BIOGRAPHY
Catherine C. Reese, DPA, Associate Professor of Public Administration

Education/Discipline:

B.A. Political Science (Public Policy concentration), 1984, Rhodes College

M.P.A. (General Public Administration), 1989, University of Memphis

D.P.A. (Public Budgeting & Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration), 1995, The University of Georgia
Specialties:

Public budgeting & finance, public personnel administration, public policy, state government, women & politics



Teaching:

Public Budgeting & Finance
Seminar in Human Resource Administration
Women and Politics (a.k.a. Gender, Politics and Popular Culture)
Special Topics: Politics and Culture of the Seventies
Public Budgeting Process
Public Personnel Administration
State & Local Government
Introduction to U.S. Government



Research:

Lauth, Thomas P. and Reese, Catherine C. “The Line-Item Veto in Georgia: Fiscal Restraint or Inter-Branch Politics?” Public Budgeting & Finance 26 (2), June 2006, pages 1-19.


Watson, Douglas J. and Reese, Catherine C. “The Role of Human Resource Professionals in the Budgeting Process.” Chapter 32 in Handbook of Practical Human Resource Management. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., December 2004, pages 754-775.

Reese, Catherine C. “An Analysis of Reasons for the Use of the Line-Item Veto in Southern States.” Politics and Policy 32(4), December 2004, pages 614-635.

Stewart, Patrick A.; Reese, Catherine C.; and Brewer, Jeremy. “Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties.” Politics and Policy 32(4), December 2004, pages 595-613.

Reese, Catherine C. and Coe, Charles K. “ Budgeting Essentials for Human Resource Managers,” Chapter 26 in Handbook of Practical Human Resource Management (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., Summer 1998), pages 536-558.

Reese, Catherine C. “The Line-Item Veto in Practice in Ten Southern States,” Public Administration Review (November/December 1997), pages 510-516.



Current Projects:

Reese, Catherine C. and Harding, Jr., David R. “Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Program in Arkansas: The Importance of Inter-Agency Communication.” Submitted to Politics and Policy journal, December 2005.

Morality of tax codes

States without income taxes