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Rev: 1/2019
UDAYA R. WAGLÉ
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269) 387-8934; Email: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 - Present Director, SPAA, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
2016 - Present Professor, SPAA, Western Michigan University, MI.
2015 - 2016 MPA Program Director, SPAA, Western Michigan University, MI.
2011 - 2016 Associate Professor, SPAA, Western Michigan University, MI.
2008 - 2012 Doctoral Program Director, SPAA, Western Michigan University, MI.
2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor, SPAA, Western Michigan University, MI.
2004 - 2005 Visiting Assistant Professor, Marist College, NY.
2001 - 2004 Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA.
1998 - 2004 Teaching & Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA.
1995 - 1997 Research Assistant, Eastern University, PA.
1992 - 1995 Program Officer, Institute for Integrated Development Studies, Nepal.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS & RECOGNITIONS
2008 - Present Local Research Affiliate, National Poverty Center, Ford School of Public
Policy, University of Michigan, MI.
2008 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of
Wisconsin Madison, WI.
2005 Public Policy Academic Excellence Award, McCormack Graduate School
of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA.
EDUCATION
2004 Ph.D. in Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA.
1997 MS in Nonprofit Management, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA.
1993 Master of Business Administration, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu,
Nepal.
1989 Bachelor of Business Administration, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu,
Nepal.
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PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS)
2013 The Heterogeneity Link of the Welfare State and Redistribution: Ethnic
Heterogeneity, Welfare State Policies, Poverty, and Inequality in High Income
Countries. New York: Springer.
Book Reviews Published:
Lugo, Maria A. 2012. Journal of Economic Inequality, 10(3), 445-47.
Weber, Sylvain. 2011. Eastern Economic Journal, 37(3), 431-33.
2008 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: Concepts and Applications. New
York: Springer.
PUBLICATIONS (REFERRED JOURNAL ARTICLES)
Under Review The Role of Evolving Social Protections in Reducing Poverty and
Inequality: Theoretical Expectations vs Contextually-Circumscribed
Reality.
Under Review Ethnic Heterogeneity Politics of Welfare State in the United States: A
Time Series Analysis.
2018 (with Satis Devkota) The Impact of Foreign Remittances on Poverty in
Nepal: A Panel Study of Household Survey Data, 1996-2011. World
Development, 110, 38-50.
2017 The Caste/Ethnic Bases of Poverty Dynamics: A Longitudinal Analysis of
Chronic and Structural Poverty in Nepal. Journal of Development Studies,
53(9), 1430-51.
2017 The Role of Social Protection Policies in Reducing Poverty and
Inequality: An Insight from Asian Experiences. Global Social Policy, 17(2),
137-67.
2016 The Role of Remittance in Determining Economic Security and Poverty
in Myanmar. European Journal of Development Research, 28(4), 536-54.
2015 Limited But Evolving: The Political Economy of Social Protections in
Nepal. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 45(1), 92-112.
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2014 Linking Population Heterogeneity with Poverty: The Case of High
Income Welfare States, 1980-2005. International Journal of Sociology and
Social Policy, 34(1/2), 47-68.
2014 The Counting-Based Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty in the
United States: The Focus on Economic Resources, Inner Capabilities, and
Relational Resources. Social Indicators Research, 115(1), 223-40.
2013 The Heterogeneity Politics of Welfare State: Changing Population
Heterogeneity and Welfare State Policies in High-Income OECD
Countries, 1980-2005. Politics & Policy, 41(6), 947-84.
2013 The Food Stamps Program and Economic Security among Low Income
Families, Part II: The Effects of Labor and Income. Poverty & Public Policy,
5(2), 162-79.
2012 The Food Stamps Program and Economic Security among Low Income
Families, Part I. Poverty & Public Policy, 4(4), 223-38.
2012 Socioeconomic Implications of the Increasing Foreign Remittance to
Nepal: Evidence from the Nepal Living Standard Survey. International
Migration, 50(4), 186-207.
2012 The Economic Footing of the Global Poor, 1980-2005: The Roles of
Economic Growth, Openness, and Political Institutions. Journal of
International Development, 24(S1), S173-S179.
