PPS 8.10 Form 1A
10/8/12
TEXAS STATE VITA
I. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
A. Name: Dianne Rahm Title: Professor
B. Educational Background
Degree / Year / University / Major / Thesis/DissertationPh.D. / 1989 / Syracuse University / Public Administration
M.S. / 1985 / Fitchburg State College / Computer Science
M.A. / 1976 / Wichita State University / American History
B.A. / 1975 / Wichita State University / Liberal Arts
C. University Experience
Position / University / DatesProfessor, Department of Political Science / Texas State University / 2008-present
Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Public Policy / University of Texas at San Antonio / 2002-2008
Professor, Levin College of Public Affairs / Cleveland State University / 2001-2002
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Master of Public Administration Program / Iowa State University / 1995-1999
Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Affairs, Master of Public Administration Program / University of South Florida / 1993-1995
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration / Pennsylvania State University / 1988-1990
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Management / Becker College / 1982-1986
Computer Science Instructor / Central New England College / 1979-1982
D. Relevant Professional Experience
Position / Entity / DatesDirector, Center for Policy Studies, College of Public Policy / University of Texas at San Antonio / 2004-2005
Interim Chair, Department of Public Administration, College of Public Policy / University of Texas at San Antonio / 2003-2004
Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Programs, Levin College of Urban Affairs / Cleveland State University / 2001-2002
Director, Public Administration Graduate Program, Department of Political Science / Iowa State University / 1995-1999
Director of Graduate Education, Department of Political Science / Iowa State University / 1998-1999
Interim Coordinator, Science, Technology and Society Program,
Graduate College / Iowa State University / 1997-1998
Acting Director for Computing, College of Arts & Sciences / University of South Florida / 1991-1992
E. Other Professional Credentials (licensure, certification, etc.)
II. TEACHING
A. Teaching Honors and Awards:
Honorary Professor of International Studies, Texas State University, 2012-present.
The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society Favorite Professor Award, Fall 2013.
The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society Favorite Professor Award, Fall 2010.
Outstanding Teaching Award, 1994-1995, University of South Florida
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Overall Mission of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, 1992.
B. Courses Taught:
Graduate Courses: Environmental Policy, Politics, and Law, Public Finance, Quantitative Methods, Environmental Policy, Theories of Public Bureaucracy, Technology Policy, Program Evaluation, Scope and Methods of Inquiry, Public Policy Formulation and Implementation, Ph.D. Research Methods Seminar; Systems and Processes of Policy Development; Ph.D. Dissertation Prospectus, Environmental Policy and Administration, Research Methods, Methods of Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, Ethics and Public Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, Quantitative Analysis for Public Managers, Public Administration Computer Applications, Economic Policy Issues in American National and State Government, Environment of Public Administration, Statistics, Bureaucracy and Public Policy, Public Policy Issues of a Technological Society, Policy Analysis, Public Policy and Program Implementation, Research and Development Policy, Social Science Research Methods, Organization and Management Theory.
Undergraduate Courses: Topics in Law and Public Policy, Public Policy for Energy, the Environmental and Global Sustainability, Public Financial Administration, Public Personnel Administration, Policy Formulation, Urban Policy, Environmental Policy, Public Policy, Introduction to Data Processing, Systems Analysis and Design, Microcomputer Applications, Programming Languages, Mathematics of Finance, Operating Systems, Data Structures, Information Management, Computers and Society.
C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations, Honors Theses, or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please
indicate):
2013. Adrienne Fischer, MPA ARP committee member.
2013. Shaun Payne, MSIS thesis committee member (MSIS Sustainability).
2013. Alex Vlahodimitropoulos, MPA ARP committee member.
2011. Bill Adams, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Environmental Geography).
2011. Crista Stutz Ferano, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Geographic Education).
2011. Gregory Klaus, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Environmental Geography).
2011. Daniella Varlea, MPA ARP committee member.
2011. Amber Conrad, MPA ARP committee member.
2011. Patrick Bellon, MPA ARP committee member.
2010. Emily Warren, Ph.D. dissertation committee supervisor (Aquatic Resources).
2010. Bill Adams, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Environmental Geography).
2010. Crista Stutz Ferano, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Geographic Education).
2010. Gregory Klaus, Ph.D. disseration committee member (Environmental Geography).
2010. Debra Gonzales, MPA ARP committee member.
2010. Jeffry Kosub, MPA ARP committee member.
2010. Jennifer Dillard, MPA ARP committee member.
2010. Jared Gallini, MPA ARP committee member.
2009. Emily Warren, Ph.D. dissertation committee supervisor (Aquatic Resources).
2009. Bill Adams, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Environmental Geography).
2009. Crista Stutz Ferano, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Geographic Education).
2009. Gregory Klaus, Ph.D. dissertation committee member (Environmental Geography).
2009. Gevana Salinas, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2009. Tiffany Holmes White, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2009. S. Tommy Garcia, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2009. Kevin Bailey, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2009. Anna Campbell, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2008. Micah Grau, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2008. Bruce Pearson, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2008. Katherine Word, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2008. Kristy Villegas, MPA Exit Paper committee member.
