Profile
My research interests involve a variety of aspects of municipal government particularly focusing on city management and the council-manager form of government.
I have more than twelve years of experience in municipal government management.
Awards
Boards of Editors (2003-2006), Public Administration Review.
Award - Public Administration Review Editors’ Choice Award, 2005.
Professional Organizations
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)
Courses
PA 6342 - Local Economic Development
PA 5318 - Information Systems in Policy Environments
PA 5323 - Quality and Productivity Improvement in Government
Publications
Wendy L. Hassett, forthcoming 2007. “The Mayoral Leadership of Jan Miles Dempsey.” In Mayors and Board Chairpersons: Reexamining the Contributions of Facilitative Leadership, edited by James H. Svara. Jossey-Bass.
Wendy L. Hassett and Douglas J. Watson, forthcoming 2007. Civic Battles: When Cities Change Their Form of Government. PrAcademics Press.
Wendy L. Hassett and Donna M. Handley, forthcoming 2006. “Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi’s Response.” Public Works Management & Policy 10(4): 295-305.
Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett, June 2005. “Capitalizing on Student Workers: The City of Auburn’s Student Employment Programs.” Review of Public Personnel Administration 25(2): 181-192.
Douglas J. Watson, Donna M. Milam, and Wendy L. Hassett, 2005. “Financial Distress and Municipal Bankruptcy: The Case of Prichard, Alabama,” Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 17(2).
Douglas J. Watson, Wendy L. Hassett, and Donna M. Handley, January 2005. “The ASPA Journals: Who is Publishing?” Journal of Public Affairs Education 11(1).
Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett, March/April 2004. “Career Paths of City Managers in America’s Largest Council-Manager Cities.” Public Administration Review 64(2): 192-199.
Wendy L. Hassett, 2004. Career Advancement Choices of Female Managers in U.S. Local Governments, pp. 131-150. In Equity in the Workplace: Gendering Workplace Policy Analysis, edited by Heidi Gottfried and Laura Reese. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Wendy L. Hassett and Douglas J. Watson, Winter 2003. “Citizen Surveys: A Component of the Budgetary Process.” Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 15(4): 525-541.
Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett, eds., June 2003. Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett, January/February 2003. “Long-Serving City Managers: Why Do They Stay?” Public Administration Review 63(1): 71-78.- Updated: October 17, 2006
