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Leo Christopher Plein, Ph.D.
August 2016
Department of Public Administration
John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
West Virginia University
Morgantown WV 26506-6322
(304) 293-7974
email: [email protected]
Present Positions
Professor, Department of Public Administration, West Virginia University
Eberly Family Professor for Outstanding Public Service, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science; University of Missouri-Columbia (1993)
Research Fields: Public Policy, American Government, and Public Administration
Dissertation Title: The Context Based Framework for Policy Issue Evolution Analysis: A Study of
Biotechnology Policy Issue Framing and Development.
M.A. in Political Science, East Tennessee State University (1986)
Research Fields: Law and Judicial Process, Comparative Government, and Public Administration.
Thesis Title: Lessons for Anti-Poverty Strategies: A Retrospective of the Community Action Program.
B.A. Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia (1984)
Majors: Political Science and Geography
Professional Academic Experience
PROFESSOR AND EBERLY FAMILY PROFESSOR FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE, Department of Public
Administration, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University. Appointed Professor in
August 2014, appointed to distinguished professorship in 2006 and reappointed in 2011.
ASSOCIATE DEAN Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University (June 2011 to July 2013).
The primary role of the Associate Dean was to provide academic leadership support to the Eberly College of
Arts and Sciences. In this capacity served as Interim Chair and Interim Director of the WVU School of
Social Work (2011-2013).
ASSISTANT DEAN for the School of Applied Social Sciences, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West
Virginia University (August 2005 to June 2011). The Assistant Dean facilitated and coordinated efforts
among three academic departments within the School (Public Administration, Social Work, and Sociology
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& Anthropology) in such areas as collaborative curriculum development, outreach and service, collaborative
research, and oversight of administrative systems.
CHAIR. Division of Public Administration (August 2004 to July 2011). Provided academic and administrative
leadership to the Division and was responsible for such duties as: budgeting, curriculum planning and
development, personnel hiring and review, program assessment review and reporting, accreditation review,
student recruitment, external relations, and strategic planning. From 2005 to 2011 served concurrently as
Assistant Dean for the School of Applied Social Sciences.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Division of Public Administration, West Virginia University (August 2001 to August
2014).
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Division of Public Administration, West Virginia University (August 1995 to August
2001).
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Public Administration, West Virginia University (August
1994 to August 1995).
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Public Administration, West Virginia University (July 1992
to July 1994).
Single Authored Publications
L. Christopher Plein. 2016. “A Policy Maker’s Checklist for Developing Legislation,” West Virginia Law
Review Online, Vol. 118: 83-97.
L. Christopher Plein. 2014. “An Uncertain Federalism: The States and the Affordable Care Act.” Journal of
Health and Human Services Administration. (Winter 2014): 347-374.
L. Christopher Plein. 2014. “A Turbulent Opposition: The ACA and the South.” Research Report. The Nelson
Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York, Fels Institute of Government of
the University of Pennsylvania, and the Brookings Institution. Available online at www.rockinst.org
L. Christopher Plein. 2014. “West Virginia Round 1: State-Level Field Network Study of the Implementation of
the Affordable Care Act.” Research Report. The Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government of the
State University of New York, Fels Institute of Government of the University of Pennsylvania, and the
Brookings Institution. Available online at www.rockinst.org
L. Christopher Plein. 2011. “Looking Back Across the Years: Alumni Reflections on a Community Design
Service Learning Experience.” Partnerships: A Journal of Service Learning & Civic Engagement. 2(2): 1-
18.
L. Christopher Plein. 2011. “Place, Purpose, and Role in Rural Community Development Outreach:
Lessons from the West Virginia Community Design Team.” Journal of Higher Education Outreach and
Engagement. 15(4): 59-81.
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L. Christopher Plein, 2010. “Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Challenge of the Medically
Uninsurable: A Retrospective on High Risk Insurance Pools in the States.” Journal of Health and Human
Services Administration. 33(2): 135-157.
L. Christopher Plein. 2004. “Activism in an Age of Restraint: The Resiliency of Administrative Structure in
Implementing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.” Journal of Health and Human Services
Administration. 27(2):210-239.
L. Christopher Plein. 2003. “The West Virginia Community Design Team: Community Led Change in the
Mountain State.” West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter. 20(3): 1-7.
L. Christopher Plein. 2002. “Building Administrative Capacity for CHIP and Medicaid: Image, Outreach, and
Organization.” Rockefeller Institute of Government Management Brief. December.
L. Christopher Plein. 2001. “Welfare Reform in a Hard Place: The Case of West Virginia.”Rockefeller Report.
Rockefeller Institute of Government. November, No. 13.
L. Christopher Plein. 2000. Getting More Than What’s Bargained For: The Hidden Administrative Costs of
West Virginia’s Mountain Health Trust Program. Case Studies in Medicaid Managed Care Series (Albany:
New York Rockefeller Institute of Government).
L. Christopher Plein. 1998. “Uncertain Prospects: West Virginia and Medicaid Reform,” in Mark Daniels
(ed.). Medicaid and the American States: The Politics of Managed Care. (Westport, CT: Greenwood
Publishing Group).
L. Christopher Plein. 1997. “Strategies of Agenda Denial: Issue Definition and the Case of bST.” In Roger
Cobb and Marc Ross (eds.). Cultural Strategies of Agenda Denial: Avoidance, Attack, or Redefinition.
(Lawrence: University Press of Kansas).
L. Christopher Plein. 1991. “Popularizing Biotechnology: The Influence of Issue Definition.” Science
Technology and Human Values. 16 (4): 474-490.
L. Christopher Plein. 1990. “Biotechnology: Issue Development and Evolution,” pp. 147-166 in David J.
Webber (ed.) Biotechnology: Assessing Social Impacts and Policy Implications. (Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press).
Joint Authored Publications
Walsh, Michael, L. Christopher Plein, M. Paula Fitzgerald, Tami Gurley-Calvez, and Adam Pellillo. 2014.
Opting to Opt-In: Policy Choice, Program Expectations and Results in West Virginia’s Medicaid Reform
Initiative.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 25(2014): 1449-1471.
