PhD Graduates in Public Affairs
John Richie McCaskill, Jr. (Spring 2012)
"The Effectiveness of Coordinating Military and Nongovernmental Organization Activities in Complex Humanitarian Interventions: Testing Policy Options with"
Office of Evaluation at The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Terry Lee Blacketer Hockenbrough (Spring 2012)
"Weaving a Net that Works: The Evolution of the Collin County Homeless Coalition"
Director of Service Learning, Collin College - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Hubert E. Sales (Spring 2012)
"Affecting Philanthropic Propensity: A Case Study of Dallas Social Venture Partners"
Assistant Professor, Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte - NC
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Randolph C. Moravec (Spring 2011)
"The Leadership Attributes of Finance Directors of Texas Cities"
Finance Director, City of Addison - Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Eric S. Metcalf (Spring 2011)
"The Impact of Media on the Timelines and Efficiency of Organizational Communication: Testing Information Richness Theory with Agent-Based Models"
Director of Imormation Services, Sherriff's Department Fort Worth - Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Christine Piet DeLaTorre (Spring 2011)
"An Implementation Analysis of Threat Assessment Policies in Public Universities and Community Colleges in Central Texas: A Post Virginia Tech Incident Assessment"
Professor, Business Administration, Collin College - Texas
Professor: Donald R. Arbuckle
Daniel G. Ledbetter (Summer 2011)
"McKinney: How and Why an Affluent Suburb Integrates Socioeconomically"
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Jan Kallberg (Summer 2011)
"The Internet as a Proxy for Democratic Accountability and Transparency - A Comparative Test of Waldo's Five Problem Areas in Five Advanced Democratic Societies"
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Gilberto S. Gonzalez (Summer 2011)
"Teacher Autonomy in Light of Managed Instruction"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Hilary Odion Donald Evbayiro (Summer 2011)
"A Historical Analysis of Federal Policies on Health Care Fraud"
Texas Health and Human Services Office of the Inpector General - Dallas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Joseph K. Darmoe (Summer 2011)
"Status, Benefits and Challenges of E-Government in Municipal Government: An Empirical Study of E-Government in the City of Terrell, Texas"
University of Shana
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Robert T. Woerner (Summer 2011)
"The Comparative Advantages of the Northstar Mental Health Model"
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Melinda Rodgers (Fall 2011)
"Police Department Efficiency: Texas, 2008"
Managing Partner, Trinity Analytical Services, LLC - Texas
Professor: Brian J.L. Berry
Jesse K. Porter (Fall 2011)
"Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States: A Narrative Inquiry of Their Assimilation Experiences into Mainstream American Society"
Professor: Richard Scotch
Olufemi Olarewaju (Fall 2011)
"Harnessing the Sun: Developing Capacity to Sustain Local Solar Energy Systems"
Research Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Alternatives in Lagos (Nigeria), Pproviding Policy Research Analysis for the Energy Sector, CPP is a privately funded think-tank
Professor: Simon Fass
Yasin Kose (Spring 2010)
"Social (DIS)Organization and Organized Crime in Turkey"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Brenda Kihl (Spring 2010)
"Meeting Public Expectations Through Networks: The Collaborative Advantage of a Multi-Institutional Teaching Center"
Collin College - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Sunim Jung (Spring 2010)
"Appointed Officials and Elected Officials in South Korea Municipalities"
National Assembly - South Korea
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Jo Ann Hughes (Spring 2010)
"A Case Study of the Implementation of the Reading First Grant in the Dallas Independent School District"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Susan Hergenrader (Spring 2010)
"An Experimental Study of the Effect of Addressing Non-Conscious Factors in Ethical Decision Making During Ethics Training in Public Administration"
City of Plano - Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Kurt Hall (Spring 2010)
"The Effect of Computer-Based Simulation Training on Fire Ground Incident Commander Decision Making"
Fire Department, City of Allen - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Martinella Dryburgh (Spring 2010)
"Public Virtue, Cyber-Vice: Rethinking Public Service Ethics in the Age of the Internet"
Carrollton, Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Samuel Crouse (Spring 2010)
"The Nature of the Federal Aviation Administration State Block Grant Program in Texas: Redistributive or Distributive According to Lowi's Theory?"
