Career
Rosemary O'Leary was appointed the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the University of Kansas in 2013, following a 24 year career at theSelected Awards and Honors
Selected publications
*''The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government'', 3rd edition. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press (2020). **Winner of the "Best Book in Public and Non-Profit Management" Award, given by the Academy of Management, 2021 **Coined the term "guerrilla government" to describe public servants who clandestinely disobey the wishes of their superiors in order to do what they think is right (e.g., Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning). **The ideas in this book have been presented in 8 countries. *''Retrofitting Collaboration Into the New Public Management'' (with E. Eppel, Cambridge University Press 2021) *''Leading in Peach: Leadership Through Different Eyes'' (with R. Hilton, Routledge 2018) **Winner of the Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research award for "Research Contributions to Gender-Related Issues Significant to Women's Role in Public Administration and Make an Impact Through Research on Women's Lives" given by the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), 2019 *''Environmental Governance Reconsidered'' (with R. Durant, D. Fiorino, and P.Weiland, MIT Press 2017) *''Public Administration and Law'', 3rd edition. CRC Press (2010). Translated into Chinese. *''Managing For the Environment'' (with R. Durant, D. Fiorino, P. Weiland). Jossey-Bass, (1999). ** Winner of the “Best Book in Public and Non-Profit Management” Award, given by the Academy of Management, 2000. ** Winner of the “Best Book in Environmental and Natural Resources Administration” Award, given by the American Society for Public Administration, 1999. * ''Collaboration Across Boundaries: Insights and Tips from Federal Senior Executives'' (with C.Gerard). IBM Center for the Business of Government, (2012). * A Manager’s Guide to Resolving Conflicts in Collaborative Network (with L.B.Bingham). IBM Center for the Business of Government, (2007). * “Do Shocks Change Organizations? The Case of NASA” (with A.K.Donahue).Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (lead article), 22, 395-425 (2012). * “The Skill Set of the Successful Collaborator” (with Y.Choi and C.Gerard). Public Administration Review, 72 (S1) 70-83 (2012). * “Collaborative Public Management: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?" (with N.Vij). American Review of Public Administration, 42, 507-522 (2012). * “Guerrilla Employees: Should Managers Nurture, Tolerate, or Terminate Them?” Public Administration Review, 70 (1) 8 – 18 (January/February 2010).Notable Experience
* Creator and coordinator of the Minnowbrook III conference (2008) which assessed the future of public administration around the world. * Elected member of the National Academy of Public Administration. * Senior Fulbright scholar in Malaysia and in the Philippines. * Ian Axford Public Policy Scholar in New Zealand (2014). * Member of the NASA’s Return to Flight Task Group assembled in response to the Columbia space shuttle accident (2003-2005). * Served as a consultant to: ** U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Federal Executive Institute ** U.S. Council on Environmental Quality ** U.S. Department of Interior ** U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ** U.S. Geological Survey ** U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ** International City/County Management Association ** National Academy of Sciences ** National Science Foundation ** New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ** Indiana Department of Environmental Management ** U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution ** LMI Consulting *Selected academic leadership positions: **Director, School of Public Affairs & Administration, University of Kansas, 2017-2019 **Executive Committee and Board of Directors, University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc (KUCR), 2015-2019. **Senior Administrative Fellow, University of Kansas 2015-2016 **Co-Director, Program for the Advancement of Research in Conflict and Collaboration (Institute Director - PARCC), Maxwell School of Syracuse University 2004-2009 **Co-FounderReferences
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