Vitae for Dr. Michael R. Fitzgerald

Dr. Michael R. Fitzgerald

Department of Political Science 1001 McClung Tower University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 37996-0410

Phone & Voice Mail (423) 974-7049 E-mail mfitzge1@utk.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Degrees	Academic & Professional Awards	Professional Experience
Professional Activities	University Service	Books & Monographs
Articles & Book Chapters	Conference Papers	Funded Research
Professional Consulting	U.S. OPM Training	Theses & Dissertations
	Courses Taught

	Text Version

- Academic Degrees -

Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, 1975

M.A. University of Oklahoma, 1974

B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) Honors College, Western Michigan University, 1969

- Academic and Professional Awards -

Outstanding Teacher Award, National Alumni Association; University of Tennessee, 1987 and 2003
Outstanding Faculty Award, Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils, University of Tennessee, 2001

Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Tennessee, 1999

Institutional Nominee, National Professor of the Year, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), 1991

Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Service, University of Tennessee, 1990

Distinguished Professor Award, Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society, University of Tennessee, 1987, 1990, and 2002

L. R. Hessler Award for Excellence in Teaching & University Service, University of Tennessee, 1988

Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society), 1988

Outstanding Faculty Award, Mortar Board; University of Tennessee, 1981, 1986

Benson Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1975

Dissertation Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1975

Baldwin Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Oklahoma, 1973

NDEA Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1971 - 1974

Waldo-Sangren Scholar, Western Michigan University, 1968 - 1969

Alumni Association Scholar; Western Michigan University, 1967 - 1968

State Merit Scholar, Western Michigan University, 1965 - 1967

Professional Experience

Professor of Political Science; University of Tennessee, 1987 - Present
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Political Science Honors Program; University of Tennessee, 2001-2003
Associate Head, Department of Political Science; University of Tennessee, 1995 - 1996
Senior Fellow, Energy, Environment & Resources Center; University of Tennessee, 1986-95
Associate Faculty, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Central Management Development Center; Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1990 - 1995
Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Resource & Environmental Policy, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies; Vanderbilt University, 1991 - 1992
Instructor and Guest Program Manager, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Eastern, Central & Western Executive Seminar Centers, 1984 - 2002
President, Citizen Opinion Research (Private consulting firm); Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986 - 1990
Chair, Urban Studies Program; University of Tennessee, 1986 - 1988
Associate Professor of Political Science; University of Tennessee, 1981 - 1987 (Tenured 1981)
Associate Director, Bureau of Public Administration; University of Tennessee, 1981 - 1985
Assistant Professor of Political Science; University of Tennessee, 1978 - 1981
Assistant Professor of Political Science; University of Missouri, 1975 - 1978
Instructor, South Oklahoma City Junior College; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1975
Instructor, Department of Political Science; University of Oklahoma, 1974 - 1975
Research Associate, Bureau of Government Research; University of Oklahoma, 1972 - 1975
Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge, Office of the Adjutant General, 25th Infantry Division, U. S. Army Vietnam, 1970 - 1971
Staff Assistant to the Honorable Philip A. Hart, U.S. Senate; Washington, DC., 1968
Research Assistant, Honors College and Political Science; Western Michigan University, 1967 - 1968

- Professional Activities -

Speaker, “Local Government Leadership and Ethics,” Local Government Leadership Program, Institute for Public Service, University of Tennessee, 2000, 2001 2002, and 2003

Speaker, “Ethics and Managerial Leadership,” Tennessee Government Management Institute, Institute for Public Service, University of Tennessee, 2001 and 2002

Speaker, “Ethics and Executive Leadership,” and “Political Trends Affecting State Executives,” Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, 2002

Keynote Speaker, “To Foster and Apply Knowledge for the Good Society: The Public Service Mission of the University of Tennessee,” Annual Conference of the Institute for Public Service, University of Tennessee, 2001

External Reviewer for the Undergraduate Program in Political Science, University of North Florida, 2001

Featured Speaker, “Ethics and Public Service,” Memphis City Council Retreat, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, January 2001

Speaker, “The Politics of Information Technology,” Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, 2000

Speaker, “Reviewing the Blueprint: The Manager’s Role in The Department’s Vision & Strategic Plan,” Tennessee Government Management Institute, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, 2000

Speaker, "Social and Political Trends: Implications for Local Leadership," Local Government Leadership Program, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, 1998 & 1999

