UNIVERSITY of VERMONT NOVEMBER 3 - 5, 2017 SUFFOLK MPA Advance Your Career

NECOPA 2017 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT NOVEMBER 3 - 5, 2017 SUFFOLK MPA Advance your career. Become a catalyst for change.

Pursue community health, state and local government, nonproﬁt management, information systems, performance management, and big data analytics, or a career-focused area of your choosing in Suffolk University’s 14-course Master of Public Administration program.

Evening and Saturday classes offered conveniently in downtown Boston. Internships and fellowships available.

suffolk.edu/mpa Welcome from Conference Chair

We are very pleased to welcome students, faculty and practitioners from all over the Northeast and well beyond!

The University of Vermont’s Community Development and Applied Economics Department (CDAE) supports our Master of Public Administration, and has done so for the past 17 years. Our MPA program has thrived as a result, and has established a strong focus on supporting resilient, strong and just local communities. I am particularly thankful to CDAE faculty and staff for their ongoing support for the MPA program and for supporting this conference in particular.

When NECOPA President, Dan Bromberg, approached us last year with an invitation to host NECOPA 2017 we saw this as an opportunity to frame a conference that suited our own take on the field of public administration. As a result, our local planning committee came up with the idea of framing the conference theme around the “changing landscape of community development.”

A simple walk around Burlington, or a more extended stroll or hike through the many small towns that dot Vermont’s working landscape, will reveal a part of the world that has, for the most part, managed to preserve a strong sense of community with vibrant town cores. Vermont’s town meeting culture, pragmatic approaches, strong desire to collaborate and partner, and a deep appreciation of the natural beauty of this part of the world provide for an exciting backdrop to discuss community development.

Our keynote speaker, Governor Howard Dean, MD, will undoubtedly speak to Vermont’s unique outlook on community, as will our plenary panel on community development in Vermont, involving some of our state’s community development leaders. We are particularly grateful to have them join us.

As you participate in our two and a half days of panels, posters, plenary sessions and workshops you will have a chance to examine a broad array of topics pertaining to community health, resilience and welfare. We are particularly excited to have such a strong focus on social justice and social equity weaving throughout the program. Given the events in Washington, I am personally eager to have extended discussions with colleagues about the ways that we can insure that our cities and towns are places that welcome others, take care of our most vulnerable, and empower voices that have been subject to discrimination and oppression.

We hope you enjoy your time with us!

Chris Koliba

Director, Professor and Local Conference Chair Conference at a Glance Friday November 3, 2017 8:00 Registration Opens Davis Center 9:00-3:30 Simulation & Gaming Workshop Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center 10:00-12:30 Career Mapping Workshop Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center 1:00-3:30 Social Media Workshop Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center 1:00-3:30 Leaders in ASPA Workshop Aiken Room 110 3:45-5:00 Panel Session 1 5:30-7:30 Welcome Reception Arts Riot, Pine Street Saturday November 4, 2017 7:30 Registration Opens Davis Center 7:30-8:30 Breakfast Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center 8:30-10:00 Panel Session 2 10:00-10:15 Coffee Break & Poster Session Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center 10:15-11:45 Panel Session 3 11:45-12:45 Keynote Speech by Howard Dean Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center 12:45-1:45 Buffet Lunch Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center 1:45-3:15 Panel Session 4 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break & Poster Session Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center 3:30-4:45 Plenary Panel Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center 3:00-4:45 Panel Session 5 4:45-5:00 NECOPA Business Meeting Sugar Maple Ballroom 4:45- 6:30 New Faculty & Graduate Student Reception Halvorson’s Upstreet Cafe, Downtown Burlington 5:00-6:00 NECOPA Executive Committee Meeting Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center 6:30-8:30 Conference Reception Fletcher Free Library, Downtown Burlington

Sunday November 5, 2017 7:30-8:30 Breakfast Silver Maple Ballroom 8:30-10:00 Panel Session 6 10:00- 10:15 Coffee Break Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center 10:15-11:45 Panel Session 7 11:45-1:00 Box Lunch and Conference Adjourned Silver Maple Ballroom Keynote Speaker

Howard Dean, MD Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term Governor and physician, currently works as an independent consultant focusing on the areas of health care, early childhood development, alternative energy and the expansion of grassroots politics around the world.