2005. Jaime Kosiba, MS. Thesis committee member, Department of Earth and Environmental Science.
2001. Hope White, Ph.D. dissertation committee member.
1999. Abraham Benevides, Ph.D. dissertation committee member.
1999. Keary McCarthy, MPA Exit Paper (supervisor).
D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development:
Developed new course, POSI 5347 Public Finance Information Systems taught online Fall 2013.
Taught a session of the Sustainability Seminar Class, 2013.
POSI 5311 updated for online presentation for Spring 2013.
POSI 5311 prepared to be taught as online course for Spring 2012.
Honors course proposal (HON 3396Q to be taught Fall 2012).
G. Funded Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts:
Session on Public Finance for the Certified Public Manager Program (November 4, 2011 – San Marcos).
Session on Program Measurement and Evaluation for the Certified Public Manager Program (October 14, 2011 –Round Rock).
TRACS Online Workshop, to be attended January 2012.
III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE
A. Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press)
1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate)
a. Scholarly Monographs:
Rahm, Dianne, Climate Change Policy in the United States: The Science, the Politics and Prospects for Change, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2010.
Rahm, Dianne, United States Public Policy: A Budgetary Approach, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2004.
Rahm, Dianne, John Kirkland, and Barry Bozeman University-Industry R & D Collaboration in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
c. Edited Books:
Thai, Khi V., Dianne Rahm and Jerrell D. Coggburn, editors Handbook of Globalization and the Environment, Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press, 2007.
Rahm, Dianne, editor Sustainable Energy and the States: Essays on Politics, Markets and Leadership, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2006.
Rahm, Dianne, editor, Toxic Waste and Environmental Policy in the 21st Century United States, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2002.
Lambright, W. Henry and Dianne Rahm, editors, Technology and U.S. Competitiveness: An Institutional Focus, New York, Westport, London: Greenwood Press, 1992.
d. Chapters in Books:
Rangarajan, Nandhini and Dianne Rahm, "San Antonio’s Mission Verde and Leading by Example Initiatives," in Local Economic Development and the Environment: Finding Common Ground, edited by Jefferey Osgood et al. Taylor & Francis Group, 2013, 110-124.
Palomo-Gonzalez, Sandra and Dianne Rahm, “Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Critical Role of the Nonprofit Community in the San Antonio Disaster Response,” Disaster Management Handbook , edited by Jack Pinkowski. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press, 2008.
Thai, Khi V. , Dianne Rahm and Jerrell D. Coggburn, “Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, “ in Handbook of Globalization and Environment, edited by Khi V. Thai, Dianne Rahm, and Jerrell D. Coggburn. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press, 2007, 1-14.
Coggburn, Jerrell D. and Dianne Rahm, “Government Green Procurement in the U.S.: An Approach to Meeting Global Environmental Challenges,” in Handbook of Globalization and Environment, edited by Khi V. Thai, Dianne Rahm, and Jerrell D. Coggburn. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press, 2007, 259-288.
Rahm, Dianne, “The Renewables Portfolio Standard in Texas,” in Sustainable Energy and the States: Essays on Politics, Markets and Leadership, edited by Dianne Rahm. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2006, 48-63.
Rahm, Dianne, “Controversial Cleanup: Superfund and the Implementation of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy,” in Waste Management and Planning edited by Jane C. Powell, R. Kerry Turner, and Ian Bateman. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001. Reprint of Policy Studies Journal article.
Van Wart, Montgomery, Dianne Rahm, and Scott Sanders, “When Public Leadership Outperforms Private Leadership: The Case of Public Telecommunication Utilities,” in Having All the Right Connections: Telecommunications and Rural Viability edited by Peter Korsching, Pat Hipple, and Eric Abbott. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2000, 61-79.
Rahm, Dianne, “Super-Optimum Technology Policy: University-Industry Technology Transfer,” in Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management edited by Stuart Nagel, Vol. 9. Stamford, CT and London, England: Jai Press, 1998, 53-65.
Rahm, Dianne, and Veronica Hansen, “Patterns of University-Industry Interaction,” in Technology Transfer and Public Policy, edited by Y. Lee. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, Greenwood Press, 1997, 125-138.
Rahm, Dianne, “Communication With and Across Experts in R&D and Complex Technologies,” in Handbook of Administrative Communication edited by James L. Garnett and Alexander Kouzmin. New York, Basel, Hong Kong: Marcel Dekker, 1997, 381-394.
