Leisha DeHart-Davis

Department of Public Administration
The University of Kansas
Blake Hall
1541 Lilac Lane, #318
Lawrence, KS 66044-3177
Phone: (785) 864-9022
Fax: (785) 864-5208
email: lddavis@ku.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research Interests: Public organization structure, gender dimensions of public administration
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EDUCATIONAL DATA
- Ph.D. Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2000
- M.S. Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993
Environmental Policy Concentration
- B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, University of South Carolina, 1986
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming
- Portillo, Shannon and Leisha DeHart-Davis "Gender Dimensions of Organizational Rule Bending" in Public Administration Review.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha "Green Tape: A Theory of Effective Rules" Advanced Access in Journal of Public Administration and Theory (2008).
Published
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha (2007) "The Unbureaucratic Personality" Public Administration Review Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 892-903.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha, Marlowe, Justin & Pandey, Sanjay K. (2006) "Gender Dimensions of Public Service Motivation" Public Administration Review Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 873-887.
- Zia, A., B.G. Norton, D.S. Noonan, M.O. Rodgers, and L. DeHart-Davis (2006) A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of High Emitter Non-Compliance and its Impact on Vehicular Tailpipe Emissions in Atlanta , 1997-2001. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Forthcoming in Volume 11.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha; G. Kingsley (2005) "Managerial Perceptions of Privatization: Evidence from a State Department of Transportation" State and Local Government Review Vol. 37, No. 3, pp 228-241.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha and R. Guensler (2005) "Employers as Mediating Institutions in Public Policy: The Case of Commute Option Programs" Policy Studies Journal Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 675-697
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha and S. Pandey. (2005) "Red Tape and Public Employees: Does Perceived Rule Dysfunction Alienate Managers?" Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory , Research and Theory, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 133-148.
- Corley, Elizabeth. L.DeHart-Davis, M. Rodgers (2003) "Inspection/Maintenance Program Evaluation: Replication of the Denver Step Method for an Atlanta Fleet" Environmental Science and Technology , Vol. 37, No. 12, pp. 2801-2806.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha, E.Corley, M. Rodgers. (2002) "Evaluating Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Programs Using Onroad Emissions Data: The Atlanta Reference Method," Evaluation Review, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 111-146.
- DeHart-Davis, Leisha and B. Bozeman (2001) "Regulatory Compliance and Air Quality Permitting: Why Do Firms 'Overcomply?'," Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory , Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 471-508.
- Bozeman, Barry and L. DeHart-Davis (1999) "Red Tape and Clean Air: Title V Air Pollution Permitting Implementation as a Test Bed for Theory Development" Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 141-177.
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SELECT RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
- Can Bureaucracy Be Beneficial? American Association of University Women American Fellowship, Short-Term Research Grant. July 2006-July 2007. $6000.
- Rules and Public Employees, University of Kansas New Faculty Grant. February 2003- February 2005. $7,950.
- Commute Options Study of Atlanta Employers, Georgia Department of Transportation and Federal Highways Administration. January to July 2002. $123,514. (Principal Investigator of Value Pricing Sub-Project entitled Commuter Choice Insurance Incentive Pilot Program)
- Strategies to Strengthen Consultant Management in GDOT, Georgia Department of Transportation. March 2002-May 2003. $211,000 (Co-Principal Investigator with Gordon Kingsley)
- Evaluating Atlanta's Enhanced Automobile Inspection/Maintenance Program, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. July 1999 to September 2001. $250,000 (Co-Principal Investigator)
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