David J. Houston
Political Science

Recent Academic Publications

"Drunk Driving," in press, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. In Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Government, Paul J. Quirk and William Cunion (eds.), Facts on File.

"Belonging, Believing, Behaving: The Religious Character of Public Servants," Administration & Society, in press, with Patricia K. Freeman.

"The Case for Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws," in press, invited editorial for the Southern Medical Journal.

"An Assessment of City-County Consolidation in Nashville/Davidson County," with Anthony J. Nownes and Marc Schwedrt. In City-County Consolidation Cases: Promises Made, Promises Kept?, Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier (eds.), in press, Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.

"The Biology Battle: Public Opinion and the Origins of Life," Religion & Politics, 2009, 2(1): 54-75, with Patricia K. Freeman.

"Federalism and Safety on America's Highways," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2009, 39(1): 117-137, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"Predicting the Probability of Landowner Participation in Conservation Assistance Programs: A Case Study of the Northern Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee," Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2009, 33(1): 5-8, November, with Brandon R. Kaetzel, Donald G. Hodges, and J. M. Fly.

"Motivating Knights or Knaves? Moving beyond Performance-Related Pay for the Public Sector,” invited e-commentary for the Public Administration Review’s “Theory to Practice” on-line, 2009, 69(1): 43-57. [pdf]

"Behavior in the Public Square," in Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service, James L. Perry and Annie Hondeghem (eds.), 2008, pp. 177-199, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

"How Naked is the Public Square? Religion, Public Service, and Implications for Public Administration," Public Administration Review, 2008, 68(3): 428-444, with Patricia K. Freeman and David L. Feldman.

"Motorcyclist Fatality Rates and Mandatory Helmet-Use Laws," Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2008, 40(1): 200-208, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"Risk Compensation or Risk Reduction? Seat Belts, State Laws, and Traffic Fatalities," Social Science Quarterly, 2007, 88(4): 913-936, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"Repealing Universal Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Safety," American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97(11): 2063-2069, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"Are Helmet Laws Protecting Young Motorcyclists?" Journal of Safety Research, 2007, 38(3): 329-336.

"Spirituality and Public Service," Public Administration Review, 2007, 67(1):88-102, with Katherine E. Cartwright.

"Safety Belt Use and the Switch to Primary Enforcement, 1991-2003," American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96(11): 1949-1954, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"Reducing Traffic Fatalities in the American States by Upgrading Seat Belt Use Laws to Primary Enforcement," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006, 25(3): 645-660, with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.

"'Walking the Walk' of Public Service Motivation: Public Employees and Charitable Gifts of Time, Blood, and Money," Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2006, 16(1): 67-86. [reprint]

October 23, 2009