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Catherine Althaus Curriculum Vitae
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UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA FACULTY CURRICULUM VITAE
March, 2015
NAME Catherine Eileen Althaus (Kaefer)WEBPAGE http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/publicadmin/people/home/faculty/althauscatherine.php FACULTY Human and Social Development SCHOOL Publ ic Administrat ion TELEPHONE +1 250 721 8060 - Office +1 250 508 3432 - Cell E-MAIL [email protected] 1. DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS 2005 Doctorate
Policy Design and the Calculation of Political Risk Department of Politics & Public Policy
Griffith University Thesis topic concentrates on analysing political risk across government and its implications on policy. It analyses four case studies on the use of charters and biotechnology in the United Kingdom and Australia as well as over 100 interviews with politicians, bureaucrats, political advisers, party officials and media commentators across Australia
1994 First class Honours in Politics and Public Policy
The Application of Agency Theory to Public Sector Management Griffith University Dissertation relates to the departmental separation of policy from delivery and its impacts on public sector management using case studies from New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
1993 Bachelor of Commerce Majors - Politics & Public Policy, Economics Griffith University This specialisation built on the first year foundation programme of the course
which exposed diverse conceptual activities and technical skills drawn from various disciplines including accounting & finance, information systems & management, organisational behaviour & human resource management, marketing, and industrial relations.
Grade Point Average - 6.8 (out of possible 7.0) ACADEMIC PRIZES Butterworths Book Prize 1993 Royal Institute of Public Administration Australia Undergraduate Award 1993
AWARDS Sam Richardson Award 2012 Australian Postgraduate Award 2001 Australia Day Medallion 2000 University Medal 1994 Queensland Treasury Scholarship 1994
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2. POSITIONS HELD PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA February 2007 – January 2008 ANZSOG Research Fellow Political Science Program, Research
School of Social Sciences Australian National University (research on leadership capacities of the Senior Executive
Service in Australian, Canada and New Zealand and research into the interface between religion, politics and agenda-setting theory)
2005 February – February 2007 Research Fellow Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Griffith University (research on political risk calculation, public policy process and bioethics issues culminating in two published articles, two forthcoming books, a book chapter and two refereed articles. Research assistance for the Centre Director on World Bank officials and the history of Federal Cabinet in Australia, contributing to the publication of two books)
2004 May – January 2008 Manager to Synergies: Economic Solutions
(economic advice to clients such as West Australian Department of Industry and Resources, Queensland Rail, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, on topics including rail third party access, port capacity, externality economic analysis, economic value of safety and valuation of human capital. See website at: http://www.synergies.com.au/)
2004 Apr i l – January 2005 Consultant to The Policy Practice and Griffith University
(curriculum review, revision and redevelopment of the Federal Government Public Sector Management Program (PSMP) for Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) and curriculum development for a public sector management course for senior Colombian public servants. Since its inception in 1992, the PSMP course has serviced over 8000 public sector managers across Australia. Details of the program can be found at: http://www.psmprogram.gov.au/)
2004 June – 2004 November Consultant to Australian and New Zealand School of Government
(specialist course development and two-day course presentation to senior Victorian public servants on the topic of political and policy risk. Details for ANZSOG can be found at: http://www.anzsog.edu.au/)
2004 January – 2004 Apr i l Senior Treasury Analyst Health & Community Services Branch Queensland Treasury
(seconded to the Child Protection Implementation Taskforce to provide resourcing and policy advice regarding a Blueprint for implementing the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission Report into Abuse of Children in Foster Care. The Blueprint provides a major reform of the child protection sector including new expenditure of approximately $300M )
2002 February – 2002 June Sessional Tutor (Australian Politics), Griffith University (weekly tutoring, consultation and marking for forty students) 2001 December – 2002 June Consultant to Motor Accident Insurance Commission
(undertook review and report process associated with State Government Risk Mitigation in the Compulsory Third Party Insurance Industry)
2001 Apr i l – 2002 June Consultant to Open Learning Australia (successfully developed and piloted training packages with 20 Defence Managers on legislation compliance and business case development for Federal Department of Defence)
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1998 September – 2000 October Principal Finance Officer Resources & Transport Division/Structural Policy Division Queensland Treasury
(responsible with Director, Resources Branch, for successfully converting the South East Queensland Water Board (SEQWB) from a State Government statutory authority into a joint State/Local Government owned Corporations Law company. SEQWB is the bulk water provider to south-east Queensland and has assets of approximately $370M. The project involved full commercial, legal, taxation and industrial relations restructuring as part of an asset sale process. Also performed an asset revaluation and transfer process for two north-west Queensland pipeline companies and assisted with the corporatisation of SunWater)
