- Brad A.M. Johnson - Ph.D.
- Department of Public Administration - North Carolina State University
- Phone: (513) 377-5625 - Email: bajohn22@ncsu.edu
EDUCATION
- 2022 Ph.D., Public Administration, North Carolina State University
- Dissertation Title: Inadvertent Leviathans: Policy accretion and complexity in public organizations
- Defense: February 24, 2022
- Chair: Jerrell Coggburn, Ph.D.
- 2020 M.P.A., North Carolina State University
- 2008 B.S., Urban Studies, University of Cincinnati
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2022 -
- Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno
- Assistant Professor
2018 - 2022
- Department of Public Administration, North Carolina State University
- Instructor of Record
- Research Assistant
- Teaching Assistant
2021 - 2022
- Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina Greensboro (A Minority Serving Institution)
- Adjunct Instructor, MPA Program
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Published Works
2022
- Johnson, B. A. M., Coggburn, J. D., & Llorens, J. J. (2022). Artificial Intelligence and Public Human Resource Management: Questions for Research and Practice. Public Personnel Management, 51(4), 538–562. https://doi.org/10.1177/00910260221126498
- Johnson, B. A. M., Wilson, D., Stokan, E., & Overton, M. (2022). Patterns in Local Economic Development in Light of COVID-19. State and Local Government Review, 54(2), 174–191. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X221097711
- Holder, J., Lawrence, K., Leight, M. D., Johnson, B.A.M., Stewart, A. J. “Prepping nonprofit professionals for the “New Normal”: An educational needs-assessment for a transforming world”.
2021
- Reitano, V., Jones, P. A., Johnson, B. A. M. “Civic engagement in the budget process” (2021). Journal of Government Financial Management. (Note)
2020
- Wilson, D., Johnson, B. A. M., Stokan, E., Overton, M., “Institutional collective action during COVID‐19: Lessons in local economic development” (2020). Public Administration Review.
- McDonald, B. D., Decker, J. W., Johnson, B. A. M., “You don’t always get what you want: The effect of financial incentives on state fiscal health” (2020). Public Administration Review.
- Coupet, J., Barret, J. Broussard, P., Johnson, B.A.M., “Benchmarking nonprofit efficiency with DEA” (2020). Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Works Under Review
- Johnson, B. A. M., Jones, P. A., Reitano, V. “Local government characteristics and the propensity to adopt civic engagement mechanisms”.
- Johnson, B. A. M., “Routine nonroutine performance information: The case of public participation”.
- Johnson, B. A. M., Nelson, K., Sopher, M., “Subunit dynamics in local government organizations''.
Book Reviews
2019
PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA
2021
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Text Analysis for Local Government Organizational Mapping”. Presented virtually at the Public Management Review Conference.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Inadvertent Dysfunction: A Theory of Public Organization Accretion”. Presented virtually at the annual conference of the Public Administration Theory Network.
- Johnson, B. A. M., Sanchez, J. “Local Public Economies: A complex urban governance framework to unify them all?” Presented virtually at the International Research Society for Public Management Conference (ISPRM).
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Routine Nonroutine Performance Information.” Presented virtually at the American Society for Public Administration.
- Johnson, B. A. M. Subunit Dynamics in Local Government Organizations. Presented at the American Society for Public Administration.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Constructing Bureaucracy: The Process of Integrating Policy Action.” Presented at the Reappraising Bureaucracy Symposium.
2020
- Leight, M. D., Lawrence, K., Stewart, A. J., “Prepping nonprofit professionals for the “New Normal”: An educational needs-assessment for a transforming world” Presented virtually at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Seeing Ghosts: Toward a Theory of Public Sector Accretion.” Presented virtually at the Public Administration Theory Network Doctoral Showcase.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Routine Nonroutine Performance Information.” Presented virtually at a public administration doctoral Symposium.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Ghosts of change past: Toward a theory of public sector accretion.” Accepted at the Public Management Research Conference (Poster). [Conference Cancelled]
- Minkowitz, H., Johnson, B. A. M. “Civic Engagement as a Dynamic Capability.” Accepted at the annual conference of the Public Administration Theory Network. [Conference Cancelled]
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Routine nonroutine performance information: The case of public feedback.” Accepted at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration 2020. [Conference Cancelled]
- Johnson, B. A. M., Davis, R., McDonald, B. D. “Government trust and nonprofit support.” Accepted at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration. [Conference Cancelled]
- Johnson, B. A. M. “A new competence: Data as a new language for public administrators.” Presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina Public Administration Association.
