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Education

Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 2003
Master of Public Management, H. John III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1997
Master of Science in Public Administration,Social Science Institute, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, May 1994
BS in Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, May 1992

Professional Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, April 2008 – Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, August 2003 – April 2008
Director, Capacity Building Institute, Department of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, May 2004 - Present
Director, Public Service and Leadership Program, Department of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, May 2007 - Present
Programs Coordinator, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Department of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, August 2005 – Present
Research Interests
Current Research: Network Leadership and Governance, Collaborative Public Management, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Complexity Theory, and Organizational Learning and Design

Publications

 

Book
Kapucu, Naim & Hamit Palabiyik. (2008). From Tradition to Modern Age: Handbook of Turkish Public Administration. Ankara: International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO) Publications. Forthcoming.
Selected Refereed Journal Articles
Kapucu, Naim, Maria-Elena Augustin and Vener Garayev. (2008). “Interstate Partnerships in Emergency Management: Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) in Response to Catastrophic Disasters,” Public Administration Review. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Collaborative emergency management: Better community organizing, better public preparedness and response,” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Planning for Disasters and Responding to Catastrophes: Error of the Third Type in Disaster Policy and Planning,” International Journal of Public Policy. Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Culture of Preparedness: Household Disaster Preparedness,” Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal. Forthcoming.

Shawn (XiaoHu) Wang and Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Public Complacency under Repeated Emergency Threats: Some Empirical Evidence,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) Volume 18(1):57-78.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Effective Nonprofit Governance and Social Capital: A Network Analysis Perspective,” Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis.Volume 27(3): 24-32.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Building Community Capacity to Respond,” The Public Manager. Volume 36(3): 21-25.
Kapucu, Naim. Wendell Lawther, and Sommer Pattison. (2007). “Logistics and Staging Areas in Managing Disasters and Emergencies,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Volume 4(2): Article 4 (pg. 1-18).
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Emergency Logistics Planning and Disaster Preparedness,” The Journal of Emergency Management.  Volume 4(6): 21-24.
Kapucu, Naim, Maria-Elena Augustin, and Marla Krause. (2007). “Capacity Building for Community - Based Small Nonprofit Minority Health Agencies in Central Florida,” The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, Volume XXIV (3): 10-17.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Nonprofit Response to Catastrophic Disasters,” Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Volume 16 (4): 551-561.

Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Examining the National Response Plan in Response to a Catastrophic Disaster: Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Volume 24 (August) (2): 271-299.
F. Necati Catbas,  Melih Susoy, and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Structural Health Monitoring for Improving Transportation Security: Case Study for Bridges,” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Volume 3(4):1-23.
Kapucu, Naim and Montgomery Van Wart. (2006). “The Emerging Role of the Public Sector in Managing Extreme Events: Lessons Learned,” Administration & Society. Volume 38 (3): 279-308.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Interagency Communication Networks during Emergencies: Boundary Spanners in Multi-agency Coordination,” The American Review of Public Administration (ARPA).Volume 36 (2): 207-225. (The winner of the Best Paper Award for 2004 by Section on Crisis and Emergency Management (SCEM) of the American Society for Public Administration)
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Organizational Learning and Self-Adaptation in Dynamic Environments of Disasters,” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management, Volume 30 (2): 212-233..
Comfort, Louise K. and Naim Kapucu. (2006). “Inter-organizational Coordination in Extreme Events: The World Trade Center Attack, September 11, 2001,” Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards. Volume 39 (2): 309-327.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Public-Nonprofit Partnerships for Collective Action in Dynamic Contexts,” Public Administration: An International Quarterly. Volume 84 (1): 205-220.
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2005). “Critical Evaluation of Turkish Disaster Management: Historical Perspectives and New Trends,” The Turkish Public Administration Annual. Volume 29-31, pages 53-72.
Corbacioglu, Sitki and Naim Kapucu. (2005). “Intergovernmental Relations in Response to the 1999 Marmara Earthquake in Turkey: A Network Analysis,” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Volume 23(3): 73–102.
Kapucu, Naim. (2005). “Interorganizational Coordination in Dynamic Contexts: Networks in Emergency Management,” Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis.Volume 26(2): 9-24.
Kosecik, Muhammet and Naim Kapucu. (2003). “Conservative Reform of Metropolitan Councils: Abolition of the GLC and MCCs in Retrospect,” Contemporary British History. Volume 17 (3): 71‑94.
Kosecik, Muhammet and Naim Kapucu, and Yasin Sezer. (2003). “Becoming an Effective Public Manager in the Global World: District Governors in Turkey,” D. E. University Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal. Volume 18 (1):105-129.