Melissa Latimer and L. Christopher Plein. 2013. “Responding to Welfare Reform: Competing Perspectives of
Social Service Delivery in an Economically Disadvantaged Rural State. Journal of Applied Social Science
7(1): 3-23.
Corey Colyer and L. Christopher Plein. 2010. “The Multidisciplinary Misnomer: A West Virginia Case
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Study of Multidisciplinary Treatment Teams in Child Welfare,” pp. 97-115 in Emily Douglas (editor).
Innovations in Child and Family Policy: Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening
Children and Their Families. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books).
Richard Brisbin, Robert J. Dilger, Alan Hammock, and L. Christopher Plein. 2008. West Virginia Government
and Politics, 2nd Edition (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press).
Melissa Latimer, Eleanor Blakely, Barry Locke, L. Christopher Plein, and David G. Williams. 2005. “WV
WORKS 2004: Information and Perspectives of Former Recipients Who Have Exhausted Their 60 Months
of Program Eligibility.” The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter 22(3): 2-15.
L. Christopher Plein and Jeremy Morris. 2005. “Promoting Smart Growth Through Participation and
Partnership: The Community Design Team in Rural West Virginia,” pp. 165-180 in Wim Weiwel and Garret
Knaap (eds.). Partnerships for Smart Growth: University-Community Collaboration for Better Public
Places. (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe).
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda Potter, and David G. Williams. 2004. Welfare Reform in the West Virginia. (Morgantown, WV:
West Virginia University Press).
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda Potter, and David G. Williams. 2004. “WV WORKS 2003: Perspectives of Former Recipients Who
Have Exhausted Their 60 Months of Program Eligibility.” The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter 21(2):
2-20.
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda Potter, and David G. Williams. 2001. “WV WORKS 2000: The Recipients Perspective.” The West
Virginia Public Affairs Reporter 18(3): 2-20.
L. Christopher Plein, David G. Williams, and Derek Hardwick. 2000. “Making Engagement Work: University
Outreach and Welfare Reform in West Virginia.” Journal of Public Affairs Education. 6(4):245-256.
James W. Fossett, Malcom Goggin, John S. Hall, Jocelyn Johnston, Christopher Plein, and Carol Weissert.
2000. “Managing Medicaid Managed Care: Are States Becoming Prudent Purchasers?” Health Affairs 19(4):
36-49.
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Karen Dorton, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L.
Christopher Plein, Lucinda Potter, David G. Williams, and Dong Pil Yoon. 2000. “WV WORKS Case
Closure Study.” The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter 17(1): 2-15.
Scott Loveridge and L. Christopher Plein. 2000. “Catalyzing Local Leadership and Infrastructure
Development.” in Peter Shaeffer and Scott Loveridge (eds.) Case Studies in Small Town and Rural
Economic Development. (New York: Praeger).
James W. Fossett and Associates, Malcom Goggin, John S. Hall, Jocelyn Johnston, Christopher Plein, and
Carol Weissert. 1999. Managing Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care: The Politics of Public
Management. (Albany, NY: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government).
David Williams, L. Christopher Plein, and Ryan Lilly. 1998. “Professional and Career Development: The
Master of Public Administration Portfolio Approach.” Journal of Public Affairs Education.
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Christopher Plein, Ken Green, and David G. Williams. 1998. “Organic Planning: A New Approach to Public
Participation in Local Governance.” Social Science Journal 35(4): 509-523.
Michael John Dougherty and L. Christopher Plein. 1997. “Challenges and Opportunities for West Virginia’s
Local Government.” The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter. 14(4):10-16.
Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein. 1997. After Development: The Transformation of the Korean
Presidency and Bureaucracy. (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press).
Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein. 1997. “Technology Transfer Strategies and Economic
Development in South Korea,” in Yong S. Lee (ed.) Technology Transfer and Public Policy. (Westport,
CT: Quorum).
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. 1996. “Local Government Finance in West Virginia.” The West
Virginia Public Affairs Reporter. 13(3):2-8.
Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein. 1995. “Institutions and Technological Development in Korea: The
Role of the Presidency.” Comparative Politics. 28(1):55-76.
Sung Deuk Hahm, Janusz Szczypula, and L. Christopher Plein. 1995. “Barriers to Information Sharing in State
Agencies: The Case of the Texas General Land Office.” International Journal of Public Administration.
18(8):1243-1267.
Sung Deuk Hahm, L. Christopher Plein, and Richard Florida. 1994. “The Politics of International Technology
Transfer: Lessons from the Korean Experience.” Policy Studies Journal. 22(2):311-321.
L. Christopher Plein and David J. Webber. 1992. “The Role of Technology Assessment in Congressional
Consideration of Biotechnology” pp. 121-153 in Gary Bryner (ed.) Science, Technology, and Politics.
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press).
L. Christopher Plein and David J. Webber. 1989. “Biotechnology and Agriculture: An Evolving Congressional
Arena.” pp. 179-200 in Carol Kramer (ed.) The Political Economy of U.S. Agriculture: Choices for the
1990s. (Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future).
L. Christopher Plein and David J. Webber. 1988. “Congressional Consideration of Biotechnology.” Policy
Studies Journal. 17(1):136-147.
Essays, Review Essays and Book Reviews
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. 1996. “Public Managers in Public Deliberations.” Public
Management. 78(1):42-44.
L. Christopher Plein. 1994. “Agenda Setting, Problem Definition, and Policy Studies.” Policy Studies
Journal. 22(4):701-704.
L. Christopher Plein. 1994. “A Book Review of Eugene Skolnikoff’s The Elusive Transformation.” Politics
and the Life Sciences. (February):136-137.
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L. Christopher Plein. 1989. “A Book Review of William P. Browne’s Private Interests, Public Policy and
American Agriculture.” Social Sciences Quarterly. 70(3):783-784.
Technical Reports
L. Christopher Plein. 2013. Accessing Medicaid and Waivered Services for Active Duty Military Families: A
Field Research Report. Prepared for the Office the Secretary of Defense Office of Community Support for
Military Families with Special Needs (OSN).
