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PhD Alumni Dissertations
From the inception of the doctoral degree in public administration through December there have been 98 graduates from the SPAA doctoral program. This list includes each of their names, graduation dates, and dissertation titles. Revised 3/26/2008.
Full text dissertations can be found via ProQuest.
Roselyn Zator (August 2011)
Exploring Collaborative Governance: Case Studies of Disruptions in Coastal Management Collaborations and Resulting Effects upon the Collaborations and Outcomes
Eileen L. Pierce (August 2011)
Citizen-Informed Performance Measurement and Reporting in Local Government: Key Factors for Effective Democratic Governance
Randy J. Baxter (December 2010)
Applying Proximal Case Characteristics to Expand Outcome Measures and Strengthen Effectiveness in a State Family Preservation Services Program
Jonathan Muterera (April 2008)
The Relationship Between Leadership Theory Behaviors, Follower Attitudes and Behaviors, and Organizational Performance in United States County Governments
Mark Steven Reece (December 2007)
Economic Impacts of Casino Gambling on Rural Michigan Communities
Anna Aleksandrova Filipova (December 2007)
Perceived Organizational Support and Ethical Work Climates as Predictors of Turnover Intention of Licensed Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Judith Brown Clarke (December 2007)
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Benefit-cost of the Michigan Background Check Program Using Crime Opportunity Theory
Gerald Lee Zandstra (August 2007)
Public Administration Theory and Views of the Human Person
Gregg G. Guetschow (August 2007)
Coordination, Collaboration, and Culture: Local Economic Development in a Time of Networks
Amy Sue DeSonia (June 2007)
An Evaluative Model for Incorporating Diversity Training into Teacher Preparation
Peter Kiiru Kariuki, Ph.D. (December 2006)
The Challenges of Implementing Privatization Reform Program of State-Owned Enterprises in Kenya
James J. Walters, Ph.D. (December 2006)
Funding Michigan K-12 Education Adequacy without Rewarding Inefficiency
Raymond Jay Higbea, Ph.D. (December 2006)
Nongovernmental Program Replication and Implementation: What Can Community-Based Programs to Support the Uninsured Learn from Other Communities?
Craig Korpela, Ph.D. (December 2006)
The Cover-Up is More Damaging than the Sin: Sexual Scandals at the Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet Levels
David L. Rich, D.P.A. (December 2006)
A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Services
Michael Bennett Amspaugh, D.P.A. (December 2006)
Results of Early Implementation of Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 in 15 Ohio School Districts
Anne Julie Hacker, Ph.D. (August 2006)
Unintended Consequences in Public Policy: Formulation and Implementation of Michigan's Safe Delivery of Newborns Law
Anne G. Zahradnik, Ph.D. (June 2006)
Providing Uninsured Adults with Free or Low-Cost Primary Care: Does it Influence their Use of Hospital Emergency Departments?
Robert J. Sobie, Ph.D. (June 2006)
Electronic Government Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
Susan F. Homant, D.P.A. (April 2006)
The War on Drugs versus the War on Pain: Do Controlled Prescribing Laws Have a Role?
Alee Abrahim Sleymann, Ph.D. (April 2006)
A Study on Perceptions of Civil Engineers Regarding Mandatory Continuing Education
Robert G. Muladore, Ph.D. (April 2006)
Implementing Community Policing Successfully: An Analysis of the Degree of Police Engagement with the Philosophy and Practice of Community Policing
Duane A. Terpstra, D.P.A. (December 2005)
Job Perceptions Within Campus Law Enforcement
Jianfeng Wang, Ph.D. (August 2005)
An Empirical Study of Fiscal Decentralization in China
Kenneth J. Schilling, D.P.A. (June 2005)
The One-Stop Permit and Plan Review Center: Three Case Studies
Richard A. Ketrow, Ph.D. (June 2005)
A Leadership Model for Roman Catholic Social Service Agencies
Cheryl K. Sibilsky-Soule, Ph.D. (April 2005)
Collaboration through Partnerships: A Review of Six Michigan Communities
Ruby M. Meriweather, D.P.A. (April 2005)
Factors Affecting Treatment Program Development in a Mental Health Facility Serving Prisoners
Alexander R. Dawoody, Ph.D. (December 2004)
U.S. Policy Toward Iraq Within the Context of Complexity Theories
Damita Jo Zweiback, D.P.A. (December 2004)
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Nutrition Health Status Among Adult WIC Participants
Pamela Meserve Erbisch, D.P.A. (December 2004)
Management Style, Organizational Climate and Organizational Performance in a Public Mental Health Agency: An Integral Model
Doty Latuszek, Ph.D. (December 2004)