Selected Book Chapters

Kapucu, Naim. (2008). “Examining Intergovernmental Relations in Response to Catastrophic Disasters: Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” Ali Farazmand (ed.) Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management.  Forthcoming.
Kapucu, Naim. (2007). “Coordinating Response to Man-made and Natural Disasters,” in H. Durmaz, B. Sevinc, A. S. Yayla, and S. Ekici eds. Understanding and Responding to Terrorism. (NATO Security through Science Series E: Human and Societal Dynaics – Volume 19). IOS Press. Pp. 336-343.
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “Ethics of Digital Government,” In Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko & Matti Malkia eds. Handbook of Digital Government, 745-748. London: Idea Group Reference. (Peer reviewed).
Kapucu, Naim. (2006). “New Public Management: Theory, Ideology, and Practice,” Ed. Farazmand, Ali and Jack Pinkowski. Handbook of Globalization and Public Administration. Marcel Dekker. Pp. 889-902.
Kapucu, Naim. (2003). “Public-nonprofit Collaboration for Social Capital.” Edited by Douglas Kiel. UNESCO – EOLSS (Encyclopedia of Life Support System).

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

Kapucu, Naim. “Organizational Learning under Stress: A network Perspective,” paper will be presented as part of Networks in Public Policy & Administration Panel at the 69th American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) annual conference, Transformational Public Administration: A Call for Public Service, March 7 -11, 2008, Dallas, Texas
Kapucu, Naim and Tolga Arslan. “Intergovernmental Management in Dynamic Environments of Disasters: Transformation through Networks,” paper submitted to the 69th American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) annual conference, Transformational Public Administration: A Call for Public Service, March 7 -11, 2008, Dallas, Texas
Kapucu, Naim and Vener Garayev. “Horizontal Federalism for a Better Public Service,” paper submitted to the 69th American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) annual conference, Transformational Public Administration: A Call for Public Service, March 7 -11, 2008, Dallas, Texas
Kapucu, Naim and Tolga Arslan. “Organizational Learning under Repeated Threats of Disasters: A Network Perspective,” paper will be presented at the Sunbelt XXVII, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, January 22-27, 2008, St. Pete Beach, Florida
Kapucu, Naim. “Horizontal Federalism in Managing Disasters: Examining Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) in Response to Catastrophic Disasters,” paper will be presented at the 9th Public Management Research Association (PMRA) National Public Management Research Conference, October 25-27, 2007, Tucson, Arizona
Kapucu, Naim “Homeland Security, Emergency management, Crisis Management,” paper presented at the Democracy and Global Security Conference, June 14-16, 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
Kapucu, Naim. “Interorganizational Networks in Response to Routine and Catastrophic Disasters” paper presented at the Public Administration Theory Network Conference, “Public Administration Theory in Times of Terror and Disaster,” May 26-27, 2007, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Shawn (XiaoHu) Wang and Kapucu, Naim, “Public Complacency under Repeated Emergency Threats: Some Empirical Evidence,” paper presented at the 68th Annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference, Monumental Possibilities: Capitalizing on Collaboration, March 23 - 27, 2007, Washington DC
Kapucu, Naim and Montgomery Van Wart. “Making Matters Worse: Anatomy of Leadership Failures in Catastrophic Events,” paper presented at the 68th Annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference, Monumental Possibilities: Capitalizing on Collaboration, March 23 - 27, 2007, Washington DC
Kapucu, Naim. “Coordinated Response to Man-made and Natural Disasters,” paper presented at NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Policing Response to Terrorism: Emergency Management Lessons for Homeland Security, September 8‑9, 2006, Washington D.C.
Kapucu, Naim. “Disaster Informatics: Managing Emergency Information,” paper presented at the International Conference on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (PISTA 2006) In the context of the 2nd International Conference on Social and Organizational Informatics and Cybernetics (SOIC); July 20-23, 2006; Orlando, Florida
Kapucu, Naim. “Building Social Capital through Service Learning in a Virtual Environment,” the paper was presented at the 4th International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice; January 19-21, 2006; Orlando, Florida
Kapucu, Naim. “Design of the National Response Plan (NRP): The Governance of Homeland Security,” paper presented at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Research Conference, Understanding and Informing Policy Design, 3-5 November, 2005 - Washington, DC
Kapucu, Naim, Maria –Elena Augustine, and Marla Krause. “Capacity Building for Community - Based Small Nonprofit Minority Health Agencies in Central Florida,” paper presented at the International Conference of Volunteer Administration (ICVA), November 2-5, 2005, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Kapucu, Naim and Angie Knowlton. “Partnership Model that Works: A University Community Partnership,” paper presented at the Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA), “Transforming Public Service in the 21st Century,” October 5-8, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas
Kapucu, Naim and Louise K. Comfort. “Crisis Management and Complexity Theory: A Theoretical Perspective,” paper presented at the 66th Annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference, April 2-5, 2005, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kapucu, Naim and Claudia Petrescu “Community Building through Academic Service- Learning: the Case of Eastern Michigan University and University of Central Florida,” paper presented at Annual American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Teaching Public Administration Conference, February 10-12, 2005, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Kapucu, Naim. “Communication in Crisis: Boundary Spanners in Multi-agency Coordination,” paper presented at the 65th ASPA National Conference, Transforming Governance in a World Without Boundaries, (The winner of the Best Paper Award for 2004 by Section on Crisis and Emergency Management (SCEM), Award committee chaired by William Waugh, of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) March 27-30, 2004, Portland, Oregon
Kapucu, Naim. “Coordination by Design: Public - Nonprofit Collaboration,” paper presented at Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA)’s Annual Meeting, November 6-8, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kapucu, Naim. “Coordinating without Hierarchy: Public - Nonprofit Partnerships,” paper presented at National Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Annual Conference, Public Administration: challenges of inequality and exclusion, 14-18 September 2003, Miami, Florida
Kapucu, Naim. “Interorganizational coordination in dynamic environment: Networks in Public Nonprofit Partnerships,” paper presented at the North American Association for Computational Social and Organizational Science (NAACSOS) Conference, June 22-25, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kapucu, Naim. “Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Extreme Events: Public-Nonprofit Partnerships,” paper presented at the Annual Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference, Accountability and Public Trust: Nonprofits and Community, 14-16 November 2002, Montreal, Quebec
Kapucu, Naim and Louise K. Comfort. “Inter-organizational Coordination in Extreme Events: Public-nonprofit Partnerships in Dynamic Contexts,” paper presented at the Association for Public Policy analysis and Management (APPAM) Conference, November 2002. Dallas, Texas 
Kapucu, Naim and Louise K. Comfort “Inter-organizational Coordination in Extreme Events: The World Trade Center Attack, 11 September,” paper presented at the International Symposium on Natural and Human-made Hazards, Disaster Mitigation in The Perspective of the New Millennium, 3-6 October 2002, Antalya, Turkey
Kosecik, Muhammet and Naim Kapucu. “Becoming an Effective Public Manager in the Global World: District Governors in Turkey,” paper presented at International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IASIA) Conference (Public Administration between Globalization and Decentralizations: Implications for education and Training), 17-20 June 2002. Istanbul, Turkey

