Brianne M. Heidbreder Curriculum Vitae 2016 Kansas State University telephone: 785-532-5366 Department of Political Science fax: 785-532-2339 227 Waters Hall heidbr@ksu.edu Manhattan, KS 66506 Professional Experience: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Kansas State University, August 2014 to present. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kansas State University, August 2008 to August 2014. Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August 2007 to May 2008. Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2008. Qualifying Exams: American Government and Politics, Public Administration Dissertation: The Gubernatorial Agenda: Explanations and Implications Dissertation Committee Chair: Dr. Thomas Holbrook Master of Arts, Political Science, Kansas State University, 2004. Field: American Politics and Government Concentration: State and Local Government and Policy Thesis: Revisiting Policy Relevance Theory. Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2001. Publications: Heidbreder, Brianne. 2016. Change and Continuity in the Study of State and Local Governance: A Conversation with Ann Bowman. State and Local Government Review. Grasse, Nathan, Brett Curry, and Brianne Heidbreder. 2015. Organized Interests and Administrative Rulemaking: The State of Wisconsin s Lobbyists and Coalitions. Journal of Public Affairs. Grasse, Nathan, Brianne Heidbreder, and Douglas Ihrke. 2014. City Managers Leadership Credibility: Explaining the Variations of Self-Other Assessments. Public Administration Quarterly 38(4): 544-572. 1
Heidbreder, Brianne and Katherine Scheurer. 2013. Gender and the Gubernatorial Agenda. State and Local Government Review. 45:3-13. Heidbreder, Brianne. 2012. Agenda Setting in the States: How Politics and Policy Needs Shape Gubernatorial Agendas. Politics & Policy 40:296-319. Grasse, Nathan and Brianne Heidbreder. 2011. The Influence of Lobbying Activity in State Legislatures: Evidence from the State of Wisconsin. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 36:567-589. Heidbreder, Brianne, Nathan Grasse, Douglas Ihrke, and Brian Cherry. 2011. Determinants of Policy Conflict in Michigan Municipalities. State and Local Government Review. 43:32-45. Holbrook, Thomas and Brianne Heidbreder. 2010. Does Measurement Matter? The Case of VAP and VEP in Models of Voter Turnout in the States. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 10:157-179. Heidbreder, Brianne and John Bohte. 2008. Education and Social Welfare Policy. In Wisconsin Government and Politics. 9 th Edition. Ed. Thomas Holbrook. (updated chapter in 10 th Edition forthcoming). Working Projects: Grasse, Nathan, Brianne Heidbreder, and Sharon Kukla-Acevedo. Gender and the Compensation of Nonprofit Executive Directors and Chief Financial Officers. Heidbreder, Brianne and Nathan Grasse. The Moderating Role of Bill Complexity on Lobbying Efforts: Evidence from the State of Wisconsin. Heidbreder, Brianne and Katherine Scheurer. Gender and Gubernatorial Agenda Setting: Testing Critical Mass Theory. Professional Conference Presentations: Disproportionately Represented: Women in Local Elected Offices. Paper presented at the Southwest Social Science Annual Conference (with Ethan Bernick). Las Vegas, NV. March 2016. Working Together: The Presence and Influence of Lobbying Coalitions in Wisconsin Legislative Politics. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference (with Nathan Grasse). San Juan, Puerto Rico. January 2016. The Role of Bill Complexity in Successful Lobbying. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Nathan Grasse). Chicago, IL. April 2014. 2
Gubernatorial Policy Agendas: Assessing the Influence of Gender. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Katherine Scheurer). Chicago, IL. April 2014. Organized Interests and Administrative Rulemaking: An Ecological Study of the State of Wisconsin. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference (with Nathan Grasse and Brett Curry). New Orleans, LA. January 2014. Gender and Gubernatorial Agenda Setting: Testing Critical Mass Theory. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Katherine Scheurer). Chicago, IL. April 2013. Gender and the Ideological Policy Agendas of Male and Female Governors. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association(with Katherine Scheurer). Chicago, IL. April 2012. Strategic Management and Innovation in Michigan Municipalities. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association (with Nathan Grasse and Douglas Ihrke). New Orleans, LA. March 2011. Evaluating Support for Municipal Government Term Limits: Evidence from a National Survey of Municipal Officials. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association (with Douglas Ihrke, Gerry Gabris, and Nathan Grasse). New Orleans, LA. March 2011. Do Female Governor s Speak in a Different Voice? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (with Katherine Scheurer). Chicago, Illinois. April 2010. Gender and the Gubernatorial Agenda. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (with Katherine Scheurer). Toronto, Canada. September 2009. Municipal Policy Performance: How Institutional Design, Policy Environment, and Governmental Attitudes Matter. Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration s Annual Conference. Miami, Florida. March 2009. The Political Impact of Interest Groups in the Local Context. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (with Nathan Grasse). New Orleans, Louisiana. January 2009. Can't We All Just Get Along? Examining the Policy Preferences of Local Government Officials. Paper presented at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (with Nathan Grasse, and Douglas Ihrke). Nashville, Tennessee. September 2007. Leadership Perceptions in Local Government: Integrating Individual, Institutional and Environmental Influences. Paper presented at the Southeastern Conference for Public 3
Administration (with Nathan Grasse, and Douglas Ihrke). Nashville, Tennessee. September 2007. Does Measurement Matter? The Case of VAP and VEP in Models of Voter Turnout in the States. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (with Thomas Holbrook). Chicago, Illinois. August 2007. Class Bias and the Gubernatorial Redistribution Agenda. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, Illinois. April 2007. The Etiology of Class Bias. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy (with Thomas Holbrook). Austin, Texas. February 2007. Policy Importance and Policy Conflict in Michigan Municipalities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association (with Douglas Ihrke and Brian Cherry). Montreal, Quebec. April 2006. Reexamining Political Schemata. Paper presented at the Annual Conference for the Political Science Graduate Student Associations of Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (with Nathan Grasse). Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 2006. Awards/Grants: Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Kansas State University ($5,000), 2015. William L. Stamey Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University ($500), 2013. ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Grant, K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering (KAWSE), Kansas State University ($1,200), 2013. Program Development Funding Grant for the Development of an Online Public Administration Graduate Certificate, Division of Continuing Education, Kansas State University ($28,718), 2012. (Principal Investigator: James Franke) Teaching Experience: Undergraduate Courses State Politics U.S. Politics Urban Politics Gender and Politics Graduate Courses Public Personnel Administration Seminar: American Government 4
Service to Kansas State University: Department: Internship Coordinator, 2013 present. Chair, Speakers Committee, 2014 present. Member, MPA Program Committee. 2009 2011, 2013 - present. Member, Department Strategic Planning Committee. 2011-2014. Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee. 2012-2015. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. 2011 2012. Member, Public Administration Search Committee. 2012. Member, Political Science Merit Evaluation Committee. 2011. Member, American Politics Search Committee. 2011. Department Representative, Prospective Student Visits. 2008-2011. Chair, Department Outreach Committee. 2010. Member, Department Outreach Committee. 2008 2010. Member, Security Studies/International Relations Search Committee (2 positions). 2008. Member, Department Head Search Committee. 2008. University: Member, Truman Scholarship Nominating Committee. 2013 - present. Member, College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards Committee. 2010-2015. Member, Department Head Review Committee. 2013. Panelist, ADLS Informational Luncheon, ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series, 2013-2014. Moderator: Student Debate, Kansas State University. 2008. Service to Academic Journals: Governance Editor, Reviews and Essays Section, State and Local Government Review. 2015-present. Reviewer Administration and Society Congress & the Presidency International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior Journal of Politics Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs Legislative Studies Quarterly Parliamentary Affairs Political Behavior Political Research Quarterly Politics & Gender Publius State and Local Government Review State Politics and Policy Quarterly 5