Dean serves as a MSNBC contributor and is the founder of Democracy for America, a progressive online organization with one million members nation wide. DFA works to elect more progressive candidates to local, state and national office by providing the tools to create change.

Dean Currently serves on the Board of the National Democratic Institute, a democracy building organization chaired by former Secretary of State Madeline Albright. He has extensive experience in Southeastern Europe including in Ukraine, Moldova, and the Balkans. He has also has an extensive knowledge of Iraqi and Iranian affairs, and has spent time in China and Myanmar as a result of his NDI activities. He has been active in anti human trafficking efforts in Asia and in the United States. He lectures frequently in Europe, and is currently teaching a course on the Politics of American Foreign Policy at the Jackson Institute at Yale. He also teaches at Hofstra University’s Kalikow Institute for the Study of the Presidency and the University of Vermont.

Dean began his career in public service in 1982 when he transitioned from a full-time practicing physician to an elected representative in Vermont. Dean served as Governor for 12 years - the second longest serving in the state.

Respected on both sides of the political aisle, Dean was chairman of the National Governors’ Association, the Democratic Governors’ Association, and the New England Governors’ Conference while he served as Governor of Vermont. Dean left office in Vermont to run for President in 2003 where he implemented innovative fundraising strategies such as use of the Internet.

As chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Dean created and implemented the “50 State Strategy” and the development of 21st century campaign tools. Dean is credited with helping Democrats make historic gains in 2006 and 2008. Under his leadership, significant resources were dedicated to revitalizing the Party by building and strengthening the organizational tools, technological capabilities and infrastructure required to win while laying the foundation for a long-term Democratic majority.

Before entering politics, Dean graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in political science in 1971, and received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City in 1978. Upon completing his residency at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, he went on to practice internal medicine in Shelburne, Vermont.

He is married to Dr. Judy Steinberg and they have two children, Anne and Paul. Community Development in Vermont: Leaders Roundtable Martha Maksym Martha Maksym was appointed by Governor Phil Scott to serve as Deputy Secretary of Vermont Agency of Human Services in January 2017. Prior to this appointment, Martha served as Executive Director of United Way of Northwest Vermont (formerly United Way of Chittenden County) since July 2011. Martha was also the Director of Community Investments at United Way of Chittenden County for 18 years where she provided direction and management of all allocations, fund distribution processes and community investment strategies as they relate to meeting the Impact agenda of the organization. After a seven-year career at the Howard Bank in Burlington, Martha returned to graduate school and received her Masters in Public Administration from UVM in 1991. She then served as the Executive Director of Green Mountain Prevention Projects until joining United Way. She is a 2002 graduate of the Snelling Center’s Vermont Leadership Institute and a 2004 graduate of the Creating Healthy Communities national fellowship sponsored by the American Hospitals Association. Martha lives with her family in Grand Isle.

Noelle MacKay Noelle currently works for the City of Burlington as the Director of the Community and Economic Development Office. In that position, she encourages fair and equitable development and is responsible for moving major projects forward for the City. Before CEDO, she served over five years as the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development for the State of Vermont under Governor Shumlin. During her time with the Department, she led community and economic development recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont; collaborated with policy and funding partners to increase program impact; and directed efforts to update the state’s smart growth designation programs and land use regulations. Prior to her appointment Noelle served as Executive Director of Smart Growth Vermont from 2005 through 2010, where she worked with participants from across the spectrum to understand the factors that are changing our state, and to develop creative land use and development policies that protect Vermont’s distinctive brand. Noelle received a B.S. in biology from Mount Allison University and a M.E.S. from Dalhousie University.

