LES ALM
Abbreviated Curriculum Vita
Department of Public Policy & Administration
Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725-1935
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Phone: 208-426-4094
FAX: (208) 426-4370
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Political Science, Colorado State University, Spring, 1990.
Inter-University Consortium for Political Social Research, Training Program in Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan, Summer, 1987.
M.A. Educational Administration; Colorado State University, 1981.
B.S. Engineering; U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1973.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chair, Dept. of Public Policy & Administration Boise State University 2005-present
Professor, Boise State University 2001-present
Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Public Policy & Administration 2002-present
Chair, Dept. of Political Science, Boise State University 2000-2002
Associate Professor, Boise State University 1995-2001
Assistant Professor, Boise State University 1991-1995
Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University 1990-1991
High School Teacher, Ft. Collins, Colorado 1979-1989
Field Artillery Officer, U.S. Army 1973-1978
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught
Graduate
Research Methodology
Introduction to Public Administration
Assessment (Capstone Course)
Environmental and Regulatory Politics
Democracy, Science and Environmental Policy
Undergraduate
Introduction to Political Inquiry
Advanced Research Methodology
United States Regulatory Policy
Canadian Politics
American Policy Process
Democracy, Science, and Environmental Policy (Honors)
Awards and Recognition
College of SSPA Annual Faculty Award For Research, 2007
Boise State University, SSPA, Foundation Scholars Award for Research, 2006-2007
Associated Students of Boise State University Outstanding Faculty Award for Graduate College, 2003-2004
Boise State University Foundation Scholars Award for Teaching, 2002-2003
Distinguished Faculty Award, Boise State University Alumni Association, 1995
Outstanding Senior Athlete Award at West Point, 1973
PUBLICATIONS (SINCE 2000)
Refereed Journal Articles, Books, and Book Chapters
2008
Linear Correlation and Regression, pp. 427-453 in Gerald Miller and Kaifeng Yang, eds., Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Second Edition. New York: Taylor and Francis. Co-author Susan Mason.
2007
The Policy Process and the American West: An Environmental Perspective, pp. 1-18 in Zachary Smith and John Freemuth, eds., Environmental Politics and Public Policy in the West, Revised Edition. Boulder: University Press of Colorado.
2006
Is Spotlighting Enough? Environmental NGOs and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Canadian-American Public Policy, Number 67: 1-39. Co-author with Ross Burkhart.
Differences that Matter: Canada, the United States and Environmental Policymaking. (2006). AmeriQuests [Online], Vol. 3, no. 1, (ejournals.library.vanderbilt.edu/ameriquests/viewarticle.php?id=57)
The Mormon Question: Political Culture and Influence of Latter-Day Saints in Idaho. (2006). Virginia Social Science Journal, Vol. 41, pp. 57-78. Co-author Ross Burkhart, David Patton, James Weatherby
2005
Canada and the United States: Approaches to Global Environmental Policymaking. International Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 31, pp. 261-279. Co-author Ross Burkhart.
2004
Borderland Patterns of Scientific Identity: Canada, the United States and Acid Rain. (2004). Journal of Borderlands Studies, Vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 121-134. Coauthor Whitney Parker.
Science and Policy: The View From the World of Scientists. (2004). Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 299-310.
Political Culture and Ideology in the Mountain West: Regionalism in the State of Idaho. (2004). The Social Science Journal, Vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 163-178. Coauthors Ross Burkhart, David Patton, and James Weatherby.
2003
Alberta and Idaho: An Implicit Bond. (Summer, 2003). The American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 197-218. Co-author Leah Taylor.
2001
Intrastate Regional Differences in Political Culture: A Case Study of Idaho. (2001). State and Local Government Review, Vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 109-119. Coauthors Ross Burkhart, David Patton, and James Weatherby.
2000
Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries: The Role of Scientists in the U.S.-Canadian Acid Rain Debate. (2000). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Natural Scientists, Social Scientists, and the Environment: A Cross-Border Analysis. (2000). Journal of Borderlands Studies, Vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 57-74. Coauthor Marc Simon.
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