V I T a DATE: January 2014 NAME: Heidi O. Koenig RANK: Associate Professor DEPARTMENT: Public Administration EDUCATION: Ph.D. Ma

V I T A

DATE: January 2014

NAME: Heidi O. Koenig

RANK: Associate Professor DEPARTMENT: Public Administration

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, (Public Administration) 1994 M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992 J.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1989 B.S. St. Lawrence University, 1984

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Associate Professor, 1999 to present Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Assistant Professor, 1993 to 1999 Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Research Assistant, 1989-1992 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Research Assistant, 1988-1989 Lancaster County District Court, Lincoln, NE, Law Clerk, 1986-1988

PUBLICATIONS:

Books: Public Administration and Law: An ASPA Classic. With Julia Beckett. M.E. Sharpe Publishers. 2005

Articles:

“The State of American Federalism, 2004: Is Federalism Still a Core Value?” (2005) with Dale Krane, Publius 35(1):1-41. “Empowerment in Local Government Administration: The Case of Elgin, Illinois” The Innovation Journal http://www.innovation.cc/, 10(1), 2005. “Eight Supreme Court Cases That Have Changed the Face of Public Administration” in Principles and Practices of Public Administration. New York:Marcel Dekker, Inc. http://www.dekker.com/servlet/product/productid/0446-0 (Reprint of same title, first published in 1996) “A Case Study of an Exercise in Inclusiveness: The Americans with Disabilities Act in Local Government.” Public Administration & Management: An Interactive Journal (2001) 6(1): 63-77 (http:www.pamij.com). “Upon Examination, I Juggle.” (2001) PA Times 24(8):6. “The Americans with Disabilities Act: Who Isn’t Covered?” Oyez, Oyez column, 1998 Public Administration Review,58(5):471-473. "Richardson v. McKnight: What Does the Future of Qualified Immunity Hold for Non-Governmental Employees?" 1998 Oyez, Oyez column, Public Administration Review, 58, (1):8-9. “The Role of the Courts in Local Government Administration” (Winter/Spring, 1998) SPLA News 3. “Teaching Law in Public Administration: The Use of Case Analysis” Sage Public Administration Abstracts 25, no. 2 (1998) "Teaching Law in Public Administration: The Use of Case Analysis" 1998 Journal of Public Affairs Education, 4(1):19-24. "Qualified Immunity from Prosecution: Recent Rulings by the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal" 1997 Oyez, Oyez column, Public Administration Review, 57(3):1-4. "Free Speech: Government Employees and Contractors" 1997 Oyez, Oyez column, Public Administration Review, 57(1):1-3. "Resources for Teaching Administrative Law" 1997 Solicited book review essay Journal of Public Administration Education, 3(2):309-314. "Law and the City Manager: Beginning to Understand the Sources of Influence on the Management of Local Government", with Amy Kise, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1996 6(3):443-460. "Eight Supreme Court Cases that Have Changed the Face of Public Administration", with Rosemary O'Leary, International Journal of Public Administration, 1996 19(1):5-22. "Gender and Presentational Style: When the Verdict is Unaffected by the Gender of the Lawyer, Justice is Served" with Emily Campbell, Debra Pierre-Tretttel, Jeffrey. Pfeifer, Dan Wolfe and Kimberly Gabriel. Washburn Law Review 1992 31(3) 415-454.

Chapters:

“Interlocal Agreements” in K. Thurmaier, ed. A Handbook of Alternative Service Delivery in Local Government. Washington, DC: ICMA “Eight Supreme Court Cases that Have Changed the Face of Public Administration” with Rosemary O’Leary. Reprinted in Principles and Practices of Public Administration, eds. Jack Rabin; Robert F. Munzenrider; Sherrie M. Bartell 2003. www.ebooks.dekker.com "Toward a Theory of the Impact of Courts on Public Management" with Rosemary O'Leary, In J. Perry, ed, Research in Public Administration,3d San Francisco, CA:Jossey Bass, 1994:175-199. "The Role of the President in Antitrust Enforcement" in B. Bozeman, ed., Public Management: The State of the Art San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass, 1993: 206-223.

Selected Papers and Conference Participation:

