David Van Slyke
Dean
Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs
Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Degree
Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York, 1999
Specialties
Public and nonprofit management, government contracting, public-private partnerships, policy implementation, strategic management
Courses
Biography
David
M. Van Slyke is Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at
Syracuse University and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy.
Prior to becoming Dean on July 1, 2016, Van Slyke was Associate Dean and Chair
of Maxwell’s department of public administration and international affairs,
home to the country’s #1 ranked graduate degree in public affairs. He is a
tenured, full professor of the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and
Sciences and a two-time recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Award and
Professorship for Teaching Excellence.
Van
Slyke is a leading international expert on public-private partnerships, public
sector contracting and contract management, and policy implementation. He is
Director and Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, a
co-editor of the Journal of Public
Administration Research and Theory and the Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation. He also sits on
the editorial boards of several top-ranked public affairs journals. He has
provided expert guidance to the Office of Management and Budget, the Government
Accountability Office, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the World Bank. As part of his
work and research he has worked extensively with senior leaders in government,
nonprofit and business organizations in China, India, Peru, Singapore, Thailand
and many other countries through the Maxwell School’s Executive Education
program.
Van
Slyke’s most recent book, Complex
Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the U.S. Coast Guard's
Deepwater Program (Cambridge University Press, 2013) is the recipient of
the American Society for Public Administration Section on Research Best Book
Award for 2014 and honorable mention for the Public and Nonprofit Section of
the Academy of Management best book award for 2016. He is winner of the 2015
Distinguished Alumnus in Public Administration and Policy award from the
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy and the 2007 Beryl Radin Award
for Best Article published in the Journal
of Public Administration Research and Theory.
Van Slyke earned a Ph.D. in public administration and policy
from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at
Albany, State University of New York. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked
in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.
Publications
Books
Brown, Trevor, Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2013). Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater Program. London, UK: Cambridge University Press.
O'Leary, Rosemary, David M. Van Slyke, and Soonhee Kim (eds.) (2010). The Future of Public Administration Around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
Articles
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2016). “Managing Complex Contracts: A Theoretical Approach.” Journal of Public Administration, Research and Theory, 26(2): 294-308.
Boyer, Eric, David M. Van Slyke, and Juan Rogers (2016). “An Empirical Examination of Public Involvement in Public-Private Partnerships: Qualifying the Benefits of Public Involvement in PPPs.” Journal of Public Administration, Research and Theory, 26(1): 45-61.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2015). “The Impact of Transaction Costs on the Use of Mixed Service Delivery by Local Governments.” Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, 1(4): 239-267.
Shiffman, J., Quissell, K., Schmitz, H.P., Pelletier, D., Smith, S.L., Berlan, D., Gneiting, U., Van Slyke, D.M., Mergel, I., Rodriguez, M., and Walt, G. (2015). “A framework on the emergence and effectiveness of global health networks.” Health Policy and Planning, 1-14.
Lecy, Jesse D. and David M. Van Slyke (2013). “Nonprofit Sector Growth and Density: Testing Theories of Government Support.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 23(1): 189-214.
Ashley, Shena R. and David M. Van Slyke (2012). “The Influence of Administrative Cost Ratios on State Government Grant Allocations to Nonprofits.” Public Administration Review, 72(special issue):s47-s55.
Britto, Sarah, David M. Van Slyke, and Teresa Francis (2011). “The Role of Fear of Crime in Donating and Volunteering: A Gendered Analysis.” Criminal Justice Review, 36(4): 414-434.
Abonyi, George and David M. Van Slyke (2010). “Governing on the Edges: Globalization of Production and the Challenge to Public Administration in the 21st Century.” Public Administration Review, 70(s1):s33-s45.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2010). “Contracting for Complex Products.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 20(s1): 41-58.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2008). “Changing Modes of Service Delivery: How Past Choices Structure Future Choices.” Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 26: 127-143.
Van Slyke, David M., Janet L. Johnson, and Shena R. Ashley (2007). “Nonprofit Performance, Fund-Raising Effectiveness, and Strategies for Engaging African Americans in Philanthropy.” American Review of Public Administration, 37(3):278-305. (Lead Article)
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2007). “Trust and Contract Completeness in the Public Sector.” Local Government Studies, 33(4): 607-623.
