KURT JON FENSKE
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Northern Arizona University – Yuma Branch Campus
P.O. 6236
Yuma, AZ 85366-6236
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science with Distinction (August 1999-May 2005)
Northern ArizonaUniversity
Dissertation Title: “Privatization in Developing Countries From a Populist Perspective: A Case Study of Malawi”
Primary Area of Study: International Relations/Comparative Politics
Specialized Area of Emphasis: Globalization
Secondary Area of Study: Public Policy
Specialized Area of Emphasis: Structural Adjustment Policies
Cognate Area of Study: Development
Master of Arts degree in Political Science with Distinction (August 1999-May 2002)
Northern ArizonaUniversity
Master of Science degree in Economics (January 1990-December 1991)
ArizonaStateUniversity
Thesis Title: “The Effects of Social, Political and Economic Events on Currency Substitution in Bolivia”
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting (January 1981-December 1984)
ArizonaStateUniversity
Member of Dean’s Honor Roll, 1982
Foreign Study Program, University of London, Spring 1983
Certificate in International Business Studies, 1990
ArizonaStateUniversity
Teaching Experience
Teacher of Record for the following Web-administered courses at Northern Arizona University:
JUS 350W Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Writing Intensive), Fall 2013, Summer 2014
JUS 430 Statistics in Justice Studies, Spring 2014
PADM 325 Public Personnel Administration, Fall 2013, Summer 2014
PADM 329 Labor Management Relations, Fall 2013
PADM 355 Research Methods in the Social Sciences, Spring 2014
PADM 410 Public Policy Formation and Strategies [New course design], Spring 2014
PADM 415 Conflict Resolution and Mediation in the Public Sector, Summer 2014
PADM 421C Planning and Decision Making in the Public Sector (Capstone), Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014 (two sections)
PAS 224 Public Agency Administration, Spring 2009
PAS 310 Politics and Organizations, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, and Fall 2011
PAS 325 Public Agency Personnel Administration, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, and Fall 2013
PAS 326 Public Agency Organization Theory, Fall 2011 and Summer 2012
PAS 327 Politics of Budgeting, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2012
PAS 329 Labor Management Relations, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2012
PAS 355 Research Methods in the Social Sciences, Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010 (two sections), Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
PAS 401 Managing Change in 21st Century Organizations, Fall 2009, Spring 2010 (two sections), and Spring 2011
PAS 415 Conflict Resolution and Mediation in the Public Sector, Summer 2008,Spring 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Spring 2013
PAS 421C Public Agency Policy (Capstone), Spring 2009 (two sessions), Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013 (two sections)
PAS 450 Leadership Concepts, Skills, and Models in the Public Sector, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, and Summer 2013
POS 220 Federal and Arizona Constitution, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, and Fall 2007
POS 224 Public Administration, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
POS 254 Political Ideologies, Summer 2007 and Fall 2007
POS 325 Public Personnel Administration, Spring 2008
POS 326 Public Organization Theory, Summer 2007, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
POS 428 Topics in Public Administration: Reforming Public Organizations, Summer 2008
Teacher of Record for the following in-person courses at NorthernArizonaUniversity:
POS 110 American Politics, Fall 2002 and Spring 2003
POS 201 Introduction to Politics, Fall 2002
POS 120 World Politics, Spring 2003
POS 374 African Politics, Spring 2006
POS 220 Federal and Arizona Constitutions, Spring 2008 and Fall 2008
Instructorstatus for the following Web-Administered courses at Northern Arizona University [For three of these courses, I worked with a faculty member to design and teach the courses. For the others I assisted with the teaching of the course.]:
POS 110 American Politics, Summer 2003
POS 220 Federal and Arizona Constitution, Summer 2002, Winter 2002/2003, Fall 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006 and Summer 2007
POS 224 Public Administration, Spring 2007 and Fall 2007
POS 254 Political Ideologies, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Spring 2004 and Summer 2004
POS 325 Public Personnel Administration, Fall 2006
POS 326 Public Organization Theory, Fall 2005 and Spring 2007
POS 428 Current Topics in Administration: Applied Ethics, Spring 2004 and Fall 2004
POS 428 Topics in Public Administration: E-Government, Spring 2007
PAS 450 Leadership Concepts, Skills & Models, Spring 2008
Faculty Mentor of part-time adjunct faculty for the following coursesat Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus:
PADM 421C – Fall 2013
JUS 350W – Fall 2013
PAS 450 – Fall 2012
Duties included overseeing part-time adjunct faculty, ensuring their on-line course was ready for delivery and confirming that their teaching and interaction with students met expected standards.
Graduate Teaching Assistant for the following coursesat NorthernArizonaUniversity:
POS 110 American Politics, five sections in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 academic years. Duties included exam preparation, grading, teaching at study sessions and student mentoring.
Publications
“Public Acceptance of Privatisation in Malawi Over Time,” Africa Insight, Volume 36, Numbers 3 & 4, September-December 2006, pp. 126-140.