Tami Gurley-Calvez, Paula Fitzgerald Bone, Adam Pellillo, Christopher Plein, and Michael Walsh. 2009.
Mountain Health Choices Beneficiary Report: A Report to the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services.
West Virginia University Bureau for Business and Economic Research. July.
Corey Colyer and L. Christopher Plein. 2008. Multidiscplinary Teams in West Virginia. Prepared for the West
Virginia Court Improvement Program. October
L. Christopher Plein, 2006. The West Virginia VISTA Cost-Share Program Evaluation Project. Sponsored by
the Corporation for National and Community Services under the coordination and direction of the Nelson A.
Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York, November.
Melissa Latimer, Eleanor Blakely, Barry Locke, Christopher Plein, and Corey Colyer. 2006. Region IV Case
Management Study. Submitted to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau
for Children and Families. October.
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda Potter, and David G. Williams. 2004.WV WORKS 2003: Perspectives of Former Recipients Who
Have Exhausted Their 60 Months of Program Eligibility. Report for the West Virginia Department of Health
and Human Resources. July.
L. Christopher Plein. 2003. Medicaid Sustainability: Budgetary and Administrative Actions in West Virginia in
Fiscal Year 2003. Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York. September.
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. 2003. Faith Based Organizations Study: The West Virginia
Experience. Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York. September
L. Christopher Plein. 2002. Food Stamp Report: The West Virginia Experience. Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute
of Government, State University of New York. October.
L. Christopher Plein. 2002. West Virginia: TANF Take-Up Study. Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of
Government, State University of New York. July.
L. Christopher Plein. 2002. Medicaid Sustainability: Budgetary and Administrative Actions in West Virginia.
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York. July
L. Christopher Plein. 2001. Family Formation Goals, TANF Implementation Study: West Virginia. Technical
Report. Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York. November.
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L. Christopher Plein. 2001. PCCMS and Medicaid Managed Care. Technical Report. Rockefeller Institute of
Government, State University of New York. July.
Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor Blakely, Melissa Latimer, Barry Locke, Carson Mencken, L. Christopher Plein,
Lucinda Potter, and David G. Williams. 2001. WV WORKS 2000: The Recipients Perspective. Report for
the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. December.
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. 2000. State Capacity Study Follow-Up Study. Nelson Rockefeller
Institute of Government, State University of New York. August.
L. Christopher Plein. 2000. West Virginia’s Medicaid Managed Care Experience: The Mountain Health Trust
Program and the Physician Assured Access System. Report for the Accountability in Medicaid Managed
Care Project, State Capacity Study, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, The State University of
New York, February.
R. Dilger, E. Blakely, K. Dorton, M. Latimer, B. Locke, C. Mencken, L.C. Plein, L. Potter, D. Williams, and D.
Yoon. 1999. West Virginia Works Case Closure Study. Report for the West Virginia Department of Health
and Human Resources. December.
L. Christopher Plein. 1999. General Notes and Observations on the Political and Policy Context of Managed
Care, Disease Management, Diabetes, and Medicaid in West Virginia. Report for the West Virginia
Comprehensive Diabetes Control Project. Office of Health Services Research, West Virginia University,
August.
L. Christopher Plein. 1999. West Virginia’s Medicaid Managed Care Experience: The Mountain Health Trust
Program. Report for the Accountability in Medicaid Managed Care Project, State Capacity Study, Nelson
Rockefeller Institute of Government, The State University of New York, January.
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. 1997. West Virginia’s Welfare Reform Experience: First Report.
State Capacity Study, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, The State University of New York.
December.
Michael J. Dougherty and L. Christopher Plein. 1997. Challenges and Opportunities for West Virginia
Communities: A Report on Local Needs. (West Virginia University Extension Service Division of
Community and Economic Development and West Virginia University Department of Public
Administration).
L. Christopher Plein. 1995. Moving Towards the Future: A Report on “Leadership Challenges in Meeting
Infrastructure Needs.” A Workshop and Forum for Members of Commissions, Councils, Boards, and
Districts in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties. (West Virginia University, Department of Public
Administration).
L. Christopher Plein. 1994. Local Finance Challenges in West Virginia. A Report of the League of Women
Voters of West Virginia’s Conferences and Forums on West Virginia Local Government Finance
(Charleston, WV: West Virginia League of Women Voters).
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Single Authored Conference Papers
L. Christopher Plein. “Policy Implementation, Intermediaries, Expectations, and Assumptions: Consumer
Assistance and the Affordable Care Act. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Political
Science Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. January 7, 2016.
L. Christopher Plein. “The Role of Intermediaries in Rural Community Engagement.” Century Beyond the
Campus: Past, Present, and Future of Extension. Morgantown, West Virginia. September 25, 2014.
L. Christopher Plein. “Pathways to Graduate Education.” Paper presented at the Annual Summit of the
Appalachian College Association. Abingdon, Virginia. October 23, 2010.
L. Christopher Plein. “A Tale of Two Programs: How Policy Differences Shape University-Agency Evaluation
Partnerships – Welfare and Medicaid Reform in West Virginia.” Paper presented at the National
Association of Welfare Research and Statistics Annual Workshop, Los Angeles, California. September 29,
2010.
L. Christopher Plein. “Imagining Reform – Forgetting Implementation: Medicaid Redesign in West Virginia.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada. April,
2010.
L. Christopher Plein. “Applied Learning in the Appalachian Context: Student Participation in the West
Virginia Community Design Team.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Appalachian Studies
Association, Dahlonega, Georgia. March 19-21, 2010.
L. Christopher Plein, “Network Governance and the Demand for Networked Curriculum: Collaborative
Instruction in Community Development and Governance.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Charleston, South Carolina, October
16, 2008.
L. Christopher Plein, “Developing and Implementing a High-Risk Insurance Program: Analogy and
Uncertainty, Notes from a Participant-Observer.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the National
Association of Welfare Research and Statistics. Nashville, Tennessee. August 18, 2008.
