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Education, Specializations & Training
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| Education |
| Virginia Tech University | Public Policy & Administration | Ph.D., 2001 |
| James Madison University | Public Administration | M.P.A., 1993 |
| University of Delaware | Psychology | B.A., 1991 |
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| Specializations |
| Evaluation | Information Technology |
| Research Design | Information Policy |
| Methods of Data Collection | Data Management and Integration |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis | Web-Enabled Public Services |
| Policy & Implementation Network Analysis | |
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| Additional Specialized Training |
| SAS JMP Regression & ANOVA |
| Group Facilitation, Focus Groups, & Nominal Groups |
| Cisco Network Administration |
| Microsoft Server Administration |
| Microsoft SQL Server Programming (T-SQL) |
| Oracle Database Programming (PL/SQL) |
| ASP.NET Web Development (C#) |
| JavaEE Multi-Tier Programming (Java, JPA, JSF, Facelets) |
| Advanced Adobe Photoshop |
| Advanced Cold Fusion: Fusebox |
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Research & Leadership Positions
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| Virginia Tech Institute for Policy & Governance (VTIPG) |
| Senior Research Scientist | 2008-Present |
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Directing research projects focused on the integration of child-relevant data systems in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of enhancing Virginia’s ability to successfully perform evidence-based program and policy evaluation .
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| Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) |
| Director, Center for Technology Deployment | 2004-2006 |
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Director of the first research center within the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and, by itself, the fifth largest research center at Virginia Tech. The director is responsible for managing approximately 20 research projects/year, 20 full-time and part-time staff members, 8 graduate students, and approximately $2 million/year in research expenditures. Comprised of technology and management professionals, the mission of the Center for Technology Deployment is to “invent, deploy, and evaluate” prototype Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies for use by state departments of transportation. The invention aspect of the center's mission includes extensive work with information technologies and their application to Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Advanced Traffic Management Systems. The deployment aspect of the center’s mission includes extensive work in building partnerships with both public and private agencies to produce ‘live’ demonstration projects. The evaluation aspect of the center’s mission involves the application of both managerial and technical evaluation tools to establish the likelihood of an inventions deployment into real-time environments.
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| Leader, Information Applications Group | 2002-2004 |
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The mission of the Information Applications Program was to utilize information technology and inter-institutional (e.g. public-private) partnerships to develop and deploy new or enhanced public services. Responsibilities include the management of existing program development and deployment projects, procurement of all program funding, management of program relationships with private and public-sector personnel and political representatives, and coordinating with other Institute research programs. The Information Applications Group was founded in 1998 and has quickly grown to become the second largest research group at the Institute. Statistics as of 2002 for the center were: over $3 million in committed contract funding, 20 staff members (programmers, policy analysts, marketing analysts, lawyers, project managers), 4 associated Virginia Tech faculty members, and 11 graduate research assistants (representing Systems Engineering, Public Administration, Computer Science, and Marketing).
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| Senior Research Associate | 1998-2002 |
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Served on numerous research teams taking responsibility for necessary policy analyses, stakeholder facilitations, and development of applicable IT solutions. Served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or researcher on numerous projects.
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| National Academy of Public Administration |
| Research Associate, Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management | 1995-1996 |
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Served as the Assistant to the Director of a National Academy of Public Administration study focusing on the relationship of the National Guard to public, non-profit, and private agencies in natural disaster response and recovery.
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Teaching Positions
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| Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP) |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | 2007-Present |
Courses:
- Research Methods
- Public Policy and Program Evaluation
- Government Administration: Applied Technologies
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| Assistant Research Professor (joint appointment with VTTI) | 2002-2004 |
Courses:
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Internet, Database and Administrative Technologies
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| Adjunct Instructor | 1994-2001 |
Courses:
- Statistical Methods
- Computer Business Applications
- Internet and Database Technologies
- Public Budgeting
- Policy Network Analysis
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| Elon University Department of Political Science and Public Administration |
| Adjunct Instructor | 1995-1996 |
Courses:
- Public Administration
- Policy Analysis
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Honors, Awards, Recognition
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| National Press Club | (2008) Invited to present the findings from a recent study analyzing the relative costs associated with intergeneration day care facilities vs. traditional operations. |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference | (2003) Invited speaker to the Florida Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference. Lectured on potential benefits of an 802.11 wireless communications backbone to operate the nation’s freeway assets |
| Technology and Public Administration Conference | (2000) Invited by Univeristy of LaVerne to lead two day workshop on the concepts of stakeholder analysis and management, public-private partnerships, and political-economic analysis for the purpose of Information Technology development and implementation in the public sector. |
| Virginia Transportation Conference | (1999 & 2000) Invited to speak on topics of public-private partnerships and information technology deployment in rural areas. |
| Advanced Traveler Information Systems | (2000) Invited speaker on Advanced Traveler Information Systems in Rural Areas, sponsored by the Intelligent Transportation Society of Virginia. |
| Association of State Governments | (1999) Nominated by the Association of State Governments for Award in Innovation in State Government for the design, development and deployment of Travel Shenandoah, a public-private partnership for Advanced Traveler Information Systems in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. |
| Member, Congressional Commission | (1999) Appointes as a Member, Congressional Commission on I-81 Truck Safety. |
| Eno Transportation Fellow | (1997) Eno Transportation Fellow and graduate of Eno Transportation Foundation Leadership Development Program. |
| Guest Editor | (1997) Invited Guest Editor, Administration & Society. |