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Heather Getha-Taylor
Assistant Professor
School of Public Affairs and Administration
1445 Jayhawk Blvd., 4060 Wescoe Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-3177
Phone: (785) 864-1889
FAX: (785) 864-5208
email: hgtaylor@ku.edu
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 2007
- M.P.A. Public Administration, University of Georgia, 2002
- B.A. Communications, Augusta State University,2000
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Getha-Taylor, H., Holmes, M.H., Jacobson, W.S., Morse, R.S., & Sowa, J.E. (2010). Focusing the Lens of Public Leadership: Research Propositions and Questions in the Minnowbrook Tradition. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
- Getha-Taylor, H. (2009). Managing the “New Normalcy” with Values-Based Leadership: Lessons from Admiral James Loy. Public Administration Review. 69(2); 200-206. Getha-Taylor, H. (2008). Learning Indicators and Collaborative Capacity: Applying Action Learning Principles to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Public Administration Quarterly. 32(2); 125-146.
- Ingraham, P.W. & Getha-Taylor, H. (2008). Incentivizing Collaborative Performance: Aligning Policy Intent, Design, and Impact. Big Ideas in Collaborative Public Management. L.B. Bingham & R. O’Leary, Eds. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
- Getha-Taylor, H. (2008). Policy Parallels: Applying Lessons from CSRA Chief Architect Alan K. Campbell to Contemporary Personnel Reform Efforts. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 28(3); 222-239.
- Getha-Taylor, H. & Lee, J. (2008). Changing Competencies for Human Resource Management: Examining E-government Scorecard and Federal Human Capital Survey Evidence. International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management. 1(2); 150-166.
- Getha-Taylor, H. (2008). Identifying Collaborative Competencies. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 28(2); 103-119.
- Getha-Taylor, H. (2008). Reconsidering Leadership Theory and Practice for Collaborative Governance: Examining the U.S. Coast Guard. Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. R. Fleishman, C. Gerard, and R. O’Leary, Eds. 151-174.
- Getha-Taylor, H. (2007). Collaborative Governance: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina. The Public Manager, 36(3); 7-11.
- Getha-Taylor, H. & Brudney, J.L. (2006). Mentoring: The Unexamined Link in Strategic Human Capital Management. International Journal of Learning and Change, 1(4), 407-428.
- Ingraham, P. W. and H. Getha-Taylor. (2005). Common Sense, Competence, and Talent in the Public Service: Finding the Right Mix in a Complex World. Public Administration. 83(4), 789-803.
- Ingraham, P. W. & Getha-Taylor, H. (2005). Management Flexibilities in the U.S. Federal Government: Just What the Doctor Ordered or the Wrong Prescription? The International Forum. 182.
- Ingraham, P. W. & Getha-Taylor, H. (2004). Leadership in the Public Sector: Models and Assumptions for Leadership Development in the Federal Government. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 24(2), 95-112.
SERVICE
- University/Department
Coordinator, Nonprofit Curriculum Task Force, KU Public Administration, 2011
Member, Scholarship Committee, KU Department of Public Administration, 2010
Member, Chair’s Advisory Cabinet, KU Department of Public Administration, 2010
Advisor, MPA Student Association, University of South Carolina, 2008-2010
Advisor, Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, University of South Carolina, 2009-2010
Member, Chair’s Advisory Committee, USC Department of Political Science, 2008-2010
Member, Admissions Committee, USC-College of Charleston Joint MPA, 2008-2010
Member, MPA Admissions Committee, University of South Carolina, 2009-2010
Member, Coordinating Committee, USC-College of Charleston Joint MPA, 2007-2010
Member, Sam Carter Fellowship Selection Committee, USC MPA Program, 2009
Member, PA Search Committee, USC Department of Political Science, 2008, 2009
Member, Chair Search Committee, USC Department of Political Science, 2008
Coordinator, USC MPA Accelerated Program, 2008-2009
Reader, Undergraduate and Graduate Student Thesis Committees, 2009
Judge, Undergraduate Research, University of South Carolina Discovery Day, 2008, 2009
- Academic Community
Reviewer, CQ Press, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Review of Public Personnel
Administration, Routledge
Member, Editorial Board, Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2008-present
Chair, Best Article Committee, Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2010
Member, Emerging Scholar Selection Committee, ARNOVA, 2008, 2009
Member, Burchfield Award Committee, Public Administration Review, 2009
Panel Chair, Dimensions of Leadership, SECOPA Annual Conference, 2009
Panel Discussant, Doctoral Student Advice Session, SECOPA Annual Conference, 2009
Member, Program Committee, NASPAA Annual Conference, 2008
Judge, Byrd Undergraduate Conference Paper Award, SC Political Science Assoc., 2008
Panel Discussant, ARNOVA Annual Conference, 2007
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2010 Professor of the Year, MPA Program, University of South Carolina
- 2009 Best Article Award, Review of Public Personnel Administration
- 2008 Minnowbrook III New Scholars Workshop
- 2007 Annual Dissertation Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
- 2007 Finalist, Public Management Syllabus Competition, Smith Richardson Foundation
- 2006 Volcker Junior Scholar Research Award, American Political Science Association
- 2005 Syracuse University Dissertation Fellowship
- 2004, 2005 Graduate Summer Research Award, Public Administration Dept, Syracuse University
- 2002 Freeman Graduate Research Award, University of Georgia
- 2002 Co-President, Pi Alpha Alpha, Public Administration Honor Society, University of Georgia
- 2002 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Georgia
- 2000 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- 1999 Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities
- 1998-2000 Jack and Mary Craven Scholar, Augusta State University
- 1996-1997 Faculty-Alumni Scholar, Augusta State University
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