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Curriculum VitaeGENE A. BREWERFebruary 7, 2021Email: geneabrewer@uga.edu204 Baldwin HallUniversity of GeorgiaSchool of Public and International AffairsDepartment of Public Administration and PolicyAthens, Georgia 30602-1615Telephone: 1 706 201-6481 (Mobile) 1 706 542-2982 (Campus Office)Formal Education2001 – Ph.D. in Public Administration, School of Arts and Sciences, Department ofPolitical Science, University of Georgia.1980 – MPA in Public Administration, School of Arts and Sciences, Department ofPolitical Science, University of Georgia. Inducted in Pi Alpha Alpha NationalHonor Society for Public Affairs and Administration.1978 – BS in Secondary Social Science Education, College of Education, Departmentof Social Science Education, University of Georgia. Recipient of GholstonAcademic Scholarship.Summary of Professional QualificationsI am a scholar and former practitioner of Public Administration, having served in variousprofessional capacities in academia and government simultaneously over much of thepast 48 years. I am currently a Professor in the Department of Public Administration andPolicy at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, where Ihave held a faculty appointment for the past 19 years. I am Visiting Professor of PublicManagement at Utrecht University School of Governance in the Netherlands; VisitingFellow of Public Management at Catholic University Public Governance Institute inLeuven, Belgium; and Professor of Global Public Administration at the GeorgianInstitute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. I am, in addition, a partner andscience advisor for several large-scale, grant-funded research projects run by universitiesin the United States, Europe and Asia. I have substantial international experience andhave served as a consultant to foreign governments, universities, and research institutes
on a variety of topics related to public administration, management, and the policyprocess. My academic experience is explained in more detail in the sections that follow,and my practitioner experience is summarized briefly at the end.Research and Teaching InterestsI have expertise in public administration, management, and the policy process. In recentyears, I have taught graduate seminars on public administration and democracy,government performance improvement, public personnel administration and humanresource management, public and nonprofit management (including organization theoryand behavior), organization development and change, policy implementation,international and comparative administration, research methods and design, dataapplications, and emerging topics in public management research such as public values,leadership, street-level bureaucracy, networks, public service motivation, rules and redtape, experimental methods and replications, co-production, and managinggovernmental/public service performance. I actively mentor doctoral students and postdocs in my areas of expertise and serve in various leadership roles in my profession.Academic Employment and Teaching2002 to Present – Adjunct/Associate/Full Professor of Public Administration and Policy,University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, Department ofPublic Administration and Policy, Athens, Georgia. Note: my appointment waspart-time from 2002 to 2014 and full-time from 2015 onward. I have taught thefollowing graduate-level courses:1. Public Administration and Democracy (Spring 2003, Summer 2015, Fall2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, and Fall 2018).2. Public Personnel Administration (Fall 2002, Summer 2008, Spring 2009,Summer 2010, Spring 2014, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring2019, Spring 2021, and scheduled for Summer 2021 and Fall 2021).3. Public Policy Implementation (Fall 2003, Summer 2004, Fall 2004, Fall 2005,Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, andscheduled for Fall 2021).4. Public Management – formerly Organization Theory and Behavior (Fall 2008,Fall 2009, and Fall 2010 – two sections, Summer 2011, Spring 2013, Spring2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2020, and Spring 2021).5. Research Methods in Public Administration (Spring 2004, Spring 2005,Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 – two sections, Spring 2009, Summer2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012,Summer 2013, and Fall 2013).6. Data Applications in Public Administration (Fall 2006).7. Managing Government Performance (Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2009,Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, and Spring 2020).8. International and Comparative Administration – formerly Seminar inComparative Administration (Spring 2010, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring2018, Fall 2019, and Fall 2020).2