1997 August – 1998 September Research Officer Office of the Under Treasurer Queensland Treasury
(performed policy review, coordination and research directly for the Under Treasurer, prepared presentation material, involved with departmental client representations and committee responsibilities associated with the Under Treasurer and Deputy Under Treasurer)
1996 March – 1997 August Analyst National Competition Policy Unit Queensland Treasury
(involved with development of third party access and prices oversight regimes under National Competition Policy (NCP) including passage of Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997, passage of third party access declaration regulations and assistance with NCP promotion and communications)
1995 October – 1996 February Research Assistant
Office of the Director-General Queensland Office of the Cabinet
(performed research, editing, speech writing and other organisational and policy functions for the Director-General)
1994 November – 1995 September Assistant Analyst Queensland Treasury
(involved with corporatisation of port authorities, policy development for generic GOC issues, ongoing performance monitoring processes)
1994 Ju ly -1994 November Sessional Tutor (Intermediate Microeconomics)
Griffith University (weekly tutoring, consultation and marking for fifty students) 1993 November -1994 February Research Assistant - School of Economics Griffith University
(research into Australian public sector broadcasting culminating in joint authorship of a journal article)
1992 -1993 Casual work - Nutrition Program University of Queensland (administrative assistance, database maintenance and computer data entry regarding a regional health survey)
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3. MAJOR FIELDS OF SCHOLARLY OR PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
Comparative policy and public sector management (including local government issues)
Australian politics and government Capacity and complexity in public administration Public policy processes Public sector and community leadership Indigenous public service leadership International public administration Marketing and communication of public policy Risk Analysis and Risk Theory Competition Policy and microeconomic reform Public sector ethics Management of community grief
4. MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES HELD IN LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Date Professional Membership 2013- Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 2013- International Society for the Study of Narrative 2008- Institute of Public Administration of Canada 2005-2009 American Political Science Association 2001-2008 Australasian Political Studies Association 1994-2009 Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc. 1991-2010 Institute of Public Administration Australia 1994- Australasian Evaluation Society
Offices held: 2008- Member, IPAC Taskforce on Academic Outreach, Institute of
Public Administration of Canada 2009‐ Member of IPAC Case Study Advisory Committee 2004-2008 Past Member, Research and Publications Sub-Committee
Institute of Public Administration Australia 1996-2000 Past Assistant to the President, Economic Society of Australia
(Queensland) Inc. 5. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, HONOURS, AWARDS, GRANTS and FUNDINGS FROM ALL AGENCIES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA April –July 2015 Visiting Fellow, Las Casas Institute, Oxford University,
United Kingdom. April 2014 –March 2015 Visiting Fellow, School of Government and International
Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia February 2014 Canadian Institute of Health Research Planning Grant,
$22, 860 “Risk in Birthing Choices: Is it Worth the Labour?”, with Helga Hallgrimsdottir and Cecilia Benoit
November 2013 Ignite 2013 Cultural and Creative Industries Exchange, £2,000
“Risk in Childbirth” with Adrian Wilson, Laura King and Thackray Medical Museum, United Kingdom
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April 2013 University of Victoria Internal Research Grant, $6,738 for
grant entitled “Leading from Between Website” Jan 2013 Australia and New Zealand School of Government Grant,
$40, 128 with Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh and Bill Ryan entitled “Indigenous Leadership and the Role and Contribution of Indigenous Public Servants in New Zealand, Australia and Canada”
May 2012 University of Victoria Internal Research Grant, $6,935 with
Lindsay Tedds for grant entitled “When is a User Fee Actually a User Fee? Design and Implementation Challenges faced by Canadian Municipalities”
April 2012 Canadian Taxation Institute Grant, $37,000 with Lindsay
Tedds for grant entitled “When is a User Fee Actually a User Fee? Design and Implementation Challenges faced by Canadian Municipalities”
August 2011 University of Victoria Learning and Teaching Development
Grant, $2,327 with Lynne Siemens for grant entitled “Impact of Instructors’ Understanding of Privacy and Confidentiality within an Online Classroom”
April 2011 SSHRC New Scholar Standard Research Grant, $62,913 for
grant entitled “Leading from Between: The Challenges and Promise of Indigenous Bureaucratic Leadership”
November 2010 University of Victoria Scholarly Conference and Artistic
Performance Travel Grant, $1350 for conference presentation to XV IRSPM Conference: Value, Innovation and Partnership, Dublin, paper entitled “Revisiting Routines and Risk Analysis: What Capacity do Governments have for Coordinating Risk Identification, Communication and Management Across the Policymaking Chain”
Ju ly 2010 University of Victoria 4A Internal Research SSHRC Grant,
$1000 to facilitate reapplication of a recommended for funding but not funded SSHRC grant entitled “Leading from Between: The Challenges and Promise of Indigenous Bureaucratic Leadership”
November 2009 University of Victoria Scholarly Conference and Artistic
Performance Travel Grant, $1350 for conference presentation to How Power Changes Hands and Public Leadership Conference, Canberra, papers entitled “The Administrative Sherpa: The Adventure of Public Service Leadership” and “Managing New Rules: A Case of Soft-Shoe Shuffle or the Tango?”
