VITA

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1980	Claremont Graduate University--International Relations
B.A. 1975	University of La Verne--History and Political Science

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1991 - to date	Professor of Public Administration, College of Business and Public Management, University of La Verne
2006 - to date	Visiting Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College
2007	Foreign Visiting Fellow CAPES Program, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brasil
2003 - to date	Visiting scholar, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California
2000 - 2003	Coordinating Dean, School of Public Affairs and Health Administration, University of La Verne
1988 - 2002	Department Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of La Verne
1985 - 1991	Assistant Professor (1985-1986) Associate Professor (1986-1991) of Public Administration, Graduate and Professional Studies, University of La Verne
1985 - 1991	Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of La Verne (1985-91) Responsible for courses in the department, both graduate and undergraduate, including introductory and advanced public policy and management courses.
1980 - 1985	Assistant Professor of Political Science, Manchester College (1980-85) Responsible for courses in international studies for the History and Political Science Department as well as courses in Environmental Studies and Peace Studies Programs. Advisor, Model United Nations Security Council, Butler University. Co-Director of January study abroad courses in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. (1983 - 91)
1981, 1983	Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Claremont Graduate University, Summer Program
1976 - 1978	Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Computer Use (Professor John D. Sullivan ,Pitzer College); Research Assistant, NSF Grant, (Professor Daniel Mazmanian Pomona College 1976-1977).; Research Assistant (Professor J.K. Zawodny, Pomona College, 1976-1978).

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

2007	Foreign Visiting Fellow CAPES Program, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brasil
2005	Faculty Grant - Ireland Seminar (Brethren Colleges Abroad, Summer)
2003 - to date	Visiting scholar, University of Southern California, Collaborative Learning Project, Professor Terry L. Cooper, Director, Civic Engagement Initiative
1998 - 1999	Faculty Grant (Sabbatical) - Interdisciplinary Study Programs: Program Evaluation, (Boston University, West Georgia State, Emory University)
1995 - 1997	Futures Project Fellow, Irvine Foundation
1996 - 1997	Irvine Foundation Futures Project - Grant recipient
1982	Department of Education Grant Recipient--Study of Urbanization in Africa
1976 - 1978	Earhart Foundation Fellow (Claremont Graduate University)
1976 - 1977	National Science Foundation Grant, Research Assistant (Coastal Commission), at Pomona College

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2000 - 2003	Coordinating Dean, School of Public Affairs and Health Administration (SPAHA) University of La Verne. Responsible for working with four departments offering eight-degree programs (one doctorate, three master programs, and four bachelor programs) in the areas of public administration, health administration, legal studies and organizational management.
1988 - 2002	Department Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of La Verne Responsible for working with eight faculty and three administrative staff offering four degree programs (one doctorate, one masters, and two bachelors) in the areas of public administration and organizational management.

PUBLICATIONS

Books and Monographs

Goktug Morcol, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack W. Meek and Ulf Zimmerman, Eds. (Forthcoming April 2008) Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies. Public Administration and Public Policy Series, Auerbach Publications of Taylor & Francis.

Jack W. Meek (1980) The Limits of Collective Action: A Collective Goods Interpretation of Energy Cooperation Among Western Industrialized Countries in the International Energy Agency. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International.

Published Articles

Jack W. Meek, Joe De Ladurantey and William H. Newell (Forthcoming 2007) "Complex Systems, Governance and Policy Administration Consequences," Emergence: Complexity and Organization. Issue Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2 2007 pp 22-33.

Terry L. Cooper, Thomas Bryer and Jack W. Meek (2006) "Citizen-Centered Collaborative Public Management." Public Administration Review (December).

Jack W. Meek and Paul Hubler (2006) "Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Southern California: Implications for Local Governance" International Journal of Public Administration. Vol. 29 Nos. 1-3 pp. 31-52.

Jack W. Meek and William H. Newell (2005) "Complexity, Interdisciplinarity and Public Administration: Implications for Integrating Communities," Public Administration Quarterly. Vol. 29. Issue 3. P. 321-349.

Paul Hubler and Jack W. Meek (2005) "Sub-regional Transportation Initiatives: Implications for Governance," Journal of International Public Administration, Jeremy Plant, editor. Vol. 28, Nos. 13 &14, pp. 1081-1094.

