ROBERT A. CROPF CURRICULUM VITAE OBERT CROPF Office: Department of Public Policy Studies College of Education and Public Service Saint Louis University Tegeler Hall, Suite 300W 3550 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63103 Tel: (314) 977-3936 Email: cropfra@slu.edu EDUCATION: Ph.D., New York University, 1991 M.P.A., New York University, 1985 B.A., Cornell University, 1981 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Beginning fall 2012. Professor, Public Policy Department, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University 2006-present. Chair, Public Policy Studies Department, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University 1997 – present. Associate Professor, Public Policy Studies Department, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University 1993-2008. Director, MPA Program, Public Policy Studies Department, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University 1991 – 1997. Assistant Professor, Public Policy Studies Department, Saint Louis University AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Public Administration: e-government, e-governance, civil society, policy process, reinventing government, public budgeting, local governance, public administration pedagogy, nonprofit management, comparative public administration State and local politics: elections, campaign financing, policy making PUBLICATIONS: Books and Monographs: Cropf, R., Giancola, J., & Loutzenhiser, K. (2011). The Public Administration Casebook. New York: Longman, 2011. Cropf, R. & Krummenacher, W.S. (Eds.). (2011). Information and Communication Technologies and the Virtual Public Sphere: Impact of Network Structures on Civil Society. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Cropf, R. (2008). Public Administration in the Twenty-first Century: Public Service for the Twenty-first Century. New York: Longman. Brecher, C., Horton, R.D. Cropf, R. & Meade, D.M. (1991). Power Failure: New York City Policy and Politics since 1960. New York: Oxford University Press. Peer-Review Journal Articles: Mamoun, B., Cropf, R., and Kalliny, M. “Multinational Corporations, Virtual Public Spheres, And The Arab Spring,” Forthcoming Multinational Business Review, 20:1, February 2012. Nyirenda, J. & Cropf, R. (2010). “The Prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa with Zambia as a Case Study.” The International Journal of Electronic Government Research. Volume 6, Number1. pp.23-45. Reprinted in the AMCIS 2009 Proceedings, Paper 261. http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2009/261. Al-Fakhri, M., Cropf, R., Kelly, P., & Higgs, G. (2008). “Saudi E-government: Between Promise and Reality,” The International Journal of Electronic Government Research, Volume 4, Number 2, pp.59-82. Kohler, J. & Cropf, R. (2007). “Creating an Accelerated Joint BA-MPA Degree Program for Adult Learners.” Journal of Public Affairs Education. Volume 13, Number 2, pp. 371-390. Cropf, R. & Swanstrom, T. (2005). “Déjà vu: All Over Again: Charter Reform Fails in St. Louis.” National Civic Review, Volume 24, Number 3, pp.10-19. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. (1998). “Virtual Town Halls: Using Computer Networks to Improve Public Discourse and Facilitate Service Delivery.” Research and Reflection, Volume 4 Number 1, 1998, http://www.gonzaga.edu/rr/v4n1/cropf.htm. Cropf, R. & Wendel, G.D. (1998).“Determinants of Municipal Debt Policy: A Pooled Time-Series Analysis.” Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 1998, Volume 16, pp.211-224. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. (1996).“Communities and Information Networks in Hypermedia Culture: Constructing a New Social Epistemology.” Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. Volume 16, Number 3, pp. 157-166. Cropf, R. & Klepper. R. (1996). “PAC Contributions in Response to Legislator Voting: Evidence from the State Level,” Comparative State Politics, Volume 17, Number 3, pp.7-15. Klepper, R., Cropf, R., & Regan, T. (1995). “Singular Acts of Legislator Voting as a Determinant of Campaign Contributions by Political Action Committees,” Comparative State Politics, Volume 16, Number 2, pp.15-20. Cropf, R. & Puro, St. (1995).“Hancock II: The Next Phase of the Citizens’ Tax Revolt?” Comparative State Politics, Volume 16, Number1, pp.4-17. Cropf, R. (1993). “Public Dollars and State Elections,” Comparative State Politics, Volume14 Number 5, pp. 31-40. Cropf, R. (1992).“Public Campaign Financing in New Jersey,” Comparative State Politics, Volume 13, Number.2, pp. 1-10. Book Chapters Cropf, R. Swanstrom, T. & Krummenacher, W.S. (2010). “Déjà Vu All over Again: Charter Reform Fails in St. Louis.” In J.H. Svara & D.J. Watson (Eds.), More Mayor than Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America’s Large Cities, (pp. 263-278), Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. Al-Fakhri, M., Cropf, R., Kelly, P., & Higgs, G. (2010). “Saudi E-government: Between Promise and Reality.” In V. Weerakkody (Ed.), Social and Organizational Developments through Emerging E-Government Applications: New Principles and Concepts (pp. 166-189), Hershey, PA: IGI Reference. Cropf, R. (1990). “Water Resources.” In C. Brecher & R. D. Horton (Eds.), Setting Municipal Priorities. New York: New York University Press. In Press: Cropf, R., Mamoun, B., & Kalliny, M. “The Role of Web 2.0 in the Arab Spring.” In N.Azab (Ed.), Cases on Web 2.0 in Developing Countries: Studies on Implementation, Application and Use, Hershey, PA: IGI Reference. Peer-Reviewed Encyclopedia Articles Cropf, R. (2010). “Internet.” In R.A. Cuoto (Ed.), Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook (pp. 813-820). