Service
University Service
University of Central Florida Committees and Assignments
Advisory Board Member, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, UCF, 2006-2007
Faculty Fellow, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, UCF. Selected to represent the College of Health and Public Affairs, 2005-2006
UCF International College Committee, – January 2008 - Present
UCF International Affairs Committee college representative – January 2004 - Present
Service Learning Coordinating Committee – 2005 - Present
UCF Service Learning Day Planning Committee – Academic year 2005 -2006
Editorial Board, UCF Undergrad Research Journal, 2004- Present
UCF College of Health and Public Affairs Committees and Assignments
Chair, COHPA International Affairs Committee – January 2007 - Present
Public Administration Advisory Board – august 2006 - Present
Public Affairs Ph.D. Program liaison – Fall 2007
Faculty Council committee member – May 2007 - Present
COHPA Honors College representative - 2005- Present
COHPA research faculty mentor – 2006 - Present
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee – 2004 - Present
COHPA International Affairs Committee – January 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
Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee member – June 2007 – January 2008
Search Committee member – Faculty Search – 2003 - 2006 (Involved in several assistant/associate professor and instructor searches)
Curriculum Committee member, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, 2004 - 2006
Faculty Standards Committee member – 2005- 2006
Pi Alpha Alpha faculty advisor – 2003- 2005
Presidential Management Fellow Committee (PMF) – 2003- 2005
Petition Committee- 2004 - 2005
Professional Service
Science Committee Member, International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO), January 2008- Present
Science committee and advisory board member, International Conference on Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs), Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
Reviewer, Program Committee of the Organizational Management and Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM)
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)
Consulted, assisted in curriculum development for Development Management program in the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dilla University, Ethiopia, fall 2007.
Consulted, Office of Councilmember Sam Liccardo, City of San Jose, Capacity building grants for small nonprofit organizations in San Jose, October – November 2007
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
Executive Board Member, The Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN) Section, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2007 - Present
Membership Chair, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Section on Public Performance and Management (SPPM), March 2007 - Present
Founding Executive Board Member, The Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN) Section, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2006-2007
Academic planning committee member, 7th Annual International Service‑Learning (ISLR) conference, October 2007, Tampa Florida
Reviewer, Program Committee of the American Society for Public Administration 2006 national conference, for the Section on Emergency and Crisis Management, Monumental Possibilities: Capitalizing on Collaboration, March 23 - 27, 2007, Washington DC
Advised Government Accountability Office, The Government Accountability Office’s Public Management Network Team consulted via telephone conference on June 19, 2006 regarding my research on interorganizational coordination in response to catastrophic disasters, specifically on network analysis of emerging networks. The GAO team plans to use these techniques for their analysis of Hurricane Katrina response operations.
Member, The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Katrina Advisory Group, December 2005- Present
Executive Council Member,American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Section on Emergency and Crisis Management(SECM), 2004-2007
Vice-President for Programs, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Central Florida Chapter, 2005- 2006
Editorial Board
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), January 2007 - Present
Administration and Society (A&S), January 2007 - Present
American Review of Public Administration (ARPA), 2006- Present
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, January 2008 - Present
Public Administration Quarterly (PAQ), December 2007- Present
Evaluation and Program Planning, January 2008 - Present
Member, Research Committee for the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management, January 2007- Present
International Journal of Public Policy, December 2006 - Present
State and Local Government Review, June 2005 - Present
Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA)
Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management
Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning
Connections: Journal of International Network for Social Network Analysis, April 2005 - Present
Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR), January 2005 - Present
, Public Affairs Quarterly, May 2006 - Present
Public Affairs Review, December 2007 - Present
Telecommunications Policy, March 2007- Present
Politics & Gender, September 2007 - Present
Journal of Planning Literature, January 2007 - Present
Program Review Committee Member, Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management Journal
Program Review Committee Member, International Management Division (IMD) Division of the Academy of Management
Symposium Editor, Performance under Stress, Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR)
Community Service
Advised Florida Governor on Emergency Management, cited by Governor’s Transition Decision Handbook, presented to Florida Governor-Elect Charlie Crist, November 2006. “Emergency Management Preparation is the Key” (p. 27).
Service Learning activities, Involved in numerous “Service Learning” activities in each semester with several nonprofit and public agencies in Central Florida. Among the organizations recently assisted are the American Red Cross of Central Florida, United Way, Community Services Center, ESTEEM, Inc., UCF Foundation, NEED Inc., Orlando Science Center, Rescue Outreach Mission, Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida, Hand n Hand Promotions, Inc., Orlando Museum of Art, Ybor City Museum Society, Associated Marine Institutes, Inc., Family Resources Inc., Children’s Home Society of Florida, Coalition for the Homeless, Hoke Maroon Foundation, Central Brevard Sharing Center, and Mad Dads
Strategic Planning Committee Member, Health Disparities Strategic Plan for the Office of Minority Health Florida Department of Health
Assisted to develop a statewide health disparities strategic plan which promotes the elimination of health disparities among racial and ethnic populations
Speaker, Office of Minority Health, State Partnership Grant Program, Speakers’ Bureau, November 2006- Present
Board member, Community Service Center of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, June 2005- December 2006
Nonprofit Conference Planning Committee member, University of Central Florida, 2006
Advisory Board Member, Agency, Development, Education & Partnership Training (ADEPT), Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, 2005- Present
Technical assistance, Emergency Support Function Information Processing Survey, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 2005
Technical assistance, Survey design and analysis for the Titusville Police Department, Titusville, Florida, 2005
Technical assistance, Survey design and analysis for the City of DeBary Parks and Recreation Department, DeBary, Florida, 2005
Technical assistance, Osceola County Library System Grant Writing initiative, 2005
Board member, ESTEEM Inc., June 2004- December 2005
Audit and Finance committee member and grant writing technical assistance
Board member, Discovery Educational Services, Inc., 2005- Present
Member, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Central Florida Chapter, 2003- Present
Nonprofit Conference Planning Committee, University of Central Florida, 2005
Assisted in the planning of the Fourth Annual Central Florida Community Partners Nonprofit Conference, Creating Extraordinary Nonprofit Organizations with the Newest organizational Development Tool: Appreciative Inquiry, May 10-11, 2005
Nonprofit Conference Planning Committee, University of Central Florida, 2004
Assisted in the planning of the Third Annual UCF Nonprofit Management Symposium May 4-5, 2004
Advisory Board Member, Central Florida Sunshine Foundation (CFSF), Orlando, Florida, May 2004- December 2005
Provided technical assistance to the Foundation in developing a strategic business plan and policies and achieved 501 (C) (3) status for the agency
Founding member, Turkish American Scientist and Scholars Association (TASSA), 2004 - Present
Advisory Board Member, West Penn Cultural Center (WPCC), Pittsburgh, PA, 2001-2003
Board member, West Penn Cultural Center (WPCC), Pittsburgh, PA, 1999-2001
Provided technical assistance to the organization in developing a strategic business plan and policies and achieved formal 501 (C) (3) status
Board Member, Penn Educational Services (PES), Pittsburgh, PA, 2000-2001
Professional Memberships
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
ASPA Section on Emergency and Crisis Management (SECM)
ASPA Section on Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN)
ASPA Section on Public Performance and Management (SPPM)
ASPA Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA)
ASPA Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM)
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)
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
North American Association for Computational Social and Organizational Science (NAACSOS)
International Community on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM)
International Disaster & Social Crisis Research Network