Jack W. Meek (2001)"The Practice of Interdisciplinarity: Complex Conditions and the Potential of Interdisciplinary Theory," Issues in Integrative Studies. Vo. 19, pp. 123-136.

Jack W. Meek (1998) "Policy Networks: Implications for Policy Development and Implementation." Presentations: A Journal of Faculty Papers. Volume Eleven, University of La Verne, La Verne, California.

Jack W. Meek and Ellsworth Johnson (1998) "Curriculum, Pedagogy, Innovation: The Professional Doctorate in Public Administration," Journal for Public Administration Education. January, Vol. 4, No. 1.

William Newell and Jack W. Meek (1997) "What Can Public Administration Learn from Complex Systems Theory," Administrative Theory and Practice, Vol. 19, No. 3 1997, pp.318-330.

C. James Bishop and Jack W. Meek (1983) "KAL Flight 007: Why is the Reaction Different This Time?" Manchester College Bulletin, Vol. 76, No. 2 (November).

Jack W. Meek (1981) "Energy Cooperation and U.S. Policy in the 1980's," Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, Proceedings, Vol. XVI.

Published Chapters in Books

Terry L. Cooper, Thomas A. Bryers, Jack W. Meek. (2008) "Collaborative Learning for Joint Public Management: Lessons from Action Research," in Rosemary O'Leary's edited volume on Big Ideas in Collaborative Public Management (Forthcoming, January 2008, M.E. Sharpe Publisher).

Paul Hubler and Jack W. Meek (2007) "Beyond the Waterfront: Ports as Leaders of Intermodal Trade," in Jeremy F Plant, Van R Johnston, Cristina Ciocirlan (eds) Handbook Of Transportation Policy And Administration. CRC Press.

Jack W. Meek (2006) "Decision Making Within Metropolitan Areas" in Gotug Morkol (ed). Handbook of Decision Making in Public Administration. Marcel Dekker.

Jack W. Meek (2006) "Complementary Government: Policy Management and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Southern California," in Marc Holzer, Mengzhong Zhang, Keyong Gong (eds.) Frontiers of Public Administration: Proceedings of the Second Sino-U.S. International Conference--Public Administration in the Changing World. New York: The United Nations Public Administration Network; and Washington D.C.: The American Society for Public Administration.

William H. Newell and Jack W. Meek (2005) "Complex Systems and the Conjunctive State," in Kurt A. Richardson, Wendy J. Gregory, and Gerald Midgley (Eds.). Systems Thinking and Complexity Science: Insights for Action. Proceedings of the 11th ANZSYS? Managing the Complex V Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand, 5th-7th December 2005. ISBN 0976681447.

Jack W. Meek (2005) "Emerging Forms of Metropolitan Governance." In Wan Lefu, Chen Ruilian, Xiong Meijuan (eds.) Public Administration Research. University of Macau.

Jack W. Meek (2004) "Policy Networks," Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker. Updated version of 2003 article.

Jack W. Meek (2003) "Policy Networks," Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker.

Jack W. Meek, Keith Schildt and Mathew Witt (2002) "Local Public Administration in the Metropolitan Context," in H. George Frederickson and John Nalbandian (eds). The Future of Local Government Administration: The Hansell Symposium. Washington D.C.: The International City Management Association.

William Newell and Jack W. Meek (2000) "What Can Public Administration Learn from Complex Systems Theory," in Morcol, Goktug, & Dennard, Linda F. (Eds.). New Sciences for Public Administration and Policy: Connections and Reflections. Burke, VA: Chatelaine Press.

Published Reviews and Review Essays

Jack W. Meek (1998) "Limits of Rationality." A review of Mary Zey. Rational Choice Theory and Organizational Theory: A Critique. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Review for the Association for Integrative Studies Newsletter, October 1998.

Jack W. Meek (1998) "Responsible Government and Administration," Public Productivity and Management Review. Vol. 21, No. 4, June 1998 pp. 473- 479.

Papers Presented

Jack W. Meek (2007), Participation Approaches to Governance: Implications for Environmental Management," a paper was presented at Instituto Brasileiro de Administracao Municipal - IBAM esta localizada no bairro do Humaita, Rio de Janeiro, no Largo IBAM no 1. The IBAM coordinator was Eduardo Domingues. April 9, 2007.

