The Andrew Young School works in collaboration with other Universities
in the State of Georgia. These joint efforts span teaching, research and
outreach.
Georgia State University
and the Georgia Institute of Technology offer a joint Ph.D.
in Public Policy. The doctoral curriculum utilizes the strengths and faculty
expertise of the two institutions.
The Department of Economics
and Morehouse College have an ongoing joint program of Economic
Studies Abroad in South Africa, including South Africa's Evolving Political
Economy. It is designed to give students a broad understanding of the
workings of the South African economy, its infrastructure, its environment
and its governance. The 2003 trip took place during the Maymester course,
May 19-June 2, 2003.
The Environmental Policy Program
has established collaborative partnerships between other universities
and organizations that include Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well
as the University of Georgia and Emory University. The Program’s
water resources consortium, the Georgia Water Planning & Policy Center,
include partnerships with Albany State University (Flint River
Water Planning & Policy Center), Georgia Southern University
(Coastal Rivers Water Planning & Policy Center) and Georgia State
University (North Georgia Water Planning & Policy Center, housed in
the Environmental Policy Program).
The Program for Rehabilitation Leadership
developed a collaborative research funding proposal with the Center
on Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at Georgia Institute
of Technology, entitled “WebWorks: Enhancing Employment Outcomes
of Individuals with Disabilities through the Utilization of Assistive
Technology.”
developed a collaborative proposal with the College of Education, Department
of Counseling and Psychological Services - for federal funding of a “Vocational
Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Degree Scholars Program.”
Atlanta Outreach Consortium
is an inter-university collective working to bridge community outreach
and service-learning programs at GSU, Georgia Institute of Technology
and Clark Atlanta University.
Ronald G. Cummings
made portable laboratory demonstrations/presentations at Southern
Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Ga., February 18, 2003.
continued the collaborative graduate program in water management between
GSU and Albany State University, and between GSU and Georgia
Southern University.
Kelly Edmiston
served on the Admissions and Coordination Committee of the Georgia
Institute of Technology – GSU joint Ph.D. program in public
policy.
Paul J. Ferraro
met and communicated via phone and e-mail with Professors Virgil and
Nancy Norton, Albany State University, to begin establishing
a research agenda for the Chickasawhatchee Swamp in southern Georgia.
Atef Ghobrial
was the GSU representative to the Georgia Transportation Institute
(GATI) that consists of transportation research universities in Georgia.
collaborated with Clark Atlanta University on a proposal that
includes the use of data warehousing in economic development.
Amy Helling
worked with faculty from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory
University, the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute,
and the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as staff of
the Centers for Disease Control on a proposal to study the use of public
parks for physical activity. The study has been funded for three years
by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Monica Herk
is part of an ongoing effort to establish a joint Georgia Child and Family
Policy Initiative with the University of Georgia.
Janet Johnson
See David M. Van Slyke.
Claudia Lacson
worked with the University of Georgia Fanning Institute for
Leadership to design Board development training sessions for rural health
networks and rural physician leadership programs.
collaborated with faculty from Morehouse School of Medicine
and Georgia Southern University Center for Rural Health and Research
to develop indicators of success in Rural Health Network Development Evaluation.
Susan K. Laury
began collaboration with Ragan Petrie and Andy
Keeler, University of Georgia, on upstream versus downstream
pollution permit systems.
began collaboration with Donna Fisher, Georgia Southern University,
and Ujjayant Chakravorty, Emory University, on coastal shrimp
management alternatives.
Gregory B. Lewis
directs the Georgia Institute of Technology-GSU joint Ph.D.
program in public policy.
Andrew Mashburn
taught Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Morehouse College.
served as part-time Faculty in the Psychology Department at Morehouse
College.
“Evaluation of the Ben Carson Science Academy—1995-2003,”
report prepared for the Office of Community Affairs, Morehouse School
of Medicine, December 2003.
Karen Minyard
gave the commencement speech for the graduating class of the Georgia
Baptist School of Nursing at Mercer University, Atlanta, Ga.,
May 3, 2003.
Harvey K. Newman
was involved in development of a Dual Degree MS/MDiv Program with Columbia
Theological Seminary, and with the Interdenominational Theological
Center (ITC).
presented “Economic Development Policy in Atlanta” to the
“Alternative Context for Ministry: Atlanta” class, Columbia
Theological Seminary, January 10, 2003.
taught a Joint Enrollment Course, PAUS 8921, “Power, Faith, and
Civic Leadership,” with Columbia Theological Seminary and
the Interdenominational Theological Center; offered Fall Semester
with Professors James Watkins, Robert Carroll, George Thompson, and Sue
Boardman.
served as Chair on the Dual Degree Committee, Columbia Theological
Seminary and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU.
served as Member of the Public Ministry Committee, Columbia Theological
Seminary.
served as Director of Faith and the City Program, Columbia Theological
Seminary, and served as Member of the Directors Committee and Steering
Committee, Faith and the City Program. He also participated in a Faith
and the City Staff Retreat in Blairsville, Ga., July 30-August 1, 2003.
participated at a Faculty Retreat for the Columbia Theological Seminary,
Calvin Conference Center, August 26, 2003.
served as Participant at the Fall Convocation, Columbia Theological
Seminary, September 10, 2003.
assisted in Leadership of Inter-Seminary Chapel Service, Interdenominational
Theological Center, October 16, 2003.
served on the Planning Committee, Faith and the City Inter-Seminary Student
Retreat.
presented “Faith and the City at Columbia Theological Seminary”
to the Faith and the City Inter-Seminary Student Retreat, Camp Ramah Darom,
Ga., October 24-25, 2003.
served as Director (with Professor George Thompson, ITC), for
the Living and Learning Program for Seminary Students, the Villages of
East Lake.
presented to Board of Trustees, Columbia Theological Seminary
on “the Faith and the City Program,” October 8, 2003.
presented to Alumni Council, Columbia Theological Seminary on
“Partnership with the AYSPS,” October 14, 2003.
participating in planning for course at Columbia Theological Seminary,
“Alternative Context for Ministry: Atlanta,” to be offered
in January 2004.
see also David M. Van Slyke.
Ragan Petrie
See Susan K. Laury.
Charlotte Steeh
worked on a national telephone survey, Blood Donation Decision 2, of
500 people who had not donated blood in the last few years, as a follow-up
to the pioneering effort of 2001 that was sponsored by the Winship Cancer
Institute at Emory University and funded by the National Blood
Foundation.
Paula Stephan
was member of Sooho Lee’s dissertation
committee, School of Policy Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Title: "Research Activities and Performances of Immigrant Scientists
in the United States: Are They Different from Native-born Scientists?”
regularly participated in seminars at Emory University and is
co-authoring a paper with Jerry Thursby, chair of the department, and
Matthew Higgins, a graduate student.
participated in the REER conference at Georgia Institute of Technology
and regularly participate in their seminar series related to innovation.
participated in roundtable discussion organized by Monica Gaughan and
Mark Frank Fox of Georgia Institute of Technology, at the American
Sociological Association Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., August 2003.
David M. Van Slyke
, Harvey K. Newman and Janet
L. Johnson were responsible for developing joint graduate curricular
degree programs and an executive education program focused on leadership
and management with Columbia Theological Seminary.
William L. Waugh, Jr.
worked with Jeffrey Brudney, University of Georgia, and Maureen
Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on a study
of information technology skill building in MPA programs.
was co-PI on a National Association of Counties’ study of Homeland
Security issues working with the Center for the Study of the American
County at the Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia.
1. Names of the Georgia universities with which AYSPS
collaborated are shown in italics.
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