Consultant, EM Solutions - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
DeLawnia Comer-Hagans (Spring 2010)
"Disparities in Dilated Eye Exams Among Adults with Diabetes: An Intersectional Approach"
Richland Community College - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Ishak Celik (Spring 2010)
"Environmental, Organizational and Individual Determinants of Crime Analysts' Problem-Solving Capacities: A Contingency Approach"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Mohammed Awad (Spring 2010)
"Volunteerism in Non-Profit Sector - A Case Study of Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the West Bank"
Alquds Open University - Palestine
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
David Mark Scott (Spring 2010)
"Assessing the Law Enforcement Labor Shortage and Its Effect on Police Officer Misconduct in the State of Texas"
City of Longview - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Rodney Patten (Summer 2010)
"J. Texas Council-Manager Municipalities: Is DeFacto Separation of Powers Created by City Attorneys?"
City of Plano - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Yavuz Ozbaran (Summer 2010)
"The Relationship Between Turkish Traffic Enforcement Officers' Job Satisfaction and Officers' Perception of Their Leaders' Leadership Styles"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Gerel Oyun (Summer 2010)
"Fiscal Federalism, Interstate Spillovers and Public Spending on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services"
Kazakhstan
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Momodu Omamegbe (Summer 2010)
"African Brain Drain: A Narrative Inquiry on Human Capital Flight from Sub Saharan Africa to the United States"
FMC Financial Services
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Halil Baltaci (Summer 2010)
"Crime Analysis: An Empirical Analysis of its Effectiveness as a Crime Fighting Tool"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Christopher Bartels (Summer 2010)
"Examining the Impact of Performance Measurement and Risk Assessment in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex"
US Internal Revenue Service
Professor: Jeremy Hall
Richard Baldwin (Summer 2010)
"Timber Industry-Based Communities in Crisis: Leadership Collaboration and Response-Research Findings from Seven Western Oregon Counties"
OC Investments
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Metin Arslan (Summer 2010)
"The Effects of Community Policing on Crime and Crime Clearance Rates in Texas"
Turkish National Police
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Metta Alsobrook (Summer 2010)
"Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes in a University Setting: The Case of The University of Texas at Dallas"
The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: Euel Elliott
Ugur Sen (Summer 2010)
"Social Capital and Trust: The Relationship between Social Capital Factors and Trust in the Police in the United States"
Turkish National Police
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Jean MacDonald (Fall 2010)
"Executive Communications-Issue Framing and Agenda Setting: Presidential Inaugural Speeches and State of the Union Addresses, Washington to Lincoln"
Adjunct Professor, College of Business, University of Oklahoma - Edmond
Professor: Euel Elliott
Jason Cooley (Fall 2010)
"Career Paths of Black City Managers: A Survey of Black City Managers in Texas and the Conflict between Professional and Community Norms"
City of McKinney - Texas
Professor: Richard Scotch
Shirley Rowe (Spring 2009)
"The Influence of Shootings on Change in Emergency Planning at Texas Four-Year Colleges and Universities"
Southern Methodist University - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Rhiannon Nicole Velasquez Prisock (Spring 2009)
"A Grounded Theory Study of the Religious View Points Anti-Discrimination Act in Texas School Districts"
Director of Government Affairs, Adaptive Architecture Inc. - Texas
Professors: Douglas J. Watson & Stephanie Newbold
N'Kenge Gibson (Spring 2009)
"Perceptions of Fairness in a Federal Pay for Performance System"
U.S. GAO Dallas - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Vicki Finn (Spring 2009)
"Alternatively-Trained Versus Traditionally-Trained Teachers: The Principals' Perspective"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Britt Berrett (Spring 2009)
"Utilizing Transformational Leadership in Hospital Strategic Planning: The Case of Medical City Dallas Hospital"
Executive Vice President, Texas Health Resources and President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Ronald Timmons (Spring 2009)
"Sensory Overload as a Factor in Crisis Decision-Making and Communications by Emergency First Responders"
City of Plano - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Muthukumar Nachiappan Subbiah (Summer 2009)
"Relationship Dynamics in Public Private Partnerships and Its Impact on Outcomes: The Role of Values and Interactions"
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Margaret Knight (Summer 2009)
