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Current Doctoral Student Résumés

Rebecca Nesbit

bnesbit@indiana.edu

Research and Teaching Interests: My research is broadly focused in the areas of public policy, policy analysis, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic studies, and civic engagement. Generally, I am interested in how people’s involvement in institutions (including public policies as institutions) influences their prosocial and civic behaviors, such as volunteering, voting, and other forms of public participation.

My dissertation is an empirical investigation of the impact of different types of institutions—households and families, working in the paid labor market, state-level service education policies, and military service—on individual volunteering. The variety of these institutions allows me to investigate the relative impact of governmental (public policy and the military) and non-governmental (families and the labor market) institutions on volunteering.

In addition to my dissertation work, I am also involved in an ongoing collaborative research project that explores the relationships between states’ gaming and gambling policies and nonprofit charitable bingo. Some of our research has appeared in Nonprofit Management and Leadership and has been presented at the annual ARNOVA research conference. This research ties into my larger research agenda by looking at the effect that state-level policies have on the ability of nonprofit organizations to accomplish their missions and manage their volunteer-run programs.

Teaching Interests: While at Indiana University I have taught both undergraduate and graduate students. In the undergraduate program, I have taught statistical techniques, research methods, and national and international policy. At the graduate level, I have taught a mathematics review course for incoming Master's students.

In addition to these courses, I would also be interested in teaching other courses in public policy, policy analysis, public or nonprofit management, civic engagement and volunteering.

Dissertation Title: "The Institutional Context of Volunteering: The Impact of Families, Paid Labor, State Policies and Military Service"

Dissertation Committee: David A. Reingold, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, James L. Perry and Patrick Rooney

Key Awards:

Emerging Scholar Award. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Awarded to attend and present a paper at the 35th Annual ARNOVA Conference 2006.

Best Empirical Paper. International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), Awarded at 17th Annual Conference, June 6-9, 2004.

Travel Scholarship. Graduate and Professional Student Organization, Indiana University. Awarded to attend and present a paper at the Urban Affairs Association conference, 2004.

Conference Scholarship. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Awarded to attend and present a paper at the 32nd Annual ARNOVA Conference 2003.

Emerging Scholar Award. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Awarded to attend and present a paper at the 31st Annual ARNOVA Conference 2002.

Chancellor’s Fellowship. Indiana University. Awarded in recognition of academic achievement, 2001-2004.

Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles

Nesbit, Rebecca; Rooney, Patrick; Bouse, Gary; and Tempel, Eugene. (2006). “Presidential Satisfaction with Development Programs in Research and Doctoral Universities: A Comparison of Results from Surveys in 1990 and 2000.” International Journal of Educational Advancement, 6(3): 182-199.

Paarlberg, Laurie; Nesbit, Rebecca; Clerkin, Richard; and Christensen, Robert. (2005). “Charitable Bingo in Indiana: Issues and Implications.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership 15(4): 433-448.

Expert Reviewed Articles

Nesbit, Rebecca and Bingham, Lisa. (2006). “Decision Making –Administrative Dispute Resolution.” In Jack Rabin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, March 27, 2006.

Reports and Other Publications

Grimm, Robert J.; Dietz, Nathan; Foster-Bey, John; Reingold, David; and Nesbit, Rebecca. (20066). “Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of Trends Since 1974.” Report from the Office of Research and Policy Development, Corporation for National and Community Service, Volunteering in America Series, December.

Milena I. Neshkova

mneshkov@indiana.edu

Research Interests: Public Administration and Democracy, Public Management, Processes of Globalization, Intergovernmental Relations, Administrative Lawmaking, Policy Process in the European Union, Media Concentration

Teaching Interests: Public Management and Administration, Organizational Theory and Institutional Design, Public Policy Process, Politics of Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Research Methods/Statistics, Politics of the European Union, Democratization in Eastern Europe

Dissertation Title: “Representative Democracy in the EU: The Effect of Local and Regional Interest”

Dissertation Committee: Evan Ringquist (Chair), David Audretsch, James Perry, Beate Sissenich

Key Awards:

National Science Foundation Dissertation Research Grant in Political Science, 2007 ($11,008)

EU Center of Excellence Dissertation Award (Sponsored by the European Commission), Indiana University 2007 (€12,000)

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, SPEA, 2007

Academic Fellowship, SPEA, 2004

Outstanding Academic Performance Award, SPEA, 2002

Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs, 2002

International Journalist in Residence Grant, Freedom Forum, 1999

Publications:

Ringquist, Evan J., Milena I. Neshkova, and Joseph Aamidor. “Campaign Promises and Environmental Policy Choice in the U.S. Congress.” Under review.