2011 Working Poverty in Michigan, 1998/1999 and 2007/2008: Changes in the
Magnitudes, Role of Transfer, and Socio-Demographic Characteristics.
Social Science Journal, 48(1), 193-212.
2010 Does Low Inequality Cause Low Poverty? Evidence from High Income
and Developing Countries. Poverty & Public Policy, 2(3), 29-52 & i-ii.
2010 Economic Inequality in Nepal: Patterns and Changes during the Late
1990s and Early 2000s. Journal of International Development, 22(5), 573-90.
2010 Income and Wealth Inequality in Nepal, 1996 and 2004: Changes and
Socio-Demographic, Spatial, and Economic Determinants. Journal of
Contemporary Asia, 40(1), 82-104.
2009 Capability Deprivation and Income Poverty in the United States, 1994
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and 2004: Measurement Outcomes and Demographic Profiles. Social
Indicators Research, 94(3), 509-533.
2009 Inclusive Democracy and Economic Inequality in South Asia: Any
Discernible Link? Review of Social Economy, 67(3), 329-357.
2008 How Have the Poor in South Asia Fared between 1980 and 2004? An
Assessment of Living Conditions. South Asia Economic Journal, 9(2), 261-
292.
2008 Multidimensional Poverty: An Alternative Measurement Approach for
the United States? Social Science Research, 37(2), 559-580.
2007 Are Economic Liberalization and Equality Compatible? Evidence from
South Asia. World Development, 35(11), 1836-1857.
2007 Poverty in Kathmandu: What Do Subjective and Objective Economic
Welfare Concepts Suggest? Journal of Economic Inequality, 5(1), 73-95.
2006 Political Participation in Kathmandu: Who Participates and Why It
Matters? South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 29(3), 369-393.
2006 Political Participation and Civic Engagement in Kathmandu: An
Empirical Analysis with Structural Equations. International Political
Science Review, 27(3), 301-322.
2006 The Estimates and Characteristics of Poverty in Kathmandu: What Do
Three Measurement Standards Suggest? Social Science Journal, 43(3), 405-
423.
2006 Economic Inequality in Kathmandu: A Multi-Indicator Perspective.
Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy, 1(1), 1-30.
[https://repository.unm.edu/dspace/bitstream/1928/1697/2/HJ05114Final.
pdf]
2005 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement with Economic Well-being,
Capability, and Social Inclusion: A Case from Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal
of Human Development and Capabilities, 6(3), 301-328.
2002 Rethinking Poverty: Definition and Measurement. International Social
Science Journal [also translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian, and Spanish], 54(171), 155-165.
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Comment and Follow-up :
Galbraith, James K. 2018. Rethinking the Measurement and Mitigation of
Poverty: A Comment on Udaya Wagle. International Social Science Journal
( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issj.12170)
2000 The Policy Science of Democracy: The Issues of Methodology and Citizen
Participation. Policy Sciences, 33(2), 207-224.
1999 The Civil Society Sector in the Developing World. Public Administration
and Management: An Interactive Journal, 4(4), 538-559.
[http://www.pamij.com]
PUBLICATIONS (BOOK CHAPTERS OR ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES)
2017 Politics of Poverty Measurement and Social Policies: Global
Observations. In Roger White (Ed.), Measuring Multidimensional Poverty
and Deprivation: Incidence and Determinants in Developed Countries
(Chapter 2, pp. 7-30). New York, NY: Palgrave-Macmillan.
2015 Capability Measure of Poverty. In Mehmet Odokon and Jeffrey J. Golson
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Second Edition) (pp. 992-95).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2015 (with Milan Shrestha) Nepal. In Mehmet Odokon and Jeffrey J. Golson
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Second Edition) (pp. 1131-34).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2015 Welfare State. In Mehmet Odokon and Jeffrey J. Golson (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Second Edition) (pp. 1670-74). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
2014 Capability Deprivation in the USA. In Alex Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia
of Quality-of-Life and Well-being Research (pp. 520-24). New York, NY:
Springer.
2014 (with Dwight Haase) Income Distribution. In Alex Michalos (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Quality-of-Life and Well-being Research (pp. 3130-33). New
York, NY: Springer.
