• “Regional Variation in the NLRB Disposition of Cases.” Presented at the Industrial Relations Research Association Conference, Holiday Inn on the Bay, San Diego , CA . January 3-5, 2004 .
• “Open Door Policies: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem in Mediating Workplace Conflict?” Co-authored with Alan Schmidt . Presented at the Annual Hawaii International Conference, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu , Hawaii . June 2003.
• “Organizational Change and Expansion: The Expansion of NLRB State and Regional Representation.” Co-authored with Michele Hoyman . Presented at the Policy History Conference, Clayton , Missouri . May 2002.
• “Organization Change and Adaptation: Collaborative Management in U.S. Regulatory Agencies.” Co-authored with Gilbert Duenas . Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach , CA . March 2002.
• "Protecting Intellectual Property and Regulating MP3: A First Amendment Trojan Horse?" Co-authored with Eric W. Crowder. Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 2001.
• "Power and Control Over Regional Administration: The Influence of Federated Clientele, Case Manipulation, and Political Culture." Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 2000.
• "Incentives to Encourage Worker Friendly Organizations." Co-authored by Gilbert Duenas . Presented at the American Society of Public Administration Annual Meeting. March 2000.
• "A Conceptual Model of the Politics of Place: Comparative Service Delivery in the NLRB, INS, and Agency on Aging," co-authored with Bonnie Hallman and Sharon Barrios. Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. March 2000.
• "A Conceptual Model of the Politics of Place." Presented at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Annual Meeting. January 2000.
• “Politicization and Responsiveness in the Regional Offices of the NLRB.” Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 1999.
• “Presidential Appointments and Regulatory Politicization,” co-authored with Shelly Tall. Presented at the Northern California Political Science Association Meeting. April 1999.
• “Societal Norms, Oversight, and Changes in Regulatory Decision Making.” Presented at the Annual Western Political Science Association Meeting. March 1999.
• "The Effects of Areal Politics on Channeling Conflict in the NLRB Regional Offices." Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 1997.
• "Political Influence, Spatial Politics, and Administration." Presented at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. April 1997.
• "Unions in the Press: New York Times Coverage of Labor Activities 1946-1985." Invited paper presented at the Annual American Journalism Historian's Association. October 1996.
• "Responsive Competence, Reciprocal Causality, and Politicization of the NLRB Regional Offices." Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 1994.
• "Hierarchical Models of Decision Making in the EPA and the NLRB: Towards a theory of Agency Responsiveness to Political Pressure," co-authored with Lucinda McKinney. Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 1993.
• "NLRB Regional Office Decision Making: Independence, Partisanship, and Caseloads." Presented at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. April 1993."
• "Stability of Attitudes, Media Coverage, and Indifference to Labor Unions." Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. May 1992.
• "The Legislative-Administrative Relationship: Oversight of Quasi-Judicial Boards," Judicial Process Bulgarian Meeting, Carbondale, IL, May 26-June 7, 1992.
• "Partisan Changes in the NLRB." Presented at the presented at the Labor, Politics, and Public Policy Panel, Industrial Relations Research Association Spring Meeting. April 1991.
• "Decision-Making in the NLRB: The Influence of Regional Office Case Filtering." Presented at the Annual American Political Science Association Meeting. August 1990.
• "Decision-Making in the NLRB: The Impact of Partisanship, Public Opinion, and Unemployment." Presented at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. April 1990.
• "Decision-Making in the National Labor Relations Board: The Influence of Partisanship and Political Context." Presented at the Annual Southern Political Science Meeting. November 1989.
• "Labor Unions and Congressional Voting Behavior." Presented at the Annual American Political Science Meeting. August 1989.
• "Female Voting Behavior, Labor Force Participation, and Attitudes Toward Unionization." Presented at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. April 1989.
• "Public Opinion and Organized Labor's Image: The Impact of News Reporting." Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. April 1988.
• "Public Opinion and the Political Status of Labor Unions." Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting. November 1987.

Areas of Teaching and Research

Home | Education | Professional Career | Scholarly Publications | Ancillary Publications

Grants/Contracts | Manuscripts and W.I.P. | Papers | Professional Association and Society | Honors and Awards

Areas of Teaching and Research