L. Christopher Plein. “Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Challenge of the Medically
Uninsurable: A Retrospective on High Risk Pools in the States.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of
the Western Social Science Association, Denver, Colorado, April 24, 2008.
L. Christopher Plein, “The West Virginia TANF Experience: A Retrospective on Welfare Reform.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics. Jackson,
Wyoming. August, 2006.
L. Christopher Plein. “Encountering Community: Reflections on the West Virginia Community Design Team.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Western Social Science Association, Salt Lake City, Utah,
April 22, 2004.
L. Christopher Plein. “The Complexities of Managed Care Program Preference and Implementation: Resiliency
in PCCM Programs in State Medicaid Systems.” Paper Delivered at the 99th Meetings of the American
Political Science Association. Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, August 28, 2003.
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L. Christopher Plein. “Welfare Reform in the South: Work Participation Rates in the South,” Brookings
Institution Conference on Welfare Reform Reauthorization: National and Southern Perspectives. November
21 and 22, 2002, Carter Presidential Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
L. Christopher Plein. “The Use of the Federal Rulemaking Process to Shape the Implementation of New
Welfare Law.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Western Social Science Association. Sparks,
Nevada. April 19, 2001.
L. Christopher Plein. “West Virginia’s Welfare Reform Experience: The Dynamics of Program Implementation
and Development in a Hard Place.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Appalachian Studies
Association. Snowshoe Resort, West Virginia, March 1, 2001.
L. Christopher Plein. “Welfare Reform in a Hard Place: The Case of West Virginia.” Paper presented at the
Rural-Urban Welfare Research Roundtable Conference Co-Sponsored by the Rural Policy Research Institute
and the Brookings Institution Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy. Washington, D.C., February 16,
2001.
L. Christopher Plein. “The Administrative Burdens of Change: The Convergence of Multiple Paths of Reform.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
Washington, D.C., November, 1999.
L. Christopher Plein. “Getting More than what is Bargained for: The Hidden Administrative Costs of West
Virginia’s Mountain Health Trust Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American
Political Science Association. Atlanta, Georgia. September, 1999.
L. Christopher Plein. “Closing the Gap: Administrative Arena Issue Deliberation and Congressional Macro-
Policy Overview.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Western Social Science Association.
Reno, Nevada. April 1996.
L. Christopher Plein. “New Approaches to Policy Analysis: The Context Based Approach to Issue Evolution
Analysis.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta,
Georgia. November 1994.
L. Christopher Plein. “Enduring Themes in Biotechnology: The Persistence of Ambivalence Towards
Progress.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Washington, D.C. September 1993.
L. Christopher Plein. “Presidential Policy Intervention and the Council on Competitiveness.” Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. Atlanta, Georgia. November 5, 1992.
L. Christopher Plein. “Interest Group Coalition and Fracture: The Case of Biotechnology Opposition Groups.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. Atlanta, Georgia.
November, 1990.
L. Christopher Plein. “The Emergence of the Pro-Biotechnology Coalition: Issue Development and the Agenda
Setting Process.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Atlanta, Georgia. September, 1989.
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Joint Authored Conference Papers
L. Christopher Plein and Melissa Latimer. “The Audience Found: Social Scientists, Applied Research, and
Stakeholder Interaction – A Case Study from West Virginia.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of
the Southern Sociological Association, Charlotte, NC, April 4, 2014.
Melissa Latimer and L. Christopher Plein. “Competing Perspectives of Social Service Delivery in an
Economically Disadvantaged State.” Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for Applied
and Clinical Sociology, St. Louis, Missouri. October 14-17, 2010.
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. “Engagement in Welfare Reform: West Virginia Partnerships in
Public Service.” Paper presented at the National Conference of the National Association of Schools of
Public Affairs and Administration. Miami Beach, Florida. November, 1999.
L. Christopher Plein, Kenneth Green and David G. Williams. “Organic Planning: Citizen Forums and New
Venues in Local Governance.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science
Association. Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 23-25, 1997.
David G. Williams and L. Christopher Plein. “Professional and Career Development: The MPA Portfolio
Approach.” Paper presented at the Twentieth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration.
Richmond, Virginia. March 7, 1997.
Sung Deuk Hahm, Christopher Cox, and L. Christopher Plein. “Innovation in State Economic Development
Policies: The Emergence of Public-Private Partnerships.” Paper presented at the Annual Research
Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Washington, D.C. November
4, 1995.
L. Christopher Plein and Kenneth Klase. “Perspectives on Regional Planning: Past, Present, and Future.”
Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration Region IV Conference. Virginia Beach,
September 20-22, 1995.
Kevin Leyden and L. Christopher Plein. “The Role of Deliberation in Congressional Hearings.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the Northeast Political Science Association. Providence, Rhode Island.
November, 1994.
L. Christopher Plein and David G. Williams. “Responding to Community Needs: The Role of Public
Administrators in Public Discussions.” Paper presented at the Conference on Overcoming Dilemmas in
Public Governance, sponsored by the American Society for Public Administration, Regions I and II.
Burlington, Vermont. October, 1994.
Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein. “Institutions and Technological Development in Korea: The Role
of the Presidency.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
New York. September 1-4, 1994.
Janusz Szczypula, Sung Deuk Hahm, and L. Christopher Plein. “Barriers to Information Sharing in State
Agencies: The Case of the Texas General Land Office.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Political Science Association. April 15-17, 1993.
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David M. Wood and L. Christopher Plein. “The Anomaly of Internal Market Building in the European
Community and North America: The Cases of Britain and Canada.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, Illinois. April, 1989.
L. Christopher Plein and David J. Webber. “Congressional Consideration of Biotechnology: The Political
Evolution of a Policy Issue.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association. Chicago, Illinois. April, 1988.
Jim Scott and L. Christopher Plein. “BST and the Dairy Industry: Agenda Setting for Approval and Adoption.”
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
March 25, 1988.
Grants and Contracts
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National
Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in cooperation with the United States Department of Defense to
conduct training and education through the Military Families Learning Network.. Grant awarded in January
2016 (Total Award $79,000).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for
Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in cooperation with the United States Department of Defense’s Office of
Special Needs to study Medicaid Services Access for Special Needs Military Families. Grant awarded in
September 2010 (Total Award $499,600).