Speaker, "Managerial Leadership and the Ethical Imperative," Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training, University of Tennessee, 1998 & 1999

Speaker, "Organizational Transformation and the Public Purpose: The Federal Experience," Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1998

Speaker, "Political Trends and the Future of Public Management," Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1998

Chair, Panel on Strategic Planning and Implementation, Annual Conference of the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, 1997

Speaker, "Ethics and Managerial Leadership," Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1997

Speaker, "Publics for the 1990s and Beyond," Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1997

Speaker, "Leadership and Ethics," Municipal Employee Training Program, Institute of Government; University of North Florida, 1997

Speaker, "Reengineering the Public Organization," Municipal Employee Training Program, Institute of Government; University of North Florida, 1997

Speaker, "Organizations and Change" Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1996

Speaker, "American State and Local Government," and "The American Presidency," Seminar in American Society for Japanese Teachers, Center for International Education; University of Tennessee, 1996

Featured Speaker, "Democracy in the Heart of America: Tennessee Politics in the State and Nation," Alumni Summer College Program, Department of Alumni Affairs; University of Tennessee, 1996

Featured Speaker, Environmental Seminar Series, National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research; University of Tennessee, 1996

Speaker, "The 1994 Congressional Elections and the Future of the Democratic Party," Anderson County Women Democrats, 1995

Keynote Speaker, "The Impact of the TV News on American Politics," McMinn County UT Alumni Chapter, Office of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving; University of Tennessee, 1994

Featured Speaker, "The Policy Process in an Interest Group Society," Annual Fall Seminar of the East Tennessee Section of the American Association of Cost Engineers; Knoxville, Tennessee, 1994

Featured Speaker, "Shifting Global Politics and America’s Future," Annual Conference of the Tennessee Gas Association; Nashville, Tennessee, 1994

Featured Speaker, "Hyperpluralism, Environmentalism, and Policy Gridlock," Annual Radioactive Scrap Metals Conference; Knoxville, Tennessee, 1994

Featured Speaker, "Reinventing the Career-Political Interface," Leadership VA Program, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Baltimore, Maryland, 1993 and 1994

Speaker, "Public Service in an Era of Uncertainty" Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1993 and 1994

Speaker, "The Changing Management Environment of Local Government," Tennessee Personnel Management Association," Annual Membership and Training Conference; Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1994

Keynote Speaker, "Managing in the Face of Adversity," Management Analysts Conference, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993

Speaker, "Organizational Transformation in Local Public Agencies," Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1993

Featured Speaker, "Global Political Issues: Globalization of Mass Media and Instability in the New World Order," Executive Retreat, United Cities Gas Corporation, Blackberry Farms Resort; Townsend, Tennessee, 1993

Featured Speaker, "The Politics of Radioactive Waste," Alumni Summer College Program, Department of Alumni Affairs; University of Tennessee, 1992

Invited Participant, Workshop on Public Acceptance Issues Relating to Partitioning and Transmutation Technology for High-Level Radioactive Waste, U.S. Department of Energy, 1991

University Lecture, "American Politics as Guerrilla Activity: Environmental Policy in the '90s and Beyond," Sponsored by the Student Government Association & the International Honor Society in Social Science; University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991

Member, Conference Program Committee, American Society for Public Administration, 1991

Participant, "Roundtable Discussion of the High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal Program, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1991

Keynote Speaker, "Leadership and the Federal Manager," Tennessee All-Employees Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service; Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, 1991

Chair, Panel on Public Personnel Administration, Annual National Teaching Public Administration Conference, American Society for Public Administration, 1991

Member, Editorial Board, The University of Tennessee Press, 1987 - 1991

Member, Environmental Technology Delegation to the Soviet Union, sponsored by the Soviet Secretariat of Joint Intergovernmental Committees for Environmental Protection and the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1990

Featured Speaker, "Media Coverage of the Environment," Media Awareness Seminar, Department of Journalism; Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee Conservation League, 1990

Discussant, Panel Discussion on the Future of Bioremediation, International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, 1990

Presentation, "Managing Environmental Problems in an Era of Conflict," Environmental Protection and Cooperation: A Dialogue with Central European Officials," Energy, Environment, and Resources Center. the Center for Business and Economic Research, and the East European Center; University of Tennessee, 1990