Maura Collins Maura Collins is the Deputy Director of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), where she has worked since 2002. She oversees the Homeownership, Information Technology, Multifamily Development, and Multifamily Asset Management and Compliance Departments. She is responsible for developing successful business plans for each program area as well as maximizing capital resources for VHFA programs and developing new business opportunities. Maura is an advisor on housing policy, homeless and supportive housing efforts, and leads the Agency’s strategic planning and risk management efforts. Previously, Maura was VHFA’s Director of Policy where she was a state and federal legislative liaison and managed the Agency’s research, communications, human resources, and administration departments. Maura has her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Vermont and serves on UVM’s faculty, teaching a graduate-level Housing Policy course. She is Chair of the Board of Pathways Vermont, a homeless service agency pioneering a rural version of the Housing First model. In 2012, Maura was named as one of the top 40 professionals under 40 years old by Vermont Business Magazine. Prior to joining VHFA, Maura worked at the Technical Assistance Collaborative in Boston, MA, as a housing consultant focused on people with disabilities and people who were homeless. Jane Kolodinsky Jane Kolodinsky received her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics and MBA from Kent State University and her Ph.D. in Consumer Economics from Cornell University. She is Professor and Chair of the transdisciplinary Department of Community Development and Applied Economics and the Director of the Center for Rural Studies at UVM. Her research utilizes applied and behavioral economics to study on the economics of information, citizen voice, and controversial food system policy issues including the labeling of foods produced using genetic engineering and taxing sugar sweetened beverages. She has published over 100 refereed articles in 67 different journals. Dr. Kolodinsky is a past president of the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) and was named fellow in 2017. She is the current chair of the Institutional and Behavioral Economics Section of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Jane has progressive leadership experience at a Land Grant institution, having worked on special projects for both the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Provost at UVM. She has served on University committees including faculty and curricular affairs, budgeting, executive council of the faculty senate and chaired the university wide transdisciplinary food systems initiative. Becca Balint Becca Balint is the Majority Leader in the Vermont State Senate and represents Windham County. She’s in her second term and serves on the Senate Economic Development & Housing Committee. She’s also the Vice Chair of the Education Committee. She earned her BA at Smith College and graduate degrees at Harvard Graduate School of Education and University of MA at Amherst. Before entering politics, Becca had a career in education, teaching in both public and private schools. She also taught history at the Community College of Vermont in Brattleboro. She originally came to Vermont in 1994 to take a rock climbing instructor job at the Farm and Wilderness Foundation in Plymouth, Vermont. She stayed with the organization for many years and went on to direct one of the Farm and Wilderness Camps. Becca writes a popular weekly Op-Ed column in the Brattleboro Reformer that focuses on politics and culture. She was trained as a professional and personal coach through CTI and has coached individual clients and groups. Although no longer in private practice as a coach, she still uses her coaching skills and experience to inspire and prepare other women to step into leadership roles. She lives in Brattleboro with her spouse, Elizabeth Wohl, and her two children. Karen Glitman Karen is the Director of Efficiency Vermont, the nation’s first statewide electric efficiency utility. Efficiency Vermont is administered by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC). Created in 2000, Efficiency Vermont help Vermonters save money by using less energy. More than 15% of Vermont’s electricity needs are being met through energy efficiency, at about 50% of the cost of generated power. Prior to this Karen was the Director of Strategy, Policy, and Public Affairs at VEIC where she lead the policy development and strategic direction of the organization in the promotion of electric, thermal and transportation energy efficiency, and renewable energy. She was VEIC’s first Director of Transportation Efficiency where she developed and oversaw the strategic direction for VEIC transportation efficiency efforts including founding Drive Electric Vermont. She served as the Director of the University of Vermont National University Transportation Center (UTC) and interim co-director of the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center and is the author of numerous publications focusing on transportation energy use, grid-interactive vehicles and incorporating health impacts in transportation and energy policy. At the Vermont Agency of Transportation she served as Director of Policy and Planning, Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation (1995-2003). Karen has a deep understanding of transportation, and energy policies, programs, systems and operations; her law background and public service in the Vermont House of Representatives further broadened her perspective of the benefits and costs of all of our energy use. Conference Agenda Friday November 3, 2017 Pre-conference Workshops 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Addressing Wicked problems: What tools are in the toolbox? Data gathering, data analysis and system simulation – UVM Social Ecological Gaming and Simulation Lab

