Matthew J. Lindstrom
College of St. Benedict/St. John's University1024 Celebration Circle
Department of Political ScienceSartell, MN56377
Simons Hall 142
Collegeville, MN56321
Work Phone: 320-363-7982
E-mail:
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
Edward L. Henry Professor of Political Science,Political Science Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, (2009-current)
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, (2005- 2009)
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Siena College, Loudonville, NY (2003- 2005)
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Siena College, Loudonville, NY (1997—2003)
Courses Taught
--Introduction to U.S.Politics--Environmental Politics and Policy
--Theory of Public Policy--Senior Research Seminar, Political Science
--Public Administration--Introduction to Peace Studies
--Politics and Political Life--Senior Seminar, Peace Studies
--First Year Symposium/Seminar--Metro Politics
--Public Sector--State and Local Government
Other teaching:
--Faculty Study Tour Leader: Gender, Economics, and Environment in Norway and Sweden,
College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, Summer, 2006
--Special Topics Course at Siena College: Sustainability in Norway and Sweden (Summer, 2004, two week trip to Norway and Sweden)
--Special Topics Course at Siena College: Suburban Sprawl: Politics, Ecology, and Culture (Spring 2001) (one week travel to Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Savanna)
--Honors Seminar: Public Policy, Ecology, and the Urban Condition (five day study tour in New York City)
Instructor, Department of Political Science, Northern ArizonaUniversity, Flagstaff, AZ (Spring 1996, Fall, 1997, Spring 1997)
-Federal and Arizona Constitutions -Government Administration
ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
Director, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement at St. John’s University, (September 2005- current)
Co-Director,CSBMarie and Robert Jackson Fellows Program(Summer 2008-current)
Co-Director, CSB/SJU Washington DC Summer Study Program (Summer 2007-current)
Siena College
Political Science Department Chair, (September, 2004- May 2005)
Director and Founder, Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use (2001-2005). The SPSLU is an interdisciplinary initiative for faculty and students. We organize and sponsor experiential learning opportunities, public forums, and scholarship regarding suburban sprawl and ecological integrity on and off campus.
EDUCATION
Ph. D., Political Science, Northern Arizona University, (with Distinction,) March 1997.
•Major Fields and Sub-fields: American Politics (Presidency), Public Policy (Political Decision-Making), and Environmental Policy (Regulatory Theory). Passed with “Distinction” in each area.
•Dissertation: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: A Promise Unfulfilled.
B.A., Government, St. John’s University (MN), cum laude, 1992.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Lindstrom, Matthew, Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment: History, Policy, and Politics, editor, (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011)
Lindstrom, Matthew and Hugh Bartling, editors, Suburban Sprawl: Culture, Theory and Politics, (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2003).
Lindstrom, Matthew and Zachary A. Smith, The National Environmental Policy Act: Judicial Misconstruction, Legislative Indifference, and Executive Neglect (College Station: TexasA & MUniversity Press, 2002). Reissued in paperback in 2008. *Nominated for the Aaron Wildavsky Policy Studies Book Award.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Cooperation, Not False Competition.” Fragmented Families and Splintered Classes: Why so much churning? What can be done? What will America come to look like? A Symposium, Center for the American Experiment, October, 2012.
Lindstrom, Matthew ,“What’s a Bus Ticket Got to do with my American Politics Class?” Journal of Arts and Sciences and Experiential Education,Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2003
Lindstrom, Matthew and Martin Nie, "Public Participation and Agency," The Public Manager, Vol. 29, No. 1, Spring 2000.
Lindstrom, Matthew , “The Withering Away of NEPA's Substantive Law,” Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2000.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND CASE STUDIES
Lindstrom, Matthew and Hugh Bartling, "Suburban Sprawl and Smart Growth in the West," Environmental Politics and Policy in the West 2nd Edition, edited by Zachary Smith and John Freemuth, (Boulder: University of Colorado Press, 2007)
Lindstrom, Matthew, “New Suburbanism in Minnesota: a Case Study,” in The New Suburbanism: A Realists Guide to the American Future, 2nd edition edited by Joel Kotkin, (Costa Mesa: The Planning Center, 2006)
Lindstrom, Matthew, Rob Messia, Nicki Pezzulo, and Katrina Howey, “Studying Sprawl and Urban Sustainability Through a Liberal Arts and Experiential Context,” in Redefining Suburban Studies: Searching for a New Paradigm edited by Daniel Rubey and Barbara Kelly, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003).
