Christopher A. Simon
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Address: Political Science Department
Mail Stop 302
240 Mack Social Science
Reno, Nevada 89557-0060
Telephone: (775) 682-7769
Email:
casimon@unr.nevada.edu
Abbreviated C.V.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science,
M.A. in Political Science,
B.S. cum laude in History, Middle Eastern and Latin American concentrations,
Oregon State University (June, 1991).
B.S. cum laude in Political Science, Public Administration and American
Politics
concentrations, Oregon State University (June, 1991).
Post-Degree BSc Programme in Economics, London School of Economics
and Political Science, University of London, External, (2004-2007).
Program Scholar & Scholarship Recipient, Inter-University Consortium for
Political and Social Research,
NOTABLE HONORS AND AWARDS
Technology Educator of the Year, Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 2008.
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate
Student Scholarship,
E.A. Cummings Outstanding
Student Award,
All University
Undergraduate Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Community Service.
Certificate of Completion, U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Oregon State University, 1991.
Nomination, United States
Military Academy, West Point, 1985.
Finalist for Appointment,
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT UNR
PSc 101 American Government
PSC 110/ENGR 110 Introduction to Renewable Energy
PSc 210 Introduction to Public Policy
PSc 341 Elements of Public Administration
PSc 403z Topics in Public Administration: Dysfunctional Organizations
PSc 403z Topics in Public Administration: Public Health Policy
PSc 403z Topics in Public Administration: Comparative Public Policy
PSc 404b/604b Public Personnel Administration
PSc 404d/604d Organization Theory
PSc 404z Topics in Public Policy: Domestic Public Policy
PSc 497/697 Independent Study [Seminars: Post 9/11 Public Policy; Global Public Health Policy; Network Theory]
PSc 741 Graduate Seminar: Public Administration Theory
PSc 744 Graduate Seminar: Public Budgeting
PSc 750 Graduate Seminar: Public Policy
PSc 755 Graduate Seminar: Policy Evaluation
PSc 780 Graduate Seminar: Research in Political Science
PSc 782 Graduate Seminar: Advanced Research Methods
P Sc 791 Special Topics
P Sc 796 Professional Paper
P Sc 797 Thesis Advisement
P Sc 799 Dissertation
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political
Science, Oregon State University, 1997-1998.
PS 203: State and Local Government
PS 300: Political Analysis
PS 402: Internship
PS 403: Senior Honors Thesis
PS 472/572: Public Administration
PS 473/573: Public Personnel Administration
PS 474/574: Bureaucratic Politics and Policy
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Political Science, Washington
State University, 1997.
Pol S 547: Graduate Seminar: Analytical Tools
for Public Administrators
Faculty Member, Extended Academic Programs, Washington State
University, 1993-1999.
Pol S 340x: Public
Administration
Pol S 316x: American Public Policy
Pol S 333x: Marxist Political Thought
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science,
Washington State University, 1992-1996.
Pol S 101: American Government
Pol S 340: Public Administration
Pol S 416: Public Policy Analysis
Discussion Group Leader: Pol S 101: American Government
HONORS THESIS SUPERVISION
Christine Taylor 2009.
Renewable Energy Education: An Opportunity for Growth at UNR. Reno, NV: University of Nevada.
Daniel R.
Webert 1998. Biosocial Crimology and
‘Justice as Fairness’: Evidence Suggesting a Biosocial Component to Crime and
its Application to Rawlsian Political Theory.
GRANTS AND SPONSORED PROJECTS
2008 Distance-Based User Fee Pilot Program. Granting Office: NDOT/RTC, $175,000. Investigators: Tian, Zong (Principal), Song, Shunfeng (Co-Principal), Herzik, Eric B. (Co-Principal), Simon, Christopher A. (Co-Principal).
2008 Human Rights, Energy and Climate Change. Granting Office: NSF EPSCoR RII, $3,900. Undergraduate Investigator: Michael Moltz. Grant Supervisor: Christopher A. Simon
2008 Effect of Media Exposure on Renewable Energy Attitudes. Granting Office: Sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Nevada, Reno, $1,500 Undergraduate Investigator: Christine D. Taylor. Grant Supervisor: Christopher A. Simon
2008 Renewable Energy and the
Public Good. Granting Office:
2008 A Study of Attitudes Toward
Alternative Energy. Granting
Office: Office of Undergraduate
Research,
2007 Impact of Renewable Energy
Education. Granting office: Academy for the Environment,
2007 Request for International Travel
Support. Granting office: Vice President
for Research,
2006 Request for International Travel
Support. Granting office: Vice President
for Research,
2006 Student Academic Dishonesty
Study. Granting office: Paul Neill, Director, Core Curriculum,
2005 Fire Science
Academy/Homeland Security Needs Assessment. Letter of Appointment, Grant Sawyer
Center,
2004 Fire Science Academy/Homeland Security Needs
Assessment. Letter of Appointment, Grant Sawyer Center,
2003-2004 Racially-Biased Policing Study:
Analyzing Current Policing Practices. Reno Police Department, Reno, Nevada,
$45,000. Principal Investigators: Eric B. Herzik and
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:
2002
1999 Building Social Capital: A Second-Year Analysis of the Effect of AmeriCorps Participation on Volunteers. Northwest Regional Education Laboratories, $1,000. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon
1999 The Effects of Holocaust Education. 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. Committee on Public Lands, 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. Northwest Regional Education Laboratories, $1,000. Principal Investigator: Christopher A. Simon.