Featured Speaker, "Challenge and Innovation in Public Management: The Leadership Imperative," Forest Management Team Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; Pinchot National Forest, 1989

Presentation, "Intergovernmental Relations in the American System," Summer Seminar for Japanese Educators, Center for International Education; University of Tennessee, 1988, 1990

Co-Chair, Roundtable Discussion on the Implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1989

Speaker, "Leadership in the Career Public Service: The Changing Profession of Public Management," Leadership Conference, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1988

Participant, Roundtable Discussion on New Alternatives to High-Level Nuclear Waste Management, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1988

Participant, The Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation Project, Directed by Terry N. Clark; University of Chicago, 1985 - 1988

Chair, Symposium on Science, Technology, and Public Policy, James R. Stokely Institute, College of Liberal Arts; University of Tennessee, 1987

Chair, Roundtable on Fiscal Stress and Urban Innovation, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1987

Discussant, Roundtable on Privatization in State and Local Government, Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Political Science Association, 1987

Featured Speaker, "Public-Private Cooperation for Effective Management of National Resources," Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of American Foresters, 1987

Presentation, "Effective Evaluation of Management Performance: The TVA Experience," International Seminar on Natural Resources Management for Officials in Developing Nations; University of Michigan and University of Tennessee, 1986

Presentation, "Problems in Inducing the Effective Utilization of the Fiscal Austerity Dataset: An RUP III Status Report," Conference of the Fiscal Austerity and Urban Innovation Project; Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1986

Chair, Panel on Fiscal Stress and Urban Policy, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1986

Participant, Roundtable Discussion of Market Based Public Policy, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1986

Participant, Roundtable Discussion on Enhancing Doctoral Research in Public Administration, Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, 1985

Discussant, Panel on the Governor in State Politics, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1984

Chair, Panel on Political Fiction and Political Philosophy, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1984

Tennessee State Analyst, Gubernatorial Election and Transition Project, National Governor's Association and Governor's Center, Duke University, 1982

Chair, Panel on Local Service Delivery, Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1982

Discussant, Panel on Public Choice and Public Policy, Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1981

Chair, Panel on Executive-Bureaucratic Interactions, Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1980

Participant, Roundtable Discussion on "The Future of the TVA," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1979

Participant, Panel on Managing Bureaucratic Growth, Annual Meeting of the American Society For Public Administration, 1979

Discussant, Panel on the Crisis in State and Local Finance, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, 1979

Member (1976) and Chair (1977), Awards Committee, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association

- University Service -

Individualized Program Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 2001 - Present

Media Center Advisory Committee, Hodges Library, 2001 - Present

Cinema Studies Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 1988 - Present

American Studies Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 1990 - Present

Steering Committee, Graduate Minor in Environmental Studies, 1994 - Present

Faculty Advisor, United We Stand, Student Organization, University of Tennessee, Present

Advisor, Arts and Sciences Advising Center, 2001 - 2003

Coordinating Board for Mini-Term, Evening School, 2001 - 2002

Mentor, Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Summer Research Institute, 2001

Steering Committee, Forum on Environmental Issues in the 2000 Presidential Campaign, sponsored by the Haines-Morris Committee and various academic departments, 1999 - 2000

Mentor, College Scholars Program, College of Arts and Sciences

Mentor, University Honors Program

Individualized Programs Committee, College of Liberal Arts, 1991 - 1992

Environmental Studies Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 1994 - 2000

Advisor, Intercollegiate Student Mock Trial; University of Tennessee, 1996 - 1998

Member, Academic Judging Panel, Panhellenic Council, 1997

Member, Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 1996

Chancellor's Task Force, Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Environmental Policy, 1991 - 1994

Intercollegiate Environmental Education and Research Committee, 1991 - 1994

Individualized Programs Committee, College of Liberal Arts, 1991 - 1992

Tutor, University Honors Program, 1991 - 1992

Chair, Professional Development Committee, Faculty Senate, 1990 - 1991; Member, 1988 - 1990

Commission for Blacks, 1987 - 1993

Recruitment Team, Volunteer Alumni Network Program, Alumni Office, 1988 - 1995

Colloquy on Science and Technology, University Studies, 1986 - 1989

Collegiate Chair, Library Development Campaign, 1988 - 1989

Urban Studies Committee, 1978 - 1989

Social Science Divisional Committee, College of Liberal Arts, 1987 - 1989

Campus Representative, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1978 - 1989