Scott Merrill (University of Vermont) Asim Zia (University of Vermont) Chris Koliba (University of Vermont)

Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center

10:00 am - 12:30 pm Finding Your Passion – Career Mapping Strategies for the New Public Service Professional

Stephen Rolandi (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm The Social Media Age: Digital Community Building for the Public Sector

Sarah Heiss (University of Vermont)

Alexandra Tursi (University of Vermont Medical Center)

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm How to be a Leader in ASPA – From the Experts in the Field

Stephen Rolandi (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

110 AIken Hall

Conference Tracks Social Justice in PA Practice, Research and Education (SJPAP)

The Changing Landscape of Community Development (CLCD)

Community Resilience and Planning (CRP)

Changing Landscape of Community Policing (CLCP)

Sustaining Community-Based Healthcare (SCBH)

New Tools and Insights for Local Government and Institutions (NTILG)

Emerging Workplace Dynamics (EWD)

Collaborative Governance and Management Across Scales and Boundaries (CGM) 1 3:45pm - 5:00 pm Panel Session I

Sustainable Smart Cities: Research on Sustainability, Technology, Data and Multisector Collaboration at the University of Delaware

Moderator: John McNutt (University of Delaware)

Healthy Communities, Data Sharing and Cross Sector Collaboration Steve Peuquet (University of Delaware)

How ‘smart’ is solar energy for ‘smart cities’? Andrea Sarzynski (University of Delaware) Phillip Barnes (University of Delaware)

Fun with Numbers: Data in the Service of Political Action and Advocacy in Smart Communities John McNutt (University of Delaware) Jonathan Justice (University of Delaware) Janice Barlow (University of Delaware) Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center CRP Track

Federal Immigration Policy and Sanctuary Cities: Conflict and Contention in Contemporary U.S. Intergovernmental Relations Moderator: Aaron Smith-Walter (University of Massachusetts Lowell) Aaron Smith-Walter (University of Massachusetts Lowell) Emily Fritz (University of Massachusetts Lowell) Shannon O’Doherty (University of Massachusetts Lowell)

Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center SJPAP Track

5:30pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception Arts Riot, 400 Pine St, Burlington, VT (Open to all registered participants) Saturday November 4, 2017

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center (Ticketed)

8:30 am - 4:30 pm Poster Plus The effects of collaborative high-impact practices on at-risk student success. Gerardina Martin (West Chester University) An Analysis of SQF in NYC Utilizing CBA Tools Jason Hernandez (West Chester University) Case Analysis of Early Effects of the Sweetened Beverage Tax on Small Businesses in Philadelphia Maureen Breen (West Chester University) Tools to Engage the Community: Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living Keith Woodcock (West Chester University) Setting the Conditions for Communication and Competence in Communities during a Crisis LaMesha Craft (Walden University)

Orange is the New Black: Has Caputo Saved the Prison Through Privatization or Doomed all of the Inmates to Poor Health Care Services? Christina Sarrafian (West Chester University)

Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center 8:30 am - 10:00 am Panel Session II Building a Community Knowledge Commons in West Virginia Margaret Stout (West Virginia University) Cornelia Flora (Iowa State University) Daniel Eades, West Virginia University Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center CLCD track