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Reed, G. & Cropf, R. (2010).“Policy Making.” in R. A. Cuoto (Ed.), Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook (pp.287-296). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Cropf, R. (2009). “ICT and E-Democracy.” In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd ed., (pp.1789-1793). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference, Cropf, R. (2008). “The Virtual Public Sphere.” In M. Pagani (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, 2nd ed., (pp.1525-1530). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. (2006).“The Virtual Town Hall.” In A. Anttiroiko & M. Mälkiä (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Digital Government, (pp.1611-1616), Hershey, PA: IGI Reference. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. (2006). “Community Networks.” In A. Anttiroiko & M. Mälkiä (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Digital Government (pp. 196-200). Hershey, PA: IGI Reference. Cropf, R. (1998). “The Freedom of Information Act,” “Full Faith and Credit,” and “Privacy.” In J.M. Shafritz (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration, New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. (1998). “Minorities.” in G. T. Kurian G. T.T. Molitor (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Future. New York: MacMillan. Technical Reports: Cropf, R. (1999). “Report to Corporation of Public Broadcasting’s Community Information Network.” St. Louis, MO, 1999. Webdel, G.D. & Cropf, R. (1997). “The Governing of St. Louis: Design for the Future,” Report to the Mayor’s Special Task Force on Reform, St. Louis, MO. Cropf, R. (1990).“The Benefits of Public Financing of Elections,” Citizens Budget Commission Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 2. 1990. Brecher, C., Cropf, R. & Curtis, C. (1990). “Towards an Affordable Capital Program,” Citizens Budget Commission Report. Brecher, C. & Cropf, R. (1989). “Greater Accountability for Capital Projects,” Citizens Budget Commission Report, September. Brecher, C. & Cropf, R. (1988). “The City’s Campaign Finance Law-Will It Work?” Citizens Budget Commission Report, September. Brecher, C. & Cropf, R. (1988). “New York City’s Housing Crisis: 1984-1987.” Citizens Budget Commission Report, March. Book Reviews Cropf, R. (2008). “The Wealth of Networks”. Social Science Computer Review, Volume 26, Number 2, pp. 259-261. Cropf, R. (1999). “New Directions for Higher Education Financing. Planning For Higher Education. Volume 27, Number 2, pp. 55–58. Papers and Presentations Cropf, R. “The Season of Stuff,” Presented at Missouri Votes Conservation in St. Louis, MO, December 2010. Nyirenda, J. & Cropf, R. “The Prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case-Study of Zambia.” Presented at the annual meeting of Americas’ Conference of Information Systems in San Francisco, CA, August 2009. Cropf, R., Giancola, J. & Loutzenhiser, K. “Using Student-written Case Studies to Foster Engaged Learning in Public Affairs Programs.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Seattle, WA, October 2007. Kohler, J., Cropf, R. & Loutzenhiser, K. “Using Case-Studies to Connect with the Adult Learner in Undergraduate and Graduate Public Administration Programs.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Minneapolis, MN, October 2006. Cropf, R. “Cuba: Mass Organizations and Civil Society.” Presented at the 18th Conference of Cuban Research Network in Havana, Cuba, June 2006. Adams, D. & Cropf, R. “Analysis of Tax Increment Financing Outcomes in a County in Missouri.” Presented at International Conference on Social Science Research, Orlando, FL, December 2005. Cropf, R. & Kohler, J. “Creating an Accelerated Joint BA-MPA Degree Program for Adult Learners.” Robert A. Cropf and Jennifer Kohler. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Washington, D.C., October 2005. Adams, D., Cropf, R. & Coffin, S. “Tax Increment Financing in St. Louis County, Missouri.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2005. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. “Virtual Town Halls.” Presented at Walter J. Ong Colloquium, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2003. Cropf, R. & Wendel, G.D. “How Intergovernmental Aid Affected Municipal Debt Policy in 42 of America’s Largest Cities, 1978-1991.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 1995. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. “Information Networks and Community Knowledge Structures.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, New York City, September 1994. Cropf, R. & Wendel, G.D. “Municipal Debt Policy and Urban Fiscal Stress.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL., April 1994. Cropf, R. & Wendel, G.D. “Municipal Debt and the Politics of Development.