BOOKS / BOOK CHAPTERS / MONOGRAPHS
“Gap Analysis” Security Research Plan, NCHRP Project 20–59(25). With Frances Edwards and Bill Medigovich. Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2007.
Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Films (with Terry Christensen). M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2005.
Designing and Operating Safe and Secure Transit Systems: Assessing Current Practices in the U.S. and Abroad (with Brian D. Taylor, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Robin Liggett, Camille Fink, Martin Wachs, Ellen Cavanagh, and Christopher Cherry). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2005.
Factors Influencing Voting Results of Local Transportation Funding Initiatives with a Substantial Transit Component: Case Studies of Ballot Measures in Eleven Communities (with Richard Werbel). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2002.
Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit Systems in the 1990’s. (with Brian Taylor). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2002.
Transportation and Welfare Reform: The Travel Behavior and Needs of Welfare Recipients, (with Evelyn Blumenberg and Brian Taylor). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2002.
Why Campaigns for Local Transportation Funding Initiatives Succeed or Fail (with Richard Werbel and Brian Taylor). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 2000.
“Policy Research in State Government,” in John J. Gargan (Ed.), Handbook of State Government Administration, Marcell-Dekker, 2000, pp. 331-346.
Applied Policy Research: Concepts and Cases (with J. Fred Springer), Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998.
Capital versus Operating Grants for Transit: Economic Impacts for California (with David Lewis, Jianling Li, Kelly L Samples, Brian Taylor, and Stephen Van Beek). Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, 1997.
“Managing Single Function Governments: The promise and challenge of special districts,” in John J. Gargan (Ed.), Handbook of Local Government Administration, Marcel-Dekker, 1996, pp. 437-462.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
“Diversity in American Subnational Transportation Agencies: Challenges and Opportunities,” The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp.95-98, 2007.
“Understanding Transit Ridership Growth: Case Studies of Successful Transit Systems in the 1990s,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1835, pp. 11-120 (with Allison Yoh and Brian Taylor), 2003.
"Voting Outcomes of Local Tax Ballot Measures with a Substantial Rail Transit Component: Case Study of Effects of Transportation Packages" (with Richard Werbel). Transportation Research Record, no. 1799, pp. 10-17, 2002.
“Affirmative Action in Municipal Government,” (with Ronald D. Sylvia) Social Science Journal 35(4): 615-625, June 1998.
“The Views of Nonprofit Executives on Educating Nonprofit Managers,” (with Maynard Robinson) Nonprofit Management and Leadership 8(4): 349-363, Summer 1998.
“An Exploratory Analysis of American City Council Salaries,” Urban Affairs Review (formerly the Urban Affairs Quarterly) 31(2): 255-265, November, 1995.
"Fiscal Management in Government‑Funded Non‑Profit Organizations: An Exploratory Study," (with John G. Giambruno) Nonprofit Management and Leadership 4(3): 317-330, Spring 1994.
"Political Support for Regional Government: Growing in the Suburbs" (With Larry N. Gerston) Urban Affairs Quarterly 29 (1): 154-163, September 1993. Reprinted in The Regionalist 1 (1):65-73, Winter 1995.
"A Comparison of the Training Priorities of Clerical Employees and Their Supervisors." Public Personnel Management 20 (2):225-232, Summer, 1991. Reprinted in Personnel Research Highlights 3(2): 19-20, Winter, 1992.
"Administrative Turnover in State Government: The Role of the Governor." (With Deil S. Wright) Policy Studies Journal 17(4):788-803, Summer, 1989.
"A Comparative Analysis of State Mental Health Policy," Journal of Management Science and Policy Analysis 6(4):8-27, Summer, 1989.
"Administrative Change in State Government," (with Deil S. Wright) Administration and Society 21(2):265-277, August, 1989.
"The Changing Profile of State Administrators." (with Deil S. Wright) Journal of State Government, December, 1987. Reprinted in Thad L. Beyle, CQ's Guide to State Government 1988-89 (Congressional Quarterly: Washington, D.C., 1988)
"Crime and Aggressive Patrol: Further Evidence on Deterrence." (with Gordon P. Whitaker, Charles S. Phillips and Robert F. Wordon) Law and Policy (July, 1985).
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Good News, Bad News: The Outlook for Transit Ridership,” presented at the 2008 Conference of the California Transit Association, Monterey, CA, November 6, 2008.
“2007 Transit Initiatives and Communities: Understanding the Keys to Succesful Transportation Ballot Measure Campaigns,” Center for Transportation Excellence, “Transit Initiatives In Communities Conference,” Austin, June 11, 2007.
“Gap Analysis of State Security Research Priorities,” Meeting of the AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation Security and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project Panel 20-59, Surface Transportation Security Research. August 28, 2007, Irvine California.
Diversity in American Subnational Transportation Agencies: Challenges and Opportunities,” presented at the 7thInternational Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Amsterdam, July 2007.
“Defining the Homeland Security Research Priorities of State DOTs. With Frances Edwards and Bill Medigovich. Presentation at the 2007 annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. January 20, 2007.