Shane Nordyke

saoneil@indiana.edu

Research Interests: Political Violence, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy; Intergovernmental Relations Public Management and Administration particularly within the Department of Homeland Security Aviation safety and security policy <

Teaching Interests: My major fields are public policy, public management, and international relations which have prepared me to teach a variety of courses including but not limited to: Statistics and Research Methods, Public Policy, International Policy, Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Aviation Security, Public Management, Organizational Theory, History of Political Violence and Terrorism, Federal and State Policy Making Law, Public Management and Public Policy, Counterterrorism Policy in the US

Dissertation Title: "Who Gets What and Why—An Analysis of State Level Funding in the Department of Homeland Security"

Dissertation Committee: Charles Wise, Michael McGuire, Michael McGinnis, William Bianco

Key Awards:

Indiana University SPEA PhD Topics Course Competition Winner, 2006. Best Public Policy Paper Award, Dep. of Political Science Graduate Student Research Conf., Spring 2004

McNair Scholar Fellowship, A five year fellowship at Indiana University, granted in 2003

Scholar of the Year, McNair Scholars Program, April 2003 Outstanding Graduate in Aerospace Studies, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, May 2003

HD Bruce National Merit Scholarship, East Texas Baptist University, April 1998 National Merit Scholar Finalist, 1997

Publications:

Nordyke, Shane; Marcheta Lee Wright; Michael Kuchinsky; and Ruth Ediger. (2007). "Internationalizing the Curriculum." PS Political Science and Politics, July.

"The Difference an Engine Can Make." Submitted for publication in the Transportation Research Forum Journal (2007).

Hun Myoung Park

kucc625@indiana.edu

Research and Teaching Interests: policy analysis and evaluation; public management information systems (electronic government); information technology policy; statistical and econometric data analysis

Dissertation Title: "How Does Information and Communication Technology Affect Civic Engagement? An Analysis Focusing on Electronic Government and Campaign Websites "

Dissertation Committee: James L. Perry (chair), Jeffrey A. Hart, David H. Good, and Alice Robbin

Key Awards and Publications:

Park, Hun Myoung, and James L. Perry. "Does Internet use Really Facilitate Civic Engagement? Empirical Evidences from the American National Election Studies." In Erik Bergrud and Kaifeng Yang (Eds.), Civic Engagement in a Networked Society. Information Age Publishing. Forthcoming.

Park, Hun Myoung, and Hanjun Park. (2006). "Diffusing the Information Technology Education in the Korean Undergraduate Public Affairs and Administration Programs: Driving Forces and Challenging Issues." Journal of Public Affairs Education, 12(4) (Fall): 537-555.

Richard Twu

rtwu@indiana.edu

Research and Teaching Interests: Nonprofit Organizations, Public Management, Quantitative Methods

Teaching Interests: Nonprofit Organizations, Public Management, Quantitative Methods

Dissertation Title: "A Study of Factors Influencing Reported Fundraising Efficiency of Symphony Orchestras"

Dissertation Committee: Wolfgang Bielefeld (chair), Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, James Perry, Patrick Rooney

Key Awards:

Fundraising Efficiency, Performance Measurement, Symphony Orchestras

Publications:

Twu, R. (2003). “The Relationship between Foundations, the Government, and the Business Sector.” In Kuan, Yu-Yuan (Ed.), The Development of Taiwan Foundations in a Changing Society. Taipei: Hong’s Foundation for Education and Culture.

R.K. Christensen, R. Clerkin, L. Davis, S.P. Gray, T. Nabatchi, B. Nesbit, B. Never, R. Twu, A. Workman. (2002). “The Dark Side of Non-Profits.” ARNOVA Abstracts, 25(2).