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2014 Relative Poverty Rate. In Alex Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality-of-
Life and Well-being Research (pp. 5449-51). New York, NY: Springer.
2014 (with Bishwa Koirala) Welfare Economics. In Alex Michalos (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Quality-of-Life and Well-being Research (pp. 7029-32). New
York, NY: Springer.
2004 (with Randy Albelda) Economic Theories. In Gwendolyn Mink and
Alice O’Connor (Eds.), Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of
History, Politics, and Policy, pp. 259-267. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
PUBLICATIONS (BOOK REVIEWS)
2014 Progress for the Poor, by Lane Kenworthy, Oxford, UK: Oxford
University Press (2011). Social Forces, 93(2), e46 (2 pages).
2011 Rich Democracies, Poor People: How Politics Explain Poverty, by David
Brady, New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2009). International
Journal of Social Welfare, 20(1), 107-108.
2009 The Institutional Economics of Corruption and Reform: Theory,
Evidence, and Policy, by Johann Lambsdorff, New York, NY: Cambridge
University Press (2007). Eastern Economic Journal, 35(1), 131-133.
2008 The Himalayan People’s War: Nepal’s Maoist Rebellion, by Michael Hutt
(Editor), Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press (2004). Comparative
Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, 28(2), 367-370.
PUBLICATIONS (WORKING PAPERS, ARTICLES, AND EXTERNAL REPORTS)
2014 The Measurement of Poverty/Vulnerability/Inequality in Uzbekistan:
Assessment of Current Practices and Recommendations. United Nations
Development Program, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2013 The Role of Remittances in Economic Well-being and Poverty in Myanmar: A
Household Level Analysis with Rural/Urban and Region/State Differences,
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Myanmar, Yangon
(Lead Author).
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2012 Promoting Economic Security among Low Income Families in the United
States: The Effects of Food Stamps on Labor Supply, Income and
Poverty. University of Michigan National Poverty Center Working Paper
# 2012-17.
2011 Nepal 2011: A Country Analysis with Human Face, United Nations Country
Team in Nepal, Kathmandu (Lead Author).
2009 Experience of Nepali Families with Foreign Remittance: Evidence from
the Nepal Living Standard Survey, University of New Mexico
Himalayan Research Papers Archive
(https://repository.unm.edu/dspace).
2008 Working Poverty in Michigan, 1998 and 2007: The Roles of Transfers,
Labor Market, and Demographic Characteristics. University of Michigan
National Poverty Center Working Paper # 2008-19.
2008 Capability and Income Poverty in the United States: A Comparative
Analysis of the Measurement Outcomes and Poverty Profiles Between
1994 and 2004. University of Michigan National Poverty Center Working
Paper # 2008-09.
2007 Economic Inequality in the ‘Democratic’ Nepal: Dimensions and
Implications. Proceedings of the Himalayan Policy Research Conference,
Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy, 2(2), 55-56.
2004 The Extent of Economic Well-being and Inequality in the City of
Kathmandu. Journal of Administration, Management, and Development, 7(1),
1-18.
2004 A Multidimensional Approach to Poverty: Economic Well-being, Capability,
and Social Inclusion in the City of Kathmandu (an unpublished Ph.D.
dissertation). University of Massachusetts Boston. Boston, MA.
2004 Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Colombians: A Scan of Needs of
Recent Latin American Immigrants to the Boston Area (with Miren Uriarte,
Phil Granberry, Megan Hollaran, Susan Kelly, Rob Kramer, Sandra
Winkler, Jennifer Murillo, and Randall Wilson). University Of
Massachusetts Boston’s Gaston Institute for Latino Community
Development and Public Policy.
2002 Working Poverty in Southern California: Towards an Operational
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Measure, Working Paper (with Pascale Joassart). University of Southern
California.
2002 Report on an Evaluation of the Urban Scholars Middle School and High
School Programs (with Carole Upshur and Caroline Coscia). Center for
Social Development and Education, University of Massachusetts Boston.
2001 Outcome Evaluation of the Urban Scholars Program (with Carole
Upshur). Public Policy Program, University of Massachusetts Boston.