“Film Production Techniques and Political Messages,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, March 13-17, 2004.
“At the Ballot Box: What Works and What Doesn’t”“Rail Volution” conference in Atlanta in September 2003.
“Interpreting Outcomes of Local Transportation Ballot Measures with a Substantial Rail Transit Component: Case Study Approach,” (with Richard Werbel) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2002
Panel presentation, American Public Transportation Association National Conference, “Lessons Learned: Tax Referenda and Why They Succeed or Fail,” San Jose, CA, July 29-31, 2001.
“Support for Local Transportation Funding: An Analysis of California and National Data,” (with Richard Werbel, Linda O. Valenty, and Kristen Massey). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 6-12, 2001.
“A Typology of Political Film,” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Jose, California, March 24 -- 26, 2000.
“Thresholds for Tolerance: The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Composition on California Propositions 209 and 187” (with Linda O. Valenty and Ronald Sylvia; paper presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Montreal, July 10- July 15).
‘Turnover in State Government, 1985-1995: Causes and Effects” (with Deil S. Wright; paper presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Ill., April 10 - April 13).
“Square pegs and round holes: The views of nonprofit executives on advanced degrees for nonprofit managers,” (with Maynard Robinson; paper presented at the Silver Anniversary Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, New York City, November 7-9, 1996)
“Evaluating Term Limits for City Councils: Lessons From San Jose” (Paper prepared for presentation at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 28-Sept. 1)
“Administrative Policy Making: The Case of Affirmative Action in Local Government,” (with Ronald D. Sylvia; paper presented at the 1994 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, New York City). Currently being reviewed for publication.
“The Impact of Term Limits on Local Politics: Early Evidence from San Jose,” (paper presented at the 1994 annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 7-11, Chicago).
"California State Bureaucracy: A Government of Strangers" (paper presented at the 1991 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September, Washington, D.C.).
"American City Councils: The Last Battleground for Legislative Professionalism?" (paper presented at the 1990 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September, San Francisco).
"Forecasting State Welfare Costs: A Pooled Time Series Model," (with William Butcher); paper presented at the 1988 annual conference of the Western Governmental Research Association, San Francisco, March 16-18, 1988.
“Impacts of Term Limits on Local Politics: Early Evidence from San Jose,” (paper presented at the 1994 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 13-17).
"Political Determinants of Administrative Turnover: The Role of the Governor" (with Deil S. Wright; paper presented at the 1987 annual conference of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 2-6, 1987).
"Administrative Challenges of State Mental Health Service Delivery: A Comparative Perspective" (paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Boston, March 29 - April 2, 1987; submitted for publication).
"Administrative Change in State Government." (with Deil S. Wright; paper presented at the 1986 annual conference of the Southern Political Science Association in Atlanta, Georgia, November 6-8, 1986).
"Cosmopolitanism and Localism: Two Dimensions among American State Administrators." (with Carolyn Swain; paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas, March, 1986).
"Causes of Bureaucratic Expansionism: The Case of American State Administrators" (paper presented at American Political Science Association Convention in New Orleans, September 1985).
"Southern State Administrators 1964 - 1978: Political Culture and Convergence" (paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science Convention in Dallas, Texas, March 1984)
"Maximizing Bureaucrats and Federal Aid: Exploring the Temporal Sequence." (with Deil S. Wright; paper presented at the American Political Science Association Convention in Chicago, September, 1983).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 31, Issue 6, “Symposium on Performance Measurement” (Editor), May 2008.
Developing Marketing Strategies for Research Products at the California Department of Transportation (White paper report, Mineta Transportation Institute), April, 2008.
“Are You Ready?” Transit California, March/April 2005, pp. 16-18.
“The Use of Performance Indicators in State Government,” in Encyclopedia of State Administration, Jack Rabin (ed). pp 898-900. 2003.
Review of Nonprofits in Urban America (Richard C. Hula, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, eds.). American Political Science Review 96(2):211, June, 2002.
"Policy Analysis in the Classroom and the Real World," (with J. Fred Springer) PA Times 21(5): 1-2, May 5, 1998.
“Term Limits Haven’t Helped San Jose,” editorial analysis, San Jose Mercury News, September 29, 1996
"How to Cure Democracy in San Jose," editorial analysis, San JoseMercury News, December 1, 1991.
"San Jose Term Limitation Initiative Contains Unknown Consequences," editorial analysis, San Jose Mercury News, October 31, 1989.
"How Political Forces Shaped San Jose," editorial analysis, San Jose Mercury News, February 5, 1989.
Review of American Intergovernmental Relations Today: Perspectives and Controversies, Jay Dilger (ed.) in American Review of Public Administration 18(2): 207-208, June, 1988.
Deinstitutionalization and Community Services. (with S. Zeldin, D. Rog, and M. Kiger) Report for the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, October, 1986.
"Causes and Effects of Bureaucratic Expansionism: State Administrator Attitudes toward Budgetary Growth." Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina, 1985. Advisor: Deil S. Wright.
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