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Upcoming Seminars

 

Monday, October 3, 2011. Research Methods Seminar-Analyzing Count Data: Negative Binomial Regression.

Presenter: Wesley Kaufmann
Department of Management, Antwerp University

Time: 12-1pm
Place: CUPPA Hall, Room 110

Bring your lunch!
Drinks and dessert will be provided.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!

 

Public Administration Research Symposium - March 11th and 12th, 2011

 

March 11, 2011

Marla Parker: Scientific Leadership: Is it what you know or who you know?

Wan-Ling Huang: Decision making in organizations: A micro-institutional perspective

Michael DeLorenzo: The Change in Authority Structure at FEMA, and the Merger with the Department of Homeland Security: Did it affect FEMA’s Autonomy and Impact its Performance?

Meng-Hao Li: Policy Innovations of Local Governments on Civic Participatory Technologies

Margarita Bernal: Determinants of Public Service Motivation in U.S Local Government Managers

Eunjung Shin: Technical and Social Determinants of Information Security in Local E-government

Gena Miller: Participatory Budgeting in the United States: A Look at Participatory Budgeting in Chicago's 49th Ward

Nisa Yazici Aydemir: Performance-Based Budgeting: A Case Study about the Effects of Performance Measures on the Agency Budgeting Process in West Virginia State Government

Kamna Lal: The effect of referendum on parks and recreation spending: Evidence from Florida municipal governments

 

March 12, 2011

Mona Noriega: Barriers to service for LGBT Seniors—and is it on the public agenda?

Yamini Jha: Gender Differences in Career Success in Science: Modeling Salary and Satisfaction with Rewards

Lauren Bowman: Laundry and Lab time: Do Family-Friendly Policies Help Scientists Balance the Personal and Professional?

 

Past Seminars

 

October 6, 2010, 12-1 pm - CUPPA Room 110: UCINET for Social Network Analysis with Dr. Megan Haller

November 9, 2010, 12-1pm - CUPPA Room 110: The Art & Science of Interviews with Dr. Brenda Parker

January 25th, 2010. CUPPA Hall Rm 110, 12pm-1pm: Network Analysis - Dr. Wonjae Lee, Research Associate, University of Chicago

March 31st, 2010. CUPPA Hall Rm 110, 12pm-1pm: Survey Sampling - Dr. Timothy Johnson, Director, Survey Research Lab & Professor, Dept of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago

November 3, 2009: Dr. James Danowski-Automated Statistical Content Analysis: Identifying Semantic & Actor Networks

October 13, 2009: Kevin P. Gibbs-Research Methods Seminar: Practical GIS Use for Public Health

April 16, 2009: Dr. Young Cho-Hierarchical Linear Modeling

April 2, 2009: Dr. Joshua Drucker-Using Productivity Modeling to Assess Regional Advantage

December 3, 2008: Dr. Merriman-Instrumental Variables & Simultaneous Equations

November 18, 2008: Dr. Holbrook- Covariance Structure Modeling

October 29, 2008: Suzzane Malec-McKenna, Chicago Department of Environment- Chicago Climate Action Plan

 

STE Policy Lab Research Symposium - March 17th and 18th, 2009

Session 1: Scientists
Science Networks: Who Seeks Advice and Support from Women?
Margarita Bernal & Mary Feeney

A comparison of network characteristics of foreign and native born academic scientists in STEM fields
Kamna Lal, Wan-Ling Huang & Eric Welch

Session 2: Potpourri
Environmental Policy Challenges of the Future: A Longitudinal Analysis of Atlanta’s Air Quality
Jennifer Chirico & Douglas Noonan

Quantifying the Issue Ownership Advantage
William Benoit & Jennifer Benoit-Bryan

Survey Methodology in Public Administration Research: An Assessment of Journal Publications
Geon Lee, Jennifer Benoit-Bryan & Tim Johnson

Session 3: Academic Productivity
The effect of the network of personal developmental relationships on academic productivity
Agrita Kiopa & Julia Melkers

The Effects of Organization Climate and Resources on Research Productivity in Six Scientific Fields: Does collaboration matter?
Wan-Ling Huang, Ozgu Akcakir & Meg Haller

Session 4: Collaborative Networks
Exploring collaborative multiplexity in Science and Engineering fields
Yamini Jha & Eric Welch

Scientists Engaged in Emerging Technology Research: The Nature of Scientific Networks and Collaborative Groups
Fang Xiao & Julia Melkers