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Dr. Nancy Lind

Professor Emeritus
Politics and Government
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 427
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Biography

Nancy S. Lind received her undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and her Master's and Ph.D. degrees from University of Minnesota.

Teaching Interests & Areas

Public Administration, graduate and undergraduate Politics, Taxes and Budgets Organizational Theory and Behavior Administrative Law

Research Interests & Areas

Telecommunications Law and Policy E-Government Illinois Politics. Public Law.

Ph D Political Science/Public Administration

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

MS Political Science/Public Administration

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

BS Political Science/Social Science/Public Administration

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

Academic Impact Award

Provost's Office
2021

Delta Zeta Outstanding Teaching Mentor

Delta Zeta
2020

YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education

2015

YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education

2014

WEEK-TV Women in Leadership

2010

YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education

2009

YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education

2008

Who's Who Among Educators

2006

CASE Professor of the Year

2004

Pi Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor

2004

Book Review

Lind, N. Why Congessional Reforms Fail. Perspectives in Political Science (2003)
Lind, N. Health Care Politics: Politics, Policy and Distributive Justice. Journal of Politics 55.1 (1993): 254-5.

Book, Authored

Rabe-Hemp, C., & Lind, N. Political Authority, Social Control and Public Policy (2019)
Lind, Nancy S. and Cara Rabe-Hemp. Corruption, Discretion and Accountability. Emerald Publishing Group, 2017.
Governing Illinois by Nancy S. Lind and Erik Rankin. University of Illinois-Springfield Press, 2012.
e-Government: The Use of ICTs in Administration by Eric Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind. Teneo Press, 2011.
The First World Presidency: George H.W. Bush by Eric Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind. Teneo Press, 2009.

Book, Chapter

Banovetz, J., Fisher, D., Lind, N., & Rankin, E. Illinois Local Government: Counties, Cities, Villages, Townships, Schools, and Morw. Nancy S. Lind and Erik T. Rankin (EDs). Governing Illinois 5 (2020): 93-110.
Klemens, M., Lind, N., & Rankin, E. The Way It Works: State Finances. Nancy S. Lind and Erik T. Rankin (EDs). Governing Illinois (2020): 111-120.
Lind, N. 21st Century Tax Issues. Nancy S. Lind and Erik T. Rankin (EDs). Governing Illinois 5 (2020): 181-188.
Lind, N., Rankin, E., & Schilling, D. Constitutionalism: A Contract with the People. Nancy S. Lind and Erik T. Rankin (EDs). Governing Illinois 5 (2020): 37-52.
Lind, N. Health Care. Nancy S. Lind and Erik T. Rankin (EDs). Governing Illinois 5 (2020): 209-218.

Book, Edited

Lind, N., & Rankin, E. Governing Illinois. University of Illinois (2020)
Lind, N. Navigating the Open Road. Cognella Academic Press (2020)
Puckett, T., & Lind, N. Cultural Competence in Higher Education. Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. Emerald 28 (2020)
Lind, N. Section Editor, Organizational Studies: Theory, Behavior, Change, Development/Learning. Ali Farazmand (EDs), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer 1.1 (2018)
Lind, N. Section Editor, Public Administration and Law. Ali Farazmand (EDs), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer 1.1 (2018)

Conference Proceeding

Lind, N., & Smith, B. PKI Enabled E-Government. International Conference on Socio-Political Informativs and Cybernetics. PISTA (2003)
Lind, N., & Brown, C. The Chicago Housing Authority: Politic, Poverty and Poor Decisions. Miller, Edward J. and Robert Wolensky (EDs). The Small City and Regional Community 13 (1999): 99-101.
Lind, N., & Woolery, S. Public Policy Implementation: Implications for Community Policing. Myer, Peter and Thomas Lyons (EDs). The Small City and Regional Community 12 (1997)
Lind, N., & Cohen, A. The Small City and Regional Community: Politics and Governance. University of Wisconsin Foundation Press (1990)
Elder, A., & Lind, N. Economic Development: The Case of Diamond Star Motors--Is It Worth It?. Miller, Edward and Robert Wolensky (EDs). The Small City and Regional Community (1986)

Journal Article

Otenyo, E., & Lind, N. Faces and Phases of Transparency Reform in Local Government. International Journal of Public Administration 27.5 (2004): 287-307.
Otenyo, E., & Lind, N. Recasting the Iraqi Bureaucracy in hte US Image: The Case of the the Ministry of Oil. Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal 9.1 (2004)
Lind, N. The State Actor Doctrine and the NCAA: The NCAA is Off The Court. The Social Science Journal 30.3 (1993): 243-252.
Lind, N. Anthony Downs' Life Cycle Theory of Organizations: An Empirical Test. Southeastern Political Review (1991)
Elder, A., & Lind, N. The Implications of Uncertainty in Economic Development: The Case of Diamond-Star Motors. Economic Development Quarterly (1987)

Presentations

How to Edit Books. College of Arts and Sciences Meet the Experts: Editing. College of Arts and Sciences. (2015)
Poverty as a Social Issue. Poverty Simulation. McLean County Multicultural Center. (2015)
Poverty as a Social Issue. Poverty Simulation. McLean County Multicultural Center. (2014)
Connectedness: It Really Matters-Group Formation in Disasters. Conference on the Small City and Regional Community. (2000)
The Chicago Housing Authority. Conference on the Small City and Regional Community. (1998)
The Implementation of Community Policing. The Conference on the Small City and Regional Community. (1996)
An Empirical Test of Anthony Downs' Theory of Bureaucratic Decisionmaking. American Political Science Association. (1989)
Economi Development and Diamond Star Motors. Midwest Political Science Association. (1989)
Private Voluntary Organizations in Central Illinois. Association of Voluntary Action Scholars. (1989)
Agency Age and Innovation. American Society for Public Administration. (1987)

Grants & Contracts

Today's Economic Issues: Democrats v. Republicans. ABC-CLIO. Federal. (2015)
Challenges to the 4th Amendment. ABC-CLIO. Private. (2013)
Faculty Instructional Technology Grant. CTLT. Illinois State University.
Math Across the Curriculum. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University.
Summer Research Grant. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University.