JAYCE L. FARMER Curriculum Vitae CONTACT INFORMATION Texas State University Undergraduate Academic Center 323 601 University Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666 512-245-4436 jfarmer@txstate.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, 2008. Dissertation: Institutional Collective Action and Special Purpose Governments: Special District Formation and Regional Governance. M.P.A., Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, 2000. B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Department of History and Political Science, 1997. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Texas State University, Department of Political Science Assistant Professor, 2013 Present. Courses Taught: Public Finance Administration (graduate level), Public Finance Administration (undergraduate level), Analytical Techniques, Public Performance Management Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012 2013. Courses Taught: Quantitative Analysis, Human Resource Management, Public Service Internship Program Program Affiliate & Trainer with the Florida Center for Public Management, 2012 2013. Instructor, 2011-2012. Courses Taught: Quantitative Analysis, Human Resource Management, Public Service Internship program 1
Northern Kentucky University, Master of Public Administration Program Assistant Professor, 2008-2010. Courses Taught: Public Budgeting Techniques and Applications, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Ethics in Public Administration, Public Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Public Choices and Public Finance Academic advisor to graduate students in MPA program Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy Teaching Assistant, 2007-2008. Courses Taught: Public Administration and Society, Local Government Administration Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Department of History and Political Science. Adjunct Professor, 2004-2006. Courses Taught: Intro to Public Administration, Public Personnel Administration, Scope and Methods (Introductory Research Methods) City of Tallahassee Office of Budget and Policy. Management Analyst, 2001-2008. Financial analyses of municipal revenues and expenditures; acted as the City s capital budget coordinator Administered a survey of other municipal parking programs; Supervised an evaluation of the City s Sister Cities Program; Acted as emergency management fiscal liaison for the City City of Tampa Budget Office. Budget Analyst, 2000-2001. Financial analyses of municipal revenues and expenditures The Florida Legislature-Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Graduate Assistant Policy Analyst, 1999-2000. Program Evaluation of Juveniles Incompetent to Proceed Program; Justification Review of the Department of Legal Affairs The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Bureau of Finance and Accounting. Accountant I, 1996-1998. Track and process department fiscal data; Process legislative budget requests 2
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS County-Nonprofit Service Arrangements: The Roles of Federal and State Fiscal Involvement, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, forthcoming 2015 (doi: pju024). Contingent Effects of Municipal and County TELs on Special District Governments in the U.S., with Jered B. Carr - Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 41(4), 2011. County Government Choices for Redistributive Services, Urban Affairs Review, 47(1), 2011. Factors Influencing Special Purpose Service Delivery among Counties, Public Performance & Management Review, 33(4), 2010. SPONSORED RESEARCH An Analysis of Government Structure and Redistributive Service Choices, Faculty Senate Benefits Committee, Northern Kentucky University, Summer 2009, $762. Local Government Reliance on Special Districts: Beyond an Explanation of Taxation, Faculty Senate Benefits Committee, Northern Kentucky University, Summer 2009, $6,000. Choices in Regional Governance Structures: Special Districts as Collaboration Mechanisms, Southern Political Science Association Artinian Award, January 2009, $250. TECHNICAL REPORTS Report to the City of Kyle on the Implementation of a Performance Appraisal System: High Performance Relationships with Appointed Officials, August 2014, The City of Kyle, with Thomas Longoria. A Report on The City of Tallahassee s Sister City Program, February 2007, The City of Tallahassee. The Feasibility of Implementing a Municipal Services Parking Fund, March 2006, The City of Tallahassee. Analyzing the Pros and Cons of Biennial Budgeting Systems, April 2005, The City of Tallahassee. 3
