Curriculum vitae tamara G. Nezhina Ph. D. in Public Administration and Policy

CURRICULUM VITAE
Tamara G. Nezhina

Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy

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Educational Background
Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy

2007 The University of Georgia, Athens (UGA), School of Public and International Affairs, Department of Public Administration and Policy.
M.Phil. Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands. Human Resource

2001-2002 Management.

Summer school Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary

2000. 
      Advanced certificate in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local
      

Financial Management
MPA The University of Georgia, Athens (UGA), Department of Political

1998 Science and Public Administration

Baccalaureate Alma-Ata Pedagogic Institute of Foreign Languages, Kazakhstan, USSR

in English

and French

Languages

1982
Selected Publications

Peer-review Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Nezhina TG & Zaytseva TV. 2017. A Public Servant: To Be or Not to Be. The Determinants of Employment Decisions Among the Russian MPA Students, International Journal of Public Administration, p. 1-30, Available on-line through the link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2017.1350190

Nezhina T. G., Barabashev A. G. 2017. “Serving the Country or Serving Thyself: The Quest for Prosocial Motives of Russian MPA Students” // Review of Public Personnel Administration. 2017. P. 1-29. Available on-line through the link: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0734371X16685601

Nezhina TG, 2017. Civil Society in Post-Soviet Countries, Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Editor on the Section on Russian PA, PP, Gov, Editor- in-chief, Ali Farazmand of FAU. Springer International Publishing.

Available on-line through the link: https://meteor.springer.com/container/contribute.jsf?id=84314 at

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2778-1
Einolf, Christopher J., Lionel Prouteau, Tamara Nezhina, and Aigerim Ibrayeva. 2017. "Informal, Unorganized Volunteering." Chapter 9 in Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations,  edited by D.H. Smith, R.A. Stebbins, and J. Grotz J.  Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan (book chapter). Available on-line through the link: http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9781137263162
Kvitko, S. and Nezhina, T. 2017. Government Support of Small Business in Russia. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Editor on the Section on Russian PA, PP, Gov, and Editjr-in-chief, Ali Farazmand of FAU. Springer International Publishing. Available on-line through the link: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3106-1
Nezhina, T.G., Petukhova, K.A., Chechetkina, N.I., Mindarova, I.S. (2017-forthcoming). “Management of Volunteers in Russia: Explaining the Youth Motivation.” Chapter 15 in Smith, D.H., Moldavanova, A.V. & Krasynska, S.  (Eds.) The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia: Civil Society Advances and Challenges.  Leiden, Netherlands, and Boston, MA: Brill Publishers (book chapter).

Nezhina T. G., Pavlovskaya S. V. 2016.“New Approach for Monitoring Transparency in Socially Oriented Nongovernment Organizations in Russia” / The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR). Series "The Third Sector in Transition: Accountability, Transparency, and Social Inclusion," 2016. No.10.

Nezhina, T.G, Gombozhapova, B., Pavlovskaya, S.V. 2016. The evaluation of transparency in socially oriented nonprofit organizations in Russia, Vestnik of Moscow State University, Series 21, Administration (State and society), Moscow, 4, p.23-46
Nezhina, T.G. Petukhova, K.A., Chechetkina, N.I., Mindarova, I.S. 2014. “Youth participation in the volunteer movement,” Public Administration Issues, NRU HSE, Moscow, 3, 2014, 49-71
Nezhina, T.G. 2013. “Public Administration Reforms in Kazakhstan,” Chapter in the volume Public Administration in Post-communist Countries: Former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia, edited by Stephen Condrey, Saltanat Liebert, and Dmitry Goncharov, in Public Administration and Public Policy book series by CPC publisher (Taylor & Francis Group), (with Aigerim Ibrayeva) (book chapter).
Nezhina, T.G. 2013. “Explaining the Role of Culture and Traditions in Functioning of Civil Society in Central Asia.” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, (June, 2013) Volume 24, Issue 2, pp 335-358

Nezhina, T.G. 2013. “The Effects of Adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by Nonprofit Organizations,” Nonprofit Management and Leadership (with Jeffrey L. Brudney) Vol. 22, N. 3, 321-346.

Nezhina, T.G. 2011. “Measuring the Value of Volunteering.” Chapter in The Volunteer Management Leadership Handbook, Edited by Tracy D. Connors The Volunteer Management Leadership Handbook, Edited by Tracy D. Connors, (Second Edition), John Wiley & Sons, (book chapter), (with Jeffrey L. Brudney).