9. Organization Development and Change (Fall 2014).10. Special Topics in Educational Theory and Practice: Comparing PublicEducation in the United States and Scotland (undergraduate level, Summer2017)11. Special Topics in Comparative Politics: Comparative Study of Governance inthe United Kingdom and Scotland (undergraduate level, Summer 2017)12. Various Independent Studies for MPA and Ph.D. students.1986 to 2001 – Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Truett-McConnell University,School of Public Service, Cleveland, Georgia. I taught the followingundergraduate courses:1.2.3.4.5.American Government (more than 100 sections over a 15-year period).Contemporary World Politics (multiple sections taught).Introduction to Global Issues (multiple sections taught).Introduction to Public Administration (multiple sections taught).Various Independent Studies.1992 – Adjunct Instructor, Emmanuel College, School of Arts and Sciences,Department of Social Sciences, Franklin Springs, Georgia. I taught thefollowing undergraduate course: American Government.1985 to 1986 – Adjunct Instructor, Brenau University, College of Business and MassCommunication, School of Business Administration, Gainesville, Georgia. Itaught the following undergraduate courses:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Business CommunicationMarketing (multiple sections taught)Money and Banking (multiple sections taught)Personnel Management (multiple sections taught)Small Business ManagementSupervisory TechniquesVarious Independent StudiesInternational Academic Appointments2017 to Present – Professor of Global Public Administration at the Georgian Instituteof Public Affairs, School of Government, Republic of Georgia. Key liaisons:Rector Maka Ioseliana, Dean Irina Gorgiladze, and MPA Program Director IloChkheidze.2014 to Present – Visiting Fellow of Public Management at Catholic University (KULeuven) in Leuven, Belgium. Affiliate of the Faculty of Social Sciences, PublicGovernance Institute. Key liaisons: Department Chair and Professor AnnieHondeghem, and Professors Geert Bouckaert and Trui Steen.3
2010 to Present – Visiting Professor of Public Management at Utrecht University in theNetherlands. Affiliate of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Schoolof Governance, Governance Research Institute. Key liaisons: Department Chairand Professor Paul Boselie, Emeritus Professor Peter L. M. Leisink and ProfessorEva Knies.2009 to 2012 – Visiting Professor of Public Administration and International Advisor onInstruction, Curriculum Development, and Research Collaboration at theGeorgian Institute of Public Affairs, School of Government, Republic ofGeorgia. Key liaisons: Dean Maka Ioseliana and MPA Program Director IrinaGorgiladze.2004 to 2012 – Overseas Advisor on Public Service Performance, Cardiff UniversityBusiness School in Wales. This affiliation began under the auspices of the UK’sEconomic and Social Research Council/Advanced Institute for ManagementResearch Fellowship Program and continued for several years. Key liaisons: ProVice Chancellor, Dean and Professor George A. Boyne and Associate Dean forResearch and Post-Graduate Studies and Chair Professor Richard M. Walker, nowat City University of Hong Kong.Consulting Experience2020 to Present – Consultant on planned study of “Artificial Intelligence in the UnitedArab Emirates: Public Organizations, Culture, and the Employees’Perspective,” run by University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Key liaison:Associate Professor Raouf Kaouache)2019 to Present – Consultant on planned study of “The Socio-economic Impact of the‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy on Fragile States: A Case Study of Afghan Socioeconomic Development,” run by Jilin University in Changchun, China. Keyliaison: Professor Y. Z. Zhang.2017 to Present – William J. Fulbright Specialist, U.S. Department of State, Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning. Eligible to consult oninternational projects designed by host institutions in over 150 countriesglobally.2017 to Present – Professor of Global Public Administration at the Georgian Institute ofPublic Affairs, School of Government, Republic of Georgia. Duties includeserving as principal advisor for the development of a new international Master ofPublic Administration (MPA) program for students in post-Soviet countries inEastern Europe. Key liaisons: Rector Maka Ioseliana, Dean Irina Gorgiladze, andMPA Program Director Ilo Chkheidze.2016 – Performance Expert for the Prime Minister’s Office in Dubai, United ArabEmirates. Evaluated federal ministry performance in accordance with the SheikhKhalifa Government Excellence Program – 4th Cycle. The review processincluded site visits and rendering assessments on the National QualificationsAuthority and its international standing and comparative achievements. ContractNo. PMO-2016-267.4