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1993. Cropf, R. & Casaregola, V. “Community and Information Networks.” Presented at the General Assembly of the World Future Society, Washington, D.C, July 1993. Other Non-Refereed Publications: I have been a frequent contributor to St. Louis Beacon since 2008. “How to fix America’s debt problem,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/113590-how-to-fix-americas-debt-problem. “Solving the U.S. debt puzzle,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/113315-solving-the-us-debt-puzzle. “Can the ‘super committee’ fix the budget,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/112206-inner-optimist-on-budget-super-committee. “America’s infrastructure is in need of an upgrade,” The St. Louis Beacon. http://stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/111873-americas-infrastructure-is-in-need-of-upgrade. “What happens if we don’t raise the debt ceiling?” The St. Louis Beacon. http://stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/111523-what-happens-if-we-dont-raise-the-debt-ceiling. “Next revolution will be on Facebook,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/109368-next-revolution-will-be-on-facebook. “Investments vs. cuts,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/108411-investments-vs-cuts. “Debate budget; don’t destroy credit,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/107316-debate-budget-dont-destroy-credit. “The season of stuff,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/107112-the-season-of-stuff. “Lessons from the 2010 election,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/106867-lessons-from-2010-election-by-cropf. “Politics and deficit reduction,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/106556-politics-and-deficit-reduction. “Austerity ahead?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/106291-robert-cropf-on-post-election-austerity. “Where do we go from here?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/106050-postelection-analysis-from-cropf. “No on Proposition A,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/105512-no-on-prop-a-by-robert-cropf. “Two criteria by which to judge tax plans,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/100311. “Clean energy legislation would support green jobs,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/12390. “Health care reform can pay for itself in the long run,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/columnists/10709. “What’s good about the city earning tax?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in-the-news/10401. “Growing Missouri’s economy a nice, bright green,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/in_the_news/growing_missouri_s_economy_a_nice_bright_green. “Tax change could devastate Missouri’s economy and penalize the poor,” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/in_the_news/tax_change_could_devastate_state_economy_and_penalize_the_poor. “Does CWIP protect consumers from higher bills?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/missouri_issues/does_cwip_protect_consumers_from_higher_bills_--_or_simply_delay_the_reckoning_. “How much is Obama’s stimulus worth to Missouri?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/in_the_news/how_much_is_obama_s_stimulus_worth_to_missouri_. “The economic storm was years in the making.” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/in_the_news/economic_storm_was_years_in_the_making. “Is the Internet improving the quality of politics?” The St. Louis Beacon, http://www.stlbeacon.org/issues_politics/election_analysis/internet_is_it_improving_the_quality_of_american_politics. External Grant Activity: Wyman Center Proposal. 2011. Submitted $978,129 grant proposal to Wayman Center to create a Center on Youth Development to be housed in the Department of Public Policy Studies. Submitted with Scott Cummings (Public Policy Studies) and Michael Vaughn (Social Work). Not funded. BNSF Foundation Future of Rail Grant. 2011. Received $45,000 to create a state-of-the-art on-line graduate course on the future of U.S. rail tansportation. Submitted with Don Stump (English) and James Scott (Film Studies). Evaluation of Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Community Information Network Grant Awarded to St. Louis Community Development Corporation. 2001 and 1999. Conducting an evaluation of the Community Information Network (CIN) as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Community Information Network’s $25,000 grant. Funded both years. Evaluation of OMBWatch Grant to FOCUS St. Louis. 1999. Conducted an evaluation of the use of OMBWatch Nonprofit and Technology Pilot Project grant ($5,300). Funded. Mayor Bosley’s Advisory Committee on Reorganizing City Government. 1995. Co-principal investigator with George Wendel a $30,000 grant proposal for studying and making recommendations on reorganizing municipal government in the city of St. Louis. Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) Project LIFE. 1996. Wrote the Department of Public Policy’s part of the $815,000 grant proposal. Not funded. HUD Community Renaissance Fellows. 1996. Co-wrote the Department of Public Policy’s part of the $3.1 million grant proposal. Not funded. Internal Grant Activity: Recipient of the Saint Louis University Beaumont award ($5,000) in 2004 and 2005 and a summer research award in 2006. Professional Service: Member, editorial board of International Journal of Electronic Government Research Member, editorial board of International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development Member, editorial board of Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks Book Series Memberships in Professional Societies American Society for Public Administration. Association for Information Systems Information Resources Management Association World Future Society Awards and Honors Who’s Who in America 2009-2010 edition Saint Louis University Graduate Student Association Mentor’s Award 2002 ropf CV 9