Nezhina, T.G. 2010. "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: More Bark than Bite for Nonprofits," Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 2, 275-301 (with Jeffrey L. Brudney).

Nezhina, T.G. 2008. “Challenges of Volunteer Management in Kazakhstan,” in Volume Challenges in Volunteer Management edited by Matthew Liao-Troth, (July 2008), (book chapter) (with Jeffrey L. Brudney, and Aigerim Ibrayeva).

Nezhina, T.G. 2005. “What is Old is New Again: Achieving Effectiveness with Volunteer Programs in Kazakhstan,” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (September 2005), Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 293-308 (with Jeffrey L. Brudney).

Research presentations
“Public service motivation of MPA students: the case of Russian universities” - XVI Annual April Conference on the development of the economy and the society in NRU HSE Russia, April 8-10, 2015
“Corruption in Kazakhstan: causes and prospects” –ASPA's 2014 Annual Conference, Washington D.C. USA, March 5-8, 2014.
“Open government: the problem of access and understanding,” scientific-practical conference at Russian academy of national economy and public administration, Moscow, October 24, 2012
“Civil society in Kazakhstan and Russia: defining the framework of trust,” biannual ISTR 10^th international conference, Siena Italy, July 9-13, 2012.

“Social enterprise in Europe and America: effects of ideology and economic crisis” (2010) presented at the 9^th biannual ISTR conference in Turkey, July 7-10, 2010.
“Women united: new role for women’s organizations in Kazakhstan” (2010), presented at the 9^th biannual ISTR conference in Turkey, July 7-10, 2010.

“Explaining the Role of Culture and Traditions in Building Civil Society in Central Asia” (2008), presented at the 37^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Philadelphia, November 19-22, 2008.

“The Effects of Adoption of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act by Nonprofit Organizations” (2008), presented at the 37^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Philadelphia, November 19-22, 2008

“The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Unintended effects for the nonprofit sector” (2007), presented at the 36^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Atlanta, November 20-23, 2007

“Achieving Effectiveness with Volunteer Programs in Kazakhstan,” presented at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) conference at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, 2006

“Challenges of Volunteer Management in Kazakhstan” (2004), presented at 33th ARNOVA conference in Los Angeles, November 19-22, 2004.

“First-Generation in the Graduate School and the Response: The University of Georgia Summer Bridge Program,” (2005) presented at the University of Georgia Graduate School professional conference in Athens, Georgia, October 24, 2005.

“The Value of Valuing Volunteers” Presented at the 34^th ARNOVA conference November 17-19, 2005. Washington DC.

“Expenditure Allocation among Levels of Government in Kazakhstan: Application of the Model for Functional Analysis,” presented at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) conference at Harvard University, October 2-5, 2003. Unpublished manuscript.
“The Prospects for Devolution of Local Governments in Kazakhstan,” presented in 2002 at the conference for Local Government Initiative in Central Asia, sponsored by Open Society Institute.
Conference Participation
2016 12^th International ISTR conference in Stockholm, Sweden (1 paper presented, panel presentation)

2016 XVII Annual April Conference on the development of the economy and the society in NRU HSE Russia, April 12-14, 2016

2015 XVI Annual April Conference on the development of the economy and the society in NRU HSE Russia, April 8-10, 2015

2014 ASPA 2014 Annual Conference, Washington DC, USA

2012 10^th International ISTR conference in Siena, Italy (2 papers presented)

2010 9^th ISTR International Conference in Istanbul, Turkey (2 papers presented)

2008. 
      37^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Philadelphia (2 papers presented)
      

2007. 
      36^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Atlanta (paper presented)
      

2007 Open Society Institute conference for grantees, New York

2006. 
      4^th Central Eurasian Studies Society conference at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (paper presented)
      

2005 34^th Annual ARNOVA conference in Washington DC, (paper presented)

2004. 
      33d Annual ARNOVA conference in Los Angeles (paper presented)
      

2003. 
      7^th Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference at the
      

Harvard University (paper presented)

2002 Local Government Initiative, Open Society Institute. Conference in

Kyrgyzstan (paper presented).
Professional Journal reviewer

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  The Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  
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  The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
  
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  The Central Eurasian Studies Review
  
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  The Journal of European Studies
  

Research Interests

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  Public and nonprofit human resource management
  
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  Open Government and public participation
  
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  Policy and Program evaluation
  
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  Policy effects on nonprofit organizations and government agencies
  

Employment history and teaching
Associate Professor (Dotsent) Academic director of Master of Public Administration

program

Higher School of Economics Economics and management in NCOs

National Research University Instruments of sociological research

Moscow, Russia - 2012 onward
On-line teaching Applied Research and Capstone Integrative Seminar

DePaul University, 2011 (MPS 590 and 593)

Responsibilities: training and supervision of evaluation projects by more than 50 students.