Contractor. Recipient of a contract from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a memorandum of
understanding with WVU to facilitate meetings for public use plans in the Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge.
Awarded June 2010 ($2,500).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Medical Services to conduct analysis and evaluation of Medicaid reforms in the state. Primary
grant responsibilities are with the WVU School of Medicine and the WVU Bureau for Business and
Economic Research. Grant awarded in July 2008 (Sub-Award to Evaluation Group, $174,770).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the Clay Center for Arts and Sciences to assist in the development
of a cultural resources management program for the greater Charleston Area. Grant awarded in October
2007 (Total Award $29,135).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
and the West Virginia Supreme Court to conduct a program evaluation of the state’s pioneering
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approach to case management and service plans for children in situations
where neglect or abuse is suspected or where children are undergoing delinquency proceedings. Grant
awarded in June 2007. (Total Award $18,412).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government to study
Volunteer in Service to America programming in West Virginia. This initiative is part of a multi-state study
sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Contract awarded October 2006. (Total
Award $8,000).
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Principal Investigator. Recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community
Development Work Study Program grant to establish a community development education and training
program in the Master of Public Administration Program. Grant awarded in September 2005. (Total Award
$90,000).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community
Development Work Study Program grant to establish a community development education and training
program in the Master of Public Administration Program. Grant awarded in September 2004. (Total Award
$90,000).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community
Development Work Study Program grant to establish a community development education and training
program in the Master of Public Administration Program. Grant awarded in August, 2002 (Total Award
$84,672).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community
Development Work Study Program grant to establish a community development education and training
program in the Master of Public Administration Program. Grant awarded in August, 2000 (Total Award
$84,672).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract to study case management practices in administrative region IV of the
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Children and Families. Contract
awarded in September 2005. (Total Award $13,640).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract to study current welfare (TANF) recipients who are nearing the limits
of their lifetime eligiblity for federal funded cash assistance benefits. Project funding from the West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Contract awarded in December 2003. (Total Award
$99,484).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a grant to study of former welfare (TANF) recipients who have exhausted their
lifetime eligibility for federal TANF benefits. Project funding from the West Virginia Department of Health
and Human Resources. Contract awarded in July 2003. (Total Award $39,919).
Principal and Co-Principal Investigator. Recipient and co-recipient of contracts from the Rockefeller Institute
of Government of the State University New York to study welfare, Medicaid, and food stamp policies and
administrative capacity in West Virginia and nationally. Initial grant award in June 1997, subsequent
contracts awarded in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. (Total Awards $43,450).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the Monongalia Health System to establish a division-
based instructional partnership to support graduate assistants and interns in wellness and disease outreach
initiatives for children. Contract awarded in 2001. (Total Award $14,446).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a two year contract from the Marion County Chamber of Commerce to
establish a division-based instructional partnership with the Chamber to support a graduate intern for two
years. Contract awarded in 2001. (Total Award, $20,000).
Principal Investigator. Recipient of a contract from the West Virginia Municipal Clerks and Recorders
Association to establish a division-based instructional partnership to allow a graduate student internship
with the association. Contract awarded in 2001. (Total Award $1,200).
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Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract to study welfare (TANF) recipients funded by the West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources and being administered by the West Virginia University
Institute for Public Affairs. Contract awarded in 2000. (Total Award $106,479).
Co-Investigator. Recipient of a contract to study Post-TANF/WORKs recipients funded by the West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources and being administered by the West Virginia University
Institute for Public Affairs. Contract awarded in 1999. (Total Award $99,000).
Co-Investigator, Recipient of a grant funded by the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and
Sciences to encourage interdisciplinary research and external support. The focus of the research was on the
status of the poor in West Virginia in the post-AFDC era. Grant awarded in 1999. (Total Award $35,900).
Contractor. Conducted policy analysis on Medicaid for the Diabetes and Prevention Control Program, a project
funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administered by the West Virginia University
School of Medicine. Funds awarded in 1999. (Total Funding $4,575).
Evaluation Specialist. Served as an evaluation specialist for the WVU Extension Services’ Children, Families,
and Youth at Risk (CYFAR) Program. Involved in developing grant proposal for CYFAR project and
assisted in program review and evaluation. As part of the working arrangement with Extension, secured four
graduate assistantships for the Division of Public Administration in the 1999-2001 academic school years.
Assisted in successful grant proposal development for project renewal in 2005 and subsequent years. (Total
Award $31,395).
Principal Investigator. Co-recipient of a grant from the West Virginia Association of Regional Planning and
Development Councils funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to conduct regional community
self-sufficiency advancement program projects. Activities included public forums and visioning activities on
a regional basis. Grant awarded in 1998. (Total Award $13,500).
Co-Investigator. Co-investigator in a community development project sponsored by a grant provided by West
Virginia University’s Public Service Grant to the Division of Community and Economic Development of the
West Virginia University Extension Service. The grant was used to support two “community design team”
visits to small West Virginia communities to assist in planning and citizen participation activities. Grant
awarded in 1996. (Total Award $6,200).
Co-Investigator. Co-recipient of a grant to assess local government needs in West Virginia and to formulate
university-led responses to these needs. Grant awarded under the West Virginia University Public Service
Grant Program. Grant awarded for Spring Semester 1996. Grant extended under competitive application
process for the 1996-97 academic year. (Total Award, $3,600).
Principal Investigator. Maintained a continuing contractual relationships with a community hospital and a state
mental hospital to provide interns to these facilities. Contracts awarded in 1995 and renewed in 1997. (Total
Awards $34,000).
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Other Professional Activities
Conference and Research Workshop Roundtable Participant (Selected)
Workshop Participant. “Professional Education and Democracy.” The Kettering Foundation 2013 May Research
Exchange, Kettering Ohio.
Workshop Participant. “Exploratory Research, Civic Professionals and Public Deliberation Workshop.” The
Kettering Foundation 2012 October Research Exchange, Kettering Ohio.
