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CURRICULUM VITAE (ABBREVIATED)
CHRISTOPHER A. SIMON
Center for Public Policy and Administration
Department of Political Science
260 S Central Campus, Room 214
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801.585-3544
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, WashingtonStateUniversity (May, 1997). Dissertation Title: “Public Schools as ‘Coping’ Organizations: Accounting for Resource Allocations and Agency Outcomes.” Dissertation Chair: Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr.
M.A. in Political Science, WashingtonStateUniversity (May, 1994). Master’s Essay Title: “Lake Roosevelt Forum: Citizen Participation Via the Channel of Collaborative Problem Solving.”
B.S. cum laude in History—Middle Eastern and Latin American concentrations, OregonStateUniversity (June, 1991).
B.S. cum laude in Political Science—Public Administration and American Politics concentrations, OregonStateUniversity (June, 1991).
EDUCATION, OTHER
Post-Degree BScProgramme in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, External, (2004-2006)
Program Scholar & Scholarship Recipient, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute of Social Research, The University of Michigan, Summer, 1996.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2010-PresentDirector, Masters in Public Administration Program, Department of Political Science, University of Utah.
2009-2010Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2010-PresentProfessor, Department of Political Science, University of Utah.
2009-PresentProfessor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno.
2003-2009Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno.
1998-2003Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno.
2005-presentAdjunct Faculty,Master’s Program in Justice Management, GrantSawyerCenter for Justice Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. Supervisors: James Richardson, J.D., Ph.D. and Jane Robinson, J.D.) *See courses taught
1997-1998Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, OregonStateUniversity.
1997Adjunct Faculty, Department of Political Science, WashingtonStateUniversity, Pullman & Tri-Cities.
1992-1996Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, WashingtonStateUniversity.
1991-1992Program Assistant, Program for Governmental Research and Education, Department of Agriculture Economics and Department of Political Science, OregonStateUniversity.
GRANTS AND PROJECTS, AWARDED AND SUBMITTED (Awarded: $632,334.08)
2010 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) User Fee Study Phase II. $90,019. Principal Investigator: Zong Tian. Co-PIs: Sirius Alavi, Eric B. Herzik, Yantao Shen, Christopher A. Simon, Shufshen Song.
2009 Vehicle Miles Taxation, Granting Office Nevada Department of Transportation/Regional Transportation Commission. $288,090. Principal Investigator Tian Zong. Co-PIs: Sirius Alavi, Eric B. Herzik, Yantao Shen, Christopher A. Simon, Shufshen Song.
2008 Human Rights, Energy and Climate Change. Granting Organization: NSF EPSCoR RII Award EPS-0814372 “Nevada Infrastructure for Climate Change Science, Education, and Outreach.” Nevada System of Higher Education. $3,900.00. Undergraduate Investigator: Michael Moltz. Grant Supervisor: Christopher A. Simon.
2008 Effect of Media Exposure on Renewable Energy Attitudes. Granting Organization: Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Nevada, Reno. $1,500.00. Undergraduate Investigator: Christine D. Taylor. Grant Supervisor: Christopher A. Simon.
2008 Renewable Energy and the Public Good. Granting Organization: College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno. $3,416.00. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon, Co-PI: Robert Ostergard, Jr.
2008 A Study of Attitudes Toward Alternative Energy. Granting Organization: Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Nevada, Reno. $2,419.95. Undergraduate Investigator: Christine D. Taylor. Grant Supervisor: Christopher A. Simon.
2007 Impact of Renewable Energy Education. Granting Organization: Academy for the Environment, University of Nevada, Reno. $4,680.13. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon.
2005 Fire Science Academy/Homeland Security Needs Assessment. Letter of Appointment, Grant Sawyer Center, University of Nevada, LOA contractor $15,000. Principal Investigator: James Richardson.
2004 Fire Science Academy/Homeland Security Needs Assessment. Letter of Appointment, Grant Sawyer Center, University of Nevada, LOA contractor $10,000. Principal Investigator: James Richardson.
2003-2004 Racially-Biased Policing Study: Analyzing Current Policing Practices. Reno Police Department, Reno, Nevada, $45,000. Principal Investigators: Eric B. Herzik and Christopher A. Simon
2003-2004 Economic Feasibility—Production, Storage, Distribution, and Use of Hydrogen Fuel by Public Transit Systems. Regional Transportation Authority, Reno, Nevada, $141,787. Principal Investigators: Eric Herzik and Christopher A. Simon.
2002 WashingtonState Patrol Criminal Histories Audit. Sub-contracted independent Evaluator, Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity, $6,000. Principal Investigator: Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr.