Rahm, Dianne, “Promoting Technology Transfer in the US University: When it Works, When it Doesn’t,” in Barriers to International Technology Transfer edited by John Kirkland. Dorrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, 25-41.
Rahm, Dianne, “US Public Policy and Emerging Technologies: The Case of Solar Energy,” in Policy Evaluation edited by Ray C. Rist. Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 1995, 547-557. (Reprint of “U.S. Public Policy and Emerging Technologies: The Case of Solar Energy, “Energy Policy, Vol. 21, No. 4, April 1993, 374-384.)
Rahm, Dianne, “Federal Competitiveness Policy: Programs and Institutions in Flux,” in Technology and U.S. Competitiveness: An Institutional Focus, edited by W Henry Lambright and Dianne Rahm. New York, Westport, London: Greenwood Press, 1992, 3-18.
Bozeman, Barry and Dianne Rahm, “The Explosion of Technology,” in Handbook of Public Administration edited by James Perry. San Francisco: Jossey-bass, 1989, 54-67.
Lambright, W. Henry and Dianne Rahm. “Presidential Management of Technology,” in Technology and Politics edited by Norman J. Vig and Michael E. Kraft. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1988, 81-97.
Proceedings and Monographs:
Rahm, Dianne, “Nuclear Power and Waste,” Social Issues: An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History and Debates, Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2006, Vol. 5, 1252-1263.
Rahm, Dianne, “Toxic Waste,” Social Issues: An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History, and Debates, Armonk, New York: E.E. Sharpe, 2006, Vol. 7, 1752-1761.
Rahm, Dianne, and Veronica Hansen, “University-Industry Transfer,” Policy Evaluation, Vol. 4, No. 3, Autumn 1998, 25-29.
Rahm, Dianne, “The Land-Grant University Mission,” The Ag Bioethics Forum, Vol. 9, No. 1, June 1997, 4-5.
Rahm, Dianne, “Implementing High-Tech Economic Development Policies in Florida,” (reprinted with permission of The Political Chronicle), in Reinventing Government in Florida edited by Jamil Jreisat and Frank P. Sherwood, Jerry Collins Eminent Scholar Chair Publications, Florida Center for Public Management Monograph Series, Florida Center for Public Management, no. 81094, 1994.
Edited Journal Special Issues:
Rahm, Dianne, Editor, Symposium on the Politics of Toxic Waste, Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4, Winter 1998.
Lambright, W. Henry and Dianne Rahm, editors, Symposium on Technology and American Competitiveness, Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 1989.
e. Creative Books:
2. Articles
a. Refereed Journal Articles:
Rahm, Dianne and Christopher Reddick, “Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Emergency Services: A Survey of Texas Emergency Services Districts,” International Journal of E-Politics, Vol. 4, No. 3, October-December 2013, 30-43.
Rahm, Dianne, "Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas Plays: The Case of Texas," Energy Policy, Vol. 39, March 2011, 2974-2981.
Rangarajan, Nandhini and Dianne Rahm, "Greening Human Resources: A Survey of City-level Initiatives," Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 31, No. 3, September 2011, 227-247.
Rahm, Dianne and Christopher Reddick, "U.S. City Managers' Perceptions of Disaster Risks: Consequences for Urban Emergency Management," Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2011, 136-146.
Reddick, Christopher and Dianne Rahm, "Perceptions of Emergency Management in U.S. Cities: A Survey of Chief Administrative Officers," Journal of Emergency Management, November/December 2010, 29-43.
Rahm, Dianne and Jerrell D. Coggburn, “Environmentally Preferable Procurement: Greening U.S. State government Fleets,” Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 12, No. 2, October 2007, 400-415.
Rahm, Dianne, Larry Swatuk, and Erica Matheny, “Water Resource Management in Botswana: Balancing Sustainability and Economic Development,” Environment, Development and Sustainability, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2006, 157-183.
Coggburn, Jerrell D. and Dianne Rahm, “Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: Who is Doing What in the United States?” Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2005, 23-53.
Larry A. Swatuk and Dianne Rahm “Integrating Policy, Disintegrating Practice: Water Resources Management in Botswana,” Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 29, 2004, 1357-1364.
Rahm, Dianna, “Managing the Cleanup of the Nuclear Weapons Complex: The Case of the Fernald Environmental Management Program,” Public Works Management and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 1, July 2000, 69-81.
Van Wart, Montgomery, Dianne Rahm and Scott Sanders, “Economic Development and Public Enterprise: The Case of Rural Iowa’s Telecommunication Utilities,” Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2, May 2000, 131-145.
Rahm, Dianne, B.J. Reed and Teri L. Rydl, “Internet-Mediated Learning in Public Affairs Programs: Issues and Implications,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 5, No. 3, July 1999.
Rahm, Dianne, and Veronica Hansen, “Technology Policy 2000: University to Industry Transfer,” International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 22, No. 8, 1999, 1189-1211.