Roundtable Participant. “Health Care Reform and Policy.” West Virginia Political Science and Public
Administration Meetings, Morgantown, West Virginia. October 2009.
Plenary Roundtable Participant. “Why Are We Here? Forging Linkages in Putting Research into Action at the
State and Local Level” Opening Plenary, 47th Annual Meetings of the National Association of Welfare
Research and Statistics, Charleston, West Virginia, August 20, 2007.
Roundtable Participant, “Legislative Internships,” West Virginia Political Science and Public Administration
Meetings, Buckhannon, West Virginia. November 2007.
Roundtable Participant. “The Pitfalls and Rewards of Partnering to Offer the MPA Degree.” Annual Meetings of
the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Education. Washington, D.C. October 15, 2005.
Roundtable Participant. “Internship Programs” Annual Joint Meetings of the West Virginia Political Science
Association and the West Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. Buckhannon,
West Virginia. October 2004.
Roundtable Participant. “Welfare Reform in West Virginia” Annual Joint Meetings of the West Virginia
Political Science Association and the West Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Public
Administration. Morgantown, West Virginia. October 2003.
Roundtable Participant, “Panel on the Changing Institutions of Social Programs in the United States.” Thirty-
second Annual Meetings of the Northeast Political Science Association. Albany, NY, November 10, 2000.
Roundtable Participant, “Panel on Forging Partnerships in Communities.” West Virginia Political Science
Association Meetings, Morgantown, WV, October 2000.
Roundtable Participant, “Panel on Public Participation in Governance.” Western Social Science Meetings,
Denver, Colorado. April 18, 1998.
Roundtable Participant, Panel on “Helping Students Survive and Prosper in an Administrative Internship: A
Roundtable.” Twentieth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Richmond, Virginia,
March 6,1997.
Presentation on “Questions for Health Care Policy Analysis,” Roundtable on “Health Care Reform in West
Virginia.” Annual Meetings of the West Virginia Political Science Association, Elkins, West Virginia,
October 1995.
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Invited Conference Speaker (Selected)
Presentation on “A Policymaker’s Checklist.” “Hot Issues in Health Care 2015” Conference sponsored by the
Colorado Health Institute held in Denver, Colorado. December 14, 2015.
Presentation on Public Service, the Constitution, and New Realities. Comments to the West Virginia State
Government Department of Personnel Human Resources Conference. Beckley, West Virginia. September 27,
2012.
Presentation on “Health Care Reform: What Students and New Professionals Should Know.” Annual Meetings
of the American College Health Association, Phoenix, AZ. June 2, 2011
Presentation on “Examining the Realities of Health Care Reform.” Fall meetings of the West Virginia Health
Care Association. Morgantown, West Virginia. September 24, 2009.
Presentation on “Examining the Realities of Health Care Reform: Medicaid, High Risk Pools, and Incremental
Change.” Annual Meetings of the West Virginia and Mid-Ohio Chapters of the Healthcare Finance
Managers Association. Ogelbay Resort, Wheeling, West Virginia, September 23, 2009.
Presentation on “West Virginia’s Safety Net System: Past and Future.” Statewide Family Assistance
Supervisor’s Meeting, Bureau for Children and Families, West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, Glade Springs, West Virginia. March 22, 2007.
Presentation on “Understanding Welfare Reform in West Virginia: An Overview of Study Findings and the
Importance of Long-Term Evaluation Partnerships.” The National Association of State Human Service
Finance Officers 2005 Annual Conference. Williamsburg, Virginia, August 2005.
Presentation on “Poverty, Need and the Role of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Contexts and
Trends.” West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Statewide Community Services
Manager Meetings, Martinsburg, West Virginia. May 10, 2005
Presentation on “Community Development Perspectives and Practices.” West Virginia Department of Health
and Human Resources Statewide Community Services Manager Meetings, October 20, 2004, Canaan Valley,
West Virginia.
Presentation on “Beyond 60 Months: The Status of Former TANF Recipients in West Virginia.” Annual
Meetings of the National Association of Welfare Statistics and Research. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August
25, 2004.
Presentation on “Welfare Reform and Rural Health Implications” at the 2001 West Virginia Rural Health
Conference. Charleston, WV, October 19, 2001.
Presentation on “Internship Programs and Higher Education-Community Partnerships” at the 2001 National
Conference of the National Association of Planning Councils. Charleston, WV, April 5, 2001.
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Presentation on “Building and Sustaining Networks and Collaborations in Communities and States” at the West
Virginia Southern Summit sponsored by the West Virginia University Extension Service. Beckley, WV.
April 4, 2000.
Presentation on “Medicaid Reform and its Impact on Managed Care,” at the annual meeting of the West Virginia
State Health Education Council. Canaan Valley, West Virginia, April, 1999.
Presentation on “The Social and Political Context of Medicaid Reform,” at the West Virginia Healthcare
Finance Managers Association meetings, Charleston, West Virginia, February, 1999.
Presentation on “The Nature of Networks and Systems in a Complex Social Environment,” at the Great Lakes
Health Network meetings in Clymer, New York, October 28, 1998.
Presentation on “Welfare Reform and the States: How West Virginia Compares” at the Annual Meeting of the
West Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Morgantown, West Virginia, October
2, 1998.
Presentation on “Building Local Civic Capacity” at the annual meetings of the Local Development District
Association of Appalachia. Sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Local
Development District Association of Appalachia, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 1998.
Presentation on “The Impact of Welfare Reform on Health Care Delivery” at the Fifth Annual West Virginia
Rural Health Conference.” Lakeview Resort, Morgantown, West Virginia, October 29, 1997.
Presentation on “Learning from Others, Teaching Others: The West Virginia Welfare Reform Experience.”
West Virginia Welfare Reform Summit, Charleston, West Virginia, October 27, 1997.
Presentation on “The Role of Regional Councils as Conveners in Community Building” at a Plenary Session of
the annual meetings of the Local Development District Association of Appalachia. Sponsored by the
Appalachian Regional Commission and the Development District Association of Appalachia. Arlington,
Virginia, March 17, 1997.