Grants & Sponsored Research

Principle investigator (PI):Collaborative Decision Making under Stress: Governance in Dynamic and Uncertain Environments of Crises and Disasters, Turkish Institute for Police Studies (TIPS), ($75,001.14).
Principle investigator (PI): Public Service and Leadership Development Program, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Turkey, August 20, 2007 – August 19, 2008 ($43,688.10).
Principle investigator (PI):Public Service and Leadership Program, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Turkey, July 1 – December 31 2007 ($24,914.40).
Principle investigator (PI):Facilitating Access to Services (FACTS II): Nonprofit Capacity Building for Grassroot Community Organizations,” Orange County Health Department September 1, 2006 – August 31, 2007. ($192,120.00).
Principle investigator (PI):WalMart Grant for Capacity Building Institute for Second Harvest Food Bank partner agencies, Second Harvest Food Bank, September 25, 2006, ($19,600.35)
Principle investigator (PI), (with Dr. Dr. Ronnie L. Korosec, Co-PI) “Advancing Help,” HELP of Fort Meade, Inc. (14,860.07).
Principle investigator (PI), “Advancing Help,” Women’s Resources Center, ($15,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Florida Department of Health, Equal Opportunity and Minority Health Department, through the “Closing the Gap (CTG)” initiative.  ($68,119.00).
Principle investigator (PI): “Interorganizational Networks in Response to Routine and Catastrophic Disasters: Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Florida Hurricanes in 2004,” Winter Park Health Foundation, Winter Park, Florida, June 1, 2005- June 30, 2006. ($2,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Holden Heights Front Porch Revitalization Council, Inc. Florida Department of Community Affairs Office of Urban Opportunity, to implement Community Organizations Mobilizing for Partnership, Assistance, and Sustainable Strategies (COMPASS). ($74,668.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Florida Department of Health, Equal Opportunity and Minority Health Department, through the “Closing the Gap (CTG)” initiative. ($53,927.65). 
Co-Principle investigator: The Central Florida Fair as a Forward Staging (FSA) for Disaster Relief. (with Lawrence Martin, PI, and Wendell Lawther, CoPI). December 15, 2005- March 31, 2006. ($15,215.00).
Principle investigator (PI):The Governance of Homeland Security: Uniting Partners to Protect the Homeland, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida May 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006, ($7,500.00).
Principle investigator (PI):Orange County Health Department Capacity Building Project, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, January 2004 - October 2005. ($298,417.00).
Principle investigator: Citizen Satisfaction Survey for Osceola County, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, January 2005 – December 2005 ($26,000.00).