BOOKS
Simon,
Christopher A.,
Simon, Christopher A. 2010. Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes, 2nd Edition. New York: Longman.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2007. Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social
Feasibility.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2007. Public Policy:
Preferences and Outcomes.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2005. To Run a School: Administrative Organization and Learning.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2001. To Run a School: Administrative Organization and Learning.
Simon,
C. A., Lovrich, N. P. Forthcoming.
Support for Military Expenditures:
A Pooled Time Series Analysis of Public Opinion Prior to and Following
September 11, 2001. Armed Forces & Society
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2009. Sources of Support for Military Service in the Context of the War on Terrorism: Research Note Based on 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 Margret Ressel 2004. Gender, Student Perceptions, Institutional Commitment,
and Academic Dishonesty: Who Reports in Academic Dishonesty Cases? Assessment
& Evaluation in Higher Education [
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 Federal Land Management in Nevada. Land
Use Policy Journal [
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
Simon, Christopher A. 1999. Public School
Administration:
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.
Simon, Christopher A. 1997.
Comment on Thomas and Mohai (1995) ‘Racial, Gender, and Professional
Diversification in the
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
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
Simon, Christopher A. and David A. May, 1996.
Washington State Schools for the 21st Century Program: Innovations and Practical Expectations for
Reform. Inroads[
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 by Bevir, Mark, et al. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Simon, Christopher A. 2006.
Pluralist Democracy. In Encyclopedia of Governance, edited by
Bevir, Mark, et al.
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. 2007. Book Review: Manna, Paul School’s In: Federalism and the National Education Agenda. Political Science Quarterly 122(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
Simon, Christopher A. 2005.
Book Review: Peimani, Hooman Falling
Terrorism and Rising Conflicts: The Afghan ‘Contribution’ to Polarization and
Confrontation in West and
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 Tim Kullman Facing
Terror: The Government's Response to Contemporary Extremists in
Simon, Christopher A. 2004 Book 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: 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
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
Herzik, Eric and Christopher A. Simon 2006. Emergency Management Capacity in Rural
Nevada.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2005. Analysis of Traffic Stops and Incidence of
Racial Profiling in Reno, NV.
Herzik, Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2005. Analysis of Pedestrian Arrests During Hot
August Nights 2004.
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.
Herzik,
Eric, Simon, Christopher A. and Steve Bale 2004. Hot August Nights 2003 Crowd Observation Study.
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
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
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.
Simon, Christopher A. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 1998. Innovative Approaches to Public Education. Partners[State & Local Government Newsletter, WSU-Vancouver] 15: 1-2.
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
Simon, Christopher A.
1994.
Simon, Christopher A., Reisig, Michael D. and Jihong
Zhao 1994. Results: National Survey of Municipal Police
Departments, 1993.
Simon, Christopher A., Young, Kathleen and Kristopher Boggs
1991. Results: National Survey of
Municipal Police Departments, 1990.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
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. 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
Simon, Christopher A., VanVerst, Mary, and Changhua Wang 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 III 2005. 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.
Simon, Christopher A., Marks, Selby H. III, and Eric B. Herzik 2004. Alternative Fuels and the Technical Information Quandary: Policy Formulation and Implementation of the the Hydrogen Initiative. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon.
Simon, Christopher A., Van Verst, Mary, and Changhua Wang 2004. Accountability for AmeriCorps Programs, While Fostering Public Service. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Portland, Oregon.
Simon, Christopher A. and Eric B. Herzik 2004. Single Parents of Generation X: Exploring Political Values, Opinions, and Beliefs. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Thomsen,
Paul and Christopher A. Simon 2003. Renewable Energy in the State of
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Application of Contingency Theory to the Study of California School Districts. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Bellevue, Washington.