Faculty Senate/Provost's Committee on Improving Instruction, 1986 - 1988

Discussion Leader, Community Reading Program, College of Liberal Arts, 1988

Selection Committee, National Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, 1988

Evaluator, Student Orientation Assistant Group Screening, 1988

Selection Committee, National Alumni Association Legislative Intern Program, 1988

Participant, College/Community Forum, Constitution Bicentennial Committee, 1988

Scholars Program, Stokely Institute for Liberal Arts Education, College of Liberal Arts, 1984 - 1988

Colloquy on the Freshman Year Experience, University Studies, 1986 - 1988

Co-Principal Investigator, Student Retention and Satisfaction, Learning Resources Center, 1986 - 1988

Volunteer Community Program, College of Liberal Arts, 1986 - 1988

Dean's Research Panel, The Graduate School, 1986

Chair, Program Review, Department of Management, College of Business, 1986

Committee to Evaluate Creation of a Center for the Study of Technology and Society, 1985 - 1986

Core Team, Chancellor's Project for Tennessee Homecoming 1986

NASPAA Urban Affairs Section Campus Representative, 1979 - 1983

Campus Representative, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1978 - 1985

- Books, Monographs and Technical Reports -

M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, Designing Effective Programs for Geologic Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste (Knoxville: Energy, Environment, & Resources Center (EERC), University of Tennessee, 1990).
M. Fitzgerald et al., Public Opinion and Recycling in Tennessee (EERC, UT,1990).
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, The U.S. Department of Energy's Attempt to Site the Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility (MRS) in Tennessee (EERC, UT, 1988).
W. Lyons, T. Clark, & M. Fitzgerald, Decisions on Urban Dollars (Greenwich, Conn.: JAI, 1989).
S. Rechichar, M. Fitzgerald, F. Cory, and W. Lyons, Electoral Triumph and Administrative Trials (Bureau of Public Administration (BPA), University of Tennessee, 1986).
M. Fitzgerald, R. Durant, S. Rechichar, and L. Thomas, Intragovernmental Regulation and the Public Interest: Air Pollution Control in the Tennessee Valley (BPA, UT, 1984).
S. Rechichar and M. Fitzgerald, The Consequences of Administrative Decision: TVA's Economic Development Mission and Intragovernmental Regulation (BPA, UT, 1983).
F. Cory and M. Fitzgerald, An Evaluation of the Tennessee Innovation Group (BPA, UT,1982).
R. Watson with M. Fitzgerald, The Promise and Performance of American Democracy (National, State and Local Edition), (NY.: John Wiley, 1978, 1981).
M. Fitzgerald, An Introduction to the OSIRIS II Statistical Package (Norman, Okla.: Bureau of Government Research, 1974.