1999 Building Social Capital: A Second-Year Analysis of the Effect of AmeriCorps Participation on Volunteers. Granting Organization:Northwest Regional Education Laboratories, $1,000. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon.
1999 The Effects of Holocaust Education. Granting Organization: Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust, $1,522. Principal Investigator: Leonard Weinberg. Co-PIs: Stacy Gordon and Christopher A. Simon.
1999 Federalism Impacts of Federal Rule-Making in Nevada. Granting Organization: Committee on PublicLands, State of Nevada Legislature, $17,000. Principal Investigator: John Dobra. Co-PIs: Thomas Harris and Christopher A. Simon.
1998 Building Social Capital: The Effect of AmeriCorps Participation on Volunteers. Granting Organization: Northwest Regional Education Laboratories, $1,000. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon.
PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Simon, Christopher A., Steel, Brent S., and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2011. State and Local Government: Sustainability in the 21st Century. New York: OxfordUniversity Press. ISBN-13: 9780199752003
Simon, Christopher A. 2010. Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes, 2nd Edition. New York: Longman.ISBN-13: 9780205744824
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN: 0-742-54909-7 (pbk); ISBN: 0-742-54908-9 (hardback).
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes. New York: Longman. ISBN: 0-321-11798-0
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. To Run a School: Administrative Organization and Learning. Beijing, China: China Light Industry Press. (Mandarin Version).
Simon, Christopher A. 2001. To Run a School: Administrative Organization and Learning. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN: 0-275-96834-0
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALAND BOOK CHAPTERPUBLICATIONS
Simon, Christopher A., Batchman, Theodore, Taylor, Christine L. and Evrenosoglu, Cansin 2010. An Introduction to Renewable Energy: An Interdisciplinary Approach. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education.
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich2010. Support for Military Expenditures: A Pooled Time Series Analysis of Public Opinion Prior to and Following September 11, 2001, Armed Forces & Society 36(3): 454-480.
Simon, Christopher A. 2009. Cultural Constraints on Wind and Solar Energy, Comparative Technology Transfer and Society 7(3): 251-269.
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2009. Sources of Support for Military Service in the Context of the War on Terrorism: Survey Evidence Pre- and Post-September 11, 2001.Social Science Quarterly 90(2): 368-386.
Simon, Christopher A., Carr, Jim R., McCullough, Sesi, Morgan, Sally J., Oleson, Ted, and MargretRessel 2004.Gender, Student Perceptions, Institutional Commitment, and Academic Dishonesty: Who Reports in Academic Dishonesty Cases?Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education [Bath, England, UK] 29(1): 75-90.
Gordon, Stacy, Simon, Christopher A., and Leonard Weinberg 2003. The Effects of Holocaust Education on Students' Level of Anti-Semitism. Educational Research Quarterly 27(2):3-17. Lead Article.
Simon, Christopher A. and John Dobra 2003. Local Government Perspectives of FederalLand Management in Nevada.Land Use Policy Journal [Aberdeen, Scotland, UK] 20(3): 275-290.
Simon, Christopher, Carr, Jim R., McCullough, Sesi, Morgan, Sally J., Oleson, Ted, and
Margret Ressel 2003. The Other Side of Academic Dishonesty: The Relationship Between Faculty Scepticism, Gender, and Strategies for Managing Student Academic Dishonesty Cases. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education[Bath, England, UK]28(2): 193-207.
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Testing for Bias in the Impact of Public Service on Volunteer Participants: Evidence of Success in Achieving a Neutrality Program Objective.Public Administration Review 62(6): 648-656.
Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 2002. The Impact of AmeriCorps Service on Volunteer Participants: Results from a Two-Year Study in Four Western States.Administration & Society34(5): 522-540.
Simon, Christopher A., Carr, James R., DeFlyer, Elizabeth, McCullough, Sesi, Morgan, Sally, Oleson, Theodore, and Margret Ressel 2001. On the Evaluation of Academic Dishonesty: A Survey of Students and Faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education0-7803-6669-7/01.
Simon, Christopher A. 1999. Public School Administration: Employing Thompson’s Structural Contingency Theory to Explain Public School Administrative Expenditures in WashingtonState. Administration & Society 31(4): 570-586.
Zhao, Jihong, Thurman, Quint, and Christopher A. Simon 1999. Innovation in Policing Organizations: A National Study. In Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues, Second Edition, edited by Dennis Kenney and Robert P. McNamara, 265-280.Westport, CT: Praeger.
Simon, Christopher A. 1997. Comment on Thomas and Mohai (1995) ‘Racial, Gender,
and Professional Diversification in the Forest Service from 1983 to 1992.’Policy
Studies Journal 25(1): 59-62.
Simon, Christopher A. and David C. Nice 1997. Stoicism: Relevant Applications for Contemporary Public Administration. American Review of Public Administration 27(2): 168-180.