Invited Speaker for Public Lectures and Special Events (Selected)
“A Turbulent Opposition” Presented at the National Press Club at an event on “ACA and the Southern States.”
Sponsored by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, the Brookings Institution, and the Fels Institute of
Government. Broadcast on C-SPAN. August 25, 2014.
“Medicaid and the Military” Conference on Military Connected Children with Special Health Care Needs and
Their Families. Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the HSC
Foundation. National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD. April 14-15, 2014.
“Health Care Reform: What is it and Why Should I Care?” Paul Stewart Lecture Series. Marshall
University, Huntington, West Virginia, March 12, 2010.
“Health Care Reform: An Update.” The Social Sciences Colloquium Speakers Series. Concord University,
Athens, West Virginia, December 1, 2009.
“Health Care Reform: An Update.” Wood County Democratic Executive Committee Meeting. Parkersburg,
West Virginia, November 17, 2009.
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“Community Collaboration and Partnership.” Meetings of the Eastern Panhandle Regional Health and Human
Services Collaborative, Martinsburg, West Virginia, March 2, 2007.
“Public Personnel Trends in the Early 21st Century.” West Virginia Chapter of the International Personnel
Management Association, Charleston, West Virginia, January 26, 2006.
“Welfare Reform Policy Issues in the United States,” West Virginia University Law School Donley Lecture
Series, Morgantown, West Virginia, April 16, 2003.
“Recent Developments in Medicaid Managed Care in Context of Diabetes Prevention and Control,” West
Virginia Diabetes Comprehensive Project Partners Meeting, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health,
Charleston, West Virginia, July 21, 1999.
“The Role of Local Development Districts as Catalysts and Facilitators in a Region,” Executive Directors
Meeting of the Local Development District of Appalachia, Knoxville, Tennessee, January 8, 1998.
“Influencing Science and Technology Policy: Issue Definition and Agenda Setting” before the Center for the
Study of Science in Society, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia,
April 5, 1995.
Continuing Education and Professional Development Workshop Instruction (Selected)
“Creating New Strategies to Build Trust & Credibility” (with Alicia Cassels) USDA eXtension Webinar.
Broadcast October, 2015 via the Military Families Learning Network.
“Medicaid and Military Families: Adults with Special Needs” USDA eXtension Webinar. Broadcast February
18, 2015 via the Military Families Learning Network.
Medicaid and Military Families: Children with Special Needs” USDA eXtension Webinar. Broadcast January
14, 2015 via the Military Families Learning Network.
Medicaid and Military Families: An Introduction” USDA eXtension Webinar. Broadcast December 10, 2014
via the Military Families Learning Network.
Roundtable on “Development Impact Fees.” Local Government Leadership Academy, Spring 2009,
Morgantown, West Virginia, April 2009.
“Building Networks and Collaboratives.” 2008 Bureau for Children and Families (WVDHHR) Management
Institute. Morgantown, West Virginia, October 30, 2008.
“Building Networks and Collaboratives in Community.” Continuing Education Conference for Social Workers,
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter. Charleston, West Virginia. October 1, 2008.
Roundtable on “Affordable Housing.” Local Government Leadership Academy, Spring 2008, Morgantown,
West Virginia, April 13, 2008.
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“What New Managers Need to Know.” 2007 Continuing Education Conference for Social Workers, National
Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter. Charleston, West Virginia. April 26, 2007.
“The West Virginia Community Design Team Program.” (With Meghan Stalebrink and Trace Gale), West
Virginia University Local Government Leadership Academy. Morgantown, West Virginia, April 14, 2007.
“Developing Community Partnerships for Managers.” Fall Management Conference, Bureau for Children and
Families, sponsored by the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Glade Springs, West Virginia,
October 26, 2006.
“Developing Community Partnerships.” Annual Bureau for Children and Families Management Institute
meetings sponsored by the WV Department of Health and Human Resources. Roanoke, West Virginia,
September 27, 2006.
“Recent Health Care Reforms in West Virginia.” West Virginia University Institute for Public Affairs Local
Government Leadership Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia. April 26, 2006.
“Governance and Professional Development: Developing a Framework for Understanding the Public Service.”
West Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services, Institute, West Virginia, March 29, 2006.
“Dealing with Poverty Issues in Your Community: The Local Government Dimension.” West Virginia Local
Government Leadership Academy. Morgantown, WV, April 10, 2005.
“Medicaid and Medicare: Demystifying the Process.” The 26th Annual Summer Institute on Aging, Sponsored
by the West Virginia University Division of Social Work and the School of Applied Social Sciences.
Morgantown, WV, June 23, 2004.
“Making Sense of Medicaid: Program Challenges for West Virginia and the Nation, 2003 Another Year of
Uncertainty.” The 25th Annual Summer Institute on Aging, Sponsored by the West Virginia University
Division of Social Work and the School of Applied Social Sciences. Morgantown, WV, July 17, 2003.
“Community by Design: Collaborative Experiences from Across West Virginia.” 9th Annual Fall Continuing
Education Conference Sponsored by the WVU School of Applied Social Sciences, the WVU Extension
Service, and the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Families. Flatwoods, West Virginia. November 2002.
“The West Virginia Community Design Team Program.” West Virginia University Institute for Public Affairs
Local Government Leadership Academy. Charleston, West Virginia. September 21, 2002.
“Making Sense of Medicaid: Program Challenges for West Virginia and the Nation.” The 24th Annual Summer
Institute on Aging, Sponsored by the West Virginia University Division of Social Work, the School of
Applied Social Sciences, and the Beatrice Ruth Burgess Center for West Virginia Families and
Communities. Morgantown, West Virginia, June 13, 2002.
“Medicaid and Welfare Reform Developments.” The 23rd Annual Summer Institute on Aging, Sponsored by
the West Virginia University School of Social Work and the Beatrice Ruth Burgess Center for West
Virginia Families and Communities. Canaan Valley Resort, West Virginia, June 2001.