- Articles and Book Chapters -

H. Bacot and M. Fitzgerald, "Issue Salience, News Coverage, and Attention Cycles of Environmental Problems," Southeastern Political Review 27 (September 1999): 525-543.
H. Bacot, M. Fitzgerald, and A. Fitzgerald, "Articulating Environmental Policy Decisions to the Public," Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 6 (September 1998): 129 - 136.
S. Lee and M. Fitzgerald, "Openness in Public Administration and the Politics of Environmentalism," International Review of Administrative Sciences 63 (March 1997): 67 - 78.
S. Lee and M. Fitzgerald, "Exploring the Basis For Parental Choice in Public Education: Assessing School Performance in Tennessee," Policy Studies Journal 24 (Winter 1996): 1 - 12.
H. Bacot, T. Bowen, and M. Fitzgerald, "Managing the Solid Waste Process," Policy Studies Journal 22 (Summer 1994): 224 - 244.
A. McCabe, W. Colglazier, and M. Fitzgerald, "Public Acceptance and Nuclear Waste: Do New Technologies Matter?" Proceedings of the Waste Management '93 Conference 1 (June 1993).
M. Fitzgerald et al., "Practicing the Politics of Inclusion: Citizen Surveys and the Design of Solid Waste Recycling Programs," American Review of Public Administration 23 (March 1993): 29 - 41.
A. McCabe and M. Fitzgerald, "Prospects for Monitored Retrievable Storage of High-Level Nuclear Waste," Policy Studies Review 10 (Winter 1991): 167 - 79.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Conflicting Expertise and Uncertainty: Quality Assurance in the High-Level Radioactive Waste Program," New Directions for Program Evaluation 51 (Fall 1991): 69-87.
A. McCabe and M. Fitzgerald, "Media Images of Environmental Biotechnology," in G. Sayler, R. Fox, and J. Blackburn (eds.) Environmental Biotechnology for Waste Management (NY: Plenum, 1991): 15-24.
M. Fitzgerald, "A Review of The EPA: Asking the Wrong Questions," Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 6 (Winter 1991): 115 - 16.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Scientific Uncertainty and Quality Assurance: The Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Project Experience," Proceedings of the Waste Management '90 Conference 1 (June 1990): 321 - 28.
P. Freeman, W. Lyons, and M. Fitzgerald, "Public Opinion and Legislative Response to the Hazardous Waste Challenge," Social Science Journal 26 (Fall 1989): 455 - 63.
M. Fitzgerald, W. Lyons, and P. Freeman, "Resurrecting the Territorial Dimension of Politics: Public Opinion and Intergovernmental Responsibility for Hazardous Waste Management," in S.K. Majumdar (ed.), Management of Hazardous Materials and Wastes (Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Science Press, 1989): 329 - 48.
R. Durant, W. Lyons, and M. Fitzgerald, "Urban Culture, Service Provision, and Fiscal Strain," Research in Urban Policy 3 (Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press, 1989): 15 - 31.
M. Fitzgerald, A. McCabe, and D. Folz, "Federalism and the Environment: The View From the States," State and Local Government Review 20 (Fall 1988): 98 - 104.
M. Fitzgerald, W. Lyons, and F. Cory, "From Administration to Oversight: Privatization and its Aftermath in a Southern City," in R. Hula (ed.) Market-Based Public Policy (London: Macmillan Press, 1988): 69 - 83.
W. Lyons, A. McCabe, and M. Fitzgerald, "Public Opinion and Hazardous Waste," Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 2 (Fall 1987): 89 - 97.
W. Lyons and M. Fitzgerald, "Measurement And Theory in Urban Policy Research," Social Science Quarterly 68 (September, 1987): 491 - 93.
W. Lyons and M. Fitzgerald, "Intergovernmental Aid and Ratio Measurement," Social Science Quarterly 68 (September, 1987): 478 - 86.
M. Fitzgerald, and W. Lyons, "The Promise and Performance of Privatization: The Knoxville Experience," Policy Studies Review 5 (February 1986): 606 - 13.
W. Lyons and M. Fitzgerald, "The City as Purchasing Agent: Privatization and the Urban Policy in America," in T. Clark (ed.), Research in Urban Policy 2 (Greenwich, Conn.: JAI, 1986).
M. Fitzgerald, et al., "The 1982 Gubernatorial Election in Tennessee," in T. L. Beyle (ed.), Reelecting the Governor (University Press of America, 1986).
Stephen Rechichar and M. Fitzgerald, "The Consequences of Administrative Decision: TVA's Tellico Dam Project," Public Administration Quarterly 8 (Summer 1984): 223 - 48.
R. Durant, M. Fitzgerald, and L. Thomas, "When Government Regulates Itself: The EPA-TVA Air Pollution Control Experience," Public Administration Review 43 (May/June 1983): 209 - 19.
M. Fitzgerald and R. Durant, "Citizen Evaluations and Urban Management," Public Administration Review 40 (November/December 1980): 585 - 94; also in R. Bingham and M. Ethridge (eds.), Reaching Decisions in Public Policy and Administration (NY: Longman, 1982).
D. Morgan and M. Fitzgerald, "Desegregating Urban Schools: A Causal Perspective," American Politics Quarterly 8 (April 1980): 187 - 208.
D. Morgan and M. Fitzgerald, "A Causal Perspective on School Segregation Among American States," Social Forces 58 (September 1979): 329 - 35.
B. Bozeman and M. Fitzgerald, "Social Structures for the Enhancement of Scientific Information Utilization in Urban Policy-Making," International Journal of Urban Systems 3 (Spring 1979): 163 - 75.
M. Fitzgerald and W. Lyons, "Measuring Urban School Desegregation: A Cautionary Note," Political Methodology 5 (Winter, 1978): 511 - 30.
M. Fitzgerald and D. Morgan, "School Desegregation and White Flight: North and South," Integrated Education (November - December, 1977): 78 - 81.
M. Fitzgerald and D. Morgan, "Changing Patterns of Urban School Desegregation," American Politics Quarterly 5 (October 1977): 437 - 63.
D. Morgan, and M. Fitzgerald, "Recognition and Productivity in American Political Science Departments," Western Political Quarterly 30 (September 1977): 342 - 50.
D. Morgan, S. Kirkpatrick, M. Fitzgerald, and W. Lyons, "Patterns of State Referenda Voting," in S. Kirkpatrick et al. (eds.), The Oklahoma Voter (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977).
D. Morgan, S. Kirkpatrick, M. Fitzgerald, and W. Lyons, "Longitudinal Analysis of Referenda Voting Patterns," S. Maisel and J. Cooper (eds.), Impact of the Electoral Process (Beverly Hills: Sage, 1977).
S. Kirkpatrick, W. Lyons, and M. Fitzgerald, "Candidates, Parties, and Issues in the American Electorate: Two Decades of Change," American Politics Quarterly 3 (July 1975), also in Sage Contemporary Social Science Issues 24 (Beverly Hills: Sage, 1976).