Simon, Christopher A. 1997. The CountySupremacy Movement and PublicLands in Oregon. In PublicLand Management in the West: Citizens, Interest Groups, and Values, edited by Brent Steel, 188-219. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. 1996. Private School Enrollment and
Public School Performance: Assessing the Effects of Competition Upon Private School Student Achievement in WashingtonState. Policy Studies Journal 24(4): 666-675.
Simon, Christopher A. and David A. May, 1996. Washington State Schools for the 21st
Century Program: Innovations and Practical Expectations for Reform. Inroads[Quebec, Canada] 1(5): 46-52.
PEER REVIEWED ENCYCLOPEDIA PUBLICATIONS
Simon, Christopher A. forthcoming. AmeriCorps. In Encyclopedia of Issues in U.S. Public Policy, edited by Mark Rushevsky, Farmington Hills, MI: Cengage.
Simon, Christopher A. 2006. Policy Analysis. In Encyclopedia of Governance, edited byBevir, Mark, et al.Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Simon, Christopher A. 2006. Pluralist Democracy. In Encyclopedia of Governance, edited by Bevir, Mark, et al. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
PEER REVIEWED ON-LINE JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Is Energy a Public Good?Renewable Energy Access. July 2. 1-2.
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Issue Attention Cycle and Renewable Energy. Renewable Energy Access. March 19. 1-2.
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Alternative Energy and the New Congress. Renewable Energy Post. January 24. 1-2
Simon, Christopher A. 2006. The Basis of Sustainable Community Energy Policy. Renewable Energy Access. November 11. 1-2.
BOOK REVIEWS
Simon, Christopher A. forthcoming. Book Review: Alonso, Gaston, Noel S. Anderson, Celina Su, and Jeanne Theodaris 2009. Our Schools Suck: Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation on the Failures of Urban Education. Political Science Quarterly.
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Book Review: Manna, PaulSchool’s In: Federalism and the National Education Agenda.Political Science Quarterly122(1): 177-178.
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. Book Review: Ross, Jeffrey I. The Dynamics of Political Crime. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 17(4): 663-665.
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. Book Review: Gerler, Edwin, ed. The Handbook of School Violence. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 17(4): 665-666.
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. Book Review: Bertrand, Jacques Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 17(4): 666-668.
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. Book Review: Peimani, Hooman Falling Terrorism and Rising Conflicts: The Afghan ‘Contribution’ to Polarization and Confrontation in West and South Asia.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 17(4): 668-670.
Simon, Christopher A. 2004. Book Review: Precin, Pat Surviving 9/11: Impact and Experiences of Occupational Therapy Practitioners.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence.
Simon, Christopher A. 2004. Book Review: Rodgers, Jim and TimKullman Facing Terror: The Government's Response to Contemporary Extremists in America.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 16(1): 186-189.
Simon, Christopher A. 2004Book Review: Al-Khattar, Aref Religion and Terrorism: An Interfaith Perspective. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 16(1): 182-186.
Simon, Christopher A. 2002.Book Review: Graessner, Sepp, Gurris, Norbert, and Christian Pross. At the Side of Torture Survivors: Treating a Terrible Assault on Human Dignity. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 14(4): 213-216.
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Book Review: Ataov, Turkkaya Kashmir and Neighbors: Tale, Terror, Truce.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 14(4): 219-220.
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Book Review: Arquilla, John and David Ronfeldt Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 14(4): 209-213.
Simon, Christopher A. 2001. Book Review: Schuh, Anna M. Timing Successful Policy Change: Lessons from the Civil Service.Review of Public Personnel Administration 21(4): 337-340.
Simon, Christopher A.2001. Book Review: De B. Taillon, J. Paul The Evolution of Special Forces in Counter-Terrorism: The British and American Experiences.Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 13(3): 147-150.
Simon, Christopher A. 2001. Book Review: Donald, Moira and Tim Rees 2001. Reinterpreting Revolution in Twentieth Century Europe. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 13(3): 161-163.
Simon, Christopher A. 2001. Book Review: Willis, Rodney Lockerbie: The Story and the Lessons. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 13(3): 150-152.
Simon, Christopher A. 2001. Book Review: Donahue, Deborah L. The WesternRange Revisited: Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve Native Biodiversity. Montana: The Magazine of Western History 75: 11.
Simon, Christopher A. 1999. Book Review: Falkenrath, R. et al. America’s Achilles Heel: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism and Covert Attack. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 11(2): 156-158.