Complexities in Workforce Development Moderator: Glenn McRae (University of Vermont Transportation Research Center) New Public Management and Public Administration Professionalism: Examining Public Procurement Practitioner Task Specialization Joshua Steinfeld (Old Dominion University) Dolores Kuchina-Musina (Old Dominion University)

Collaborative Networks for Workforce Development: Lessons from the Manufacturing Industry in Northwest Ohio Russell Mills (Bowling Green State University)

Towards a Theory of Local Government Employees: Understanding Municipal Labor through Collective Bargaining Efforts during State Takeovers Shilpa Viswanath (Rutgers University)

Unpacking the Relationship between Organizational Learning Culture and Job Satisfaction Jaeyong Lee (Virginia Commonwealth University) Myung Hun Jin (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center EWD Track

Defining and Evaluating Community Resilience Moderator: Debra Markowitz (University of Vermont) How Much Would You Be Willing to Pay? An Exploratory Study of Valuing State Forests utilizing Contingent Valuation Joseph Hafer (Pennsylvania State Harrisburg) Bing Ran (Pennsylvania State Harrisburg)

Do climate risk perceptions induce behavioral change and action? Big data analytics approach to understand the feedback effects from perceived risks to mitigation of climate

change Asim Zia (University of Vermont)

The Scaffolding of Municipal Sustainability: Discovering Patterns of Government-Citizen Interaction and Altered Collective Behavior Robert E. Forbis Jr (Texas Tech University) Jennifer Vanos (University of California, San Diego) Shanna Padgham (Oklahoma City Community College) Williams Family Room, Davis Center CRP Track 4 8:30 am - 10:00 am Panel Session II Defining and Evaluating Community Resilience (continued from previous page) Sanctuary Cities, Counties and States: An Evolving Tradition of Political and Administrative Resistance Peter Mameli (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) Williams Family Room, Davis Center CRP Track

It’s Costing Us A Fortune: Effectively Harnessing Public Administration to Figure Out Sustainable Healthcare Moderator: Hillary Knepper (Pace University) Medicaid Expansion in The United States: A State Comparative Study Examining Factors That Influence State Decision Making Joshua Steinfeld (Old Dominion University) Tiffany Henley

A Population Health Framework to Guide the Re-Structuring of Education and Experiential Learning Activities for Doctorally Prepared Nurse Practitioners (DNPs) Maryelena Vargas (Fairleigh Dickinson University)

Obesity and Chronic Disease; the Power of Small Group Dynamics to Change Lifestyles Michael W. Popejoy (The Phoenix Mission)

How Do Healthy Eating and Active Living Policies Influence A Community’s Health? The Case of Mississippi State Gina Scutelnicu (Pace University)

Cultivating a Culture of Health in the Southwest: Linking Access and Social Determinants to Quality of Life amongst Diverse Communities Craig A. Talmage (Hobart and William Smith Colleges)

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center SCBH Track

Fooling Ourselves: Generational Poverty, Systemic Racism, and Sexism -- the Wicked Problems Remain Moderator: Jane Kolodinsky (University of Vermont)

Rachael Barrett (Consultant) Nupur Chaudhury (New York State Health Foundation) Carey Morgan (New Century Trust) Jessica Payne (Family Systems Consultant) Crystal Spraggins (Organizational Development Consultant)

Frank Livak Room, Davis Center SJPAP Track

5 8:30 am - 10:00 am Panel Session II IT and Social Media in Governance Moderator: Fred Schmidt (University of Vermont) Citizen Centered Public Management: Local Level Government Civic Engagement Through Social Media Platforms Anthony Felix Jr. (University of La Verne)

Affiliation to Local Government Associations and Conference co-participation as factors of adoption of an IT innovation: Network analysis Turgay Karagoz (Penn State Harrisburg

Crafting the Government Mobile Application: A Public Value Management Perspective on E-Government and Citizen Centric Development of Mobile Applications Sean Mossey (University of Massachusetts Boston)

Mildred Livak Room, Davis Center NTILG Track 10:00 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break & Poster Session

Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center

Coffee break sponsored by Old Dominion University

Congratulations to NeCOPA 2017 and Best Wishes for 2018!

