BRIAN J. GERBER Department of Political Science Office: (806) 742-4044 Texas Tech University Fax: (806) 742-0850 Lubbock, TX 79409-1015 Email: brian.gerber@ttu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. 2000 M.A. 1993 B.A. 1990 SUNY at Stony Brook, Department of Political Science University of New Mexico, Department of Political Science University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, Department of History DISSERTATION The Politics of Policy Structure: Understanding the Implementation Dynamics of Air Quality Regulation. Dissertation Advisor: Paul E. Teske PUBLICATIONS Gerber, Brian J. and Paul E. Teske. 2000. Regulatory Policy-Making in the American States: A Review of Theories and Evidence. Political Research Quarterly 53:849-886. Gerber, Brian J. Forthcoming. Administering Environmental Justice: Examining the Impact of Executive Order 12898. Policy and Management Review Collins, Brian K. and Brian J. Gerber. Forthcoming. The Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs: Will State Agency Reorganization Improve Rural Health Care in Texas? Texas Journal of Rural Health Gerber, Brian J. and Paul E. Teske. Forthcoming. Clean Air Regulation: State Implementation Plan Approval. In Paul E.Teske, ed. Regulation in the States. Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press. Gerber, Brian J. and Chris J. Dolan. Forthcoming. Air Transportation Policy in the Wake of September 11 th : Public Management and Civil Liberties in an Authority Centralization Context. In David B. Cohen and John W. Wells, eds. American National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism. Palgrave, Global Publishing at St. Martin's Press. Gerber, Brian J. and David B. Cohen. Forthcoming. Who Needs a Mandate? The Negligible Impact of the Election 2000 Hullabaloo on the Bush Administration s Governing Agenda. In Christopher P. Banks, David B. Cohen, & John C. Green, eds. The Final Arbiter: The Long Term Consequences of Bush v Gore in Law and Politics. SUNY Press. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Faculty Research Fellow, 2003-2004: University of North Carolina s Enabling the Next Generation of Hazard Researchers Program, funded by the National Science Foundation. Co-Principal Investigator (with Brian K. Collins). State of Texas, Office of Rural Community Affairs. Research/Assessment Grant. July 2002. Amount: $45,000
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS (continued) Principal Investigator. State of Texas, Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund, through the City of Lubbock, TX. Research and Planning Grant. October 2001. Amount: $24,750 Principal Investigator. Research Enhancement Fund, Texas Tech University. Research Grant. April 2001. Amount: $3,435 Co-Principal Investigator (with Paul E. Teske, dissertation advisor). National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. 1999-2000 Academic year. Amount: $8,650 FHP Public Policy Research Fellowship, 1994-95: University of Utah. ARTICLES CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW Gerber, Brian J., Cherie D. Maestas, and Nelson C. Dometrius. Rethinking How Democratic Control of Bureaucracy Functions: Flexible Ex Ante Procedures and Legislative Influence over Agency Decision-Making. Gerber, Brian J. State Environmental Policy Efficacy and Regulatory Federalism: Explaining SIP Performance under the Clean Air Act. REPORTS AUTHORED Collins, Brian K. and Brian J. Gerber. The Cost-Effectiveness of Relocating the Office of Rural Community Affairs. Report prepared for the Executive Committee of the Office of Rural Community Affairs, State of Texas. August, 2002. Gerber, Brian J. The Digital Divide in Lubbock: An Assessment of Information Technology Access Issues. Report prepared for ACCESS LUBBOCK: Community Network Plan. City of Lubbock, TX. January 2002. Gerber, Brian J. The Digital Divide in Lubbock: Survey of Lubbock County Non-Profit Organizations. Report prepared for ACCESS LUBBOCK: Community Network Plan. City of Lubbock, TX. January 2002. CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS Gerber, Brian J. Crisis and Authority Re-Centralization: Examining the Impact of September 11 th on Policy-Making Dynamics and Public Management Practices. Gerber, Brian J. Presidents, Congress, and Environmental Justice: Competing Influences over Bureaucratic Action in a Contested Policy Domain. Dodge, Nancy, Brian J. Gerber, and Carlton Whitehead. Integration or Disintegration? An Examination of the Core Organizational and Management Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security. Ka, Sangjoon and Brian J. Gerber. Legislative Influence Over Policy Restructuring: Explaining Electric Utility Deregulation in the States.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Public Policy Regulatory politics (particularly environmental policy), policy risk assessment and management Public Administration Program evaluation, bureaucratic organization, bureaucratic discretion American Politics Interest groups, presidential/gubernatorial management of bureaucracy ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, MPA Core Faculty, Texas Tech University, Fall 2000 present Associated Faculty Member, Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy, Texas Tech University, Fall 2002 - present Research Assistant, SUNY-Stony Brook, for Dr. Paul E. Teske, 1998-99, 1999-2000 Teaching Assistant, SUNY-Stony Brook, for Dr. Charles S. Taber, 1996-97 Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, for Dr. Robert Hueffner, 1995-96 Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, for Dr. Peter A. Lupsha, 1991-93 COURSES TAUGHT Graduate courses taught at Texas Tech: Program Evaluation - Fall 2000, 2001, 2002, Spring 2001, 2002, 2003 Environmental Policy and Administration - Fall 2000, 2001 Policy Analysis - Spring 2002, 2003 Bureaucracy and Regulation - Fall 2002 Public Policy Theory and Process Spring 2001 Undergraduate courses taught at Texas Tech: American Public Policy - Summer 2001 Graduate courses taught at SUNY-Stony Brook: Introduction to Statistics (Master s program in Public Policy) - Fall 1999 Intermediate Statistics (Master s program in Public Policy) - Spring 2000 Undergraduate courses taught at SUNY-Stony Brook: EGC101 English composition - Fall and Spring 1997-98 SERVICE ACTIVITIES SELECT LIST Outreach Service Activities: Performed a needs assessment evaluation for the Maggie Trejo Community Center, Lubbock, TX. Evaluation report addressed the digital divide in Lubbock; provided empirical support to assist the City in seeking external funding to address technology access for area low-income residents.