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Georgette E. Dumont
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
604.620.5855
EDUCATION
PhD Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Political Science, August 2010
Examination fields: Public Administration, American Government
Dissertation: Evaluating and Understanding Virtual Accountability of Nonprofit Organizations: An Exploratory Study of Human Service, Arts and Culture, and Societal Benefit Nonprofit Organizations’ Virtual Accountability in Illinois
Yu-Che Chen (Chair), Gerald Gabris, and Curtis Wood
MPA Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Master of Public Administration, May 2005
Concentration: Nonprofit Management
Thesis: Improving Nonprofit Accountability through the Incorporation of Public Relations in Nonprofit Administration
Wendy Haynes (Chair), Shaheen Mozaffar, and Mary Lamonica
BA Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island
Major: Communication Studies, December 2001 Magna Cum Laude
Minor: Political Science
Honors: Dean's List 1999 – 2001, National Political Science Honors Society: Pi Sigma Alpha
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION/INTEREST
Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Administrative Communication, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Organizational Development, Human Resources, Organization Theory
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011-present Assistant Professor
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2010-2011 Visiting Assistant Professor
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2009 Adjunct Instructor
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2006-2008 Graduate Assistant
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Courses taught
Graduate:
Nonprofit Financial Mangement, 2011
Human Resource Mangement, 2011
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organization, 2010
Nonprofit Management, 2009, 2011, 2012
Undergraduate:
The Policy Making Process, 2010
Public Administration, 2008, 2012
Bureaucracy in the Policy Process, 2007, 2008
Issues in Public Management, 2012
Directed Study: Private-Nonprofit Partnerships, 2008
Bureaucracy in the Policy Process, 2007, 2008
Course available to teach
Scope and Methods of Public Administration
Human Resources Management
Organizational Development and Theory
Governance
American Government
Administrative Communication
E-Government
Guest Lectures
PSPA 612: E-Government, Northern Illinois University,MPA program, Fall 2009
Online lecture (WebEx)
Topic: Virtual Accountability for Nonprofit Organizations
PSPA 509: Public Personnel, Northern Illinois University, MPA program, Spring and Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Topic: Compensation: Theories and Practice
POLS 331: Public Administration, Northern Illinois University Fall 2005, Spring 2006
Topic: Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
PUBLICATIONS
(2010, with G. Candler) "The price of citizenship: Civic responsibility as the missing dimension of public administration theory.” Public Administration Quarterly. 34(2), pp. 169-201.
(2010, with G. Candler) “A nonprofit accountability audit framework.” Canadian Public Administration. 53(2), pp 259–279.
(2009). Encyclopedia entries: “Lester Salamon,” “Social Watch,” and “Social Enterprise Knowledge Network,” in the International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, New York: Springer Publications.
(2005, with G. Candler). “Virtual jungles: survival, accountability and governance in online organizations.” American Review of Public Administration, 35(3), 287-299.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(2012). "Understanding the Relationship Between Nonprofits and Social Media in Duval County, FL. " Presented at the Florida Political Science Association annual conference, Tampa Bay, FL, March 17.
(2012). "Nonprofits and Social Media: Applying SROI to New Technologies. Presented at the " Presented at American Society for Public Administration annual conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 2-6.
(2011). "Decoding the Interaction: Nonprofit and Stakeholder Relationships in Social Media." Presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 16-19.
(2011). "Nonprofits, Social Networking, and organizational Effectiveness: Do nonprofits strategically use social media?" Presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 16-19.
(2011). "Nonprofits and Social Media: Use, Purpose, and Networks." Presented at the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LO, September 22-24.
(2011). "Do online Community Groups Promote Participation or Conflict?" Florida Political Science Association Annual Conference, Jupiter, FL, March 26.
(2010). “Why Aren’t More Small Nonprofits Better Utilizing Their Web Sites? A Longitudinal Analysis of Social Media Tools Available On Their Small Nonprofit Web Sites.” To be presented at Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA, November 13-16.
(2010). “Nonprofits and Social Networking: Are They Engaging Social Networks and Why?” To be presented at Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA, November 13-16.
(2010). “Online Community Groups: Friend or Foe for Enhancing Citizen Participation?” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 12-15.
(2009). "NPOs Adoption of Internet Technologies to Enhance Virtual Accountability: Existing somewhere between pre-internet and Web 2.0." To be presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH, November 19-21.
(2009). “A Framework for Evaluating the Web sites of Nonprofit Organization with Results from Preliminary Analysis on NPOs in IL” Presented at the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS), Greencastle, IN, Oct 16.
(2009). “Are Nonprofit Organizations utilizing the Web? Organizational Determinants of NPO Adoption of Internet Technologies.” Presented at the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA) Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
(2008). “Nonprofit spatial orientation in IL: Are they located in areas where needed?” Presented at the Indiana Political Science Association Annual Conference, Westville, IN, March 28.
(2007). “Role of Communication in Citizen Participation.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 12-15.
(2007, with G. Candler). “A nonprofit accountability audit framework.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 12-15.
(2007, with G. Candler). “Revisiting the new public service: civic responsibility as the missing piece in public administration theory.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association Society of Public Administration, Washington, D.C., March 23-27.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
(2010) "NPOs Adoption of Internet Technologies to Enhance Virtual Accountability: Existing somewhere between pre-internet and Web 2.0."
