GREGORY R. WEIHER Curriculum Vitae

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1 GREGORY R. WEIHER Curriculum Vitae Hme Address: 2205 Driscll Hustn, Texas Office Address: Department f Plitical Science University f Hustn Hustn, Texas gweiher@pp.uh.edu Date f Birth: 13 September, 1948 Married: 13 September, 1969 Spuse: Cnnie Brwn Weiher Children: Rachael Rebecca (May 31, 1972) Jesse Caldwell (September 7, 1974) Naval Service: Octber, Octber, 1976 Educatin: September, May, 1984 Washingtn University in St. Luis Ph.D., Plitical Science, August, 1985 Dissertatin: A Thery f Urban Plitical Bundaries January, May, 1979 Quincy Cllege, Quincy, Illinis

2 Bachelr f Arts, Plitical Science January, August, 1978 University f Missuri, Clumbia September, May, 1969 Suthern Illinis University, Carbndale, Illinis Selected Spnsred Research: Texas Educatin Agency, ($46,800) "Furth-year Evaluatin f Open-enrllment Charter Schls in Texas," Cprincipal Investigatr Texas Educatin Agency, ($93,016) Secnd-year Evaluatin, "Texans Getting Academically Prepared" (US Dept. f Educatin GEAR-UP Grant), Principal Investigatry Harris Cunty Dept. f Educatin, , ($89,629) Evaluatin f The Cperative fr After Schl Enrichment (CASE), Principal Investigatr Hustn Independent Schl District, 2000, ($8,000) "Survey f HISD Campus Charter Schl Parents," (US Dept. f Educatin GEAR-UP Grant) Principal Investigatr. Texas Educatin Agency, ($93,072), First-year Evaluatin, "Texans Getting Academically Prepared," Principal Investigatr Texas Educatin Agency, ($136,000), "Third-year Evaluatin f Open-Enrllment Charter Schls in Texas," Principal Investigatr Galleria Chamber f Cmmerce, ($86,000), Hustn Metrplitan Study, C-principal Investigatr. Texas State Bard f Educatin, ($15,000), "Evaluatin f Open-Enrllment Charter Schls in Texas," C-Principal Investigatr

3 Galleria Chamber f Cmmerce, 1997 ($12,000), Hustn Metrplitan Study: Preliminary Analysis, C-principal Investigatr. Texas State Bard f Educatin, ($15,000), "Evaluatin f Open-Enrllment Charter Schls in Texas," C-Principal Investigatr City f Hustn, ($420,000), "Intelligent Renewal f Urban Wastewater Systems," C-Principal Investigatr in charge f Cmmunity Outreach ($40,563) Harris Cunty Department f Husing and Cmmunity Develpment, 1996 ($50,000), "Survey f the Hmeless in Harris Cunty," Principal Investigatr Veteran's Administratin, 1996 ($10,000), "Enumeratin f the Hmeless in Hustn/Harris Cunty," Principal Investigatr City f Hustn, Department f Husing and Cmmunity Develpment, 1995 ($125,000), "Enumeratin f the Hmeless in Hustn," Principal Investigatr Natinal Science Fundatin, ($911,195), "Intelligent Renewal f Urban Wastewater Systems," C-principal Investigatr in charge f Cmmunity Outreach ($183,626) Metrplitan Transit Authrity f Hustn/Harris Cunty, 1994 ($25,000). Applied Research int Demgraphic Frecasting. Principal Investigatr. Harris Cunty, Texas, 1994 ($25,000). Applied Research int Demgraphic Frecasting. Principal Investigatr. City f Hustn, 1994 ($25,000). Applied Research int Demgraphic Frecasting. Principal Investigatr. Urban Mass Transit Administratin, 1987 ($85,000). "The Impact f Autmatin f Management Systems n Prductivity at the Metrplitan Transit Authrity f Harris Cunty, Texas." Cprincipal Investigatr

