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Outreach to Other Universities in the State1
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

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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