarded.
• International Fellowship for Studying and Lecturing Abroad, Academy for International Education, Bonn, Germany, June 2002. $500. Awarded.
• Pi Sigma Alpha 2001-2005.
• 2008 Minnowbrook: Selected Phase I Participant for Junior Scholars in the field of Public Administration.

Conference Presentations (Selections):

• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “The Value of Collaboration in Multilevel Policy Implementation: An Application to Security Institutions across U.S. States.” Presented at the biannual meeting of the Public Management Research Association. Columbus, OH, October 2-4.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2009. “Managing Homeland Security in American States: Politics versus Risk in State Allocations of Federal Security Grants.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2008. “The Future of Homeland Security Research in Public Administration.” Minnowbrook Conference on the Future of Public Administration in America. Sponsored by Syracuse University. (attended Phase I and Phase II Minnowbrook).
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2008. "Strategic Management and Political Advocacy of Non-Profits.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. With Kelly Leroux.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “Political Interest Representation and Public Charities: A Strategic Management Explanation of Nonprofit Advocacy.”  Presented at the biannual national meeting of the Public Management Research Association, Tucson, AZ. With Kelly Leroux.
• Goerdel, Holly. 2007. “Public Management and Multilevel Governance: Europeanization of Strategic Management.” Prepared for International Research Symposium on Public Management, Potsdam, Germany (waived attendance).
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “Empirical Public Management and Performance.” The Second Annual Workshop on Empirical Public Management, Texas A&M University.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2007. “Public Policy Demand for Future Policy Actions: The Wartime Experience.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. With Helmut Norpoth and Andrew Sidman.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. “Autonomy as Power: The Public Manager’s Contribution to Organizational Performance.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. 
• Goerdel, Holly T. and David Pitts. 2006. “Managerial Autonomy and Performance: An Empirical Perspective.” The Inaugural Workshop on Empirical Public Management, Texas A&M University.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2006. “Strategic Management and Organization Performance: A Contingency Approach.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. With Kenneth J. Meier and Laurence J. O’Toole.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2005. “Comparative Bureaucratic Governance.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il.
• 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.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2004. “Management Activity and Program Performance: Gender as Management Capital.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Meier, Kenneth J., Laurence J. O’Toole.
• Goerdel, Holly T. 2004. “Reconsidering Party Identification in Western Europe.”  Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Guy D. Whitten and Harvey Palmer.
• 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.

Research and Teaching Interests:

Public Management, Collaboration & Networks
Comparative Public Administration & Policy
Security Governance: Homeland & cyber security management, intelligence, information-sharing
Quantitative Methods

Undergraduate:

• PUAD 330Introduction to Public Administration
• PUAD 331Honors Introduction to Public Administration
• PUAD 694Comparative Public Administration & Policy
• POLS  209Quantitative Research Methods – Texas A&M University

Graduate:

• PUAD 845a Special: Interagency Collaboration & Management
• PUAD 852 Comparative/International Public Administration and Policy
• PUAD 845 Public Administration and Organizational Analysis.
• PUAD 930 Public Administration and Democratic Theory

Additional:

• Teaching Assistant, Summer 2004, “Multivariate Regression Analysis” with Guy D. Whitten, University of Essex, Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection.
• Guest Lecturer, Summer 2002, “European Union Institutions” International Study Abroad Program, Bonn, Germany.

Professional Service (Selections)

Department:
Not exhaustive list:

• Faculty program chair, PhD Research Symposium in Public Administration, Spring 2007, 2009
• University Honors Program Liaison, Fall 2008, 2009.
• Co-chair, Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2007, 2008.
• Chair, Ph.D. Exam Committee, Summer 2007.
• IT Standards for NASPAA Committee, Fall 2006, 2007.
• Tsinghua University Partnership Development, 2006-present.

College:

• Faculty Participant and co-developer of KU-Ft. Leavenworth Program on Interagency & Collaboration Studies of Army Special Forces Officers 2008-present.
• General Research Fund Committee, appointed by Dean as faculty reviewer of grant applications.
• European Studies Committee, Leadership Board, 2005-present: participate in research and teaching activities related to political and policy issues in Europe.

University:

• Faculty Rights Board, 2009-present
• Chancellor’s Delegation to China, 2007.
• Wheat State Whirlwind Tour, 2007: faculty delegate representing KU to Kansas-based alumni, potential students and several Kansas communities

Professional (Regional, National):

• Board of Editors, Journal of Public Administration, Research and Theory, 2009-2011.
• Co-director, Secretariat for Public Management Research Association  2006-present..
• Conference Panel Chair and/or Discussant for the following research associations: American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Public Management Research Association.
• Faculty Co-chair, Informal New Faculty Network in Public Administration, American Political Science
• Association, Public Administration Section,  2005-6.
• Manuscript reviewer for the following public administration and political science journals: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Administration, Political Science Quarterly, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics,
• Publius, International Journal of Public Management, and others.
• Conference Program Co-Developer, Empirical Public Management Workgroup, Texas A&M University 2006 and 2007

Professional Memberships:

• Public Management Research Association
• American Political Science Association – Sections:  Public Administration, Public Policy, European Politics, Political Methodology
• Midwest Political Science Association – Sections: Public Administration, Intergovernmental Relations
• Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management
• The American Society for Public Administration