"The Elgin-O'Hare West Bypass: Sustainable Practices Build Better Roads" with Alexander Bertolucci, Alexander Buckles, Patrick Rasmussen, and Lauren Stott. Discussant, at the American Society for Public Administration conference, March 2013 “Publicness – A basis for understanding the connection between law and public administration.” Presented at the American Society for Public Administration conference, March 2013. “The Role of the Courts in Setting Priorities – The Impact of SLAPPing on Local Government Management.” Presented at the South Eastern Conference on Public Administration annual meeting, October 15, 2012. “A Roundtable on Public Administration and Law: Supreme Court Decisions and Public Administration Theory.” “Ask an Expert” session, held at American Society for Public Administration, March, 2012 “Judicial Decisions and the Management of Public Organizations: What Do They Do for Each Other?” Paper presented at American Society for Public Administration conference, March 15-20, 2011 “Citizen Participation in Local Government: Understanding the Employee/Citizen Relationship” To be presented at American Society for Public Administration, April, 2010. “Assessing Innovation Management Capacity in Local Governments: Case Studies of Council-Manager Cities” presented at the American Society of Public Administration, March 7-12, 2008 “Exploring Employee Attitudes toward Citizen Involvement: A Case Study” presented at the American Society of Public Administration, March 7-12, 2008. “A SLAPP in the Face: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation in New Jersey.” Presented at the American Society of Public Administration, March 23-27, 2007 Employee Perception of Their Role in Citizen Participation Processes” Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration conference, March 31- April 4, 2006. Public Administrators and Citizens: The Two-Way Street of Citizen Participation and Quality Public Service. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, August 30-September 2, 2006. Intergovernmental Policy Networks: The Spider Web Model (with Curtis Wood). Presented at the South Eastern Conference on Public Administration, September 27-30, 2006. The Impact of Citizen Voice on Two Communities in Northern Illinois. Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration conference, April 1-5, 2005. How Can We Know When They Won't Tell Us? Poster presentation, American Political Science Association conference, 2005. “Reaching Out for All Citizens: How Public Administration Can Move Past the 20th Century Barrier” Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration conference, April 1-5, 2005. “How Can We Know When They Won't Tell Us?” Poster presented at the American Political Science Association conference, 2005. “The Complex Adaptative Systems Analysis Perspective in Local Government.” With Paula E. Yeary. Presented at the American Political Science Association conference, September 2-5, 2004. “Social Capital, Participation & Representation.” Poster presented at the American Political Science Association conference, September 2-5, 2004. “Planning and Popcorn in Elgin, Illinois: Building a Complex Adaptive System of Local Government.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science conference, April 14-19, 2004. “Courts and Public Managers: Intergovernmental or Intragovernmental Forces?” Poster presented at the Midwest Political Science Association conference, April 25-28, 2002, Chicago, IL. “The Role of the Public Administrator as Filter of Public Participation: Are We Supposed to be in the Middle?” Paper presented at American Society for Public Administration conference, March 11-13, 2001, Newark, NJ. “The Role of the Courts in Local Government Management” Poster presented at American Political Science Association conference, August 29-September 1, 2001, San Francisco, CA. “The Role of the Manager in Citizen Participation: Filter or Stopper?” presented at the American Society for Public Administration, Newark, NJ March 22-25, 2001. “From Practice to Theory: The Influence of Managers’ Rhetoric on Citizen Participation” Presented at the Public Administration Theory Network conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL. January 27-30, 2000. “The Role of the Local Government Administrator in Building Community” presented at the American Political Science Association conference, Boston, MA, September 2-6, 1998. “Courts and Growing Communities: Does Population Growth Equal Litigation?” presented at the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association. May 21-22, 1998. “Litigation and Local Government Managers: Who’s Getting Sued and Over What?” presented at the Midwest Political Science Association conference, April 23-25, 1998. "Courts and Local Government: Intergovernmental Partners or Adversaries?" presented at American Political Science Association conference Washington, D.C., August 27-31, 1997. "The Role of the Courts in Changing Local Government Administration" presented at American Society for Public Administration conference. Philadelphia, PA, July 26-29, 1997. "Assessing the Importance of the Public Administrator-Court Interaction on the Day to Day Management of Local Government" Paper presented at the 3rd National Management Conference, Kansas City, October, 1995. "Law and the City Manager: Beginning to Understand the Sources of Influence on the Management of Local Government", with Amy Kise Paper presented at Trinity Management Symposium, American Society for Public Administration, July 1995.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Koenig, H.O. 2011. “Public Administration and the Undergraduate Student: Explaining ‘Public’ from a Legal Perspective”. Diverted for submission following rewrite. Preparing for resubmission.

Koenig, H.O. and Newbold, S. 2011. The Reciprocal Relationship between Public Administration and the Courts: The Back and Forth of the Partnership. Rejected by American Review of Public Administration, editing for submission to Law and Society Review.

Koenig, H.O. 2012. “Case Law is a Mystery:Unraveling Judicial Decision Making for Undergraduate Coursework.” Rejected from Journal of Public Affairs Education, revised and resubmitted.

Koenig, H.O. 2013. “Updating our understanding of Home Rule: Revisiting James Banovetz’s argument.” For the Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Author of NIU MPA 50th Anniversary History. Member, Executive Committee: Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, 2006-2010. Member, Executive Committee: Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, 2006-2010. Organizer: Issues in Labor and Employment Law and HR Management. Workshop at the American Society for Public Administration conference, March 31-April 4, 2006. Track Co-Chair, American Society for Public Administration 2005 conference Chair, Executive Committee Section on Public Law and Administration. American Society for Public Administration, 2003-2009. Nominating committee, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, American Society for Public Administration Steering Committee, NIU - NCA Accreditation, 2002 - 2004. Dwight Waldo Award Selection Committee, American Society for Public Administration, 2002. Leonard D. White Dissertation Award Committee, American Political Science Association, 2001. Executive Committee, Section on Public Law and Administration, American Society for Public Administration 2000-2003 Preconference session: “Life in the Academy” American Society for Public Administration, March 11-13, 2001. Track Chair, Public Administration Theory Network panels for American Society for Public Administration conference, March 11-13, 2001. Executive Committee, Section on Public Law and Administration, American Society for Public Administration 2000-2003. Executive Committee, Section on Research and Theory, American Society for Public Administration 1997-2000. Contributing Editor, Oyez, Oyez (legal column) Public Administration Review 1996-1999 Executive Committee, Section on Public Administration, American Political Science Association 1996 -1998.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Public Administration American Political Science Association Phi Delta Theta Legal Fraternity