Lindstrom, Matthew and Rob Messia, "Backyard Choices: Balancing Growth and Quality of Life Issues in Wilmont, NY," in Managing Environmental Policies: A Casebook, edited by Robert P. Watson, Dwight Conrad Kiel, and Steven Robar, ( Melbourne, FL: Krieger Publishing, 2003).
Lindstrom, Matthew and Stephen Robar, “Executive Organization in Arizona,” in Public Policy and Politics in Arizona. 2nd Edition, Edited by Zachary A. Smith, (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1996).
REFERENCE MATERIALS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
** notes publications co-authored with undergraduate students**
**Lindstrom, Matthew, and Ashleigh Leitch, “Public Use,” **Lindstrom and Alex Kurt, “FCC v. League of Women Voters,” **Lindstrom and Kaisa Adams, “Judicial Independence,” in Tanenhaus, David, ed. Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009).
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Latham, New York”; “Lobbying in New York State” in New York State Encyclopedia, (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2005) .
**Lindstrom, Matthew and Siobhan McCabe , "Grandfather Clause"; "Twelfth Amendment," with Cherie Gregorie and "Twenty-Sixth Amendment," with Bernice Mejia in Supreme Court Reference Book, (Pasadena: Salem Press, 2000).
**Lindstrom, Matthew and Jack Quinn, "Environmental Protection Agency"; and "National Environmental Policy Act" and "Environmental Impact Statements" with Carolyn Hickey; in Encyclopedia USA, (Gulf Breeze, FA: Academic Press International, 2000).
**Lindstrom, Matthew and Joe Kleinhenz, "Alternative and Mainstream Media: Does the Source Matter?" Alternative Perspectives, Spring 1999.
**Lindstrom, Matthew with Kira Zaikowski and Jenny Peters, “Fish and Game Laws;” with Jessica Miller, “Travel in Canada;” with David Savino, “Self-Defense;” Magill’s Legal Guide, Timothy Hall editor, (Pasadena, CA:Salem Press, 1998).
Lindstrom, Matthew and Martin Nie,Public Participation and Transportation Planning, Report No. FHWA-AZ-96-452, Prepared in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Transportation, U.S.Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, (Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service, 1997).
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Environmental Education,” in Ready Reference: Censorship, Amey et. al.,eds, (Pasadena, CA:Salem Press, 1997).
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Ecosystems,” “Echo Canyon”, “Environmental Protection Agency,” “National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,” and “Environmental Impact Statement” Encyclopedia USA, (Gulf Breeze, FA: Academic Press International, 1996).
BOOK REVIEWS
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Book Review: 20th Century Sprawl: Highways and the Reshaping of the American Landscape,” The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Winter, 2007.
Lindstrom, Matthew,“Book Review: The Politics of Air Pollution: Urban Growth, Ecological Modernization, and Symbolic Inclusion,Perspectives on Politics, Winter, 2006.
Lindstrom, Matthew,“Book Review: The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism,”The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Fall, 2002.
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Book Review: Markets for Clean Air,”Perspectives on Political Science, Fall, 2002.
Lindstrom, Matthew and Joe Kleinhenz, “Book Review: Exporting Environmentalism: U.S. Multinational Chemical Corporations in Brazil and Mexico, Perspectives on Politics, Summer, 2001.
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Book Review: Eco:Wars: Political Campaigns and Social Movements,”Perspectives on Political Science, Winter, 2000.
Lindstrom, Matthew, “Democratic Dilemmas in the Age of Ecology: Trees and Toxics in the American West,” Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Summer, 1997.
Lindstrom, Matthew,“Book Review: Land Rights: The 1990’s Property Rights Rebellion,” Perspectives on Political Science, Fall, 1996.
GRANTS/FUNDRAISINGACTIVITY
Private and Corporate Sponsorship of McCarthy Center, $8,000 from six entities used to support mentor program and Washington, D.C. internship program.
United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, $50,000, with SCSU Professor Mary Edwards, and CSB/SJU Professor Ernie Diedrich. Grant will fund students and professors to write a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy document for the St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership, grant recipient. June 2009-May 2010 (expected completion).
American Scandinavian Foundation, $25,000, co-author of grant (with Annette Atkins), grant pays for visiting Norwegian professor Chris Butters to be in residence and teach during 2009 Spring semester.
Rooney Science Division Grant, $8500 for scholarship and travel with Valentin Sierra (SJU ’10) focusing on food systems in Colombia, South America, 2008.
CSB-SJU Scholarship and Pedagogy Grant, Spring, 2008.
CSB-SJU Learning Community Mini-Grant, $1500 for student scholarships and training for Washington DC Summer Study Program, 2007.