SYMPOSIA County Reliance on Nonprofits in the Provision of Human Services Prepared for presentation at the Southern Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting. Local Government Fiscal Autonomy and Service Provision through Special District Governments, with Jered B. Carr.- Prepared for presentation at the conference on States as Facilitators or Obstructionists of Local Governments, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL February 2010. Exploring Choices in Interlocal Cooperation: The Usage of Special Districts. Prepared for presentation at the American Society for Public Administration 2009 National Conference. Choices in Regional Governance Structures: Special Districts as Collaboration Mechanisms. Prepared for presentation at the Southern Political Science Association 2009 Annual Meeting. Special Districts as Service Production Mechanisms: An Explanation of Transaction Cost and Institutional Dynamics. Prepared for presentation at the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration 2008 Annual Meeting. Institutional Collective Action and Special Districts: Implications of Regionalism, Service Provision and Finances. Prepared for presentation at the Florida Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting. Contextual Influences on the Use of Performance Agreements. with Marcus Mauldin Prepared for presentation at the American Society for Public Administration 2007 National Conference. Collective Action and Local Government Formation: A Framework of Special District Creation and Regionalism. Prepared for presentation at the 2006 Annual Local Government Symposium, Florida State University. The Effects of Institutional Reform on Municipal Government Services. Prepared for presentation at the Florida Political Science Association 2005 annual meeting. The Effects of Government Form on Policy Choices: Economic Influences on Service Provision. Prepared for presentation at the 2004 Southeastern Conference on Public Administration. Does Government Form Have an Effect on the Scope of Services Provided? Prepared for presentation at the 2004 Askew School Reception, Florida State University. 4
Does the Form of Government Make A Difference? Service Choices and Funding Priorities - Prepared for presentation at the 2003 Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, with Richard Feiock. WORKS IN PROGRESS Regional Collaboration. The Eagle Ford Shale Development: The Revenue and Spending Impacts on South Texas Local Governments, with Dianne Rahm and Billy Fields. The Eagle Ford Shale Development s Transportation Impacts, with Dianne Rahm and Billy Fields. A Pooled Mean Group Assessment of the Effects of County Government Structure on Long-Term Expenditure Growth. County Government Structure: County Services and the Divergence of Modernization. County Limits: The Effects of County Modernization on County Spending Patterns. GRADUATE THESES AND EXIT COMMITTEES Applied Research Project: Master Settlement Agreement on Smoking Prevalence Dale Mantey (Spring 2014) Applied Research Project: Vermont-Québec Police Agency Cooperation: A Case Study James P. Jardine (Spring 2014 committee member) Applied Research Project: Exploring Factors that Account for African-American Place Attachment in Austin, Texas Ginger Lowe (Spring 2014 committee member) Applied Research Project: San Marcos Conference Center: The Framework of a Successful Public-Private Partnership Collette Jamison (Spring 2014 committee member) Applied Research Project: Cost Barriers for Municipal IT Outsourcing in a Fast Growth County Honorable Larry Gonzales (Spring 2014 committee member) Applied Research Project: Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreements: Describing the Employment, Investment, and Multiplier Impacts in Texas Cities Ann L. Eaton (Fall 2013 - committee member) 5
Applied Research Project: A Practical Ideal Type for Promoting Resilience among African American Males: A Case Study of African American Youth Harvest Foundation Jamyen Robinson (Fall 2013 committee member) PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS American Political Science Association American Society for Public Administration Texas City Management Association Pi Alpha Alpha, FSU Chapter Southern Political Science Association Conference of Minority Public Administrators, 2004-2005 International City/County Management Association, 2001-2003 COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Chair, MPA Scholarship Committee, Texas State University, Spring 2014 CenTex ASPA Chapter Board, 2014 Present Manuscript Referee: (Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Affairs Review, International Journal of Public Administration, Sage Open Publications) Metro Louisville ASPA Chapter Board Member, 2009-2010 Organizational Leadership Search Committee, Northern Kentucky University, Fall 2009 Local Arrangements Committee Chair, Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, 2009 annual meeting Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee, Northern Kentucky University, Fall 2008 Board Member, ASPA North Florida Chapter, 2005-2006 Student Grade Appeal Committee, Florida State University, 2005 Emergency Management Team, City of Tallahassee, 2003-2008 Discipline Standards Committee, City of Tallahassee, 2003 Treasurer, Public Administration Graduate Association, Florida State University, 1999-2000 6