1997 Various Forms of Capital and Sustainable Development in the Third World (an
unpublished Master’s thesis). Eastern University, St. Davids, PA.
PUBLICATIONS (OPERATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS AT WMU)
2018 Public SPAAce, Newsletter of the School of Public Affairs and Administration,
21(Fall), Western Michigan University.
2017 Public SPAAce, Newsletter of the School of Public Affairs and Administration,
20(Fall), Western Michigan University.
2017 MPA Program Assessment, Summer, School of Public Affairs and
Administration, Western Michigan University – Awarded winner of the
2018 WMU Outstanding Achievement in Assessment of Student
Learning.
2017 MPA Program Self-Study for NASPAA Accreditation, Summer, School of
Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University.
2016 Public SPAAce, Newsletter of the School of Public Affairs and Administration,
19(Fall), Western Michigan University.
PUBLICATIONS (OPINION PIECES)
2018 Powerful People, Weak Government: Nepal Has Failed to Create
Institutions to Counter the Power Wielded by Select Elites, The
Kathmandu Post, July 27.
2018 The City of Woe: Kathmandu is Failing to Ensure Its Citizens Access to
Food, Housing, Transportation, Education, Health Care, and Other Basic
Necessities, Republica, July 18.
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2013 Lessons from Myanmar, The Kathmandu Post, January 30.
2012 Corruption Spree [in Nepal], The Kathmandu Post, October 2.
2012 American Exceptionalism and Equality of Opportunity, PA Times Online,
September 18. (http://patimes.org/american-exceptionalism-equality-
opportunity/)
2012 Poor with Proof, The Kathmandu Post, August 14.
2012 The Electoral Dimension (of Federalism), Republica, August 12.
2012 Lost in the Noise: Fiscal Matters Are as Important Constitutional Issues
as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, The Kathmandu Post, July
24.
2009 Thriving Kathmandu: Causes for Concern, The Himalayan Times,
September 11.
2009 Thriving Kathmandu: Causes for Celebration, The Himalayan Times, July
31.
2009 Thriving Kathmandu: The Changes Are for Real, The Himalayan Times,
July 15.
1995 - 2008 Over two dozen op-ed pieces published in The Himalayan Times, The
Kathmandu Post, and The Rising Nepal.
CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
2018 Ethnic Heterogeneity Politics of the American Welfare State: A Time
Series Analysis, 1940-2016. International Conference on Global Dynamics
of Social Policy, Bremen, Germany, October. (Invited)
2017 Multidimensional Deprivations in the USA. United Nations
Development Program Expert Group Meeting Expanding
Multidimensional Poverty/Deprivation Measures, Geneva, Switzerland,
April . (Via Skype, invited).
2017 (with Satis Devkota) The Impact of Foreign Labor Migration and
Remittances on Poverty in Nepal: A Panel Study 1996-2011. Midwest
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Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2016 Politics of Poverty Measurement and Outcomes: Some Global
Observations. Midwest Political Science Association Conference,
Chicago, IL, April.
2015 Ethnic Heterogeneity Politics of Welfare State in the United States: A
Time Series Analysis. American Sociological Association Conference,
Chicago, IL, August.
2015 The Ethnic Heterogeneity Politics of Welfare State Policies in the United
States. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL,
April.
2015 The Role of Social Protection Policies in Reducing Poverty and
Inequality: Insights from Asian Experiences. Midwest Economics
Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March.
2014 The Magnitudes and Caste/Ethnic Bases of Transient and Chronic
Poverty in Nepal: A Longitudinal Household-Level Analysis. Himalayan
Policy Research Conference, Madison, WI, October.
2014 The Measurement of Poverty/Vulnerability/Inequality in Uzbekistan:
Assessment of Current Practices and Recommendations. United Nations
Development Program, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May.
2014 The Counting-Based Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty in the
United States: The Focus on Economic Resources, Inner Capabilities, and
Relational Resources. United Nations Development Program, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan, May.
2014 Limited But Evolving: The Political Economy of Social Protections in
Nepal. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL,
April.
2014 The Role of Remittances in Economic Security and Poverty in Myanmar:
Evidence from the Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment
Survey 2009/2010. Midwest Economics Association Conference, Chicago,
IL, March.