Jack W. Meek (2007), "Participation Approaches to Governance: Implications for Environmental Management," a paper was presented at the Seminar Series of the Graduate Program of Ecology and Natural Resources, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), March 26, 2007.

Jack W. Meek and Wendy Gregory (2006) "Community and Social Sustainability," a review of papers presented at the Australian-New Zealand Systems Conference in Katoomba, Australia at the ANZSYS Conference, December 3-6, 2006. The conference is on "Sustaining our Social and Natural Capital.

Terry L. Cooper, Thomas A. Bryers, Jack W. Meek. (2006) "Collaborative Learning for Joint Public Management: Lessons from Action Research," paper presented by Terry L. Cooper at the Collaborative Public Management Conference hosted by Rosemary O'Leary and Syracuse University, in Washington D.C., September 28-30, 2006

Jack W. Meek Joe De Ladurantey and William H. Newell (2006) "Complex Systems, Governance and Policy Administrative Consequences." paper presented at the Overman Section on Complexity panel entitled "Advancing Complexity Thinking for Innovation in Public Administration" at the annual American Society for Public Administration Conference to be held at Denver, Colorado, April 1-4, 2006.

William H. Newell and Jack W. Meek (2005) "Complex Systems and the Conjunctive State," paper presented at the ANZSYS Conference, Managing the Complex V, Systems Thinking and Complexity Science, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 5-7, 2005.

Jack W. Meek (2005) "Self-Organization, Complex Adaptive Systems, and Metropolitan Governance" for the "Workshop on Complexity and Policy Analysis, Co-hosted by: Department of Government University College Cork ETHOS Project, Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence, Boston, and the School of Public Affairs, Penn State, Harrisburg, 22-24 June 2005, Cork, Ireland.

Terry L. Cooper and Pradeep Kathi, Jack W. Meek (2004) "Neighborhood Council-City Agency Collaboration in Delivery of City Service-Role of the University as a Mediating Institution," paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs, "engaging Students, Creating Solutions, Serving the Community," October 21-23, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jack W. Meek (2004) "Complementary Government: Policy Management and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Southern California," Paper presented at the 2nd Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration in Beijing, P.R. China, from May 24-25, 2004. The conference is at the Run Run Shaw Conference Center at Renmin University of China (RUC). The conference theme is "The Challenges and the Opportunities for Public Administration in a Rapidly Changing World."

Jack W. Meek and Paul Hubler (2004) "Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Southern California: Implications for Local Governance" paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration Conference 2004, "Transforming Governance In a World Without Borders," Portland Oregon. March 27-30, 2004. The panel was entitled "Business Improvement Districts: Local Government and Interjurisdictional Implications."

Jack W. Meek (2004) "Emerging Forms of Metropolitan Governance." Paper presented at the International Academic Symposium on" Public Management in 21st century: Opportunities and Challenges" Sponsored by the Center for Public Administration of Zhongshan University (CPAZU), Macau, China on 9-11 January 2004.

Paul Hubler and Jack W. Meek (2003) "Sub-regional Transportation Initiatives: Implications for Governance," This paper was prepared with Paul Hubler and Jack W. Meek for the American Society for Public Administration Conference 2003, "The Power of the Public Service," Washington D.C., March 16-20, 2003. The panel was entitled "Metropolitan Regional Governance and the Challenges for Public Service."

Jack W. Meek (2001) "Governance and Networks: Understanding the Citistate," paper was presented by at the Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network 2001, "Changing Discourses: Democracy, Institutions, and Civic Space," University of Leiden, Netherlands, June 20-21, 2001. The panel was entitled "Government and Governance in the Modern CitiState."

Jack Meek, University of La Verne (CA) and John Roberts (2001) "Creating Regional Transportation Solutions in Los Angeles: Implications for Urban Governance, presentation at the American Society for Public Administration Conference 2001 in Newark, N.J., March 10-13, 2001. Panel 70: "New Cities: The Prospects of Metropolitan Governance."