Teaching & Teaching Interests

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Nonprofit Administration, Analytic Techniques for Public, Social Capital and Public Affairs, Public Policy Analysis and Management, Comparative Public Policy and Management, and Public Management and Networks
Courses Taught

Doctoral Course:
PAF 7939 Social Capital and Public Affairs: Theory and Practice
Graduate Courses:
PAD 6700 Analytic Techniques for Public Administration I
PAD 6701 Analytic Techniques for Public Administration II
PAD 6149 Nonprofit Administration
PAD 6XXX Foundations of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
PAD 6XXX Managing Emergencies and Crises
PAD 6908 Independent Study
PAF 6908 Independent Study
Undergraduate Courses:
PAD 3930H Honors Homeland Security
PAD 4392 Emergency Management and Homeland Security
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations
Other Teachings
Undergraduate Courses:
PIA 009 Public Policy Analysis (University of Pittsburgh)
MGMT 4050 International Management (Robert Morris University)
BS 303 International Management (Penn State University)

Curriculum & Program Development:

Graduate Emergency Management and Homeland Security Certificate: Designed an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Emergency Management and Homeland Security and developed curricula.
Minor in Emergency Management and Homeland Security: Revised the curriculum for the Emergency Management minor at the Department of Public Administration in UCF.
Service
University of Central Florida Committees and Assignments
Director, Capacity Building Institute
Program coordinator,Emergency Management and Homeland Security
UCF International Affairs Committee college representative
Service Learning Coordinating Committee
Editorial Board, UCF Undergrad Research Journal
UCF College of Health and Public Affairs Committees and Assignments
Chair, COHPA International Affairs Committee
Public Administration Advisory Board
Public Affairs Ph.D. Program liaison – Fall 2007
Faculty Council committee member – May 2007 - Present
COHPA Honors College representative - 2005- Present
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee – 2004 - Present
Nonprofit Management Advisory Board – 2003- Present
UCF Department of Public Administration Committees and Assignments
Curriculum/Coordination Committee member, January 2008 - Present
Honors Program Advisor, 2006 - Present
Programs Coordinator, Emergency Management and Homeland Security 2005 - Present
Research Committee member – August 2005 - Present

Selected Professional Service

Science Committee Member, International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO), January 2008- Present
Reviewer, Program Committee of the Organizational Management and Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM), August 2008
Conference Planning Committee Chair, The 2nd Annual Public Administration Conference: Changing Face Public Administration: Innovation in Government, Friday, March 28, 2008, Fairwinds Alumni Center, UCF, Orlando, Florida
Award Committee Chair, W. Petak best paper award committee for the Section on Emergency and Crisis Management American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), March 7-11, 2008
Consulted, Meta Strategies Inc. is a Canadian consulting firm, nonprofit governance and social network analysis (SNA)
Consulted, The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Interoperability and network analysis
Instructor, US State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA)’s Senior Crisis Management Courses, taught crises communication to the senior government delegation of Nigeria, November 5-9, 2007
Founding Executive Board Member, The Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN) Section, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2006-2007
Member, The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Katrina Advisory Group
Executive Council Member,American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Section on Emergency and Crisis Management(SECM), 2004-2009
Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Economics and Political Sciences (EJEPS), 2007- Present
Editorial Board Member, Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal, 2004- Present

Manuscript review

Public Administration Review (PAR), Administration and Society (A&S), American Review of Public Administration (ARPA), Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Public Administration Quarterly (PAQ), Evaluation and Program Planning, International Journal of Public Policy, State and Local Government Review, Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management, Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis, Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR),

Honors, Awards, recognitions

 

Member, Pi Alpha Alpha, The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration for excellence in the study and practice of public affairs and administration, March 2007
Faculty representative, College of Health and Public Affairs, Spring Commencement, University of Central Florida, May 2007
Service‑Learning Faculty Recognition Award, University of Central Florida, Academic year 2006-2007
Unsung Hero, College of Health and Public Affairs, for extraordinary service to students, program, college and university for the year 2006 – 2007
Director’s Award, Orange County Health Department, for the excellent service provided to enhance services to all populations in Orange County as well as the success for federal Capacity Building Grant. 
Best Paper Award, “Communication in Crisis: Boundary Spanners in Multi-agency Coordination,” The paper presented at the 65th ASPA National Conference, Transforming Governance in a World without Boundaries, March 27-30, 2004, Portland, OR

Professional Memberships

 

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Academy of Management (AOM)
Public Management Research Association (PMRA)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
International Public Management Network (IPMN)
International Political Science Association’s Research Committee on the Structure & Organization of Government (SOG)
International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)