Van Slyke, David M. (2007). “Agents or Stewards: Using Theory to Understand the Government – Nonprofit Social Services Contracting Relationship.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 17(2): 157-187. Winner of the 2007 Beryl Radin Award for Best Article published in JPART. (Lead Article)
Van Slyke, David M. and Robert Alexander (2006). “Public Service Leadership: Opportunities for Clarity and Coherence.” American Review of Public Administration, 36(4): 362-373.
Van Slyke, David M., and Janet L. Johnson (2006). “Nonprofit Organization Performance and Resource Development Strategies: Exploring the Link Between Individual Volunteering and Giving.” Public Performance and Management Review, 29(4): 467-496.
Horne, Christopher S., David M. Van Slyke, and Janet L. Johnson (2006) “Charitable Choice Implementation: What Public Managers Should Know About Public Opinion and the Potential Impact of Government Funding on Private Giving.” International Journal of Public Administration, 23(10-11): 819-836.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2006). “Managing Public Service Contracts: Aligning Values, Institutions, and Markets.” Public Administration Review, 66(3): 323-331.
Van Slyke, David M. and Harvey K. Newman (2006). “Venture Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship in Community Redevelopment.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 16(3):345-368.
Van Slyke, David M. and Arthur C. Brooks (2005) “Why Do People Give? New Evidence and Strategies for Nonprofit and Public Managers.” American Review of Public Administration, 35(3): 199-222. (Lead article).
Van Slyke, David M., Christopher S. Horne, and John Clayton Thomas (2005). “The Implications of Public Opinion for Public Managers: The Case of Charitable Choice.” Administration and Society, 37(3): 321-344.
Horne, Christopher S., Janet L. Johnson, and David M. Van Slyke (2005) “Do Charitable Donors Know Enough—and Care Enough—for Government Subsidies to Affect Private Giving to Nonprofit Organizations?” Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 34(1): 136-149.
Van Slyke, David M. (2005). “Agents or Stewards: How Government Manages its Contracting Relationships with Nonprofit Social Service Providers.” In K. Mark Weaver (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.
Van Slyke, David M. and Christine H. Roch (2004) “What do They Know, and Whom do They Hold Accountable? Citizens in the Government-Nonprofit Contracting Relationship.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 14(2): 191-209.
Van Slyke, David M. and Charles A. Hammonds (2003). “The Privatization Decision: Do Public Managers Make a Difference?” The American Review of Public Administration, 33(2): 146-163.
Van Slyke, David M. (2003). “The Mythology of Privatization in Contracting for Social Services.” Public Administration Review, 63(3): 277-296.
Poister, Theodore H., and David M. Van Slyke (2002). “Strategic Management Innovations in State Transportation Departments.” Public Performance and Management Review, 26(1): 58-74.
Van Slyke, David M. (2002). “The Public Management Challenges of Contracting with Nonprofits for Social Services.” The International Journal of Public Administration, 25(4): 489-518.
Faerman, Sue, David P. McCaffrey, and David M. Van Slyke (2001). “Understanding Interorganizational Cooperation: Public-Private Cooperation in Regulating Financial Market Innovation.” Organization Science, 12(3): 372-388. Winner of the 2002 Best Article Award and the 1999 Charles H. Levine Award for Best Conference Paper from the Academy of Management’s Public and Nonprofit Division.
Book Chapters
Huitnik, Zachary, David M. Van Slyke, and Trevor L. Brown (2015). “Contracting in Pursuit of Public Purposes” In Handbook of Public Administration, Third Edition, Edited by James Perry and Robert Christensen. John Wiley & Sons, N.J.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2012). “Managing Public Service Contracts: Aligning Values, Institutions, and Markets.” In Durant, Robert F., and Jennifer R.S. Durant ed., “Debating Public Administration: Management Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities.” CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Press, New York, NY
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2011). “Accountability Challenges in Public Sector Contracting for Complex Products” (pages 42-54). In Accountable Governance: Problems and Promises, H. George Frederickson and Melvin Dubnick (eds.). M.E. Sharpe Publishers.