“Dollarization and Monetary Reform: Evidence from the Cochabamba Region of Bolivia,” in Guillermo Calvo and Carlos Vegh (editors), Revista de Analisis Economico, 1992 (coauthored with Professor Michael Melvin)
Professional Activities
Member of Academic Advisory Board for Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Public Administration and Policy (McGraw-Hill Publishing Company). Appointment in June 2011 (ongoing)
Book Review for second edition of The Trusted Leader: Building the Relationships That Make Government Work, Terry Newell, Grant Reeher, and Peter Ronayne, eds., (Washington D.C.: CQ Press, 2008), Fall 2010
Review of Professor William E. Hudson’s Book Proposal, A Citizen’s Guide to Federal Deficits and Debt: The Politics of Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing. Routledge. January 2012
Review of portions of Leading With Communication by T. K. Gamble and Michael Gamble, Sage Publications. January 2012
Review of “Poverty and Inequality in Maize Growing Rural Communities of Southern Africa” for African Development Review.April/May 2012
Review of “Ethno-Religious Networks, Geography, and Extension Workers’ Impacts on Technology Diffusion in Oromia Region, Ethiopia” for African Development Review. May/June 2012
Review of "Corporate Governance, Affirmative Action and Firm Value in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Simultaneous Equation Approach" for African Development Review. Review completed January 2013
Review of The Politics of the Administrative Process by Donald F. Kettl, CQ Press. This was a comparative analysis of Kettl’s book with Denhardt and Denhardt’sPublic Administration: An Action Orientation. Review completed Spring 2013
Review of Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems by Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery R. Van Wart. Review completed Summer 2013
Committee Service
Search Committee Chair: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Associate Clinical Professor-Administration of Justice, Fall 2013/Spring 2014
Search Committee Chair: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Associate Clinical Professor-Administration of Justice, Spring 2013
Search Committee Chair: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Associate Clinical Professor-Public Agency Management, Spring 2013
Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Public Administration and Justice Studies (formerly Public Agency Management)Program Assessment Task Force, Spring 2011 (ongoing)
Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Fall 2011
Search Committee Chair: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Assistant Clinical Professor-Administration of Justice (Mesa), Spring 2010
Search Committee Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Assistant Clinical Professor-Administration of Justice (Yuma), Spring 2012
Search Committee Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus,Assistant Clinical Professor-Administration of Justice (Yuma), Spring 2010
Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Conditions of Faculty Service Committee, 2009-2010 Academic Year
Member: Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, Public Administration and Justice Studies (formerly Public Agency Management) Faculty Advisory Committee, Summer 2010 (ongoing)
Faculty Advisor: Gamers’ United, Northern Arizona University, Mountain Campus, 2008/09 Academic Year
Member – Northern Arizona University, Political Science Department’s Self-Study Report (Seven-Year Review), Summer 2003
Awards/Recognition
Named as most influential faculty/staff member by Spring 2014 Gold Axe Award recipient (Sharon Hopkins)
Nominated for LOUIE Award, 2010/11 Academic Year
Nominated forLOUIE Award, 2009/10 Academic Year
Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Northern Arizona University, 2001/2002 academic year
Non-Academic Work Experience
SACO Management, Flagstaff, AZ (December 1998-January 2000)
Financial Controller: Responsible for financial and administrative matters for a group of four companies. Reporting directly to the Managing Partner, responsibilities included the maintenance of all accounting and personnel records; securing and maintaining records of loans; and staff supervision.
PG Industries (Malawi) Limited, Blantyre, Malawi (September 1997-April 1998)
Finance and Administrative Manager: Reporting directly to Managing Director, responsible for all financial and administrative matters of the company.
General Tinsmiths Group of Companies, Blantyre, Malawi (September 1995-August 1997)
Financial Controller: Reporting directly to the Managing Director, responsible for financial and administrative matters of the group of four companies, General Tinsmiths, Rice Milling Company (Pvt.) Limited, Commodity Processors (Pvt.) Limited and Ponson Properties.
Habitat for Humanity (Malawi), Blantyre, Malawi (December 1992-August 1995)
Operations Manager (March 1994-August 1995): Reporting directly to the National Director, responsible for the supervision of all twelve project sites in the Habitat for Humanity (Malawi) program.
Assistant Director-South (December 1992-March 1994): Responsible for the supervision of the five Habitat for Humanity (Malawi) projects of the southern region of the program.
United States Peace Corps (July 1985-November 1988)
Assigned to LilongweCity Council, Lilongwe, Malawi
Systems Accountant: Responsible for the analysis, design, documentation and implementation of accounting systems in the City Treasurer’s Department. Other responsibilities included the preparation of revenue and capital budgets and the development of a staff training program.
From September-December 1987 assumed the duties of City Treasurer.
Responsibilities included the overall supervision of the City Treasurer’s Department and Commercial section of the city council and authorizing all payments, preparing reports for and attending council committee meetings.
From January-April 1987 assumed the duties of Commercial Manager. Responsibilities included overall supervision of the city council’s revenue-earning activities.
Saga Foods – Division of Saga Corporation, ArizonaStateUniversity, Tempe, AZ (September 1979-May 1985)
Assistant Concessions Manager: Duties included purchasing, stocking and inventory control of perishable food and paper items for university sporting and special events. Also responsible for staff supervision and the control and banking of cash.
Community Service
Treasurer, Greenlaw Townhouses Homeowner Association, 2013
Member, City of Flagstaff Citizens’ Budget Task Force, 2010-2011
Member, Site Council, Flagstaff Middle School, Flagstaff, AZ, 2006-2007
Member, Site Council, South Beaver School, Flagstaff, AZ, 2002-2004
Cub Scout Den Leader, Pack 37, Flagstaff, AZ, 2001-2003