2015 to 2018 – Scientific Advisory Committee Member for a Dutch NWO VENI Granton Public Value Creation and Human Resource Management run by UtrechtUniversity School of Governance in the Netherlands. Areas of expertise: publicvalue creation, human resource management, and public service performance.Key liaison and principal investigators: Emeritus Professor Peter L. M. Leisinkand Professor Eva Knies.2014 to Present – International Board Member of the Public Management EvidenceLab (PuMEL), renamed the Laboratory for Public Management and Policy(LaMP), in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at City Universityof Hong Kong, PRC. Areas of expertise: experimental methods and replicationsin public management and public policy research. Key liaison and principalinvestigator: Chair Professor Richard M. Walker.2013 to Present – International Advisor for a research consortium funded by the DanishCouncil for Independent Research and associated with the University ofCopenhagen and Aarhus University in Denmark on the topics of Leadership andPerformance (LEAP) and Executive Leadership in Public Organizations (ELIPO).Areas of expertise: leadership and performance in public sector contexts. Keyliaisons and principal investigator – Professor Lotte Bøgh Andersen.2012 to 2014 – International Advisor on a research project investigating ‘FactorsAffecting Policy Leadership by Senior Public Managers in Taiwan:Contribution to Public Governance Theory and Democratic Effectiveness.’Areas of expertise: public service performance and the political-administrativeinterface. Research funded by National Science Council of Taiwan and run byNational Chengchi University, Taiwan. Key liaisons – Professor Evan M.Berman, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Taiwan CivilService Minister and Professor Chung Yuang Jan.2011 to 2016 – International Advisor for a research consortium funded by the DutchNational Science Foundation and associated with Leiden University in theNetherlands and Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium. “Double Bind: HowProfessionals Cope with Contrasting Demands.” Areas of expertise: publicservice motivation and public management. Key liaison and principalinvestigator – Professor Trui Steen, Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium.2009 to 2015 – International Advisor for a research consortium funded by the DanishCouncil for Independent Research run by the University of Copenhagen andAarhus University in Denmark. Areas of expertise: public service motivation andpublic management. Key liaisons and principal investigators – Professors LotteBøgh Andersen and Lene Holm Pedersen.2009 to 2012 – Visiting Professor of Public Administration and International Expert onInstruction, Curriculum Development, and Research Collaboration at theGeorgian Institute of Public Affairs, School of Government, Republic ofGeorgia. Area of expertise: structuring academic programs in publicadministration and policy. Key liaisons: Dean Maka Ioseliana and MPAProgram Director Irina Gorgiladze.5
2009 – Consultant and Expert Witness for a coalition of public interest law firms andvoting rights groups who monitor state government compliance with theNational Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, also known as the “MotorVoter Law.” Area of expertise: public management and policyimplementation. Key liaison – Lisa J. Danetz, J.D., of DEMOS, a USA-basedresearch and policy center in New York City.2008 to 2010 – Research Associate and Consultant, Project to Study the Implementationof State Primary Stroke Center Legislation in the United States. Federal grantfunded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NationalAssociation of Chronic Disease Directors, Atlanta, Georgia. Areas of expertise:policy implementation and public management. Principal investigator: ProfessorLaurence J. O’Toole, Jr., University of Georgia, USA.2004 to 2012 – Overseas Advisor on Public Service Performance, Cardiff UniversityBusiness School in Wales. This affiliation began under the auspices of theUK’s Economic and Social Research Council/Advanced Institute forManagement Research Fellowship Program and continued until grant fundingexpired. Area of expertise: improving government performance. Key liaisons:Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean and Professor George A. Boyne, and Associate Deanfor Research and Professor Richard M. Walker, City University of Hong Kong.1996 – Research Assistant, The Democracy Project, Institute of Political Science,University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Area of expertise: administrative reformand organization change in the public sector. Principal investigator: ProfessorTorben Beck Jørgensen.Invited Talks, Lectures, Roundtables and Workshops2019 – Organizer and Chair of Roundtable on “Public Service Motivation in theChanging Public, Voluntary, and For-Profit Sectors.” Annual Meeting of theInternational Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM XXIV), Tampere,Finland, April 22-24, 2020, cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic. (Coorganizers: Adrian Ritz and Wouter Vandenabeele).2018 – University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 19, roundtablediscussion with Department of Public Administration faculty on the uniquechallenges of governing remote island-states.2018 – Utrecht University School of Governance in Utrecht, the Netherlands, November22-24. Co-ran a two-day research workshop on ‘Hard Questions about PublicService Motivation’ for nine Ph.D. students from different countries that arecurrently working on their doctoral dissertations.2018 – Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, July 9-13.Taught a short course and gave a series of lectures on ‘Policy Implementation’ forsecond year graduate students in the Master of Public Administration program,many of whom are public officials.6