Stephen R. Rolandi, MPA

President/CEO Carlshire Tenants Inc.

Senior National Council Representative, ASPA District 1

Adjunct Professor of Public Administration,

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY &

Pace University

6 10:15 am - 11:45 am Panel Session III Nonprofit Advocacy, Activism and the Future of Public Affairs Education: Dilemmas in the Age of Trump Moderator: John McNutt (University of Delaware) Discussant: Shariq Siddiqui (Assoc. for Research in Non Profit Organizations & Voluntary Action)

Teaching About Open Data and Data Science in Nonprofit Advocacy: Preparing for the Next Generation John McNutt (University of Delaware) Laurie Goldkind (Fordham University)

Online or On the Streets? John Casey (Baruch College)

Nonprofit Advocacy with the Sharing Economy John McNutt (University of Delaware) Laurie Goldkind (Fordham University)

Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center SJPAP Track

Using Agent Based Models to Address Wicked Problems Moderator: Asim Zia (University of Vermont) Understanding Self-help Groups through Agent-Based Modeling: A Case Study of Parents Who Have Lost Their Only Children in China Ximeng Chen (Binghamton University)

Resilience in the Grid of the Future: Agent Based Modeling to Support Residential Claire McIlvennie (University of Vermont)

Agent Based Modelling of Watershed Partnerships: Emergence of Consensus Vs. Deadlocks) Asim Zia (University of Vermont) Michael Widener (University of Toronto) Sara Metcalf (University at Buffalo) Chris Koliba (University of Vermont)

Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center CRP Track

7 10:15 am - 11:45 am Panel Session III Long-term Fiscal Sustainability: A Challenge Confronting Small Municipalities Moderator: Richard Cate (University of Vermont) Karen Horn (Vermont League of Cities and Towns) Joseph Colangelo (Town of Shelburne, VT) William Shepeluk (Town of Waterbury, VT ) Carrie Johnson (Town of St. Albans, VT )

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center NTILG Track

Poverty Alleviation: Changing the Landscape Moderator: Marquisha Lawrence Scott (University of Pennsylvania) Global Citizenship as Poverty Alleviation for the Next Generation Marquisha Lawrence Scott (University of Pennsylvania) Ram Cnaan (University of Pennsylvania)

Structural Inequality in Baltimore City: A Look at the Walter Sondheim Jr. Papers and How the Inner Harbor Re-Development Agreements Contributed Lyndsay Bates (University of Baltimore) Aaron Wachhaus (University of Baltimore)

The Impact of Poverty on Student Achievement Brian Ulmer (Milton Area School District, Pennsylvania)

Williams Family Room, Davis Center SJPAP Track

Issues in Collaborative Governance Moderator: Robert Bartlett (University of Vermont) From Deinstitutionalization to the Current State of the Science of Community Services Administration in the 21st Century Julie Ann Racino (Community and Policy Studies)

The Place of Local Government in Intergovernmental Relations: South Africa and Nigeria in Comparative Perspective Jacob Olufemi Fatile (Lagos State University) Kehinde David Adejuwon (Lagos State University)

Theoretical Foundation of Collaborative Governance: A Reflection on Literature Huiting Qi (Penn State Harrisburg) Bing Ran (Penn State Harrisburg)

Density, Hierarchy and Technology: Environmental Scanning in Philippine Urban Communities Anatoly Karpov Pajunar Buss

Frank Livak Room, Davis Center CGM Track 8 10:15 am - 11:45 am Panel Session III Social Equity in Community Development

Moderator: Michelle Wade (West Chester University) Community Organizations and Social Equity Michelle Wade (West Chester University)