2019
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Citizen Engagement and the Fiscal Health of Local Governments.” Presented at the annual conference of ABFM.
- McDonald, B. D., Decker, J. W., Johnson, B. A. M., & Allen, M. M. B. “You Don’t Always Get What You Want: The Effect of Financial Incentives on State Fiscal Health.” Presented at the annual conference of the Western Social Science Association.
- Johnson, B. A. M. “Citizen Engagement and the Fiscal Health of Local Governments.” Presented at the annual conference of the Western Social Science Association.
- McDonald, B D., Decker, J. W., Johnson, B. A. M., & Allen, M. M. B. “You Don’t Always Get What You Want: The Effect of Financial Incentives on State Fiscal Health.” Presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration.
SELECTED REPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
Reports
- 2018 Johnson, B. A. M. (2018). What is Civic Engagement to North Carolinians? Raleigh, NC: Institute for Emerging Issues, NC State University.
- 2018 McDonald, B. D., & Johnson, B. (2018). Transportation: Faculty and Staff Priorities for Analysis. Raleigh, NC: NC State University.
Projects
- 2019 - 2020 NC State Public Data Analytics Lab, Development of Curriculum (2019-2020)
GRANTS
- 2021 08-142: (Principal Investigator)
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- “Virtual Public Involvement: A Manual for Effective, Equitable, and Efficient Practices for Transportation Agencies”
- Request: $1,000,000 (Budgeted Amount), Awarded: $0
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2021-2022 Instructor of Record, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- PSC 604 - Public Personnel Management (Graduate, MPA)
- PSC 612 - Organizational Theory and Behavior (Graduate, MPA)
- PSC 311 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations (Undergraduate)
- 2020 - 2021 Instructor of Record, North Carolina State University
- PS 371 - Political Science Research Methods (Undergraduate)
- PS 312 - Introduction to Public Administration (Undergraduate)
- 2019 Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University
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- PS 201 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (Undergraduate)
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- 2018 - 2021 Guest Lecturer
- Digital Democracy: PA Civic Engagement, Technology, and Ethics
- (NC State; Duke University; University of Colorado, Denver)
- 2020 North Carolina State University, Course Prep
- PA 598 - Practicum in Strategic Planning (Graduate)
- PA 510 - Public AdministrationValues (Graduate)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2016 - 2019 | Co-Founder / VP Public Sector Solutions / Director of Engagement
PublicInput.com |
2012 - 2016 | Implementation Consultant
Farragut Systems; CivicPlus |
2010 - 2012 | Planning Technician
Town of Knightdale, NC |
SERVICE
Public Administration Community
- ASPA Section of Public Administration Education (Chair-Elect)
- ASPA Section for Public Administration Research (Treasurer)
- Public Administration Theory Network (Board Member)
- Affiliations
- ASPA LGBTQ Advocacy Alliance
- Academy of Management - Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Theory, Information Technology
- Peer-Reviewer
- Academy of Management - Public and Nonprofit, Organizational Theory, and Information Technology Divisions
- Public Management Review
- Public Integrity
- Review of Public Personnel Administration
North Carolina State University
- Graduate Peer Mentor
- Graduate Association of Public Administration - Graduate Student Association and Ph.D. Representative
Community
- City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board (Former Chair)
- City of Raleigh Citizen Engagement Task Force
- Central Citizens Advisory Council (Former Chair)
- Visual Art Exchange (Nonprofit, Board Member)
- RGreenway (Open Data Software Application, Project Team)