- Policy Implementation Heuristics: A Cross National Exploratory Survey and Directions for Further Research, presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, April 7, 2018. http://www.mpsanet.org/Portals/65/Conference/Program%20Archive/mpsa_prog18.pdf?ver=2018-04-12-182544-513
- Panel Chair & Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association annual conference: Disaster Relief, Mitigation, and Service Provision, April 5, 2018, Chicago, Illinois. http://www.mpsanet.org/Portals/65/Conference/Program%20Archive/mpsa_prog18.pdf?ver=2018-04-12-182544-513
- Invited Lecture: Presented a one-day seminar to Nanchang Municipal Government officials on “Green, Low-Carbon Economic Development Policy.” The delegation was comprised of upper-level government employees from many departments. (November 14, 2012: Chicago, Illinois)
- “The Third Sector’s Role in Strengthening Consumer-Led Social Responsibility,” a paper presented at the Ninth Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research
- (ISTR), Eighth International Conference, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-10, 2010 http://www.istr.org/
- European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises Conference: Financial co-operative approaches to local development through sustainable innovation, Trento, Italy, June 10-11, 2010
- “Innovative Finance for Energy and GHG Reduction Projects: A Review of the Alternatives,” presented at a conference on Financial Cooperative Approaches to Local Development through Sustainable Development organized by the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE) and the School on Local Development at the University of Trento, June 10-11, 2010 http://www.euricse.eu/
- Invited Lecture: Invited to give one-day seminar to Shanghai Statistics Bureau delegation comprised of upper-level government employees from many bureau departments. Topic: “Energy Surveys, Estimation Procedures, and the Use of Energy Usage Data by Government and Private Parties.” The 20-member delegation was examining ways to collect data on energy usage that will allow governments to regulate and structure prices and energy delivery to reduce overall energy usage. (November 2, 2009, 2009: Oak Brook, Illinois; 21st Century Foundation).
- Invited Lecture: Invited to give one-day seminar to State Council delegation (People’s Republic of China national government) on “United States Energy Policy: Overview, Legislation, State & Local Policies, Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction, and Energy Efficiency.” The 18-member delegation was made up of members of the central government’s State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The Commission is accountable for regulations on the supervision and management of 141 central state-owned enterprises (19 in the Fortune 500) with 10 million employees. The delegation’s US visit was focused on “Large-Scale Enterprise Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Management.”(September 14, 2009: Oak Brook, Illinois; 21st Century Foundation).
- “Watershed Development and Building Civil Society in Rural India: Does a Connection Exist?,” with Ronald Fernandes, presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 37th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 19-22, 2008 http://www.arnova.org/
- “Implementation, Participation, and Decentralization; Sustainable Watershed Development in India,” with Ronald Fernandes and Leviticus Turner II, presented at the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) Eighth International Conference, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, July 9-12, 2008 http://www.istr.org/
- “Global Governance in the Environmental Sector: Strategic Alliances, New Structures, and Sustainability: a Case Study of The Climate Group,” with Amy Kunzer, presented at the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) Eighth International Conference, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, July 9-12, 2008 http://www.istr.org/
- “Foreign Direct Investment in Public Services,” presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, February 28 – March 3, 2007 http://www.isanet.org/
- Lecture on policy evaluation to High-Potential Irish managers, executive course, DePaul University Management of Public Service Program, January 2007
- “Consumer-Oriented Strategies to Increase Corporate Social Responsibility,” presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofits and Voluntary Association (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 14-16, 2006 http://www.arnova.org/
- Invited lecture: Three-hour seminar for Chinese mid and upper level government employees, Illinois Institute of Technology Masters of Public Administration program. Topics included federal government issues: the role and function of the U.S. GAO, state, and local evaluation and audit agencies, monitoring and evaluation issues in government, and a discussion of a variety of federal public policy issues that Congress has recently addressed or plans to address in the next several years.(April 15, 2004, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois).
- Briefed House Appropriations Subcommittee on Aviation staff on the FAA’s new retrofit rule requiring the installation of more crashworthy seats in all planes (2003).
- “Bus Rapid Transit in the U.S.: A Comparison with Light Rail,” with Robert Ciszewski and Samer Abbas, presented at the Metropolitan Conference on Public Transportation Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 2002
- Briefed the National Air Transportation Association Flight Training Committee on the effectiveness and safety of personal computer-based aviation training devices (1999).
- ‘‘Innovative Finance and Contracting Methods: Benefits & Drawbacks,” presented at the Metropolitan Conference on Public Transportation Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, June 1997
- Briefed Senator Bob Graham (FL), a member of the Energy & Public Works authorizing committee, on potential improvements or new innovative finance measures before passage of the landmark Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Several finance techniques addressed in the briefing and my briefing white paper were adopted in the $200 billion landmark legislation (1997).
- Briefed Congressman Robert Borksi (PA) on the financing, state control, and impact of electronic toll collection on a tolled interstate connector (1995).
- Keynote Address at the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists Annual Convention: “Claude Pepper: The Last New Dealer or the First Media Politician?” (1989)
- As a representative of Congressmen Pepper and Rangel, spoke to community, college, elderly, policy, and high school groups on the governmental process and policy issues (1987-1989).
- Panelist at Columbia University Issue Forum on Defense Policy sponsored by the 21st Century Institute for Political Action of New York (1986).
