Landy C. Johnson
Director of Grant Development
Assistant Professor of Economics and Geography
(administrator with faculty status)
Assumption College, Provost Suite
500 Salisbury St.
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01609
508-767-7666
Education:
Ph.D., Clark University, Environmental Economics, 2004
Dissertation Topic: An Economic Modeling Approach to Wetlands Losses in Urban and Rural Areas of Mississippi From 1982-1992
M.P.A., Clark University, 1995.
Major: State and Local Government. 4.0 GPA
Key courses: Applied Economics, Public Budgeting, Personnel Management, Policy Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Policy.
Capstone Project: Government Effectiveness Study, Town of Northboro, MA
B.A. with Honors in History, University of Chicago, 1979.
Major: European History, England and France 1215-1588.
Key courses: Logic, Thermodynamics, Islamic Civilization, Western Civilization, Italian Renaissance, Political Order and Change, Cultural Geography.
Languages: French, Latin, Portuguese, Italian, Norman French
Honors Thesis Topic: The Acquisition of Political Power in 15th Century England
Dean’s Seminar, The Aspen Institute/Wye River, June 12-16, 2011.
Seminar, Dealing With Difficult People and Difficult Situations, Program on Negotiation,
Harvard Law School, September 24-25, 2009.
Seminar, Strategic Influencing Skills for Women in Higher Education, University
of New Hampshire, June 5, 2008.
Seminar, Sponsored Project Administration Level II: Critical Issues in Research
Administration, Charleston, SC, March 19-22, 2006. Topics included electronic research administration, conflict of interest, and responsible conduct in research.
Training provided by the National Council of University Research Administrators; this is their most advanced class.
Skills: Strategic planning, project management, committee management, supervision, public speaking, dealing with the press, crisis management, very strong analytic skills, policy writing and implementation, monitoring legislation, conducting hearings.
Professional Experience:
Director of Grant Development, Assumption College, since 5/1/05
Faculty status awarded by vote of the Department of Economics and Global Studies and approval by the President and Provost 8/2012
· Submission of numerous proposals to federal and state agencies
· Extensive financial responsibility, including expense approvals, budget
approvals, budget preparation, membership on College’s Budget
Planning and Priorities Committee (4 years), leadership
of the Project Accounting Team for the Datatel conversion (2010)
· Experience in Strategic Planning -
o Member (representing the Provost) of the College’s Master Plan Committee 2009
o Member of Stormwater Master Plan Task Group 2009
o Member of the Strategic Planning Committee 2006-2007
o Member of the College’s Safety Committee (disaster plan preparation)
o Member of the team for the Assumption Global Network (2012-2014)
· Emphasis on working with faculty to achieve mutual goals:
o Member of College’s Institutional Review Board (7 years)
§ Reconstituted a dissolved IRB
§ Gained federal-wide approval for the IRB
o Co-chair of Undergraduate Symposium Committee (8 years)
§ Major progress in expanding undergraduate research
§ Defined mission of program with faculty team
· Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other divisions –
o Athletic Team Mentor, Men’s Lacrosse, 2009-2011
o Volunteer for Move-in Day, 2005-present
o Various ad-hoc activities relating to diversity
o Admissions Office volunteer for interviews (8 years)
Adjunct Professor, Clark University, 1995-2005
See next page for courses taught.
Director, Shrewsbury, MA Council on Aging, 1990-1995
Town Department Head, regular appearances before Selectmen;
Provided federal programs (fuel assistance, transportation, food
assistance) to 5,000 constituents with a staff of 8 and over
150 trained volunteers;
Operated a legal clinic, food distributions, advising sessions on Medicare,
Social Security, and other issues in 5,000 sq. ft. building;
State Grant Reviewer for all of Central Massachusetts (four years);
Mass. Council on Aging Directors' Association Legislative Committee;
Keynote Speaker for statewide conference on funding initiatives for elder
services. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was the other speaker.