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES SELECT LIST (continued) Principal Investigator for the City of Lubbock s Community Network Planning Grant to construct an information technology network to improve community services delivery. Evaluation studies formed basis for the city earning a $500,000 community network grant from the State of Texas. Member, Project Leadership Team, for the City of Lubbock s Access Lubbock community network program (active advisory board supervising project implementation), 2002 - present University Service Activities: Advisor Policy Analysis track, Texas Tech MPA program, 2000 present Advisor MPA-Environmental Toxicology joint degree program (program approval pending) Member, Earl Survey Research Lab Advisory Committee, Texas Tech University Member, Texas Tech Bioterrorism Faculty Forum, 2002 present Dissertation Committee Service: Chair - Dissertation committee, for William Decker, Political Science, Texas Tech, present Dissertation committee member for Daniel Krejci, Political Science, Texas Tech, present Dissertation committee member for Gary Pumphrey, Land Use Planning, Management and Design, Texas Tech, present Dissertation committee member for Scott Nickolai, Political Science, Texas Tech, graduated 2002 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS, ACTIVITIES American Society for Public Administration American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Public Management Research Association Journal article reviewer, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 2003 CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Panel Discussant: Panel: The Impact of State Regulation and Control. Midwest Political Science Association, 2003 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Panel: Perspectives on Regulation and Regulators. American Political Science Association, 2002 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Panel: Perspectives on Presidential Politics. Southwestern Political Science Association, 2002 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION (continued) Paper presentations: Ka, Sangjoon and Brian J. Gerber. 2003. Legislative Influence Over Policy Restructuring: Explaining Electric Utility Deregulation in the States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2003, Chicago, IL. Gerber, Brian J., Susan J. Tabrizi, and Elizabeth A. Sanders. 2002. Federalism and Administrative Management Imperatives in Transportation Policy: An Assessment of September 11 th Effects on Policy-Making Dynamics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2002, Boston, MA. Gerber, Brian J., Cherie D. Maestas, and Nelson C. Dometrius. 2002. State Legislatures and Agency Policy-Making: An Examination of Legislative Influence over Bureaucratic Action. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on State Politics and Policy, May 2002, Milwaukee, WI. Gerber, Brian J. and Grant W. Neeley. 2002. Dimensionality and Public Perceptions of Policy Risks: A Multi-Domain Approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 2002, Chicago, IL. Cohen, David B. and Brian J. Gerber. 2002. At the Governing Nexus: Intra-Executive Branch Relationships of the White House Chief of Staff. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, March 2002, New Orleans, LA. Gerber, Brian J., Amy Jones, and Richard A. Baker. 2002. Administering Environmental Justice: Examining the Impact of Executive Order 12898. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2002, Long Beach, CA. Cohen, David B. and Brian J. Gerber. 2001. The White House Chief of Staff During the Reagan & Bush Administrations: Perceptions of Effectiveness and Influence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November 2001, Atlanta, GA. Gerber, Brian J. 2001. The Impact of Administrative Structure on Interest Group Policy Monitoring Activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 2001, Chicago, IL. Gerber, Brian J. 2000. Structuring Policy Access: State-level Interest Groups, Institutional Venues, and Air Quality Regulation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2000, Washington, D.C. Gerber, Brian J. 2000. Interest Group Utilization of Policy-Making Channels: The Strategic Behavior of State-level Interest Groups in the Implementation of the Clean Air Act. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 2000, Chicago, IL. Gerber, Brian J. 2000. State Policy Performance in Air Quality Regulation: A Test of the Lowry Model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 2000, Chicago, IL.
Gerber, Brian J. 1999. Recalcitrance, Compliance, or Leadership? Federalism and State Policy Actions in the Implementation of the Clean Air Act. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1999, Atlanta, GA. Gerber, Brian J. and Susan J. Tabrizi. 1999. Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due? The Role of Presidential and Congressional Approval in Public Evaluations of the Federal Government s Management of the Economy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 1999, Chicago, IL. Chard, Richard E. and Brian J. Gerber. 1998. The Clarke Tax and Environmental Regulation: A Unique Application of the Prisoner's Dilemma. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April 1998, Chicago, IL. Gerber, Brian J. and Benjamin J. Selden. 1998. Courting the Governor: Candidate Organizational Strategy in Presidential Nomination Campaigns. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1998, Boston, MA. REFERENCES Paul E. Teske, Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Stony Brook, NY 11794-4392. Phone: 516-632-7634. Fax: 516-632-4116. E-mail: paul.teske@sunysb.edu David B. Cohen, Department of Political Science, University of Akron. Akron, OH 44325-1904. Phone: 330-972-6045. Fax: 330-972-8841. E-mail: dbcohen@uakron.edu Cherie D. Maestas, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX 79409-1015. Phone: 806-742-4047. Fax: 806-742-0850. E-mail: cherie.maestas@ttu.edu