"The Effect of Hospital Organizational Characteristics on the Occurrence and Reporting of Postoperative Complications"
The University of Tennessee
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Matthew King (Summer 2009)
"In-Prison Education and Recidivism: A Narrative Inquiry on the Impact of In-Prison Education on Former Inmates in the State of Texas"
City of Grand Prairie - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Jessica Hickey (Summer 2009)
"The Social Identity of Hispanics/Latinos in the Senior Executive Service: Representative Bureaucracy in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"
Medicare/Medicaid Center Dallas - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Hilla Hargis (Summer 2009)
"Not to be Overlooked: How the United States Supreme Court Shapes the Administrative State"
Collin College - Texas
Professor: Stephanie Newbold
Benjamin Gaddis (Summer 2009)
"Implementing Local Economic Development Capacity Building Programs: The Case of Bulgaria"
Inspector General HHS Dallas - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Eric Click (Summer 2009)
"The Impact of the Growth Machine on Public Financing of Professional Sports Facilities: The Case of the St. Louis Cardinals"
Polk College - Florida
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Thomas Allen (Summer 2009)
"Local Governments as Interest Groups: The Case of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission Process"
The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Osman Seyhan (Summer 2009)
"Identifying Social and Political Correlates of National Human Trafficking Scores: An Extension of Bales's Theory of Modern Slavery"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Jacqueline Zee (Summer 2009)
"Neighborhood Decline and Residential Burglary: An Empirical Analysis Based on Code Violation Data"
Analyst, Federal Law Enforcement Agency
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Brian Robertson (Fall 2009)
"Differences in Service Delivery and Patient Outcome between Rural and Urban Areas: The Case of Traumatic Brain Injury at a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in North Texas"
Children's Hospital Dallas - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Charlie Nzeakor (Fall 2009)
"How Does Competition Foster Diffusion of Innovation of Economic Development Programs in the Southwest Region"
JPMorgan Chase
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Ghassan Khankarli (Fall 2009)
"The Politics of Public-Public Partnerships: The Case for Toll Roads"
Texas Department of Transportation
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Augustine Ene (Fall 2009)
"Understanding the Influence of Personal and Organizational Values on Turnover Intentions of Direct Care Employees in Mental Health and Mental Retardation Facilities: The Case of Denton State School"
Denton State School - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Ramon Delgado (Fall 2009)
"Leadership Behaviors of School Principals in Puerto Rico: Does Transformational Leadership Equate with School Success?"
Principal, Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Sartaj Chanchal (Fall 2009)
"Exploring "Workplace Spirituality" as a Concept of Value for the Contemporary Practice of Public Administration"
India
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Thomas Browning (Fall 2009)
"Three-Share Health Care Plans: One Local-Level Response to Meeting the Needs of the Uninsured"
Office of the Inspector General Federal HHS Dallas - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Clint Shipp (Fall 2009)
"Creating the Hybrid University: Private Sources of Funding for Public Institutions of Higher Education"
The University of North Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Ronald Smith (Fall 2009)
"Historic Preservation and Decision Networks: The Collin County Courthouse (1979-2004)"
Superintendent, Parks and Recreation, City of Plano - Texas
Professor: Simon Fass
David Stephens (Fall 2009)
"The Determinants of Municipal Wireless Innovation Projects in Large U.S. Cities"
IT Director, City of Plano - Texas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Kurt Steward II (Fall 2009)
"The Career Paths of City Managers: A Quantitative Approach for Determining the Impact of City Population on City Managers' Career Paths"
Consultant, Optimal Solutions - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Suzanne Rivera (Spring 2008)
"Social Inequality in Biomedical Research"
The University of Texas Southwestern
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Melanie Hornsby (Summer 2008)
"Administration of Transparency: The Effects of the Public Information Act on Texas Counties"
HNTB - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Karabi Bezboruah (Summer 2008)
"For-Profit Organizations for Social Change: An Analysis of Philanthropic Decision-Making by North Texas Based Corporations"
The University of Texas at Arlington
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Ilker Pekgozlu (Fall 2008)