4 Publicatins: Kent Tedin, Richard Matland, and Gregry R. Weiher. "Race, Self-Interest, the Cllective Interest and Financing Public Schls Thrugh Referenda," frthcming, Jurnal f Plitics, * Gregry R. Weiher, "Minrity Student Achievement: Passive Representatin and Scial Cntext in Schls," Frthcming, Jurnal f Plitics, August, * Bretten Kleitz, Gregry R. Weiher, Kent Tedin and Richard Matland. "Chice, Charter Schls, and Husehld Preferences," frthcming, Scial Science Quarterly, September, * Gregry R. Weiher and Chris E. Cksn (1999), "Educatinal Gvernance in the Lcal Place: Citizenship v. Cmmunity," in Dilemmas f Size and Demcracy, Martha Derthick, ed. New Yrk: Cambridge University Press fr the Wdrw Wilsn Internatinal Center fr Schlars. Rbert Crew and Gregry R. Weiher (1996), "Gubernatrial Ppularity in Three States: A Preliminary Mdel," Scial Science Jurnal 33:1 (Jan.).* Gregry R. Weiher (1995), "Pst-Cld War Scial Welfare Plicy: Limited Optins," in Pst-Cld War Plicy, William Crtty, ed. Chicag, Nelsn-Hall Publishers. Gregry R. Weiher (1992), "A Natural Histry f Educatinal Finance in Texas," in Perspectives n U.S. and Texas Plitics (3rd ed.), Kent Tedin and Edward Fuchs, eds. Dubuque, IA: Kendall- Hunt Publishers. Richard Murray and Gregry R. Weiher (1992), "Ann Richards: 45th Gvernr f Texas," in New Gvernrs in Hard Times, Thad Beyle, ed. Washingtn, D.C.: CQ Press. Gregry R. Weiher and Jn Lrence (1991), "Grwth in State Gvernment Emplyment: A Time Series Analysis, Western Plitical Quarterly (June): * Gregry R. Weiher (1991), The Fractured Metrplis: Plitical Fragmentatin and Metrplitan Segregatin. Albany: State

5 University f New Yrk Press. (Recipient, Gustavus Myers Center, Outstanding bk n human rights in the United States, 1992.) Gregry R. Weiher (1989), "Public Plicy and Patterns f Residential Segregatin," Western Plitical Quarterly 42 (December): * Harrell Rdgers, Jr., and Gregry R. Weiher, eds. (1989), Rural Pverty: Special Causes and Plicy Refrms. Westprt, CT: Greenwd Press. (Recipient: Chice Magazine, Outstanding Academic Bk Award, 1989.) Gregry R. Weiher (1989), "Rumrs f the Demise f the Urban Crisis Are Greatly Exaggerated," Jurnal f Urban Affairs 11:3: * Harrell R. Rdgers, Jr., and Gregry R. Weiher, guest eds. (1988), "Rural Pverty and Urban Pverty," Plicy Studies Review 7 (Summer). Gregry R. Weiher (1988), "Why Redistributin Desn't Wrk: State Educatinal Refrm Plicy and Gvernmental Decentralizatin in Texas," American Plitics Quarterly 16 (April): * Gregry R. Weiher and the Plicy Wrkshp, Graduate Prgram in Public Administratin, University f Hustn (1987), "The Plitics f Educatinal Refrm in Texas," in Perspectives n American and Texas Plitics, Dnald Lutz and Kent Tedin, eds. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishers. Harrell Rdgers, Jr., and Gregry R. Weiher (1986), "Rural Pverty in America: A Statistical Overview," Plicy Studies Jurnal 15 (December): * Cnventin Papers and Papers Under Review: Kent Tedin, Richard Matland, and Gregry R. Weiher. "Race, Self-Interest, and the Cllective Interest in Financing Public Schls: An Explratry Analysis f Turnut Patterns in a Schl Bnd Referendum," presented at the annual meetings f the

6 Suthern Plitical Science Assciatin, Savannah, Gergia, Nvember, Gregry R. Weiher and Kent L. Tedin. "Des Chice Lead t Segregated Schls? Charter Schls and Husehld Preferences," t be presented at the annual meetings f the Midwest Plitical Science Assn., Chicag, Illinis, April Technical/Research Reprts: Gregry R. Weiher and thers (Octber, 2000), "Texans Getting Academically Prepared: First-Year Evaluatin" (reprt t the Texas Educatin Agency and the U.S. Department f Educatin), Austin, Texas: Texas Center fr Educatin Research. Gregry R. Weiher and thers (August, 2000), "Texas Open- Enrllment Charter Schls: Third Year Evaluatin, Part Tw," (reprt t the Texas State Bard f Educatin) Hustn, Texas: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Gregry R. Weiher and thers (March, 2000), "Texas Open- Enrllment Charter Schls: Third Year Evaluatin, Part One," (reprt t the Texas State Bard f Educatin) Hustn, Texas: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Gregry R. Weiher and thers (December 1998), "Texas Open- Enrllment Charter Schls: Secnd Year Evaluatin," (reprt t the Texas State Bard f Educatin) Hustn, Texas: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Richard Murray, Rbert Stein, and Gregry R. Weiher (1998), "The Hustn Metrplitan Study: an Enrepreneurial Cmmunity Lks Ahead," Hustn, Texas: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Gregry R. Weiher and thers (December, 1997), "Texas Open- Enrllment Charter Schls: Year One Evaluatin" (reprt t the Texas State Bard f Educatin) Hustn, Texas: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn Richard Murray, Rbert Stein, and Gregry R. Weiher The Reginal Dilemma. Hustn, Texas: The Greater Hustn Partnership.

