Department of History & Political Science

Dr. Steve Housel
Assistant Professor

Will Rogers Auditorium

shousel@rsu.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2004

• Dissertation: “Is Human Resources Management Being Reinvented?”
• Comprehensive Exams: Public Administration, American Government, and Public Policy

Master of Public Administration
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1997

• Thesis: “Significant Changes in Public Personnel Management”

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
1989

Professional Experience

TEACHING - Higher Education

2005-2008
Adjunct Professor
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

• Responsible for designing and teaching American Federal Government

2001
Adjunct Professor
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

• Responsible for designing and teaching Public Policy Analysis

1997
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Responsible for designing and teaching Introduction to Public Administration

TEACHING - Secondary Education

2006-2008
Teacher
Central High School, Tulsa, OK

• Chair, Social Studies Department
• Responsible for designing and teaching U.S. History - Civil War to Present, AP U.S. History - Founding to Present, Oklahoma History, U.S. Government

RESEARCH

1995
Project Coordinator
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Coordinated all aspects of research project funded by the Oklahoma Human Resources Management Advisory Committee. Dr. David Carnevale, principal investigator.

1992
Research Coordinator
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Designed surveys, conducted interviews, and assisted in data analysis for project funded by National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Dr. Jim Conant, principal investigator.

Publications and Presentations

PUBLICATIONS

“Ghosts in the Bureaucratic Machine: Resurrecting the Principles of Administration in the Oklahoma Health Department,” (2004) with Brett Sharp. The American Review of Public Administration, 34(1):20-35.

“Constant Activity and Gradual Change: Civil Service Reform in the 50 States” (2001), with David Carnevale. In Stephen E. Condrey (ed.), Radical Reform of the Civil Service. Lexington, KY: Lexington Books.

“Recruitment of Personnel” (1995), with David Carnevale. In J. Rabin, T. Vocino, W. Hildreth and G. Miller (editors), Handbook of Public Personnel Administration. Marcel Dekker: New York.

“MPA and CPM Programs: Competitors or Complements in Public Service Management Education?” (1995), with James K. Conant. In Review of Public Personnel Administration, 15(2): 5-21.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Progressive Human Resources Practices in State Governments” (2006). Presentation at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Oklahoma City, OK (November).

“Reinventing State Human Resources Management” (2004). Presentation at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Tahlequah, OK (November).

“Restoring Public Trust by Resurrecting the Principles of Administration” (2002), with Brett Sharp. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Phoenix, AZ (March).

“More Smoke Than Fire--Reforming State Personnel Systems” (2000). Presentation at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Oklahoma City, OK (November).

“Beyond Self-Interest: A Research Proposal for Investigating the Higher Motives of Politicians and Bureaucrats” (1998). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science
Association, Shawnee, OK (November).

“Significant Changes in Public Personnel Management in State Governments” (1997). Paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Philadelphia, PA (July).

“The Governor, the Feds and the Struggle for Civil Service in Oklahoma” (1997). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Ada, OK (November).

“Demonstration Projects in State Governments” (1996), with Tasha Riley. Paper presented at the American Society for Public Administration Region VII Conference, Des Moines, IA (April).

“Are Federal Agencies Ready for Decentralization?” (1996). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Tulsa, OK (November).

AWARDS RECEIVED

• National Dean’s List, 1997
• American Society for Public Administration Conference Scholarship for Graduate Students, 1996
• University of Oklahoma Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant (Honorable Mention), 1996
• John Havlor Leek Memorial Scholarship, 1995-1996
• Merit Tuition and Fee Waiver Award, 1993-1995

Service

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Member, 1997-1998
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Graduate Appeals Board
• Budget Council

Newsletter Editor, 1996-1997
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• PA Communiqué, newsletter of Programs in Public Administration
• Graduate Gazette, newsletter of Graduate Assistants in Political Science (GAPS)

Senator, 1994-1997
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• Member and Committee Chair, Graduate Student Senate

STATE SERVICE

Workshop Coordinator, 2006
American Society for Public Administration

• Managed and coordinated all aspects of “Workshop on Performance Measurement.”

Member and Officer, 1994-present
American Society for Public Administration

• Held various positions of responsibility in state chapter, including president (six years), vice
  president (two years), treasurer (four years), and newsletter editor (five years).
• Served two years as Region VII representative on the 1997-1999 National Council, Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Discussant, 2007
Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Conference

• Panel: “Public Policy Decision Making”

Panel Chair, 2004
Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Conference

• Panel: “Public Administration: Examining Issues Related to Ethics, Annexation, and Human Resources”

Panel Chair, 2003
Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Conference

• Panel: “Producing Results: Recent Lessons in Public Sector Organizing, Collaborating, and Financing”

Panel Chair, 1996
Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Conference

• Panel: “Issues in Public Administration: Critical Reviews”

Panel Chair, 1995
Oklahoma Political Science Association Annual Conference

• Panel: “Public Administration in the 1990s: Changes in Procedures, Structures, and Values”

Private Sector Experience

Broadcaster, 1967-1974, 1988-1990
News director, producer, on-air personality, talk show host

• Radio stations in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Sand Springs, Okmulgee

Businessman, 1975-1987
Food and beverage industry

• Owner and manager of award-winning full service whole foods restaurant, Tulsa, OK
• Food service contractor for Seismograph Service Corporation and Goodwill Industries, Tulsa, OK