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2014 Linking Population Heterogeneity with Poverty: The Case of High
Income Welfare States, 1980-2005. Eastern Sociological Society
Conference, Baltimore, MD, February.
2013 The Role of Remittances in Economic Well-being and Poverty in
Myanmar: A Household Level Analysis with Rural/Urban and
Region/State Differences. Seminars at the UNDP Myanmar, Yangon, and
the Department of Planning, Ministry of National Planning and
Economic Development, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, January. (Invited)
2012 The Political Economy of Social Protections in Nepal. Association of
Nepal and Himalayan Studies Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, September
(virtual participation).
2012 Multidimensional Measures of Public Well-being: The Focus on Material,
Inner, and Relational Dimensions of Life in the United States.
Manchester Conference on Political Theory, Manchester, UK, September.
2012 Effects of Changing Population Heterogeneity on Welfare State Policies:
High-Income OECD Countries, 1980-2005. American Sociological
Association Conference, Denver, CO, August.
2012 Economic Inequality in High Income OECD Countries: Identifying the
Roles of Population Heterogeneity and Welfare State Policies. Midwest
Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2012 Poverty in High Income OECD Countries: The Effects of Population
Heterogeneity and Welfare State Policies. Pacific Sociological Association
Conference, San Diego, CA, March.
2011 Nepal as of 2011: A Country Analysis with Human Face. Meeting of the
United Nations Development Assistance Framework Joint Steering
Committee (United Nations Country Office and National Planning
Commission), Kathmandu, Nepal, August (Invited).
2011 Nepal Country Analysis with Human Face. Meeting of the United
Nations Country Team, Kathmandu, Nepal, July (Invited).
2011 The Effects of Human Development on Economic Inequality: Evidence
from Cross-National Analysis. Western Michigan University Facing East
Facing West Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, June.
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2011 Variations in Social Policy Extensiveness Across OECD Countries: Is
Population Heterogeneity a Credible Explanation? Midwest Political
Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2011 The Additive or Synergistic and Interactive Effects of Human
Development on Economic Inequality: Evidence from a Cross-National
Analysis. Eastern Economic Association Conference, New York, NY,
February.
2010 Promoting Economic Security among Low Income Families: The Role of
Food Stamps in Employment, Income, and Poverty. Association of Public
Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Boston, MA, November.
2010 Socioeconomic Implications of the Increasing Foreign Remittance to
Nepal: Evidence from the Nepal Living Standard Survey. Midwest
Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2010 Rethinking Economic Security of Low Income Families with Children:
The Role of Food Stamps on Income, Employment, and Poverty. Eastern
Economic Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, February.
2010 The Role of Inequality in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from High
Income and Developing Countries. Eastern Economic Association
Conference, Philadelphia, PA, February.
2009 Remittance to Nepal from Foreign Employment: Changes and
Implications. Himalayan Policy Research Conference, Madison, WI,
October.
2009 Economic Footing of the Global Poor, 1980-2005: The Roles of Economic
Growth and Openness and Political Institutions. Global Studies
Conference, Dubai, UAE, May/June.
2009 Working Poverty in Michigan, 1998 and 2007: The Roles of Transfers,
Labor Market, and Demographic Characteristics. Eastern Economic
Association Conference, New York, NY, February.
2009 The Economic Footing of the Poor, 1980-2005: The Roles of Economic
Openness and Political Democracy. Eastern Economic Association
Conference, New York, NY, February.
2008 Working Poverty in Michigan: Magnitudes, Socio-Demographic
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Determinants, and Their Changes between 1998 and 2007. Institute for
Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI, October
(Invited).
2008 Working Poverty in Michigan: Changes in the Magnitudes and
Demographic and Labor Determinants of Poverty, 1998 and 2007.
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI, October
(Invited).
2008 Economic Inequality in the ‘Democratic’ Nepal: Dimensions and
Implications. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago,
IL, April.
2008 Working But Poor: Changes in and the Characteristics of Working
Poverty in Michigan, 1997 and 2006. McCormack Graduate School of
Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, March
(Invited).