Kim, Soonhee, Rosemary O’Leary, David M. Van Slyke, George Frederickson, and William Harry Lambright (2010). “Introduction: The Legacy of Minnowbrook” (pages 1-16). In The Future of Public Administration Around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective, Rosemary O’Leary, David M. Van Slyke, and Soonhee Kim, (eds.). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
Van Slyke, David M., Rosemary O’Leary, and Soonhee Kim (2010). “Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities, Cross-Cutting Themes and Thoughts on the Future of Public Administration” (pages 281-294). In The Future of Public Administration Around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective, Rosemary O’Leary, David M. Van Slyke, and Soonhee Kim, (eds.). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
Van Slyke, David M. (2010). “Making Public Administration Scholarship Matter” (pages 249-254). In The Future of Public Administration Around the World: The Minnowbrook Perspective, Rosemary O’Leary, David M. Van Slyke, and Soonhee Kim, (eds.). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
Van Slyke, David M. (2008). “Collaboration and Relational Contracting.” In O’Leary, R. and Bingham, L.B., ed., The Collaborative Public Manager: New Ideas for the Twenty-first Century, Georgetown University Press.
Van Slyke, David M. (2005). “Social Sector Partnerships and Voluntarism: What We Know and Still Need to Learn.” In Gifts of Time in America’s Communities, edited by Arthur C. Brooks. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 109-126.
Van Slyke, David M. and Norma M. Riccucci (2003). “The Politicized Administrative Environment of Public Administration in the United States.” In, Krishna K. Tummala (ed.), Comparative Bureaucratic Systems. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 81-96.
Other Professional Publications (non-refereed)
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2012). “Government Contracting’s Ills and Cures: Rules and Relationships.” ESADE: Newsletter of the Institute of Public Governance and Management, June 30. Accessed on July 11, 2012.
Gazley, Beth and David M. Van Slyke (2011). “The Energy of Minnowbrook III: Editors’ Introduction.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Special Issue Symposium, 21(s1): i7-i12.
O’Leary, Rosemary and David M. Van Slyke (2010). “The Future of Public Administration: New Opportunities, Directions, and Strategies for Results” (Editors Introduction). Public Administration Review, Special Issue Symposium, 70 (s1): s5-s11.
Van Slyke, David M. and Alasdair Roberts (2009). “A Poorly Designed Solution for a Misdiagnosed Problem.” Disputatio Sine Fine: A Response to John Rohr, Administration and Society, 41(1): 127-129.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2008). “Managing Complex Contracts.” Public Administration Focus, (July/August 14):50-51.
Van Slyke, David M. (2008). “How Does Investing Shape Public Management Capacity?” Management Matters, 6(2): 7-8.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (July 2008). “Simple and Complex Contracting.” PA Times, p.4.
Van Slyke, David M. and Alasdair Roberts (August 15, 2007). “Good Intentions, Bad Idea: Unlike the military institutes, the public service academy concept is flawed from the start.” Government Executive, 39(14):92-93. See also United States Public Service Academy.
Ingraham, Patricia W., and David M. Van Slyke (2006). “The Path Ahead for Public Service Leadership.” American Review of Public Administration, 36(4): 392-394.
Van Slyke, David M. (2005). Book Review Essay, “Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make?” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 34(3):413-416.
Van Slyke, David M., Christopher S. Horne, and Janet L. Johnson (2003). “Attitudes Toward Public Funding for Faith-Based Organizations and the Potential Impact on Private Giving.” Proceedings of the Spring Research Conference, The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, Washington, D.C.
Van Slyke, David M. (2004). Book Review Essay, “The Moral Foundations of Trust.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33(2): 361-364.
Van Slyke, David M. (July 2001). Letter to the Editor about the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. PA Times, 24(7), 8.
Van Slyke, David M. (April 2001). "Faith-based and Community Initiatives Intended to Expand Services." PA Times, 24(4), 6.
Van Slyke, David M. (2001). “Social Services Plan: An Opportunity for Collective Action.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 6, A8.
Reports and Editorials
Huitink, Zachary and David M. Van Slyke (2015). Beyond Business as Usual: Improving Defense Acquisition through Better Buying Power. IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Van Slyke, David M. (2014). Decentralization of Service Delivery Systems. Report prepared for the World Bank and Russian Ministry of Finance.
Brown, Trevor L., and David M. Van Slyke (2013). “Analysis: 3 Ways to Avoid Another HealthCare.gov Mess.” Government Executive, November 11.
National Academy of Public Administration Expert Panel (2013). Independent Assessment of a White Paper by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General: Public-Private Partnerships: Best Practices and Opportunities for the Postal Service. Washington, D.C.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2010). Contracted versus Internal Assembly for Complex Products: From Deepwater to the Acquisition Directorate in the U.S. Coast Guard. IBM Center for the Business of Government. May.
Brown, Trevor L., Van Slyke, David M., and Potoski, Matthew (2010). Improving Government Procurement: Lessons from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program. Acquisition Research Program, Naval Postgraduate School. December.