Lawrence and Elizabeth Dunlap Foundation, $2700 for student scholarships for Washington DC Summer Study Program, 2006, 2007, 2008.
CSB-SJU Faculty Development and Research Grant, $931, for conference participation. 2006.
Siena College Academic Excellence Initiative, $10,000 grant to continue the Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use. 2004.
Summer Scholars Program, $2500 to fund collaborate faculty-student research on food systems. 2004.
Lawrence and Elizabeth Dunlap Foundation, $5800 for Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use. Summer 2003.
Einhorn, Yafee, Prescott, Architects and Engineering, $10,000 grant to fund Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use. Spring 2003.
Siena College Academic Excellence Initiative, $30,000 grant to continue the Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use.
Siena College Academic Excellence Initiative, $19,000 grant to start the Siena Program for Sustainable Land Use. 2001.
Harvey Fellowship, $3200 grant to fund collaborative research with undergraduate student. Summer 2001.
Siena College Pedagogy Grant, $1000 awarded for development and implementation of a class (suburban sprawl) week-long field trip during spring break 2001. November 2000.
Siena College Research Fellowship, $2000 awarded for work on my book manuscript titled "The National Environmental Policy Act: Judicial Assault and the Withering of Legislative Intent," April 2000.
Siena College Research Assistance Grant, $500 used to travel to Washington, DC so I could interview federal officials at EPA, White House and Dept. of Energy. April 2000.
Siena College Pedagogy Assistance Grant, $1000 used to acquire materials and implement a series of assignments called the American Politics Treasure Hunt. December 1999.
Harvey Fellowship, $2200 grant to fund collaborative research with undergraduate student on the subject of urban landscapes. Summer 1998.
Principal Investigator, $10,000 Research Grant from the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Research Advisory Council, Phoenix, AZ. Researched, prepared and presented comprehensive report entitled, “Public Participation and Transportation Planning.” Grant used for library research, mail and telephone surveys and citizen focus groups. May 1996 - January 1997
NAU Graduate College Research Grant, $406 grant used for a mail survey of National Association of Environmental Professionals in NEPA working group, October 1996
CONFERENCE PAPERS
(Co-authored with Claire Haeg who presented paper) “The Value of Experiential Learning Communities:Are Internships in a Community Worth More than Internships Alone?” American Political Science Teaching and Learning Conference, February, 2008.
“Experiential Learning in Political Science,” Western Political Science Association, March, 2007.
“New Suburbanism in Minnesota,” New Suburbanism Conference, The Planning Center, Costa Mesa, CA, May, 2006.
“Local Food Systems as Cooperative Environmental Action,” Western Political Science Association, March, 2006.
"Farmers' Markets as Catalysts for Urban Development," Southern Political Science Association, January, 2006.
“Farmers’ Markets: Connecting the Three “E’s” of Sustainability,” North American Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment, February, 2004.
“Surveying Sprawl: Culture, Politics, and Ecology” Urban Affairs Association, March, 2002.
"What's a Bus Ticket got to do with my American Politics Class: Experimenting with a Political Treasure Hunt," American Political Science Association, August 2001.
"Suburban Sprawl: An Out of Classroom Experience, "Redefining Suburban Studies: Searching for a New Paradigm," HofstraUniversity Cultural Center, March 2001.
"Environmental Justice and Suburban Sprawl," Roundtable Discussion on Emerging Environmental Issues, Western Political Science Association, March 2001.
"Playing with Paradigms: Chaos and Creativity in 'Intro to Peace Studies,'" Peace Studies Association, March 2000.
“Eco-cities, Public Policy, and Community Building,” Western Political Science Association, Seattle, March 1999.
“Presidential Leadership and Environmental Policy,” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1997.
“Clinton and the Forest Logging Rider: A Case Study in Presidential Leadership,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 1997.
“Administrators and Environmental Policy: Challenges to Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act,” Western Political Science Association, Tucson, AZ, March 1997.
“Arizona’s Environmental History: Getting the Desert to Bloom,” 37th Annual Arizona Historical Convention, Sierra Vista, AZ, May 1996.
“Water as Natural Capital: A Public Policy Focus,” 38th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, NV, March 1996.
“GlenCanyon Dam: Politics, Players, and Personalities,” 37th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Conference, Oakland, CA, March 1995.
“Methods Toward Ecological Sustainability,” Sixth Annual Meeting of the Peace Studies Association, San Francisco, Ca, April 1994.
“The Withering Away of NEPA,” 5th Annual Arizona Conference on the Environment, Flagstaff, AZ, December 1994.
“Deep Ecology and Eco-Feminism: Evolving Paradigms for Environmental Theory,” Third Annual NAU Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, November 1993.