Jack W. Meek (1999)"The Practice of Interdisciplinarity: Complex Conditions and the Potential of Interdisciplinary Theory." Paper presentation at the Conference of the Association for Integrative Studies 1999, September 29-October 1 at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois

Jack W. Meek (1999)"Interdisciplinarity and Complexity: Implications for Public Administration and Integrating Communities," paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network 1999, Portland, Oregon, March 4-5.

Jack W. Meek (1997) "Policy Networks: Implications for Policy Development and Implementation, Paper Presented at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration 1997, September, Knoxville, Tennessee.

William Newell and Jack W. Meek (1997) "What Can Public Administration Learn from Complex Systems Theory," paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network 1997, March, Richmond Virginia.

Jack W. Meek and John D. Sullivan (1997) "Issue-Systems and Policy Analysis," paper presented at the 20th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration 1997, March Richmond Virginia.

Jack W. Meek and William H. Newell (1997) "Interdisciplinary Study and Public Administration: Educational Implications for Policy Analysis and Management," Proceedings of the 19th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration 1997, February, Savannah, Georgia.

Jack W. Meek (1995) "Theory and the Study of Management and Public Administration," Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on Teaching Public Administration 1995, March, Seattle Washington.

Jack W. Meek (1983) "Energy and the Third World: Consequences of High Prices and Increased Demand," Indiana Consortium for International Programs, Annual Meeting

Jack W. Meek (1982) "Energy Cooperation and U.S. Policy in the 1980's," Indiana Academy of the Social Science, Annual Meeting, Indiana
Jack W. Meek (1981) "Sensitivity and Vulnerability: Western Energy Interdependence and the Implications for Alliance Cohesion," International Studies Association National Meeting, Philadelphia (March).

Panel Participation

2007	Panel Discussant, Complexity in Decision Making American Society for Public Administration Conference ASPA (Washington) March 25, 2007
2004	Panel Chair, "Research Methods in Public Administration," NASPAA Doctoral Programs Workshop, NASPAA Sponsored Workshop held at George Washington University, June 4-6.
2004	Moderator, "Business Improvement Districts: The Local Government and Interjurisdictional Implications," American Society for Public Administration Conference 2004.
2000	Panel Chair, "Ethics and Administrative Trends," Ethics Conference, Portland State University, Portland Oregon, May.
2000	Panel Chair, "Policy Analysis," 12th Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network, Portland, Oregon, March 4-5.
1999	Participant, "Doctoral Programs Workshop" NASPAA Sponsored Workshop held at George Washington University. June.
1999	Panel Chair, "Complex Systems," 12th Annual Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network, Portland, Oregon, March 4-5.
1999	Panel Participant, "Doctoral Education," National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 15.
1984	Panel Chair, "1984 and Orwell," Indiana Academy of the Social Science, Annual Meeting, Hanover Indiana

CURRENT RESEARCH AND WRITING

Editorial Boards and Review Assistance

2007-2008	Editorial Board, International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior. Arthur Sementelli, Florida Atlantic University, Editor.
2005 - 2007	Reviewed Articles for these academic journals: Journal of Urban Affairs (2007); Public Administration Review (2007); Emergence: Complexity and Organization(2006); International Journal of Public Sector Management (2005)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Professional Association Committees and Service

2005-2008	Member Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2006-2008	Chair Elect, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). This is a two-year position followed by a two-year position as Chair of the SIAM section.
2007-2008	Executive Director, Section on Complexity and Systems Studies Network (CSSN) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
2006	Session Assistant on City-NC Collaboration, CEI Conference on Neighborhood Councils, University of Southern California, December 16, 2006
2006	Conference "stream" Co-Coordinator on "Community and Sustainability" for the Australian-New Zealand Systems Conference (ANZSYS) to be held December 3-6, 2006. The conference is on "Sustaining our Social and Natural Capital." Stream coordination entails paper and panel reviews and coordination leading to publication.
2006	Facilitator, NASPAA Accreditation Training Workshop, November 17, 2006, University of La Verne.
2005 - Present	Committee Member, Founding Committee for the Overman Section on Complexity Theory, ASPA, Operating Committee
2003	Site Visitor for NASPAA with Fred Thomson and Martin Vanacore, March 4-6, 2003: California State University, Dominguez Hills.
2001-2002	Member of Section Committee, Health Administration, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)

