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Justin Marlowe


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Department of Public Administration
University of Kansas
1541 Lilac Lane
304B Blake Hall
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 864-9058
FAX (785) 864-5208
jmarlowe@ku.edu


AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Public budgeting and financial management, municipal management and Quantitative Analysis.

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EDUCATION

B.S. Public Administration Northern Michigan University 1999
Master of Public Administration Northern Michigan University 2001
M.A. Political Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2002
Ph.D. Political Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2004

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EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas, 2004-present
Management Analyst, City of Marquette, MI, 1998-2000
Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments, Washington, DC, 1997

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught:

  • PUAD 836        Introduction to Quantitative Methods (MPA Core)
  • PUAD 837        Resource Allocation and Control (MPA Core)
  • PUAD 935        Advanced Quantitative Methods (Ph.D. Core)

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Refereed Journal Articles (since 2005):

"Iterations in the Public Financial Management Curriculum: Is What Practitioners Need Being Taught?" (with Michael Moody) Journal of Public Affairs Education. Forthcoming (2009).

"Is There a GAAP Gap? A Politico-Economic Model of Local Government Accounting Policy Choice" (with Deborah Carroll). Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, & Financial Management. Forthcoming (2009). 

"Much Ado About Nothing? The Size and Credit Quality Implications of Municipal Other Post-Employment Benefit Obligations." Public Budgeting & Finance 27, no. 2 (2007): 104-131.

“Penetrating the Performance Predicament: Communication as Mediator or Moderator of Organizational Culture’s Impact on Organizational Performance” (with James Garnett and Sanjay Pandey). Forthcoming. Public Administration Review.

“Generational Differences and Board Member Perceptions: The Case for Situational Leadership Theory in Municipal Management Research” (with Robert J. Eger, III and Deborah A. Carroll). Forthcoming. International Journal of Public Administration.

 “Gender Dimensions of Public Service Motivation” (with Leisha DeHart-Davis and Sanjay Pandey). Forthcoming. Public Administration Review.

“Citizen Engagement in Local Budgeting: Does Diversity Pay Dividends?” (with Shannon Portillo). Forthcoming. Public Performance and Management Review.

“Volume, Liquidity, and Investor Risk Perceptions in the Secondary Market: Lessons from Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.” Forthcoming. Municipal Finance Journal (2006).

“Hofferbert in Transit: A Dynamic Stages Model of the Urban Policy Process” (with Robert J. Eger, III). Review of Policy Research 23, no. 3 (2006): 413-431.

“Fiscal Slack and Counter-Cyclical Expenditure Stabilization: A First Look at the Local Level.” Public Budgeting & Finance 25, no. 3 (2005): 48-72.


Book Chapters (since 2005):

"From Company Town to Consolidated Government: City-County Consolidation in Butte-Silver Bow, MT." In Promises Made, Promises Kept: Studies in City-County Consolidation (2009), Kurt Thurmaier and Suzanne Leland, eds. (Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe).

"Financial Management Challenges of Other Post-Employment Benefits for Local Government Employees." Forthcoming. In Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration (2008), Jerrell Coggburn and Christopher Reddick, eds. (New York: Taylor & Francis): 211-234.

“Fund Balance, Working Capital, and Net Assets." Forthcoming. In Public Financial Management (2006), Howard Frank, ed. (New York: Taylor & Francis).

Technical Reports (since 2005)

Evaluation of the Kansas Department of Commerce. Kansas, Inc. (2007).

Baseline Community Visibility Assessment. Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. of Topeka, KS (2006).

The Budget as a Communication Tool. International City/County Management Association IQ Report 37, no. 4 (2005). 

Other Publications (since 2005)

 "Public Management's Critique of Performance Auditing." In Honest, Competent Government: The Unfulfilled Promise of Performance Auditing, Mark Funkhouser, ed. (Washington, DC: Institute of Internal Auditors).

"Budgeting," "Council-Manager," and "Debt Issues." Forthcoming in Political Encyclopedia of States and Regions, Don Haider-Markel, ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press).

"Planning for Success in Emerland City" (with Mark Funkhouser). Peer-Reviewed Teaching Case at the Electronic Hallway (2008).

"Costs of Compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." Public Management 89, no. 7 (2007): 17-20.

“The New Organizational Economics of Public Budgeting and Financial Management” (with Deborah A. Carroll). Symposium for the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management18, no. 2 (2006).

“Managing Knowledge Workers in Local Government: Insights from an Expert” (with John Nalbandian). State & Local Government Review 37, no. 4 (2005): 250-255.

Funded Research:

"Incentives, Processes, and Structures in the Municipal Securities Market." University of Kansas New Faculty General Research Fund, Principal Investigator, 2006-2008 - $7,850.