"Planned Change in a Law Enforcement Organization"
Turkish National Police
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Zeki Pamuk (Fall 2008)
"An Analysis of Employee Self-Concepts, Hierarchical Position and Attitudes Toward Reorganization in a Federal Agency: A Self-Affirmation Approach"
Turkish National Police
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Habib Ozdemir (Fall 2008)
"Can a Police Department Utilize Organizational Learning to Improve its Capacity? A Case Study of Arlington Police Department's Manager Management"
Turkish National Police
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Geraldine Kepler (Fall 2008)
"Developing Social Capital through Elite Merit Programs: The Case of Southern Methodist University"
Southern Methodist University - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Alecia Cobb (Fall 2008)
"Assessing the Effectiveness of Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs for Secondary Students in the Dallas Independent School District"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Mark Stallo (Fall 2008)
"The Relationship between Section 8 Housing and Deterioration in Dallas Neighborhoods: A Spatial Analysis"
Dallas Police Department - Texas
Professor: Paul Tracy
Andrea Hilburn (Spring 2007)
"Parental Involvement: Does One Size Fit All? A Grandparent Study"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Susan McElroy
Susan Ballabina (Spring 2007)
"Improving Organizational Effectiveness: Use of Volunteers to Deliver Public Services"
Texas A&M University
Professor: Simon Fass
Amparo Hakemack (Summer 2007)
"Educational Reform: Innovating for Shadow Children"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Simon Fass
Larry Terry II (Summer 2007)
"Administrative Reform and European Union Integration: Examining the Role of New Public Management in the Republic of Montenegro"
Long Island University - New York
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Charles Williams (Summer 2007)
"An Analysis of the Effects of Inter-Jurisdictional Information Sharing Between Federal and Local Law Enforcement Organizations on Alien Arrests in North Central Texas"
Lecturer, The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: L. Douglas Kiel
Edith Krutilek (Fall 2007)
"The Struggle to Improve High School Outcomes: A Case Study of the Starting Smart Program"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Simon Fass
Karen Jarrell (Fall 2007)
"Bureaucracy Confronts Reality: A Case Study of The University of Texas at Dallas' Response to Hurricane Katrina"
Assistant VP Financial Aid and Academic Records/Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Adrian Velazquez Vazquez (Fall 2007)
"Social Exclusion in America: Informing Public Policy Through the Mexican Immigrant Experience"
The University of Illinois
Professors: Douglas J. Watson & Kimberly Kempf-Leonard
Kimberly Holmes (Spring 2006)
"Voting Rights Policy Implementation, Election Format and Local Minority Political Representation in Alabama: 1965-2000"
The University of Kentucky
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Mark Dobeck (Spring 2006)
"Securities Exchange Demutualization and Organizational Change Management: Impact and Implications for the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX)"
Assistant Professor, Management & Labor, Nance College of Business Administration, Cleveland State University - Ohio
Professor: Lloyd J. Dumas
Thomas Wilson (Spring 2006)
"Texas Charter Schools and Texans Who Influenced Public Policy to Achieve a Common Goal"
Pastor, Oak Cliff Community Church - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Kimberly Aaron (Summer 2006)
"Fascinating Rhythm: The Relationship between Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations and a Municipal Performing Arts Venue"
Director/Clinical Assistant Professor, The Institute of Public Affairs, The University of Texas Dallas
Professors: Richard K. Scotch & Douglas J. Watson
Alicia Schortgen (Summer 2006)
"The Face of Donors in America: Who Gives & Why It Matters"
The University of North Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Daniel Johnson (Fall 2006)
"A Study of the Effects of Test-Drive Accountability on Perceptions of Principals in the Dallas Independent School District"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Douglas J. Watson
Deardra Hayes-Whigham (Fall 2006)
"No Homeless Child Left Behind: The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Improvement Act in Dallas"
Dallas Independent School District - Texas
Professor: Richard K. Scotch
Floun'say Caver (Summer 2005)
"Policy Punctuations, City Governance Structures, & Budgetary Changes in American Cities"
Transportation System, City of Cleveland - Ohio
Professor: Larry Terry
Nicolas Valcik (Fall 2005)
"The Protection of Physical Assets in Research Universities for Biological HAZMAT: Policies, Practices and Improvements"
Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Analysis/Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor: Lawrence Redlinger