Simon, Christopher A. 1998. Book Review: Croissant, Michael The Armenian-Azerbaijan Conflict: Causes and Implications. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 10(4): 199-201.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Simon, Christopher A. 2009. Survey Sampling Methodology for VMT Pilot Program Working Paper #7. Prepared for Nevada Department of Transportation/Regional Transportation Commission. Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Simon, Christopher A. and Derek Kauneckis 2009. Report: Task 1 - Training the Geothermal Workforce – Curriculum Development. [NREL SUBCONTRACT NO. NXL-9-88328-01UNDERPRIME CONTRACT NO. DE-AC36-08GO28308.] (PI: Lisa Shevnell, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Director of the Great BasinCenter for Geothermal Energy). Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Herzik, Eric and Christopher A. Simon 2006. Emergency Management Capacity in Rural Nevada. Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2005.Analysis of Traffic Stops and Incidence of Racial Profiling in Reno, NV.Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2005.Analysis of Pedestrian Arrests During Hot August Nights 2004.Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Selby H.Marks III 2004. Economic Feasibility—Production, Storage, Distribution, and Use of Hydrogen Fuel by Public Transit Systems. Reno, NV: T3, UNR/RTC.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2004.Hot August Nights 2003 Crowd Observation Study.Reno, NV: Great Basin Policy Research Institute, University of Nevada.
Lovrich, Nicholas P., Self, Ruth, and Christopher A. Simon 2002. Second Follow-Up Report, 2002: Assessment of the Accuracy of Criminal Histories Records in the WashingtonState Identification System (WASIS). Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 2000. First Follow-Up Study: Impact of AmeriCorps on Members’ Political and Social Efficacy, Social Trust, Institutional Confidence and Values in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 1999. Impact of AmeriCorps on Members’ Political and Social Efficacy, Social Trust, Institutional Confidence and Values in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
Simon, Christopher A. andNicholas P. Lovrich1998. Innovative Approaches to Public Education. Partners[State & Local Government Newsletter, WSU-Vancouver] 15: 1-2.
Lovrich, Nicholas P. and Christopher A. Simon 1997. First Follow-Up Report, 1997: Assessment of the Accuracy of Criminal Histories Records in the WashingtonState Identification System (WASIS). Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Lovrich, Nicholas P., Correia, Mark E. and Christopher A. Simon 1997. Results: National Survey of Municipal Police Departments, 1996. Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Lovrich, Nicholas P., Simon, Christopher A. Mark E. Correia 1997. Results: National Survey of Municipal Clerks, 1996. Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Lovrich, Nicholas P., McGeorge, Kimberly K., Simon, Christopher A. and Ruth Self 1995. An Audit of the WASIS System: A Two-Way Analysis of the Washington Criminal Histories Archives. Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Simon, Christopher A. 1994. LakeRoosevelt Forum: Third-Year Summative Report. Pullman WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services/Program for Local Government Education, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Simon, Christopher A., Reisig, Michael D. and Jihong Zhao 1994. Results: National Survey of Municipal Police Departments, 1993. Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
Simon, Christopher A., Young, Kathleen and Kristopher Boggs 1991. Results: National Survey of Municipal Police Departments, 1990. Pullman, WA: Division of Governmental Studies and Services, WashingtonStateUniversity.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Simon, Christopher A. 2009. Obstacles to the Development of Renewable Energy at the State and Local Level: NIMBY and Beyond. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Victoria, British Columbia.
Simon,Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2009. Anti-War Biblical Literalism: The Noteworthy Effects of Religious Beliefs and County Denominational Demographics on Extent of Public Support for Military Expenditure. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Simon, Christopher A., Christine Taylor, and Theodore Batchman 2008. Interdisciplinary Education in Renewable Energy: Measuring the Impact of Course Instruction on Students’ Knowledge. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Portland, OR.
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2008. Budget and Public Opinion: Canadian Support for Military Expenditures, 1994-1998. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Simon, Christopher A., Christine Taylor, and Theodore Batchman 2008. Renewable Energy Policy Innovation and Interdisciplinary Education: Cross-Discipline Instruction in Engineering, Economics, and Political Science. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Simon, Christopher A. 2007. Social Capital and Religiosity in American Cities. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Simon, Christopher A. 2006. Alternative Energy and Sustainable Communities in the United States: Wicked Policy Problems, Information Asymmetries, and Feasible Solutions.Presented at the Annual Meeting of International and European Social and Economic Conference, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece.
Simon, Christopher A., VanVerst, Mary, and ChanghuaWang 2005.AmeriCorps and the Non-Profit Sector: Overcoming Issues of the Classical Administration Dichotomy Using Advanced Performance Practices.Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Simon, Christopher A. and Selby H. Marks III2005. Alternative Fuel Systems Development and Cost Analysis: Comparing Energy Model Simulation Systems and Their Results. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Oakland, California.