Presentations, Recognitions and Awards

“From Warriors Guardians: Transforming Law Enforcement Culture Through Training”, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, March 7-12, 2019, Washington, D.C.

“Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officials Towards Inter-Jurisdictional Collaboration: A qualitative study of Police Departments in the Dallas Metroplex”, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, March 17-22, 2017, Atlanta, GA.

“Testing the ICA Framework: Informal mechanisms of Metropolitan Governance for Law Enforcement in the Dallas Metroplex” Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA), October 13-16, 2016, Raleigh, NC.

“Ethical Concerns for Employment at Will in the Public Sector,” with Doug Goodman, Southeastern Conference for Public
Administration (SECoPA), October 1-4, 2015, Charleston, SC.

“Organizational Factors Affecting the Usefulness of Employees’ Turnover Intentions as a Predictor of Future Voluntary
Separation Rates in U.S. Federal Agencies,” with Robert Blake and Doug Goodman, Southeastern Conference for Public
Administration (SECoPA), October 3-6, 2012, Coral Springs, FL.

“Determinants of Turnover Intentions Among Federal Government Employees,” American Society for Public Administration
(ASPA), March 2-6, Las Vegas, NV.

“Predicting Federal Government Job Satisfaction: The Role of Job, Organizational and Individual Variables,” Academy of
Management (AOM), August 12-15, San Antonio, TX.

• Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2021 (conference held online).
• Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2020 (conference held online).
• Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2019, Washington, D.C.
• Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2018, Denver, CO.
• Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2016, Seattle, WA.
• EPPS Outstanding Teaching Comet Award. The University of Texas at Dallas, 2015, Richardson, TX.
• Honorary Dissertation Award. Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), 2014, Albuquerque, NM.
• Founders’ Fellows Award. The American Society for Public Administrations (ASPA), Las Vegas, NV. 2012.