- Conference Papers (Since 1980) -

M. Fitzgerald, “The Political Economy of the Environmental Policy Process,” invited paper at the Sixth International Conference on Korean Politics, Seoul, Korea, 2001.
M. Fitzgerald, P. Rule, and C. Bryant, "Polls, Politics, and the TV News," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1998.
P. Rule and M. Fitzgerald, "The Mass Media and the Policy Process," Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1995.
H. Bacot, P. Rule, and M. Fitzgerald, "Images, Icons, and Policy Myths: News Coverage of Energy and the Environment, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, 1995.
M. Fitzgerald and S. Lee, "Environmentalism in the Republic of Korea: A Public Policy Perspective," Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, 1994.
S. Lee and M. Fitzgerald, The Politics of Environmentalism in the Republic of Korea: High-Level Radioactive Waste Facility Siting in South Korea ," Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1994.
P. Rule, H. Bacot, and M. Fitzgerald, "Media Images of Waste Problems and Management," Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, 1994.
H. Bacot and M. Fitzgerald, "Media Coverage and Issue Cycles in the Policy Process: TV News and Solid Waste, 1970 - 1990," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1993.
A. McCabe, E. Colglazier, and M. Fitzgerald, "Public Acceptance and Nuclear Waste: Do New Technologies Matter?" Waste Management '93 Conference, 1993.
A. McCabe, M. Fitzgerald, and H. Bacot, "Media, Public Policy, and the Amplification of Risk: The Case of Love Canal," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1992.
P. Rule and M. Fitzgerald, "Alternative Mechanisms for Health Care Delivery: The Case of Inter-Denominational Health Facilities in Tennessee," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1992.
M. Fitzgerald, A. McCabe, and H. Bacot, "Agenda Setting in Waste Policy: Network News Coverage and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1991.
H. Bacot, A. McCabe, and M. Fitzgerald, "Articulating Policy to the Public: Challenges for Communicating Environmental Policy Decisions," Annual Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, 1991.
A. McCabe and M. Fitzgerald, "Media Images of Environmental Biotechnology," presented at the International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, 1990.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe "A Prescription for Conflict: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 1982 - 1989," presented at the International Association for Conflict Management Conference, 1990.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Scientific Uncertainty and Quality Assurance," Waste Management '90 Conference, Tucson, 1990.
M. Fitzgerald, et al., "Municipal Innovation and Citizen Empowerment," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1990.
H. Bacot, T. Bowen and M. Fitzgerald "Public Opinion and Solid Waste Disposal in Tennessee," Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Political Science Association, 1990.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Conflicts in Environmental Policy Administration," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1989.
M. Fitzgerald, et al., "Public Opinion and Implementation of Solid Waste Disposal Recycling Policy," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1989.
M. Fitzgerald, et al., "Citizen Attitudes Toward Recycling in Tennessee," Annual Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, 1989.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Conflicting Expertise and Uncertainty: Quality Assurance in High-Level Radioactive Waste Management," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1989.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "Public Acceptance and High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal: Implications for Implementation of National Policy," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1988.
M. Fitzgerald and A. McCabe, "The Reagan Reformation in Federalism and the Environment," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1987.
A. McCabe and M. Fitzgerald, "Open Decision Making and Citizen Participation in Environmental Policy," Annual Meeting Southern Political Science Association, 1987.
A. McCabe and M. Fitzgerald, "Open Systems of Environmental Decision-Making," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1987.
W. Lyons and M. Fitzgerald, "Intergovernmental Aid and Ratio Measurement," Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, 1987.
D. Folz, J. Scheb, and M. Fitzgerald, "Prison Privatization as a State Fiscal Austerity Strategy," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1986.
M. Fitzgerald, W. Lyons, and P. Freeman, "Hazardous Waste Disposal in a Federal System," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 1986.
M. Fitzgerald, W. Lyons and P. Freeman, "Public Opinion and Legislative Response to the Hazardous Waste Challenge," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1986.
R. Durant, W. Lyons, and M. Fitzgerald, "Urban Political Culture and the Scarcity of Public Goods," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1986.
M. Fitzgerald and W. Lyons, "From Administration to Oversight: Privatization in Knoxville, Tennessee," Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Region of the American Society for Public Administration, 1985.
M. Fitzgerald and L. Sigelman, "God Watches Over Dumb Animals, Small Children, and the USA.: Corruption, Subversion, and Doomsday in the Washington Novel," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1985.
W. Lyons and M. Fitzgerald, "The Privatization of Urban Services: The Last Austerity Strategy," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1985.
S. Rechichar and M. Fitzgerald, "The Big Dam and the Little Fish: TVA's Tellico Dam and the Endangered Species Act," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, 1983.
H. Plaas, G. Hicks, and M. Fitzgerald, "Non-Profit and Voluntary Agencies in the Provision of Local Public Services," Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1982.
J. Pottorf and M. Fitzgerald, "Implications of the Reagan Budget for Tennessee Cities," Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, 1982.
R. Durant, and M. Fitzgerald, "When Government Regulates Itself: The EPA/TVA Air Pollution Control Experience," Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, 1980.
J. Riddlesperger and M. Fitzgerald, "The Erosion of Local Autonomy and Its Effect on Local Revenue and Expenditure Patterns," Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, 1980.
M. Fitzgerald and R. Durant, "Southern Schools Twenty-Five Years After Brown: White Flight and Urban Public School Desegregation," The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, 1980.