2018 – Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, May 23-25. Advisory board memberparticipating in opening ceremony and dedication of Crown Prince FrederikCenter for Public Leadership and subsequent MatchPoints Seminar on ‘TheWelfare State – New Solutions to Old Problems.’2017 – Utrecht University School of Governance in Utrecht, the Netherlands, December14. Gave a research talk and led a discussion on ‘Integrity of Merit Principlesin the U.S. Civil Service’ for faculty and Ph.D. students.2017 – Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, December 38. Gave a series of lectures on ‘Policy Implementation’ for second yeargraduate students in the Master of Public Administration program, many ofwhom were public officials.2017 – Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, October 31. Gavea lecture and led a discussion on “Global Governance and American ForeignPolicy” for a group of Chinese research scholars and government officials fromthe Shanghai Administration Institute, PRC.2017 – Leadership and Performance (LEAP) and Executive Leadership in PublicOrganizations (ELIPO) Expert Group Seminar, Milan, Italy, August 29. Gavejoint presentations on ‘Employee-Focused Leadership’ and ‘Interactions withthe Public: Combining Basic and Applied Leadership Research’ for a group ofinternational scholars and research experts on leadership and performance.2017 – Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, July 17-28; andDecember 3-8. Gave a series of lectures on topics that included ‘ResearchMethods’, ‘Managing Government Performance’, and ‘Publishing Strategies’.These lectures were part of a U.S. State Department grant project training Ph.D.students and junior faculty members in the Republic of Georgia to conductresearch and publish their work.2017 – UTS Business School, Sydney, Australia, May 6. Gave a lecture on‘Government’s Role in Enhancing and Preserving Culture’ for a group ofgraduate students studying cultural and creative industries policy.2016 – Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, December 2.Gave a lecture and led a discussion on ‘International and Comparative PublicAdministration: Lessons Worth Sharing,’ for a group of Korean researchscholars and government officials.2016 – Utrecht University School of Governance in Utrecht, the Netherlands, November22. Gave a lecture and led a discussion on ‘The U.S. Civil Service System,Merit Principles, and Trump’s Populist Agenda’ for faculty and Ph.D.students.2016 – International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM-XX) annualmeeting in Hong Kong (PRC), April 15. Led a provocation theme panel on ‘EastWest Differences’ for an audience of international research scholars andgovernment officials.7
2016 – Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, February 2. Led aforum with Dr. Deborah Carroll on ‘Fiscal Management and PolicyImplementation’ for a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Georgia.2016 – City University of Hong Kong (PRC), Department of Public Policy andAdministration, January 8. ‘Searching for an Improved Measure of Red Tape:Recent Developments and Persistent Challenges’ for faculty and Ph.D.students.2015 – American Political Science Association annual meeting in San Francisco, CA,September 4. Presenter and discussant for Public Policy roundtable on‘Exploring the Theoretical Nexus between Public Policy and PublicManagement.’2015 – Thirteenth Biennial Public Management Research Association (PMRA)Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 10-11. ‘Experimental Replicationsin Public Management Research’, presented at a Pre-conference Workshopon ‘Experiments in Public Management Research: Challenges and Opportunities’(Co-presenters: Richard M. Walker, Oliver James, and Myoung Jin Lee)2015 – Utrecht University School of Governance in Utrecht, the Netherlands, April 10.Gave talk on ‘Investigating the Relationship between Employee Incentivesand Organizational Performance in the Public Sector’ for faculty and graduatestudents in the Human Resource Management track and other guests.2015 – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Gave a special guest lecture on ‘The Riseand Probable Fall of Budget-Centric Governance: Groping for FinancialAccountability and Performance Improvement’ for a graduate seminar in PublicBudgeting and Financial Management (PADM 60377), Kent State University,Kent Ohio, February 22.2014 – Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium, December 2. Gave lecture on‘Leveraging Rewards and Punishments to Increase Organizational Performancein Government’ for faculty and graduate students of
GENE A. BREWER February 7, 2021 Email: geneabrewer@uga.edu 204 Baldwin Hall University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs Department of Public Administration and Policy Athens, Georgia 30602-1615 Telephone: 1 706 201-6481