Assistant professor, DePaul University, School of Public Service

2007-2011 Cross-Sector Analysis (MPS 501)

Ethical Leadership (MPS 502)

Fundraising and Resource Development (MPS 519)

Administrative Ethics (MPS 504)

Managing Local Government (MPS 526)

Applied Research (MPS 590) in-class and on-line

Integrative Seminar (capstone) (MPS 593) in-class and on-line
Senior Research Associate, Projects: (1) Measurement of the Value of Volunteers in

Teacher, 2004-2007 Nonprofit Organizations;

(2) Summer Bridge Program for the First Generation

Students at the UGA Graduate School

(3)The Effects of Mothers’ Prenatal Behavior on Health

Outcomes of Newly Born Children.
Instructor, 2005 The University of Georgia in Athens, Department of Public

Administration and Policy.

Data Applications in Government and Nonprofit Organizations



Instructor The University of Georgia in Athens, Department of Public

2004 Administration and Policy.

Managing Volunteers in Government and Nonprofit Organizations
Teaching Assistant The University of Georgia in Athens, Department of Public

2003. 
      Administration and Policy, Department of
      

Political Science.

Introduction to American Government (1101).
Lecturer The Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and

1999-2002 Strategic Research, Republic of Kazakhstan

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Introduction to Public Administration (undergraduate)

Administrative Ethics (graduate)

Local Government (graduate and undergraduate)

Research, Reading and Writing Skills (undergraduate)
University and Community Service
2011-2012 Fundraising consultant, west Cook YMCA, Oak Park, Illinois

wrote successful grant for $20000 for YMCA Saitama program

Coordinator of volunteers at the West Cook YMCA, Oak Park, Illinois

Volunteer to West Suburban P.A.D.S – services to homeless people

Volunteer to the YMCA Tops swim team

Volunteer to the Strikers soccer team

Volunteer auditor at the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, USA
2009-2011 Member of Study Abroad Committee, Curriculum Committee, and

Academic Oversight Committee at the School of Public Service at DePaul

University, USA
2008-2009 SSRC Task Force and Search Committee at the College of Arts and

Science, DePaul University, SSRC External Fundraising Committee.

2006. 
      Volunteer auditor at the United Way of Northeast Georgia in Athens, USA
      

2004 First Generation at College – extracurricular evaluation project of the

Summer Bridge Program for first generation students at the University of

Georgia, conducted with the University of Georgia Graduate School.

1997-1998 UGA Habitat for Humanity, Student Coordinator

Professional Membership

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  Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
  
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  Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)
  
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  American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
  
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  The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)
  
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  The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPACee)
  

Awards, grants, and honors:

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  Grant in the amount of $20,000 for the West Cook YMCA Saitama project
  
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  ARNOVA nomination for the best paper award – 2008
  
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  Teaching and research assistantship 2002-2007 – Department of Public Administration
  

and Policy at the University of Georgia at Athens

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  Grant from the Graduate School of the University of Georgia at Athens (2006) to finish
  

the dissertation - $1200.

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  Grant from Open Society Institute in 2005 to conduct a nationwide survey - $4800
  
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  Global Supplementary Grant from the Open Society Foundation in 2006-2007 - $6000
  
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  ARNOVA Travel Grant scholarship - $500
  
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  Grant from Local Government Initiative, Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation)
  

in 2002 to conduct research on local government budget decisions in Kazakhstan –

$21,000

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  E. Muskie Fellowship in 1996-1998 to study at the MPA program at the University of
  

Georgia at Athens
Language Proficiency

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  Russian (native language)
  
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  English (fluent)
  
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  French (fair)
  
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  Uzbek and Kazakh languages (theoretical and basic practical knowledge)
  

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