UNR logoPolitical Science Department
 
 

         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, Washington State University (May, 1997).

M.A. in Political Science, Washington State University (May, 1994)

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, Institute of Social Research, The University of
Michigan, Summer, 1996.

NOTABLE HONORS AND AWARDS

Technology Educator of the Year, Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 2008. 

Mentor to Senior Scholar (summa cum laude), College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Winter Commencement 2005  Student: Christina Kim

Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Student Scholarship, Washington State University Chapter, 1994. 

E.A. Cummings Outstanding Student Award, Oregon State University, 1991.

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, United States Coast Guard Academy, 1985.

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.

 

Christina Kim 2005 Mass Media, Agenda-Setting, and the Patriot Act:  Exploring Post 9/11 Public Policy. 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. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University.

 

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:  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 Office:  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 office:  Academy for the Environment, University of Nevada, Reno.  $4,680.13.  Principal Investigator:  Christopher A. Simon

 

2007  Request for International Travel Support.  Granting office: Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Reno. $300.  Principal Investigator:  Christopher A. Simon

 

2006  Request for International Travel Support.  Granting office: Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Reno. $750.  Principal Investigator:  Christopher A. Simon

 

2006 Student Academic Dishonesty Study.  Granting office:  Paul Neill, Director, Core Curriculum, University of Nevada.  $350.  Principal Investigator:  Christopher A. Simon.  Co-Principals: Gwen A. Hullman and Sally J. Morgan.

 

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 Washington State Patrol Criminal Histories Audit. Sub-contracted independent Evaluator, Division of Governmental Studies and Services, Washington State University, $6,000. Principal Investigator: Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr.

 

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., Steel, Brent S., and Nicholas P. Lovrich 2010 (exp.) State and Local Government: Sustainable Communities of the 21st Century. New York: Oxford University Press.  (Contract Signed, manuscript submitted).

 

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. 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 JOURNAL AND BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS

 

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 [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 Federal Land 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 & Society 34(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 Education 0-7803-6669-7/01.

 

Simon, Christopher A. 1999. Public School Administration:  Employing Thompson’s Structural Contingency Theory to Explain Public School Administrative Expenditures in Washington State. 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 County Supremacy Movement and Public Lands in Oregon.  In Public Land 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 Washington State. 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 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. 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. 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 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 Tim Kullman  Facing Terror: The Government's Response to Contemporary Extremists in America. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 16(1): 186-189.

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: 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 Western Range Revisited:  Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve Native Biodiversity.  Montana:  The Magazine of Western History Autumn: 75.

 

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. 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 Washington State Identification System (WASIS).  Pullman, WA:  Division of Governmental Studies and Services, Washington State University.

 

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. and Nicholas P. Lovrich 1998.  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 Washington State Identification System (WASIS).  Pullman, WA:  Division of Governmental Studies and Services, Washington State University.

 

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, Washington State University.

 

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, Washington State University.

 

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, Washington State University.

 

Simon, Christopher A.  1994.  Lake Roosevelt Forum:  Third-Year Summative Report. Pullman WA:  Division of Governmental Studies and Services/Program for Local Government Education, Washington State University.

 

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, Washington State University.

 

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, Washington State University.

 

 

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 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 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 Nevada:  Public Policy Implications for an Emergent Resource Area.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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, Boston,Massachusetts.

 

Simon, Christopher A. 2002. Towards a Greater Understanding of Ballot Measure Support: A Taxonomic Analysis of County Level Support for Ballot Initiatives in Oregon. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, California.

 

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, Idaho.

Simon, Christopher A., Carr, James, DeFlyer, Elizabeth, McCullough, Sesi, Morgan, Sally, Oleson, Theodore, and Maggie Ressel 2001. On the Evaluation of Academic Dishonesty: A Survey of Students and Faculty. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Frontiers in Education, Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers, Reno, NV.

Gordon, Stacy, B., Simon, Christopher A., and Leonard B. Weinberg 2001. The Effects of Holocaust Education on Students' Level of Anti-Semitism: Results of a Two Year Analysis. Presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Political Psychology, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

 

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.

 

Simon, Christopher A. 2001.  Approaches to Structural Contingency Theory:  Using Budget, Personnel, and Demographic Data in Contingency Theory Analyses. 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, Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom.

 

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. and Enrico Yap  2000.  The Community-Organization Interface and Its Relationship to Public School District Organizational Output:  The Impact of Organizational Core Technologies, Programmatic, Expenditures, and Ecological Factors on Aggregate District Level 4th and 8th Grade Student Performance. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Jose, California.

 

Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 2000.  AmeriCorps, Social Capital, and Institutional Confidence:  Results of a Two-Year Study of AmeriCorps Volunteers in Four Western States. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Jose, California.

 

Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 1999.  The Impact of AmeriCorps Service on Volunteer Participants:  Building Social Capital and Levels of Confidence in Public Institutions. Present at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Simon, Christopher A. 1999. The Populist Dimension of the County Supremacy Movement in Oregon:  An Analysis of County Level Voting Patterns on Statewide Initiatives 1980-1996.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington.

 

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 School District Levy Elections:  The Applicability of Theories of Economic Self-Interest and Voter Dissaffection.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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 U.S. Cities.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Simon, Christopher A.  1996.  The County Supremacy Movement in Oregon:  An Analysis of Political, Social, and Economic Demographic Correlates of County Supremacy Ordinances and Local Initiatives.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, California.

 

Simon, Christopher A. and May, David A.  1995.  Washington State 21st Century School Innovations and Practical Expectations of Reform:  An Analysis of the Effect of Innovative Education Policy on Student Achievement.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, August-September, 1995.

 

Simon, Christopher A.  1995.  Lake Roosevelt Forum:  Citizen Participation via the Channel of Collaborative Problem Solving.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon.

 

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.

 

 

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

 

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.

 

Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 2000.  First Follow-Up Study:  The Impact of AmeriCorps Service on Volunteer Participants:  Building Social Capital and Levels of Confidence in Public Institutions.  Presented at Northwest Network 2000, University of Portland, Portland, OR.

 

Simon, Christopher A. and Changhua Wang 1999.  The Impact of AmeriCorps Service on Volunteer Participants:  Building Social Capital and Levels of Confidence in Public Institutions.  Presented at Northwest Network 1999, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.

 

Wang, Changhua and Christopher A. Simon 1999.  AmeriCorps Evaluation Outcomes for 1997-1998, Presented to Washington State Commission for National and Community Service, Seattle, Washington.

 

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, Chicago, IL.

 

Simon, Christopher A. 2006  Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the International and European Social and Economic Conference, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece.

Simon, Christopher A. 2006.  Panel Chair and Discussant, Panel 38-3 States and Schools: Accountability and Performance.  Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.

 

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, Eugene, Oregon, October, 1999.

 

 

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 University of Nevada,” KREN/KAZR TV46, Reno, NV September 17

 

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,” Las Vegas Review Journal, November 11, Nevada News Section.

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,” Orlando Sentinel, November 4, A1

 

Television Interview: Sievert, Lyndsie 2004. “First Presidential Debate,” Evening News on Channel 2, Reno Nevada, September 30.

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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