MANUSCRIPTS CURRENTLY IN PREPARATION
“Online Community Groups: Friend or Foe for Enhancing Citizen Participation?”
“Nonprofits as Social Capital Hubs: Bridging and Bonding Diverse Stakeholders Online.”
"The use of ICT by Nonprofit Organizations to Communicate with Stakeholders: Does size matter?"
“How are Nonprofits Using Their Web sites as Transparency and Communication Tools?”
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2012 Appointed to a 2-year term as a committee member for American Society of Public Administration’s Technology and Advisory committee.
2011 Moderator and Discussant for the panel, Engaging Citizens to Excel in Public Service, SECOPA annual conference, Wilmington, NC, October 13-16.
2010 Book chapter reviewer for Electronic Governance and Cross-Boundary Collaboration: Innovations and Advancing Tools, P. Y. Chu and Y. C. Chen, eds.
2009 Chair and Discussant for the panel, Political Science, Session 2. Indiana Academy of Social Sciences, Greencastle, IN. October 16, 2009.
2008 Digital Governance Evaluator for “U.S. States E-Governance Report (2008): An Assessment of State Websites." E-Governance Institute, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. Fall 2008.
2008 Digital Governance Evaluator for “U.S. Municipalities E-Governance Report (2008): An Assessment of Municipal Websites." E-Governance Institute, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. Fall 2008.
2006 Chair and discussant for the panel, Human Services: Nonprofit Challenges and Innovations. ARNOVA annual conference, Chicago, IL. November 16-18.
2004 – 2005 Taunton High School Family and Consumer Science Curriculum Revisal Advisory Committee
2003 – 2005 Taunton High School Senior Internship Program Committee member
2003 – 2005 Bristol County (MA) Selective Service Board, position: Vice Chair
2003 – present Regional Trainer for ‘The Be Real Game’, Northeast Region
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS
Report on Understanding the Relationship Between Nonprofits and Social Media in Duval County, FL., Available at: http://getteinjax.com/jax-nonprofits/
Data analysis for, Farm Viability, Farmland Preservation, and Smart Growth: Seeking Convergence in DeKalb County, IL, with Anita Zurbrugg, December 2008. Available at: http://www.unl.edu/plains/about/research_reports.shtml
Briefing paper on improving the USDA’s Nation Resource and Conservation Service’s (NRCS) federal Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) score on the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) analysis, September 2005.
CONSULTING
2011 Nonprofit Management Confernce, University f North Florida (co-sponsored by the UNF SBDC and MPA program)
Nonprofit Organizations and Social Marketing Workshop
2009- 2010 Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, LaGrange, IN
Nonprofit Organizations and Social Marketing Workshop
2009 Governor's Conference on Service and Volunteerism, Indianapolis, IN
Presenter for: Social Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
2009 Indiana Office of Community and Faith Based Initiatives, Indianapolis, IN
IN AmeriCorp and Social Marketing Workshop
2009 Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, Fort Wayne, IN
Nonprofit Organizations and Social Marketing Workshop.
2009 YMCAs of Northern Indiana, Michiana YMCA, South Bend, IN
Utilization of Social Media for Mission Achievement
2009 Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, Wabash, IN
Nonprofit Organizations and Social Marketing Workshop
2009 Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, South Bend, IN
Nonprofit Organizations and Social Marketing Workshop
2006 – 2007 American Farmland Trust/Center for Agriculture and the Environment, DeKalb, IL
Data analysis on Farmland Viability in the United States
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Independent Consultant, NP&P Solutions, South Bend, IN
December 2008 – May 2010
Adjunct Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
August 2009 – December 2009
Instructor, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
January 2007 – August 2008
Research Assistant, American Farmland Trust/CAE, DeKalb, Illinois
August 2005 – August 2007
Program Director/Instructor, Taunton High School, Taunton, Massachusetts
August 2004 – June 2005
Career Specialist/Instructor, Taunton Area School to Career, Taunton, Massachusetts
December 2001 – August 2004
Ambassador, United Way of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
2001 Campaign Season
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2012 Faculty Enhanceent Grant, UNF ($7,500)
2010 Scholarship and Travel Grant , ARNOVA ($545)
2009 Doctoral Fellow Award, ARNOVA ($1,000)
2009 Emerging Scholars Award, ARNOVA ($600.00)
2009 – 2010 Dissertation Completion Award, NIU ($5,932)
2009 Dissertation Facilitation Award, NIU ($1,158.72)
2007 – 2008 Northern Illinois University Graduate Assistantship Scholarship
2006 – 2007 Northern Illinois University Research Assistantship Scholarship
2005 – 2006 Northern Illinois University Research Assistantship Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2009 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary (ARNOVA) Doctoral Seminar, Cleveland, OH, November 18.
2009 Academy of Management (AoM) Public and Nonprofit Division Doctoral Consortium, Chicago, IL, August 8.
2007 – 2008 NIU Faculty Development and Instructional Design Graduate Teaching Certificate
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2009 – present Academy of Management (AoM)
2006 – present American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
2006 – present Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
2006 – present Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
2005 – present American Political Science Association (APSA)