“Easing Uncertainty: Outreach Programs for Public Assistance Programs.” West Virginia University School of
Social Work, 5th Annual Continuing Education Conference. Flatwoods, West Virginia, December 1, 1998.
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“Welfare Reform and Medicaid Reform: An Overview of Implications and Possible Consequences,” Summer
Institute on Aging and Non-Profit Management, West Virginia School of Social Work and the Beatrice Ruth
Burgess Center for West Virginia Families and Communities. Morgantown, West Virginia, June 1, 1998.
“Managing Nonprofit Organizations Effectively in Context of Public Governance and Politics.” Summer
Institute on Aging and Non-Profit Management, West Virginia School of Social Work and the Beatrice Ruth
Burgess Center for West Virginia Families and Communities. Morgantown, West Virginia, June 2, 1997.
Editorial Board and Manuscript Referee Activities
Associate Editor Social Science Journal (appointed 2003-2008)
Associate Editor Southeastern Political Review (1998-2000)
Manuscript Referee Public Administration Review (2012-2014)
Manuscript Referee Journal of Appalachian Studies (2001, 2013-2015)
Manuscript Referee Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (2013)
Manuscript Referee Journal of Health and Human Services Administration (2010-2014)
Manuscript Referee Social Science Journal (2010, 2011)
Manuscript Referee Western Journal of Nursing (2009)
Manuscript Referee Administration & Society (2007)
Manuscript Referee Public Administration Quarterly (2000)
Manuscript Referee Policy Studies Journal. (1996), (1998 - 2001)
Manuscript Referee Environmental Practice (2000)
Manuscript Referee Southeastern Political Review (1998)
Manuscript Referee Comparative Politics (1998)
Manuscript Referee West Virginia Institute for Public Affairs Public Affairs Reporter (1997), (1998), (2005),
(2006).
Manuscript Referee Science, Technology & Human Values. (1993), (1995), (1996)
Book Manuscript Reviewer, West Virginia University Press (2010)
Book Manuscript Review, Congressional Quarterly Press (2005)
Book Manuscript Reviewer, Brookings Institution Press (2002)
Book Proposal Reviewer, St. Martin’s Press. (1995)
Selected Public Service Activities
Advisory Board Member. North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Wave (NANOGrav)
Collaboration. The board is made up of astronomers and physicists from across the nation representing
various universities. I am the sole social scientist on the board, and my role has been to provide advice on
project management and collaboration. Major National Science Foundation grants (Partnerships in
International Research and Education and the Physics Frontier Center) have helped to support the
NANOGrav collaboration. Appointed 2010.
Member, Board of Directors. West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. This non-profit organization
encourages research, outreach and education for affordable and accessible healthcare in West Virginia
Appointed 2015.
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Member, Board of Directors, Community Housing Action Partnership (Morgantown, WV). This non-profit
organization explores issues relating to attainable and affordable housing in the greater Morgantown area.
CHAP sponsors educational events and conferences and conducts research on housing related issues.
Appointed, January 2015.
Member ACCESSWV BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AccessWV is a state-operated health insurance program for
individuals who fall into “high risk” underwriting categories who cannot otherwise be insured in the private
insurance market. West Virginia is one of approximately 35 states with such a program. Appointed to the
board of directors by Governor Joseph Manchin in September 2005. Reappointed by Governor Earl Ray
Tomblin in 2010. In March 2014, ACCESSWV ceased operations with the implementation of the
Affordable Care Act.
Member, West Virginia Affordable Insurance Group. This working group, organized at the behest of Governor
Joe Manchin III was charged with investigating health insurance and primary care service options in West
Virginia (2005 – 2006).
Member, West Virginia Planning Grant Health Advisory Committee. This group, organized under the auspices
of the West Virginia University Health Policy Institute and funded by a federal HERSA grant, was charged
with examining and developing options to provide health coverage to uninsured West Virginians. (2003 -
2005).
Member, West Virginia Legislature Student Internship Committee. This committee, comprised of legislators,
faculty from West Virginia’s universities, and past interns, selects legislative interns for the Walter Rollins
Scholars Program and the Robert Burk, Jr. Student Intern Program and other programs. Appointed 1998,
service continues.
Member, Steering Committee. West Virginia State Strengthening - Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
Program. West Virginia University Extension Service. This committee assists in project planning and
development for a major program initiative in the Extension service which is being funded by a federal grant
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Appointed 1999, service continues.
Member, West Virginia Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Families Research and Evaluation Team. This
team assisted cabinet staff in the implementation of an indicators framework to be used in assessing the
well-being of children and families in the state. (1998-2000)
Team Member, West Virginia Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Families’ Indicator Selection Task Team.
Team member for a special task force that has been established to develop objectives and benchmarks to
gauge the economic, social, and health well-being of families and children in West Virginia (1998).
Steering Committee Member, Community Design Team. The Community Design Team is a well-known
technical assistance program established at West Virginia University in 1997. Community Design Teams
visit small communities to assist in planning and development efforts. Teams are made up of faculty and
professionals from the social sciences, forestry, health promotion, landscape architecture, architecture, civil
engineering, and historic preservation that work with citizens and officials in small communities (1997-
2012)
Volunteer, West Virginia University Extension First Impressions Program. This program, aimed to assist small
rural communities through assessment visits by volunteers, often serves as a precursor to the Community
Design Team. Volunteers visit small communities, register their impressions in brief reports that are
aggregated and submitted to the community. First Impressions volunteer for Phillipi (January 2009),
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Glenville (December 2008), Belington (October 2006), Clay (March 2005), Marlinton (September 2003),
Franklin (November 2003), and Fairmont (October 2002).
Honors and Awards
Eberly Family Professor of Outstanding Public Service, West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts &
Sciences (2005 – present)
Nonresident Fellow, Economic Studies Program, Center for Health Policy, Brookings Institution. Washington,
D.C. Appointed July 2016.
Visiting Scholar, Economic Studies Program, Center for Health Policy, Brookings Institution. Washington,
D.C. (February 2015 - July 2016).
Outstanding Public Service Award for 2002-2003. West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts &
Sciences.