Weinberg, Leonard, Pedhazur, Ami,
and Christopher A Simon 2002. Public Opinion About Terrorist Attacks: An
American-Israeli Comparison. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Towards a Greater Understanding
of Ballot Measure Support: A Taxonomic Analysis of
Simon, Christopher A. and John Dobra 2001. Mayonnaise
Federalism? Local Government Perspectives on Federal Land Management in Nevada.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific
Northwest Political Science Association, Couer d’ Alene,
Dobra,
John and Christopher A. Simon 2001.
Federalism Impacts of Federal Rule-Making in Nevada. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Western
Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Gordon, Stacy B., Simon, Christopher A., and Leonard B.
Weinberg 2000. The Effects of Holocaust
Education. Presented at Remembering the
Future,
Simon, Christopher A. 2000. Budgeting Theory and Practice: A Systems Perspective. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Nevada Library Association, Reno, Nevada.
Simon, Christopher A. 1999. The Populist Dimension of the
Simon, Christopher A., Lovrich, Nicholas P., and Enrico Yap 1999. Public School Organizational Performance and Social Capital: A Comparative Outlier Analysis of Washington State School Districts. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington.
Simon, Christopher A. 1998.
Analysis of Voting in
Simon, Christopher A. 1998. Public Schools as ‘Coping’ Organizations: The Relationship Between Resource Allocations and Student Performance as a Measure of Organizational Output. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles, California.
Simon, Christopher A.
1996. Political Culture and
Religion and the Quality of Urban Life in
Simon, Christopher A.
1996. The
Simon, Christopher A. and May, David A. 1995.
Simon, Christopher A.
1995.
McGeorge, Kimberly K., Simon, Christopher A., and Nicholas P. Lovrich 1995. Assessing Accuracy in Criminal History Records: A Case Study of Eight Washington Counties. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts.
Zhao, Jihong, Simon, Christopher A., and Quint Thurman 1994. Predicting the Extent of Community Oriented Policy in American Municipal Police Agencies: Accounting for Internally Focused Innovations by Organizational and Environmental Factors. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois.
Simon, Christopher A. 2005. Racial Profiling: Some Thoughts On the Issue. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and National Juvenile Court Services Association, Lake Tahoe, NV.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE SERVICE
Simon, Christopher A. 2008. Panel Discussant, 49-2 Energy and Environmental Policy, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2008. Panel Chair, 49-2 Energy and Environmental Policy, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association,
Simon,
Christopher A. 2006 Panel Chair, Annual
Meeting of the International and European
Social and Economic Conference, Athens
Institute for Education and Research,
Simon,
Christopher A. 2006. Panel Chair and
Discussant,
Simon, Christopher A.
2005. Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Simon, Christopher A. 2004. Panel Discussant: Policies and Issues in State Politics, Panel Chair: Lance LeLoup. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon.
Simon, Christopher A. 2004. Panel Discussant: Section 30-10 Policy Innovation and Diffusion, Panel Chair: James Anderson (Public Policy Section). Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Section Chair, Public Administration Section, Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Bellevue, Washington.
Simon,
Christopher A. 2000. Panel
Discussant: Social Capital in U.S.
Cities, Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon,
November, 2000.
Simon,
Christopher A. 1999. Panel
Discussant: Public Policy and
Administration: Comparing Policy
Genesis, Pacific Northwest Political
Science Association,
INTERVIEWS
Television
Interview: Hagerty, Michael 2008. “The
Power of Power,” OpenLine, KNPB, Reno, NV, October 19. Live one hour call-in show.
Interview
and Quoted In: Fryman, Jessica 2008.
“Obama’s visits to UNR attract national notoriety,” The Nevada
Sagebrush, October 28.Television Interview:
Garcia, Wendy 2007. “The Meaning of Constitution Day at
Television Interview: Harrington, Joe 2007. “The Impact of Proposed Policy on Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLS) in California on Nevada’s Energy Prices,” Evening News on KOLO TV Channel 8, Reno, Nevada. March 15
Television Interview: Hagar, Ray 2007. Nevada Newsmakers (I was given two of the three time segments on the show) “Topic: Alternative Energy” February 15. Taped at KRNV studios for statewide broadcast.
Interview
and Quoted in: Tetreault, Steven 2004. “Bush Pulls Surprise With Energy
Department Choice,”
Interview by: Tetreault, Steven 2004. “Reid brings quiet style to loud post Senate minority leader rejects talk of charisma gap,” Las Vegas Review Journal, November 21
Interviewed
and Quoted in: Kunerth, Jeff 2004. “Morality, Security Key In Re-Election,”
Television
Interview: Sievert, Lyndsie 2004. “First Presidential Debate,” Evening News on Channel 2,
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