- Funded Research -

Director, Waste Management Research and Education Institute (WMREI), University of Tennessee, "Media Images of Energy & Environmental Issues," 1992 - 1994.
Director, Waste Management Research and Education Institute (WMREI), University of Tennessee, "U.S. DOE High-Level Waste Disposal Program," 1988 - 1993.
Co-Director, Waste Management Research and Education Institute (WMREI), University of Tennessee, "Media Images of Waste Issues," 1990 - 1992.
Co-Director, Waste Management Research and Education Institute (WMREI), University of Tennessee, "The U.S. DOE Yucca Mountain Quality Assurance Project," 1990 - 1992.
Principal Investigator, Tennessee Valley Authority, Research Contract, "Solid Waste Management and Recycling in Tennessee," 1989.
Principal Investigator, City of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, Research Contract, "Citizen Attitudes About Solid Waste Management," 1989.
Research Award, Graduate School; University of Tennessee, 1989.
Faculty Research Incentive Award, College of Liberal Arts; University of Tennessee, 1988.
Director, Interdisciplinary Research Grant, "Citizen Opinions About Hazardous Waste Management Issues," Energy, Environment, and Resources Center; University of Tennessee, 1986 - 1987.
Director, Interdisciplinary Research Grant, "State Response to the Hazardous Energy Waste Challenge,", Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee, 1985 - 1986.
Durish Fund Grant, "Administrative Decision-Making in the Tennessee Valley Authority;" University of Tennessee, 1981.
Research Council Grant, "Public School Desegregation;" University of Missouri, 1977.