Evidence-based Research on How Multistakeholder Gender-Sensitive Local Development Projects Improve Subjective Well-being of the Participating Communities in Developing Countries Suparna Dutta (Virginia Commonwealth University)

One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of Local African American-led Nonprofits on Community Youth after High School Graducation Susan Gooden (Virginia Commonwealth University) Lindsey Evans (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Mildred Livak Room, Davis Center CLCD Track

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Keynote Speech “The Coming of the First Global Generation: Management Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Does”

Howard Dean, MD

Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center

12:45 m - 1:45 pm Buffet Lunch

Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center (Open to all conference particiants)

Dr. Michael W. Popejoy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.H.S.A., M.B.A.

Vice President for Community Health and Senior Grants Coordinator

The Phoenix Mission

American Society for Public Administration

Society of Research Administrators International

Fellow Royal Society for Public Health (UK)

Fellow Royal Society for Medicine (UK)

American Public Health Association

Association for University Programs in Health Administration 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Panel Session IV Accountability in a Post-Truth World

Moderator: Daniel Bromberg (University of New Hampshire) Bureaucratic Resistance strategies: Holding government accountable without blowing your job Marc Holzer (Suffolk University)

Rendering oneself unaccountable: Understanding Trump Mel Dubnick (University of New Hampshire)

Public Administration in the Post-truth Era: Challenges for Administrator s Thomas E. Poulin (Capella University) Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center SJPAP Track

Managing Decision-Making in Local Government Institutions Moderator: Douglas M. Ihrke (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Measuring, Explaining, and Managing Conflict on City Councils in Wisconsin Municipalities Douglas M. Ihrke (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Michael Ford, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) Charles F. Seifert (Siena College) Richard M. Proctor (Siena College)

City Council Decision Making and Performance Douglas M. Ihrke (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Brian D. Cherry (Northern Michigan University) Nathan J. Grasse (Carleton University)

Determinants of Charter School Closures in Milwaukee Michael Ford (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center NTILG Track Leadership Opportunities for Community Development Moderator: Debra Markowitz (University of Vermont)

How Leadership, Motivation, and Accountability Transform Managers into Leaders Anthony Felix Jr. (University of La Verne)

Public employees performance: How transformational leadership make a change? Abdullah Al Zomia (University of North Texas) Abraham Benavides (University of North Texas

Leadership...Where the Rubber Meets the Road for Representative Bureaucracy to Work Maiyuwai Reeves (State University of New York at Buffalo)

The just host: Managing tourism to improve the local economy Bill Farley (Virginia Commonwealth University) Williams Family Room, Davis Center CLCD Track 10 SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS Katharine Neill Harris, MPA ’10, PhD ’14 Jake Johansson, MPA ’15 Larry Boone, MPA ‘16 Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy City Manager, Port Orange, FL Chief of Police, City of Norfolk, VA at Rice University 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Panel Session IV Community Responses to Homelessness Moderator: Maura Collins (Vermont Housing Financing Agency)

Alleviating Homelessness through Family Promise Rosa Quintana (West Chester University)

An evaluation of the implementation of Housing First Joanne G. Carman (University of North Carolina – Charlotte) Lori Thomas (UNC-Charlotte) Jenny Hutchinson (UNC-Charlotte) Justin Lane, (UNC-Charlotte) Chloe Vercruysse (UNC-Charlotte)

Examining the Utilization of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) in Collaborative Networks to Reduce New York City (NYC) Homelessness LaSonya Thompson (West Chester University)

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center CLCD Track

Resilience of Health Care and Nonprofit Collaboratives Moderator: Jessie Bridges (United Way of Chittenden County) Collaborative Performance Measurement in Public Health – Symbolic Adoption or Performance Management Andrew Ballard (Rutgers University)

Extending Network Evolution: Understanding health collaborative’s survival, death or transformation Kate Albrecht (North Carolina State University)