Professional Memberships

2000 - Present	Member, American Society for Public Administration
1993 - Present	Member, American Political Science Association (and 1977 - 1982)
1993 - Present	Member, American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
1993 - Present	Member, Association of Integrative Studies
1981-85	Member, Indiana Consortium for International Programs
1983-85	Member, Indiana Consortium for Security Studies
1982-85	Member, Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences
1978-02	Member, International Studies Association

HONORS and AWARDS

2007	CAPES Foreign Visiting Professor Fellowship, UENF Brasil
2005	Faculty Grant, Ireland Seminar, University of La Verne
2004	Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles for work with the Neighborhood Participation Project at USC (Awarded by Wendy Greuel, City Councilmember 2nd District)
2004	Research Grant Recipient, University of La Verne
1995-97	Irvine Fellow, Futures Project
1995	Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Programs, University of La Verne
1991	Professor of Public Administration, University of La Verne.
1990	Tenure, University of La Verne.
1986	Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of La Verne.
1980	Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, Manchester College
1980	Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University (International Relations)
1978	Honors for Ph.D. oral and written examinations.
1976-8	Earhart Foundation Fellow, Claremont Graduate University
1975	Bachelor Degree, La Verne College, Honors Thesis: "China's Foreign Policy Toward Southeast Asia."
1974-75	Gladys Muir Fellowship (La Verne College).
1974-75	President (local chapter), Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society (La Verne College)

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2003-Present	Faculty Research Committee
1987-Present	Member, International Studies Committee,
2000-03	Coordinating Dean of School of Public Affairs and Health Administration
1988-02	Department Chair, Public Administration
2000-03	Member, Senior Management, University of La Verne
2000-03	Dean's Council Member
1994-03	Faculty Personnel Committee
1999-03	University Space Committee
1999-02	University Performance Excellence Committee
1999-00	Member, WASC Self-Study Committee
1990-91	Chair, Faculty Assembly
1987-88	Chair, College of Graduate and Professional Studies
1980-85	Member, Peace Studies Program (Manchester College)
1981-85	Member, Environmental Studies Program (Manchester College)

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

2006	Citizen Advisory Committee to City of Claremont, Sanitation Service Contracts (September)
1999-Present	Participant, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership of Commerce and Cities
1999-Present	Participant Regional Advisory Board, Southern California Association of Governments
1999-2001	Board Member, Institute for Community Leadership, A Partnership program with the University of La Verne, Citrus Valley Health Partners, UCLA and Immaculate Heart College
1991-Present	Board Member, Center for Health Services Management Research Healthcare Management Research (University of La Verne).

CONSULTING

2002, 04, 05	National University Program Review and Strategic Planning
1999	Pacific Missile Test Center Strategic Planning
1992	Southern California Edison, Corporate Training (strategic planning)
1989-90	Pacific Missile Test Center as a data and policy analyst.
1989-90	City of Alhambra Fire Department (strategic planning)

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION AND TRAINING: GRADUATE SCHOOL

International Politics, Theory and Theory Building

Quantitative and Methodological Study of International Relations

Politics of Modernization and Comparative Politics

International Organizations

Global Resource Management: International Energy Policy & Issues

UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS, PANELS AND PRESENTATION

Nuances of Public Private Partnerships (Faculty Research Seminar)

Understanding Organizations: The Limits of Focusing on Rational Choice (Faculty Research Seminar)

Informal Networks: Implications for Policy (Faculty Research Seminar)

Teaching Strategies, University Faculty Teaching Seminar

"Strategic Planning Considerations" Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Board

"The Transformation of Europe" Corporate 2000, ULV

"Teaching Strategies," Faculty Workshop, ULV

"Interpreting Gorbachev Initiatives," La Verne Kiwanis Club

"Authoritarianism: A Comparative Perspective," Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, Annual Meeting, Hanover College, Indiana.

Participant, Workshop on Nuclear Issues and Curriculum, Wingspread WI

Presentation, "Energy and Rural Development in Africa," Faculty Lecture Series, Manchester College

Contact Information:

Jack W. Meek
College of Business and Public Management, Department of Public and Health Administration
University of La Verne
2220 Third Street
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 593-3511 ext. 4941
meekj@ulv.edu

References Available on Request