2008 Income and Wealth Inequality in Nepal, 1996 and 2004: Changes and
Socio-Demographic Determinants. Eastern Economic Association
Conference, Boston, MA, March.
2008 Capability Deprivation and Poverty in the United States, 1994 and 2004.
Eastern Economic Association Conference, Boston, MA, March.
2007 Democratic But Unequal? Scale, Sources, and Policy Implications of
Economic Inequality in Nepal. Himalayan Policy Research Conference,
Madison, WI, October 2007.
2007 Capability Deprivation and Poverty: An Application in the United
States, 1994 and 2004. Human Development and Capability Association
Conference, New York, NY, September.
2007 Inclusive Democracy and Economic Inequality in South Asia: Any
Discernible Link? Midwest Political Science Association Conference,
Chicago, IL, April.
2007 Multidimensional Poverty: An Alternative Measurement Approach for
the United States? Eastern Economic Association Conference, New York,
NY, February.
2007 Economic Conditions of the Poor in South Asia: Is the Picture Rosier
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Today? Eastern Economic Association Conference, New York, NY,
February.
2006 Integration at Whose Expense? Economic Liberalization and Inequality
in South Asia. Association of the Third World Studies Conference,
Winston-Salem, NC, November.
2006 Does Globalization Increase Economic Inequality? Evidence from South
Asia. Eastern Economic Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA,
February.
2005 Who Deserves What? Economic Inequality in Kathmandu. South Asia
Conference, Madison, WI, October.
2005 Lack of Income or Lack of Wealth? Economic Inequality in Kathmandu.
Eastern Economic Association Conference, New York, NY, March.
2004 Political Participation in Kathmandu: Who Participates and What to
Make of It? International Conference on Social Science Research, New
Orleans, LA, November.
2004 Civic Engagement and Political Participation in Kathmandu: An
Empirical Analysis of the Structural Relationships. American Political
Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, September.
2004 Poverty in Kathmandu: What Do Subjective and Objective Economic
Welfare Concepts Suggest? Eastern Economic Association Conference,
Washington, DC, February.
2003 The Estimates and Characteristics of Poverty: Comparative Analysis of
Four Poverty Measurement Standards in Kathmandu. International
Studies Association-South Conference, Gainesville, FL, October.
2003 Defining and Measuring Poverty: Comparative Analysis of
Unidimensional and Multidimensional Approaches in Kathmandu.
International Studies Association-West Conference, Las Vegas, NV,
October.
CONSULTING SERVICES
2014 United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Tashkent, Uzbekistan:
Assessment and Development of Poverty/Vulnerability/Inequality
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Measurement Methodology in Uzbekistan.
2012 United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Yangon, Myanmar:
Study of Remittance and Poverty in Myanmar.
2011 United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator
Office (UNRCHCO), Kathmandu, Nepal: Country Analysis.
2003 William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston: A
Profile of African Americans in Massachusetts.
2002 Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy,
University of Massachusetts Boston: Study of Latin American
Immigrants in Boston.
2001 - 2002 Department of Geography, University of Southern California, CA: Study
of Working Poverty in Southern California.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2015 Instructional Development Grant, Office of the Provost, Western
Michigan University.
Project: Teaching and Learning in Public Administration, Midwest
Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL.
2012 International Education and Faculty Development Fund (IEFDF),
Haenecke Institute for Global Education, Western Michigan University.
Project: Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty in the United States,
presented at the MANCEPT Conference, Manchester, UK.
2011 Instructional Development Grant, Office of the Provost, Western
Michigan University.
Project: ICPSR Workshop on Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models
Using Stata.
2009 Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA), Office of the
Vice President for Research, Western Michigan University.
Project: Economic Security under the PROWRA: The Role of Food
Stamps on Income, Employment, and Poverty Among Low Income
Households with Children.
2009 International Education and Faculty Development Fund (IEFDF),
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Haenecke Institute for Global Education, Western Michigan University.
Project: The Economic Footing of the Global Poor, 1980-2005, presented
at Global Studies Conference, Dubai, UAE.
2008 Research Development Award, Office of the Vice President for Research,
Western Michigan University.