7 Gregry R. Weiher, Lalita Sen, and Judy Durand. (September, 1996) "The Hmeless in Hustn/Harris Cunty," summary reprt t the Department f Husing and Cmmunity Develpment, City f Hustn; The Department f Husing and Cmmunity Develpment, Harris Cunty; The U.S. Veteran s Administratin. Hustn, Texas. Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Gregry R. Weiher "Reprt t: The Charter Review Advisry Cmmittee fr the City f League City, Texas." Hustn: Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn. Rbert E. Crew, Jr., and Gregry R. Weiher. Autmatin in the Metrplitan Transit Authrity f Harris Cunty, Texas, and its Effect n Prductivity. Washingtn, D.C.: Urban Mass Transprtatin Administratin, Office f Technical Assistance and Safety, February, Op-ed Pieces: "Maybe time city, cunty lked at metrplitan gvernment," Hustn Chrnicle, Sunday, August 11, "City Cuncil expansin: dwn, but nt ut," Hustn Business Jurnal, August 26, "Hustn must plan fr its bigger rle, t," Hustn Chrnicle, Thursday, September 24, "Hustn is badly in need f a husing plicy," Hustn Chrnicle, Mnday, June 13, Administrative Appintments: Directr, Center fr Public Plicy, University f Hustn (January, December, 1995) Academic Appintments: Assciate Prfessr, Department f Plitical Science, University f Hustn (September, present) Visiting Assistant Prfessr, Department f Plitical Science, Rice University ( ) Assistant Prfessr, Department f Plitical Science, University f Hustn (September, May, 1991)

8 Curses Taught: Instructr, Department f Plitical Science, Washingtn University in St. Luis ( ) Intrductry Statistics (Graduate) Intermediate Statistics (Graduate and Undergraduate) Urban Plitics State and Lcal Gvernment (Graduate and Undergraduate) American Gvernment (hnrs and general enrllment) American Plitical Thught (hnrs and general enrllment) Demcratic Plitical Thery (hnrs and general enrllment) Applied Plicy Analysis (Graduate) Fundamentals f Plicy Analysis (Graduate) Teaching and Research Interests: Urban Plitics and Plicy Educatin Plicy Scial Welfare Plicy Cmparative State Plitics Plitical Thery Intrductry and Intermediate Statistics Awards and Hnrs: Gregry R. Weiher, The Fractured Metrplis: Plitical Fragmentatin and Metrplitan Segregatin, chsen by the Gustavus Myers Center as an Outstanding Bk n the subject f human rights in the United States, 1992 Harrell Rdgers, Jr., and Gregry R. Weiher, editrs, Rural Pverty: Special Causes and Plicy Refrms, chsen by Chice Magazine as an utstanding academic bk, 1989 American Plitical Science Assciatin, William Andersn Award (best dissertatin submitted in 1986 in intergvernmental relatins, state and lcal gvernment, r federalism) Washingtn University, Gellhrn Fellwship, Washingtn University, McCandless Fellwship,

9 Prfessinal Activities: Sectin Head: State and Lcal Gvernment Sectin, Suthwest Plitical Science Assciatin Annual Meetings, Galvestn, March, 2000 Jurnal Referee: American Jurnal f Plitical Science Jurnal f Urban Affairs American Plitics Quarterly Legislative Studies Quarterly Western Plitical Quarterly Jurnal f Plicy Histry Urban Affairs Review Jurnal f Plitics Bk Reviewer: American Plitical Science Review Publius: The Jurnal f Federalism Prfessinal Memberships: American Plitical Science Assciatin Midwest Plitical Science Assciatin Suthern Plitical Science Assciatin Suthwest Scial Science Assciatin Bards and Cmmittees: Greater Hustn Partnership, Research Advisry Cmmittee, 1991 Texas Department f Human Services, Crprate Advisry Cuncil, Research Cmmittee Texas Department f Cmmerce, University Cmmittees n Free Trade Macrecnmics Bard f Directrs, Advcates fr Husing Vice President, Bard f Directrs, Institute fr African-American Plicy Research, University f Hustn

10 Steering Cmmittee, Urban Land Institute, Hustn District Cuncil, Bard f Directrs, Galleria Chamber f Cmmerce, 1998 ; Sectin Vice-president, Cmmunity Issues, Greater Hustn Partnership, Technical Advisry Subcmmittee,Wrkfrce Cmmittee, Infrmatin Systems Subcmmittee, Techfrce 2000, May- August, 2000