"Tax Incentives and Economic Growth in Kansas" (with David Matkin). Kansas Department of Revenue, Co-Investigator, 2006-2007 - $25,000.

"Evaluation of the Kansas Department of Commerce." Kansas, Inc. Principal Investigator, 2006-2007 - $153,000.

"Assessing the Public Financial Management Curriculum" (with Michael Moody). University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence, Co-Investigator, 2006-2007 - $500.

"The Local Fund Balance: Explanations and Implications." American Accounting Association, Government and Non-Profit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Principal Investigator, 2003-2004 - $1,250.

Conference Presentations (since 2006):

"Internal Control and Local Government Borrowing Costs" (with David Matkin). Western Social Science Association, Public Finance and Budgeting Section, April 23-26, 2008, Denver, CO.

"Are Professional Governments 'Leaner and Meaner?' The Performance Dividend of Professional Management" (with Sanjay Pandey and Ed Stazyk). American Society for Public Administration, March 7-11, 2008, Dallas, TX.

"Network Stability and Organization Performance: Does Context Matter?" Public Management Research Association, October 25-27, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

"The Public Financial Management Curriculum: Is What Practitioners Need Being Taught?" (with Michael Moody). Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, October 25-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

"Method of Sale, Price Volatility, and the Secondary Market for the New Municipal Bond Issues." Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, October 25-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

"The Public Financial Management Curriculum: Divergence in Academic and Practitioner Perspectives" (with Michael Moody). Public Finance and Budgeting Section, Western Social Science Association, April 11-14, 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

(Discussant) "Collaboration to Explore New Frontiers in Urban Innovation." American Society for Public Administration, March 25-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

(Discussant) "The Past, Present, and Future of Research on Other Post-Employment Benefits." Midyear Meeting of the Government and Non-Profit section of the American Accounting Association, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, March 1-3, 2007, Norwalk, CT.

(Discussant) "Using Municipal Bond Trading Data." Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, October 19-21, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

“Communicating Government Performance: The Role of Newspapers” (with Ken Smith and Lee Schiffel). American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 6-9, 2006, Washington, DC.

“Determinants and Implications of Capital Leasing by Municipal Governments.” The Buck Starts Where? Public Finance Symposium, May 18-19, 2006, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

“Much Ado About Nothing? The Size and Implications of Municipal OPEB Liabilities.” Western Social Science Association, Section on Public Finance and Budgeting, April 19-22, 2006, Phoenix, AZ.

Public Service Presentations (Since 2006)

"From Shanghai to Salina: How Global Financial Markets Affect Financial Management in Kansas Communities." Kansas Certified Public Managers Annual Conference, Topeka, KS April 17, 2008.

"Does Public Sector Need SOX?" Association of Governmental Accountants, Kansas City Chapter, Kansas City, MO, March 5, 2008.

"Presenting Data with Impact." Kansas City Professional Edge Breakfast Series. Overland Park, KS, December 5, 2007.

"Costs of Compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." Kansas Government Finance Officers' Fall Conference, Overland Park, KS, October 18, 2007.

"Challenges or Performance Measurement." Kansas City, MO, Mid-America Regional Council/KU Local Government Leadership Academy, Kansas City, MO, July 19, 2007.

"Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting" (with Michael Moody). Midwest Public Finance Meeting, Kansas Public Finance Center, Wichita State University, February 22-23, 2007.

"The Future of Local Government Tax Structure." The Springsted Symposium, Kansas City, MO, July 14, 2006.

 

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DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

  • Ph.D. dissertation committees- Robert Nye (chair), David Matkin, Ed Stazyk
  • Faculty coordinator, Kansas City/County Management Association Spring Conference, 2007-present
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences Division, General Research Fund Review Committee, 2008-2009
  • Faculty coordinator, Department of Public Administration Monday Research Brownbag, Fall 2006 to present
  • MPA Final Essay Reader, Fall 2004-present
  • M.A. thesis committee- Lisa Cobel (Department of Journalism)

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Mike Curro Best Student Paper Award Selection Committee, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, 2006
  • Kenneth Howard Award Selection Committee, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, 2005
  • Manuscript reviewer for Armed Forces & Society, International Journal of Public Administration, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Public Administration Research Theory, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Municipal Finance Journal, Organizational Research Methods, Public Administration Review, Public Budgeting &  Finance, Public Performance and Management Review, Roxbury Press, State and Local Government Review

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DISTINCTIONS

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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Accounting Association, Government and Nonprofit Section
  • American Society for Public Administration
  • Association for Budgeting and Financial Management
  • Government Finance Officers Association
  • International City/County Management Association
  • Financial Management Association
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