Project: Poverty Reduction in High-Income OECD Countries: The Roles
of Policies vs. Political and Demographic Realities.
2008, 2007, College of Arts and Sciences Teaching and Research Award (ASTRA),
and 2006 Western Michigan University.
Projects: Data and software acquisition and research on Poverty,
Inequality, Liberalization, and Political Institutions.
2007 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI.
Project: Working Poverty in Michigan, 1998 and 2007.
2005 Annual Meeting Travel Grant, American Political Science Association,
Washington, DC.
2003 Professional Development Grant, Office of Graduate Studies, University
of Massachusetts Boston.
2002 Dissertation Research Grant, Office of Graduate Studies, University of
Massachusetts Boston.
2002 Craig R. Bollinger Memorial Research Grant, Graduate Research
Assembly, University of Massachusetts Boston.
EDITORIAL BOARDS
2018 – Present Global Social Policy (Sage)
2013 - Present Social Indicators Research (Springer)
2011 - Present Poverty & Public Policy (Policy Studies Organization and Wiley).
2010 - 2013 Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research (Springer).
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
Journals American Sociological Review; Asian Politics & Policy; Cities: Development
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and Change; Asian Studies Review; International Journal of Urban Policy
&Planning; Eastern Economic Journal; European Journal of Development
Research; Feminist Economics; Food Security; International Journal of Public
Administration; International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy;
International Migration; International Political Science Review; Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development; Journal of Contemporary Asia;
Journal of Economic Inequality; Journal of Human Development and
Capabilities; Journal of Policy Analysis and Management; Oxford Economic
Papers; Politics & Policy; Poverty & Public Policy; Social Forces; Social
Indicators Research; Social Problems; Social Science Research; South Asia;
Third World Quarterly; and World Development.
Book Publishers Oxford University Press; Routledge; Sage Publications; Springer; and
Wiley.
Grant Makers Israel Science Foundation; National Science Foundation; NORFACE
and Others (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Cooperation in Europe)
Network; United Nations Agencies (FAO, ILO, IOM, UNICEF, UNDP,
UNESCO, UNFPA); and University of Bielefeld Center for
Interdisciplinary Research.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of University Professors
American Political Science Association
Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management
Eastern Economic Association
Human Development and Capability Association
Midwest Political Science Association
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
2017 - Present Member, Social Equity and Diversity Committee and Data Committee,
Network of Schools of Public Affairs, Policy, and Administration
(NASPAA).
2015 Chair, panel on “Comparative Perspectives on Race and Politics,”
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2015 Discussant, panel on “Education and Poverty,” Midwest Economics
Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March.
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2014 Discussant, panel on “Poverty Alleviation” Himalayan Policy Research
Conference, Madison, WI, October.
2014 Discussant, panel on “Income Inequality,” Midwest Economics
Association Conference, Chicago, IL, March.
2012 Chair, panel on “Trade, Commodity Markets and Politics,” Midwest
Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2011 Discussant, panel on “Economic Policy,” Midwest Political Science
Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2011 Discussant, panel on “Human Capital: Politics and Development,”
Eastern Economic Association Conference, New York, NY, February.
2010 Chair and discussant, panel on “International Political Economy,”
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April.
2010 Chair and discussant, panel on “Income and Intergenerational
Distribution Topics,” Eastern Economic Association Conference,
Philadelphia, PA, February.
2009 Chair, panel on “Development of Marginalized Areas and Peoples” and
discussant, panel on “Money, Finance, and Remittances,” Himalayan
Policy Research Conference, Madison, WI, October.
2009 Chair and discussant, panel on “Studies of US Income Inequality” and
discussant, panel on “The Effects of Economic Openness,” Eastern
Economic Association Conference, New York, NY, February.
2008 Chair and discussant, panel on “Political Economy of Development in
China and India,” Midwest Political Science Association Conference,
Chicago, IL, April.
2008 Discussant, panel on “Welfare Economics” and chair and discussant,
panel on “Welfare and Poverty,” Eastern Economic Association
Conference, Boston, MA, March.
2007 Discussant, panel on “Poverty, Development, and Finance,” Himalayan
Policy Research Conference, Madison, WI, October.