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Teaching Modalities for Pre-College Level Mathematics Courses at a Two-Year College
John N. Vinson, Ph.D. (December 2004)
Leadership Competency Needs of Future U.S. Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
Carol M. Sundberg, Ph.D. (August 2004)
Examining the Meaning and Experience of Self-Determination and Its Impact on Quality of Life for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
Saleh Abdel Rahman Ahmed, Ph.D. (August 2004)
From Violence-Prone to Violence-Prepared Organizations: Assessing the Role of Human Resources Management in Preventing Workplace Violence in American City Governments
Timothy J. Kangas, Ph.D. (June 2004)
Child Welfare and Devolving Federalism: An Analysis of the Effects of Federal Funding Schemes on Intended Child Welfare Outcomes in Michigan
Christine M. Wallace, Ph.D. (April 2004)
The Theory of Transpersonal Leadership: A Grounded Theory Study
Terry L. Fisk, D.P.A. (April 2004)
A Comparative Study: Factors Related to Adoption, Management, and Impact of Police Consolidation and Amalgamation in Norfolk County, England and Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan
Eugene H. McKay III, Ph.D. (December 2003)
Student Satisfaction with Michigan Community College Distance Education Courses
Sherie Williams, Ph.D. (August 2003)
Examination of the Skills and Dispositions Needed for Assistant Principals to be Effective
Disciplinarians
David Daniel Westcot, Ph.D. (August 2003)
An Analysis of the Level of Union Membership Since the Implementation of NAFTA
Bruce A. Nanzer, Ph.D. (June 2003)
Ownership and Stewardship: Attitudes Among Michigan’s Voters Impacting Opposition to Great Lakes Water Diversions
Cherise E. Brandell, Ph.D. (June 2003)
Public Discourse and Social Capital: An Assessment of Open, Honest and Fair in One Community’s Public Deliberation Processes
Margaret Mary Bernhard, D.P.A. (June 2003)
Essential Elements of an Implementation Process for Grant-Funded Projects/Programs in Nonprofit Organizations
James H. Houston, D.P.A. (April 2003)
Drug Courts: A Study of Retention and Suspension in the Kalamazoo County Drug Court Program
Daniel J. Hurley, Ph.D. (December 2002)
A Study of the Leadership Preparedness of Public University Chief Business Offices
Dale K. Howe, Ph.D. (April 2002)
Demographic Factors Predictive of Medicaid Enrollment in Michigan Counties
Patricia A. Collins, D.P.A. (April 2002)
Organizational Alignment Within a State Government Agency
Sylvia M. Rafels, D.P.A. (December 2001)
Women and Combat: Impediments to the Total Integration of Women in the Military
Nancy L. Quarles, Ph.D. (December 2001)
Visionary Leadership: The Importance in the Public Sector from the Perspective of City Managers
Linda G. Kimball, D.P.A. (April 2001)
The Grandparent-Raising-Grandchildren Phenomenon in Michigan
Cheryl A. Lauber, D.P.A. (December 2000)
Developmental, Psychosocial, and Economic Predictors of Healthy Newborns in Michigan's Teenage Pregnancies
Henry J. Bowers, D.P.A. (June 2000)
Public Policy: Affirmative Action, Social Equity and Employment Patterns in Michigan's Construction Industry 1966-1997
Maureen E. Myers, D.P.A. (April 2000)
The Perceived Economic, Social, and Cultural Impacts of Gaming on a Michigan Indian Tribe
Timothy J. Cole, D.P.A. (April 2000)
Practitioners' Perspectives on Alternatives to the Paper-Based System for Preventing Welfare Fraud
David P. Moxley, D.P.A. (December 1999)
Foundations of Board Development: Theory and Practice in Community Service Organizations
Roxana M. Hopkins, D.P.A. (December 1999)
Site-Based Management and Student Achievement
Warren C. Gregory, D.P.A. (December 1999)
Symbolic Politics: Government's War Against the Working Class
David E. Freed, D.P.A. (December 1999)
Implementing Organizational Change in a Public Agency
Carole A. Richardson, D.P.A. (June 1999)
The Role of Access in Evaluating Distance Learning Program Effectiveness
Abel E. Ekpunobi, D.P.A. (April 1999)
Judicial Decision Making Under Michigan Sentencing Guidelines
Jung S. Park, D.P.A. (December 1998)
The Impact of Social, Political, and Economic Forces on Environmental Protection Efforts
Catherine E. Earl, D.P.A. (April 1998)
Health Care Benefits of Nursing Students as Predictors of Intentions to Care for AIDS Patients
Velma L. Clay, D.P.A. (April 1998)
African American Females and the Glass Ceiling in the Defense Logistics Agency
Sharon R. Carr, D.P.A. (April 1998)
A Study of Local Cosmopolitan Orientation with a University Support Staff
Rosemary C. (Zivic) Hurlburt, D.P.A. (April 1997)
Outcomes Related to the Quality of Life of Oncology Patients Aged 65 and Older Following Initial Cancer Treatment
Christopher P. Petras, D.P.A. (December 1996)