Numerous TV and radio and event appearances across Massachusetts.
Assistant Reference Librarian, Gale Free Library, Town of Holden, MA 1982-1988
Responsible for non-fiction purchasing, interlibrary loans, all legal and
taxation reference questions, regularly compiled statistics for
Superintendent of Schools for the Wachusett District.
Librarian, Corporate Sales Training Planning, Digital Equipment Corporation,
Boylston, MA 1981-82. Also worked as a Quality Circle Facilitator in
DEC’s Total Quality Management Program.
Professional Membership
Member of National Council of University Research Administrators (2005-present)
and New England Region Advisory Committee, (Chair, Awards Committee 2008-2009)
Member, Council on Undergraduate Research
Member, American Economic Association
Review Activities
2008- 2012 Review Panelist, The Economist
2009 Beta Tester, National Science Foundation “Research.gov” site
2008 Reviewer, Council on Undergraduate Research “Posters on the Hill” conference
submissions for social sciences subject areas for Congressional exhibit
2012-present Reviewer, Journal of Undergraduate Research
Teaching and Research Experience:
Courses taught at Assumption College, 2010 to present:
ECO 110 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 111 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEO 256E Climate Change (Career and Continuing Education)
2007-2008, Assumption College, guest lecturer for one class session per semester for
Introduction to Peace Studies, topic: Economics of Peace
Fall 2001, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Guest Lecturer for Social Science preparatory course for students doing Interactive Qualifying Projects at WPI’s Worcester Community Project Center.
Summer 1999, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
Master of Public Administration program, MPA 3400: Policy Analysis
Summer 1999, Budget Consultant for Clark University Global Transitions Institute.
Fall 1998, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
Master of Public Administration program, MPA 3800: Applied Economics
(Directed Reading) [in practice, the name of this course is Economics of
Social Issues]
Summer 1998, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
Israel College Branch, MPA program, MPA 3400: Policy Analysis
(taught 3 sections, all for students in the Finance concentration)
Summer 1997, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
Israel College Branch, MPA 3602: Public Budgeting and Accounting
and MPA 3800: Applied Economics
Fall 1996, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
(American students), MPA 3900: Quantitative Methods for Public
Administration
Summer 1996, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
MPA 3900: Quantitative Methods for Public Administration
May – Sept. 1996, Clark University, Department of Economics, Research Assistant to
Dr. Attiat Ott, Institute for Economic Studies. Provided statistical analysis
for research on property values and land uses in Estonia. Provided data for ArcInfo mapping of land uses for the municipality of Joelhatme. Interacted by phone and e-mail with officials in Estonia. Also prepared graphics and tables for Dr. Ott's article, "Modeling the Demand for Citizenship by Russians in Estonia:
An Ordered Choice Analysis," Attiat Ott and Kamal Desai, Journal of
Baltic Studies, Summer 1996 (my name appears in the Acknowledgments).
Summer 1996, Clark University College of Professional and Continuing Education,
Tutor for MPA 3900: Quantitative Methods for Public Administration,
taught by Professor William Katcher. Also taught an EXCEL seminar to
Professor Katcher's students.
Publications: “The Balance Agriculture With Industry Act,” Mississippi Encyclopedia,
University Press of Mississippi, forthcoming 2011. Still forthcoming 2012.
“The Public and Its Problems – John Dewey,” an essay in An Assumption
Library: Essays Presented in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Emmanuel D’Alzon Library. Assumption College, Worcester, MA. 2008.
Conference Presentations:
“Leading the Small Research Office,” National Council of University Research
Administrators Region 1 Spring Conference, Mount Snow, VT,
May 4, 2009. Also served as Moderator for panel sessions on
“Streamlining Compliance” and “Cost Transfers and Effort Reporting.”
“How to Obtain a Grant.” Assumption College, 2009, multiple sessions for faculty.