Tools to Engage the Community: Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living Keith Woodcock (West Chester University)

Nonprofit Collective Impact Initiatives: A Case Study of the Alliance for Better Nonprofits in East Tennessee Jessica L. Whitmill (Lincoln Memorial University)

Frank Livak Room, Davis Center SCBH Track

12 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Panel Session IV Partnerships in International Community Development Moderator: Ned McMahon (University of Vermont)

Local Government Challenges to Implement Public Private Partnership Projects in Indonesia Erwin Sondang Siagian (University of Padjadjaran)

Lessons from a Non-profit North Western Province, Zambia Sombo Muzata Chunda (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Public-Private Partnerships in China: Similarities and Differences in International Practices Chenwei Lyu (University of Laverne)

Mildred Livak Room, Davis Center CGM Track

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Coffee Break & Poster Session

Fireplace Lounge, Davis Center

Coffee break sponsored by University of New Hampshire

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Plenary Panel

Community Development in Vermont: Leaders Roundtable Moderator: Halley Ross (University of Vermont)

Jane Kolodinsky (University of Vermont) Martha Maksym (Vermont Agency of Human Services) Noelle MacKay (City of Burlington) Karen Glitman (Efficiency Vermont) Maura Collins (Vermont Housing Finance Agency) Becca Balint (Vermont State Legislature)

Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center

13 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

Supporting Faculty and Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Works

Office of Technology Research Office of Animal Commercialization Administration Care Management Vermont Advanced Instrumentation & Computing Core Technical Service

The Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Vermont

is proud to sponsor the

2018 Northeast Conference on Public Administration

uvm.edu/ovpr Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Panel Session V

Building Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutions: Transportation Moderator: Russell Mills (Bowling Green University) Transportation Sector Climate Adaptation: Roles for State and Local Agencies Karen Sentoff (University of Vermont) Jon Dowds (University of Vermont) James L. Sullivan (University of Vermont) Lisa Aultman-Hall (University of Vermont)

Network Resolution Effects on Road Criticality Ratings and Adaptation Prioritization Karen Sentoff (University of Vermont)

Can we Talk? Challenges with Procurement and Collaboration - Emerging Perspectives on Theory and Practice Robert Wright (Capella University) Jaqueline Shiner

Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center CRP Track

Complexities in Workforce Development Moderator: Glenn McRae (University of Vermont Transportation Research Center) Dealing with Dark Times: Emotional Dissonance and Workplace Incivility during Environmental Negativity Randall S. Davis (Southern Illinois University) Edmund C. Stazyk (University at Albany, SUNY)

Unpacking the Task Feedback—Individual Performance Relationship: The Roles of Perceived Organizational Fit and Innovative Work Behavior HyeonUk Bak (Virginia Commonwealth University) Myung Hun Jin (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Implications of Physical Therapist Burnout for Healthcare Policy Benjamin Kalinkowtz (University of Nebraska at Omaha)

Workplace bullying in the public sector: A research agenda Thomas E. Poulin (Capella University)

Frank Livak Room, Davis Center EWD Track

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Panel Session V International Transboundary Coordination and Conflict Moderator: Ned McMahon (University of Vermont)

Technology, Policy and Practices in U.S.-Cuba Relations Peter Miller (Boston-Cuba Solidarity Coalition)

Policy Alternatives on the North Korean Missile Crisis Tyresa Jackson (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

Community Development in Hostile Environments: Evidence from Tribal Areas of Pakistan Zia Obaid (Florida State University Mildred Livak Room, Davis Center CGM Track

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm NECOPA Business Meeting Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center (Open to all Registered Participants)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm NECOPA Executive Committee Meeting

Chittenden Bank Room, Davis Center

4:45 pm - 6:30 pm New Faculty & Graduate Student Reception Halverson’s Upstreet Café, 16 Church St, Burlington, VT (Open to all registered participants)