Millage Election Outcomes in Michigan Public School Districts: A Test of the Rational Choice and Social Psychological Voting Models
Walter S. Ormes, D.P.A. (December 1996)
The Measurement of Dental Disease in a Correctional Setting: The Importance to Functional Service Delivery
Diana L. Newman, D.P.A. (December 1996)
The Impact of Patient Representative on Satisfaction
Robert G. Lovell, D.P.A. (August 1996)
Welfare Reform Cost Neutrality: A Case Study in Federalism
James M. Kadlecek, D.P.A. (August 1996)
Intergovernmental Cooperation in Metropolitan Grand Rapids, Michigan
James P. Hurren, D.P.A. (June 1996)
Implementation of an "Early Return to Duty" Policy Within the Michigan Civil Service
Randall E. Phillips, D.P.A. (April 1996)
Crises in the Regulation of Long-Term Care
James S. Neubecker, D.P.A. (April 1996)
An Evaluation of Privatization, Taxes, and User Fees as Alternative Strategies for Municipal Trash Collection
Larry A. Buzas, D.P.A. (April 1996)
Lobbying in the Nonprofit Sector: A Study of Practice and Values
Phillip A. Brown, D.P.A. (April 1996)
The Public Administrationist as Civic Shaman: The Self-Reflective Integrator of Policy Frames of Reference and Social Character
Gary R. Kitts, D.P.A. (April 1995)
Public Choice or Public Spirit: Toward a More Comprehensive Theory of Regulation
Carol L. Francke, D.P.A. (August 1994)
Effective Changes in Hospital Patient Accounting Since the Prospective Payment System (PPS)
Barbara A. Adams, D.P.A. (August 1994)
The Unprepossessing Mr. Ryan: Understanding Exemplary Legislative Leadership
Donald W. Wright, D.P.A. (April 1994)
The Effects of Utilitarianism on Performance Appraisal and Selected Output Measures in a Weberian Bureaucracy
Robert P. Brown, D.P.A. (April 1994)
Guiding the Wild Heart: Steering the State Safely Between Scylla and Charibdis
Gerald H. Smith, D.P.A. (April 1992)
The Rise and Decline of Mental Health Hospitals in the State of Michigan
Robert J. Leneway, D.P.A. (June 1991)
A Comparative Study of Employment Outcomes of the Projects with Industry and the State/Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
John E. Crews, D.P.A. (August 1990)
Demographic Characteristics, Rehabilitation Outcomes, and Family Concerns of Individuals Who are Older and Blind
Robert E. Maki, D.P.A. (June 1990)
The Relationship Between Private and Commercial Driver Records and Accidents in Michigan
Roger J. Shoemaker, D.P.A. (December 1989)
Corporate Resistance to Early Return to Work Policy
Connie D. Dykman, D.P.A. (December 1989)
Conversion of the Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center: The Impact on Employees
Sivaswami (Nat) Amarnath, D.P.A. (December 1989)
Assessment Inequities of Residential Properties in Nine Michigan Townships
Michael K. Tsai, D.P.A. (April 1989)
The Impact of Self-Esteem and Locus of Control on Expectancy Theory Predictions of Work Effort
Robert M. O'Brien, D.P.A. (June 1988)
The Effects of Participative Management of Teacher Satisfaction During Periods of Organizational Decline
Gondy B. Rao, D.P.A. (April 1988)
Determination of a "Benchmark" Rate of Return for Regulated Small Telephone Utilities in the State of Michigan
Yung Sung Wu, D.P.A. (December 1987)
Development of Michigan JTPA Title IIA Performance Standards Regression Models Under the New Federalism
James R. Wieber, D.P.A. (December 1987)
The Idea of Good Government: The Evolution of Administrative Thought and Practice in the American Republic
Richard J. Liles, D.P.A. (December 1987)
An Analysis of the Use of Special Masters for Assuring Compliance with judicial Decrees in Corrections Litigation
James R. Constandt, D.P.A. (August 1987)
School District Current Operating Expenditures: A Comparative Analysis of Michigan School Districts Having a Student Population of 10,000 to 50,000 for 1985-86
Edmund P. Kemp, D.P.A. (June 1987)
Alcoholism Treatment and its Effect on Subsequent Health Care Costs: A Medicaid Study of Cost Differences by Treatment Setting
Kenneth L. Slater, D.P.A. (August 1986)
A Historical Analysis of Public Policy for the Care and Treatment of People Who Are Mentally Retarded in Michigan
Leonard R. McConnell, II, D.P.A. (August 1986)
Perceived Barriers and Proposed Solutions for Employment of the Handicapped: Attitudes of Employers and Employment Agencies
R. Dee Lee Woell, D.P.A. (December 1985)
Predicting Agency Survival as a Function of Constituency Support in the Michigan Mental Health System
Josef R. Soper, D.P.A. (December 1985)
The Implementation of Deterrence: A Multi-Approach Assessment of the Impact of Recent Changes in Anti-Drunk Driving Legislation on Reducing Alcohol-Involved Fatalities
Shyu-tu Lee, D.P.A. (August 1985)
Beyond the Contingency Theory: Environment, Structure and Administrator's Coping Ability in the Public Sector