2007 Chair and discussant, panel on “Economic Miracles, Natural Disasters,
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and the Poor” and discussant, panel on “Studies of Growth,
Development, and Poverty,” Eastern Economic Association Conference,
New York, NY, February.
2006 Discussant, panel on “Impact of Financial Liberalization on Developing
countries” and on “Globalization, Growth, and Inequality,” Eastern
Economic Association Conference, Philadelphia, NY, February.
2005 Chair, panel on “Literacy, Income Inequality, and Micro-credit
Programs,” Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, WI, October.
2005 Discussant, panel on “Social Justice and the Causes and Effects of
Economic Inequality” and on “Health and Choices,” Eastern Economic
Association Conference, New York, NY, March.
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
2018 - 2019 WMU Lead and Liaison, NASPAA-Accreditation of the SPAA’s MPA
Program for 2018-2025.
2018 - Present Member, WMU Provost’s Committee on Revenue Allocation
Methodology.
2018 - Present Member, WMU Faculty Senate Campus Planning and Finance Council.
2015 - 2016 Chair, MPA Committee, School of Public Affairs and Administration.
2014 - 2016 Member, WMU Faculty Senate Research Policies Council.
2013 - 2016 Senator, WMU Faculty Senate.
2014 - 2015 Member, MPA Committee, School of Public Affairs and Administration.
2014 - 2015 Member, Academic Program Review and Planning Observation
Committee, Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, WMU.
2013 - 2015 Member, College Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences.
2006 - 2008; Member, Doctoral Committee, School of Public Affairs and
2013 - 2015 Administration.
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2008 - 2012 Chair, Doctoral Committee, School of Public Affairs and Administration.
2007 - 2008 MPA Advisor, School of Public Affairs and Administration.
2009 - 2011; SPAA Departmental Representative, WMU-AAUP Association Council.
2005 - 2007
2005 - Present Doctoral dissertation committees
Nanda Wijayanti (Chair, In-Progress)
Sylivia Juta (Chair, 2014)
Randy Baxter (Chair, 2010)
Jim Walters (Member, 2006)
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS (AT WMU)
2018 The Role of Department Chairs in Fostering Student Success (Gardner
Institute, Online); Title IX Training for Higher Education Faculty and
Supervisors (Modules: Bullying Prevention, Preventing Discrimination
and Sexual Violence, Unlawful Harassment Prevention, Online); Higher
Education Advancement (Development) Fundamentals and Trends (one
day).
2017 Delivering Success: Workshop on Fundraising for Universities (Heritage
Academy, one day), Implicit Bias Training (one day), Managing Conflict
and Difficult Personalities Workshop (one day), Development and
Alumni Relations Workshop (one day), and Leadership Development
Workshop (one day).
2016 - 2017 New Academic Administrators’ Series, Office of the Provost and VP for
Academic Affairs (academic year).
2015 - 2016 Academic Leadership Academy, Office of Faculty Development
(academic year).
2013 Flip-the-Class Summer Institute, Office of Faculty Development (one
week).
2008 E-Teaching Endorsement, Office of Faculty Development (fall semester).
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS (EXTERNAL)
2018 Conference of the Network of Schools of Public Affairs, Policy, and
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Administration (NASPAA), Washington, DC (October).
2017 NASPAA Conference, Accreditation Institute, and Site Visitor Training,
Washington, DC (October).
2016 NASPAA Conference and Accreditation Institute, Columbus, OH
(October).
2016 Academic Chairpersons’ Conference of Kansas State University,
Charleston, SC (February).
2011 Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata, Inter-University Consortium
on Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
(one week).
2008 Using LIS Database for Research, Luxembourg Income Study,
Luxembourg (one week).
COURSES TAUGHT
Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar; Public Policy: Theory and Research; Statistics I;
Statistics II.
Master’s Analytical Methods; Applied Research Methods ; Capstone Project Paper
Seminar; Organizational Change; Political and Economic Environment of
Public Administration; Program Planning and Evaluation; Public Sector
Economics; Quantitative Data Analysis; Research Methods; State and
Local Government Finance; Statistics.
Bachelor’s International Relations; Methods of Social Research; Public Policy.