- Professional Consulting -

Program Design and Implementation, Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1997 - 2002

Design Program and Development, Institute of Government; University of North Florida, 1997 - 2002

U.S. OPM, Western Management Development Center; Denver, Colorado,, 1991 - 2002

Policy Analysis, Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee; Oak Ridge, Tennessee,1993 - 1997

Legislative Process Simulation, Tennessee Government Executive Institute, Center for Government Training; University of Tennessee, 1993 and 1994

Program Design, Interdisciplinary Major in Environmental Science & Administration; University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1991

Federal Facility Impact Analysis, Mountain West, Inc.; Phoenix, Arizona, 1988

Political Science Certification Project, Tennessee Department of Education, 1987 - 1988

Public Administration Competency Examination; Austin Pay University, 1986

Political Analyst, WATE-TV Channel 6 (NBC); Knoxville, Tennessee, 1984 - 1990

Research Consultant, Knoxville's Community Development Corporation Videotape Project, 1981

Research Consultant, KTUL TV (Tulsa, Oklahoma), ABC Election Forecast, 1972

Research Consultant, NBC Election Night Forecast, 1972, 1974

- Sessions Conducted for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management-

The Changing Management Environment: Implementing the Federal Facilities Compliance Act
Reinventing Government: The Career/Political Interface in Federal Service
Transforming Federal Agencies: A Reengineering Simulation
Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy: The Dynamics of Agency Implementation
Program Analysis & Implementation: The DOE Weapons Complex Cleanup
Policy Analysis & Implementation: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Program Analysis & Implementation: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Impact of Public Opinion on Policy Making & Implementation
The Changing Profession of Public Management
The Hidden Crisis in Public Administration & the Future of American Federal Management
Public Perceptions & Expectations of Public Managers
Leadership & Managerial Ethics
Accountability & Public Management
Leadership & Organizational Culture
Organizational Development and Life-Cycle: The EPA Case
Interest Groups in the Public Policy Process
Reengineering Federal Agencies: Citizens, Stakeholders & Partners in the Change Process

- Theses and Dissertations -

Master's Theses

Phillip Stonecipher, Regulatory Agencies and Power Politics (1979)

Tad McGuillard, Change in the Environmental Policy Process (1995)

Paige Parham, Technological Policy Implementation: The Politics of Expertise and Responsible Governance (1997)

Jason Jolley, Can Government Regulate Itself? (2000)

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Doctoral Dissertations

Antoinette Thompson, The Politics of Disinvestment (1987)

Amy McCabe, Open Systems of Environmental Decision Making (1987)

Floydette Cory, Citizen Evaluations of Urban Service Delivery (1988)

Hunter Bacot, Mass Images of Environmental Problems (1992)

Patra Rule, Policy Images, Agenda Setting, and Policy Disarray (1994)

Karen Holt, The Pursuit of Preference: Implementation of the Civil Rights for Institutionalized Persons Act (1995)

Sungroe Lee, Policy Gridlock and the Politics of Environmentalism (1997)

Donald Gamiles, Organizational Change and Environmental Policy (1998)

Walter Williams, Citizen Participation in the Administrative State (1999)

Qingguo Gao, Economic Development in an Era of Global Environmentalism (1999)

Robert Alexander, Interest Groups and State Initiatives (2000)

Brian Noland, The Fruits of Judicial Intervention (2001)

Gay Lyons, Civic Engagement in the Cyberspace Era (2002)

- University Courses -

Undergraduate Courses

American Politics & Government	State Politics and Government
Political Parties & Interest Groups	Presidency
Popular Culture & American Politics	Public Policy
Introduction to Political Philosophy	American Political Thought
Comparative State Politics	Public Administration
Science, Technology, & Public Policy	Environmental Politics and Policy
Tennessee Politics & Government	Missouri Government
Vietnam War & American Culture	Urban Politics
Political Campaigns & Elections	Comparative Urban Politics
Political Communication & Public Opinion	Honors Seminar - Mass Media & Politics
Cinematic America	Honors Seminar - Interest Groups

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Graduate Seminars

American Politics & Government	Public Administration
American Presidency	Public Policy Process
Urban Politics	Policy Analysis
State & Local Politics	Research Seminar in Environmental Policy
Urban Administration	Research Seminar in Public Administration
Politics of Administration	Research Seminar in Policy Presidency
Ethics in Public Administration

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Interdisciplinary Courses

University Honors: The 1980s in Perspective	Pro-Seminar in Urban Studies
University Honors: Cinematic Politics	Senior Seminar in Urban Studies
University Honors: Cinematic Violence	Directed Fieldwork in Urban Studies
War & Peace in the Nuclear Age	Special Topics in Urban Studies
Stokely Institute Seminar in Social Science

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