Brown, Trevor L., Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke (2008). A Guide to Contracting for Complex Products: Trade-Offs in the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program Acquisition. IBM Center for the Business of Government. December.
Van Slyke, David M., Robert Alexander, and Alejandro Amezcua (June 2006). A Strategic Organizational Assessment of the Syracuse Boys and Girls Club. Commissioned by the United Way of Central New York, the Central New York Community Foundation, and the Gifford Foundation.
Van Slyke, David M. (May 2006). “Who’s Managing the Crisis and With What Tools: Rebuilding Post-Katrina.” Campbell Institute, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.
Van Slyke, David M. (Spring 2005). “Considering Privatization for State and Local Governments.” Connections, 3(1): 3-4. Public Management and Finance Program, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.
Van Slyke, David M. and Megan McAllister (June 2004). Georgia Nonprofits: Spreading the News. Commissioned by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.
Van Slyke, David M., Janet L. Johnson, and Shena R. Ashley (May 2004). African American Philanthropy in Metro Atlanta. Commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Van Slyke, David M., and Janet L. Johnson (May 2003). Tracking Trends: Giving, Volunteering, and Trust in Metro Atlanta. Commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Van Slyke, David M., and Janet L. Johnson (December 2002). Trends in Trust, Giving, and Volunteering: The Case of Metro Atlanta. Commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Van Slyke, David M., and Janet L. Johnson (September 2002). Changes Post 9-11 or One-Time Effects? Examining Trends in Trust, Giving, and Volunteering. Commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Van Slyke, David M., and Janet L. Johnson (May 2002). To Give, To Volunteer, To Trust: How Strong is the Philanthropic and Civic Tradition in Metro Atlanta? Commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Van Slyke, David M., and Sarah L. Eschholz (February 2002). New Evidence about Women and Philanthropy: Findings from Metro Atlanta. Funded by the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s Women’s Philanthropic Initiative.
Poister, Theodore H., and David M. Van Slyke (May 2001). Innovations in Strategic Leadership and Performance Measurement for State DOTs: An Initial Scan. Prepared for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. NCHRP Project 20-24 (14).
Van Slyke, David M., and Arthur C. Brooks (January 2001). Individual Philanthropy Patterns in Metropolitan Atlanta. Research Atlanta: Atlanta, GA.
Teaching Appointments
Research Projects
Working Papers
Boyer, Eric, Juan Rogers, and David M. Van Slyke. “Examining the
Perceived Benefits of Public Involvement in Public-Private Partnerships:
An Evidence-Based view on Sequencing and Selecting Participatory
Processes for PPPs.” (Revise & Resubmit)
Armstrong, Nicholas A. and David M. Van Slyke. “Contracting for
Complex Operations: Developing a Contracting Framework for Security
Sector Reform in Fragile States.” (Under Review).
Brown, Trevor, Matthew Potoski, and David M. Van Slyke. “The
Diffusion of Service Delivery Practices within Local Governments.”
(Under Review).
Boyer, Eric and David M. Van Slyke. “Understanding
Public Involvement in Public-Private Partnerships: The Citizen
Perspective.”
Lecy, Jesse D. and David M. Van Slyke. “Towards a Consistent
Theoretical Basis of Nonprofit Density in Urban Areas: An Analysis of
Five Subsectors.”
Lecy, Jesse D. and David M. Van Slyke. “Profiles of Nonprofit
Startups and Nonprofit Entrepreneurs.”
Van Slyke, David M. and Zachary Huitink. “Transaction Costs, Resource
Interdependence, and the Design of Formal Contracts: Toward an
Integrated Theory.”
Van Slyke, David M. “The Governance Implications of Risk in Public-Private Partnerships: An International Perspective.”
Lecy, Jesse D. and David M. Van Slyke. “Growth and Vulnerability
Among Nonprofit Startups: An Empirical Examination of International
NGOs.”
Van Slyke, David M. and Harish Jagannath. "The Illusion of
Collaboration: Can Hierarchical Departments Collaborate to Deliver
Integrated Health Services? A Case Study of MDG Implementation in
India.”