OTHER CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Panel Discussant and Chair, Democratic Politics, Participation, and Environmental Protection, Western Political Science Association, 2009
Panel Discussant,Environmental Policy in the American States, Western Political Science Association, 2009
Panel Discussant and Chair,Regulating Environmental Policy,Western Political Science Association, March, 2008
Panel Discussant and Chair, Urban Planning, Southern Political Science Association, January, 2006
Panel Discussant, “Emerging Environmental Policy,” Western Political Science Association, March, 2004.
Best Paper Selection Committee, American Political Science Association’s Undergraduate Education Division, 2003-current.
Panel Chair, “Ecology, Culture, and Politics in Land Use Planning,” Pace University, April, 2002.
Panel Chair and Discussant, "Environmental Justice and Radioactive Waste," Northeast Political Science Association, November 2000.
Panel Discussant, "Roundtable Discussion on Teaching Peace," Peace Studies Association, March 2000.
Panel Discussant, "Connecting Citizens to Government," American Political Science Association, August 1998.
Panel Discussant, “Bringing the Market Back In,” American Political Science Association, August 1998.
Panel Discussion, “Presidential Politics,” NY Political Science Association, April 1998.
Panel Chair, “Environmental Racism,” Third Annual Conference on Race, Class, and Gender, Northern ArizonaUniversity, Flagstaff, AZ, February 1996.
Panel Chair, “Perspectives on Environmental Policy,” Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.
Conference Co-Organizer, 4th Annual NAU Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Symposium. This was a national conference entitled “Exploring the Issues of Conflict: Issues and Alternatives in the Twentieth Century World” and included over seventy participants, November 1994.
PUBLICATION AND EDITORIAL SERVICE
Manuscript Reviewer, “The Story of Good Citizenship: Framing Public Policy in the Context of Duty-Based Versus Engaged Citizenship,” Politics and Policy, August, 2009.
Manuscript Reviewer,American Government: Continuity and Change, Longman Publishers, April 2006.
Manuscript Reviewer,Diversity in U.S. Politics, Longman Publishers, April 2006.
Manuscript Reviewer, Environmental Policy: An Introduction, Houghton-Mifflin, August, 2003.
Manuscript Reviewer, Introducing Public Policy, Longman Publishers, May 2002.
Manuscript Reviewer,Environmental Policy from a Comparative Perspective, McGraw Hill, October, 2002.
Manuscript Reviewer, The Basics of Policymaking, Longman Publishers, June 2001.
Manuscript Reviewer, Doing American Politics, Prentice Hall, January 2001.
Manuscript Reviewer, The State and Nature: Voices Heard, Voices Unheard in American Environmentalism, Prentice Hall, October 2000.
Manuscript Reviewer, “Power Control Over Top Bureaucrats…" Public Administration Review, September 1999.
Manuscript Reviewer, Environmental Politics: Domestic and Global Dimensions, 2nd Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's Press, September 1999.
Manuscript Reviewer, Public Policy, 9th Ed., Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall, October 1998.
CONSULTING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Citizens League/Blue Cross Foundation, evaluated grant applications related to social connections and community health. We awarded $500,000 in grants to non-profit organizations and local government applicants. Summer, 2012.
City of Sartell Park Commission Member, 2010-present.
United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, with SCSU Professor Mary Edwards, CSB/SJU Professor Ernie Diedrich. Grant funded project involve the creation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy document for the St. Cloud Area Partnership. This document will allow four St. Cloud area counties to apply for more federal grants. June 2009-May 2010 (expected completion).
St. Joseph Minnesota Community Action Team, participated in committee meetings related to downtown zoning and design, Winter 2007- Fall 2008.
Euro Cities/Pegasus Project, participated in two workshops sponsored by the European Commission regarding urban revitalization and sustainability initiatives in Oslo and Birmingham. Fall, 2003 and Fall 2004.
Siena College Research Institute,wrote public opinion poll on suburban sprawl and smart growth alternatives. September, 2004.
Program Reviewer, New York Assembly Internship Program, National Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction, The Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York, June 2002.
Program Reviewer, New York Girls' State, hired by National Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction, The Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York, June 2001.
Film Reviewer, Turning Tide Productions, “Voices of Peace,” February 2002.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2012 Academic Advisor of the Year
2010 Civic Engagement Steward Presidents’ Award, MN Campus Compact
2010 Nominated for Academic Advisor of the Year
2009 Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs
2004 City of Troy Citation for Excellence (for starting the award-winning farmers’ market)
2003 Vice President for Student Affairs Special Recognition Award