“The One-Person Research Office,” National Council of University Research
Administrators Conference, Washington, DC, November 3, 2008.
“Effective Communication and Exceptional Customer Service,” with Rachel
Cahoon, Harvard University, National Council of University Research
Administrators Region 1 Spring Meeting, Brewster, MA, May 7, 2008.
“Being Protestant at Assumption College,” Assumption College Campus Ministry
Luncheon Series, March 2, 2006.
“Proposal Writing, Preparation and Review,” Association of Small Institution
Sponsored Program Administrators Conference, Jackson, NH,
September 15, 2003.
“Wetland Mitigation Banking: A Market Measure for Land Use Control (Updated),”
Society of Wetland Scientists New England Regional Research Conference,
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, October 19, 2001.
"Wetland Mitigation Banking: A Market Measure for Land Use Control,"
Clark University Multidisciplinary Conference, Worcester, Massachusetts,
February 4, 2000.
"Economic Causes of Wetlands Losses,” Eastern Economics Association
Conference, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2000.
Circulated Manuscripts:
These papers are unpublished but have been distributed and used for public purposes by various individuals and agencies as noted.
"The Utility of GIS for Determining the Source of Groundwater Contamination
in Grafton,” August 20, 1993; used by the Town of Grafton Engineering Dept.
"Draft Environmental Notification Form: Proposed Shrewsbury Elementary School
on Former Masonic Home Site,” August 10, 1994; used by the Town of
Shrewsbury Town Manager.
"Elder Bus Rider Survey for the Shrewsbury Council on Aging,” April 25, 1994;
distributed statewide by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder
Affairs as a model for Councils on Aging on how to evaluate local programs.
Also used by the Shrewsbury Council on Aging and the Worcester Regional
Transit Authority to determine bus policies and staffing levels for 1995-96.
"Should the Social Security Notch Be Fixed?" December, 1994; used by Massachusetts
Senator Matthew Amorello and Congressman Peter Blute to answer
constituents' questions about the notch.
"Massachusetts Education Finance Reform: Requirements for Success,” April 26, 1995;
on shelf at Citizens' Education Resource Center, Worcester, MA, at their
request.
Community Involvement:
Current:
Deacon, First Baptist Church of Worcester, 2010-present
Moderator and Chair of Governing Board, First Baptist Church of Worcester,
2007-2010 (770 members, $800,000 budget, $6M endowment)
Member of the Chancel Choir and First Handbells, First Baptist Church of Worcester
Member of Greater Worcester Land Trust
Member of Massachusetts Audubon Society
Member (and past Board of Directors member) of Indian Lake Watershed Association
In recent years:
Doherty Memorial High School Advisory Council (participation in prioritization of building renovation projects, pre-engineering program, input on Carnegie grant application)
Forest Grove Middle School Advisory Council ($22 million renovation/construction project)
Former Chairman, Budget Committee, Citywide Parents Planning Advisory Committee to the City of Worcester Public Schools (reviewed entire school dept. budget)
Testified before a Joint House and Senate Committee regarding the Massachusetts Education Finance Reform Bill, Spring 1991.
Former member, Special Education Parents' Advisory Council, Worcester Public Schools
Honors and Awards:
Graduate School, Clark University
Award for leadership in Clark University's MPA program, 1995
Professional Life
Official Citation, Massachusetts Senate, July 21, 1995
Spirit of Excellence Award, Forest Grove Middle School, 2001 (for leadership as
a parent on the renovation project)
College, University of Chicago
Dean's List, 3 years
Maroon Key Honor Society (for service to the University of Chicago)
Morton Murphy Award (for leadership)
Telfeyan Scholarship recipient
Class of 1927 Scholarship recipient (one full year of all college expenses)
Captain, University of Chicago Sailing Team (2 years, team member 4 years)
Varsity Swim Team
Associate Editor, Chicago Maroon student newspaper, two $800 writing awards
September 2012