Research Grants and Awards
Grants (Refereed unless otherwise noted)
Co-Principal, “Introduction to American Society, Public Affairs and
Policy.” MOU Training Agreement with Ngee Anny Polytechnic, Singapore,
2014 - Present. $85,000/yr. Co-Principal: Dr. William Coplin.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Beyond Business as Usual: Transforming
Defense Acquisition through Better Buying Power.” IBM Center for the
Business of Government. January 2014-January 2015. $20,000. Co-Principal
Investigator: Zach Huitink.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Security Sector Partnerships in
Post-Conflict States.” Naval Postgraduate School, Office of the
Secretary of Defense and Department of the Navy. September 2012-2013.
$120,000. Co-Principal Investigator: Nicholas Armstrong.
Co-Principal Investigator, “An Investigation of Nonprofit Start-Ups:
Early Stage of Nonprofit Funding, Vulnerability, and Growth.” Funded by
the Advancing Knowledge in Human Services Philanthropy and Nonprofit
Organizations, Kresge Foundation. September 2011-2013. $20,566.
Co-Principal Investigator: Jesse Lecy.
Senior Researcher, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the
Global Health Advocacy and Policy Project (GHAPP). January 2010 –
December 2013. $1,098,461. Jeremy Shiffman, Principal Investigator.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Acquiring Complex Products: Lessons from
the Coast Guard’s Project Deepwater.” IBM Center for the Business of
Government. February – August 2009. $20,000. Co-Principal Investigators:
Trevor Brown and Matthew Potoski.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Improving Government Procurement: Lessons
from the United States Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program.” Naval
Postgraduate School, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Department
of the Navy, January – December 2009. $110,000. Co-Principal
Investigators: Trevor Brown and Matthew Potoski.
Co-Principal Investigator, “System of Systems Contracting: Lessons in
Contract Management from the Coast Guard’s Project Deepwater.” IBM
Center for the Business of Government. February – December 2008.
$20,000. Co-Principal Investigators: Trevor Brown and Matthew Potoski.
Principal Investigator, “System of Systems Contracting: Innovations
and Lessons in Contract Management from the Department of Homeland
Security’s Secure Border Initiative.” Campbell Institute of Public
Affairs, Fall 2007. $3000.
Principal Investigator, “Relational Contracting, Contract
Specificity, and Contract Management.” Funded through the Appelby-Mosher
Endowment Fund, Maxwell School of Syracuse University. April 2007-June
2008. $1200.
Investigator, “A Strategic Organizational Assessment of the Syracuse
Boys and Girls Club.” United Way of Central New York. January 2006 –
June 2006. Principal Investigators: Kenneth and Mary Anne Shaw.
(pro-bono) (Non-refereed)
Investigator, “Strategic Management and Marketing at the National
Transportation Operations Coalition.” U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 2006 – June 2007. $280,000. Principal Investigator: Michael
Morris.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Nonprofit Leadership, Program Evaluation,
and Organizational Capacity – A Comparative Study of Atlanta and
Indianapolis.” Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University Purdue
University Indianapolis. June 2005 – June 2006. $3500. Co-Principal
Investigator: Sal Alaimo.
Principal Investigator, “African American Philanthropy in Metro
Atlanta.” A study commissioned by the Community Foundation for Greater
Atlanta. October 2003- April 2004. $25,000. (with Janet L. Johnson).
Principal Investigator, “Philanthropy and Social Capital Patterns in
Metro Atlanta.” A study commissioned by the Community Foundation for
Greater Atlanta. December 2001- March 2003. (with Janet L. Johnson).
$40,000.
Investigator, “Innovations in Strategic Leadership and Performance
Measurement for State DOTs: An Initial Scan.” A study funded by the
National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research
Board, National Research Council. NCHRP Project 20-24 (14). May 2000 –
May 2001. $25,000. Principal Investigator: Theodore Poister.
Principal Investigator, “Women and Philanthropy.” A study
commissioned by the United Way Women’s Foundation of Greater Atlanta.
April 2001 – February 2002. $7,500.
Principal Investigator, “Bridging the Gap between the Technology
Community and the Nonprofit Sector.” A study commissioned by the
TechBridge Organization. Spring 2001. $2,500. (Non-refereed)
Principal Investigator, “Charitable Giving in Metropolitan Atlanta,
Survey of Individuals and Corporations for Research Atlanta.” 1999-2000.
Research Atlanta, Inc. $80,000. (with Arthur C. Brooks).
Co-Principal Investigator, “Public perceptions of private
corrections: exploring the link between public opinion and public
policy." 2000-2001. $5,000. Research Initiation Grant through Georgia
State University (with Sarah L. Eschholz).