Oc tober 2009 University of Victoria SSHRC General Research Grant, $2514
for research interviews trip to Ottawa on topic of “The Impact of Leadership Development Training on the Career Trajectories of Senior Executives in Australia and Canada”)
January 2009 University of Victoria Scholarly Conference and Artistic
Performance Travel Grant, $1350 for conference presentation to Southern Political Science Association 80th Annual Conference, paper entitled “Is there such a thing as a Catholic politician?”
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6. APPOINTMENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
a . Academic Ju ly 2014 – ongo ing Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of
Human and Social Development University of Victoria, British Columbia (Postgraduate and undergraduate lecturing across public
administration, community development and dispute resolution programs)
Ju ly 2008 – June 2014 Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of
Human and Social Development University of Victoria, British Columbia (Postgraduate and undergraduate lecturing in Public Sector
Leadership, Public Sector Evaluation, Comparative Policy and Governance)
January 2008 – June 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human and Social Development
University of Victoria, British Columbia 7. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS a . Art ic les publ ished in re fereed journals:
Althaus, C. (forthcoming) “What do we Talk about Now?
Reflecting on Publications in AJPA 1970‐2015” Australian
Journal of Public Administration, (in press).
Althaus, C. and Morrison, T. (2015). “Federalism Dreaming?
Re‐Imagining the Governance of Australian
Landscapes”Australian Journal of Public Administration, doi:
10.1111/1467‐8500.12127.
Althaus, C. and Vakil, T. (2013). ʺPolitical Transitions:
Opportunities to Renegotiate the Public Service Bargainʺ
Canadian Public Administration, Vol 56, No 3, pp. 478‐490.
Althaus, C. (2013). “The Administrative Sherpa and the Journey
of Public Service Leadership” Administration & Society, online
first published 4 September, doi: 10.1177/0095399713498747. Althaus, C., Evans, B. and Rathbone, E. (2012), “Trends in
Australian and Canadian Public Service Perceptions from an
Employee Survey Perspective”, Australian Journal of Public
Administration, Volume 71, Issue 4, pp. 423‐439.
Althaus, C., McAvoy, A. and Tedds, L. (2011) “The Feasibility
of Implementing a Congestion Charge on the Halifax Peninsula
Filling The ‘Missing Link’ of Implementation”, Canadian Public
Policy, Volume 37, Issue 4, pp 541‐561.
Althaus, C. (2011), “Assessing the Capacity to Deliver: the
Building the Education Revolution Experience”, Australian
Journal of Public Administration, Volume 70, Issue 4, pp 421‐436.
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Althaus, C. (2005), ‘Can One “Rescue” a Frozen Embryo?’,
National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Volume 5, Number 1,
pp113‐141.
Althaus, C. (2005), “A Disciplinary Perspective on the
Epistemological Status of Risk”, Risk Analysis, Volume 25, Issue
3, pp567‐588.
Althaus, C. (1997), “What Do We Talk About? Publications in
AJPA, 1970‐95”, Australian Journal of Public Administration,
Vol 56, No 1, pp141‐147.
Althaus, C. (1996), “National Competition Policy: Progress and
Prospects”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol 55,
No 2, pp65‐68. [Guest Editor for this Issue] Brown, A. and Althaus, C. (1996), “Public Service Broadcasting
in Australia”, Journal of Media Economics, Vol 9, No 1, pp31‐46.
b. Books, Chapters , Monographs (peer or ed i tor rev iewed):
Siemens, L. and Althaus, C. and Stange, C. (2013), “Balancing
Students’ Privacy Concerns while Increasing Student
Engagement in E‐Learning Environments” in P. Blessinger and
C. Wankel (eds), Increasing Student Engagement and Retention in
e‐Learning Environments: Web 2.0 and Blended Learning
Technologies, Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Group.
Althaus, C., Bridgman, P. and Davis, G. (2012), The Australian
Policy Handbook, (5th edition), Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest,
New South Wales.
Althaus, C. (2011), “Fiscal Responsibility Legislation and the
Case of the Queensland Charter of Social and Fiscal
Responsibility” in A. Graham (ed), Innovation in Public
Expenditure Management – Case Studies from the Commonwealth,
London: Commonwealth Secretariat.
Althaus, C. and Wanna, J. (2008), “The Institutionalisation of
Leadership in the Australian Public Service”, in Paul ‘t Hart
and John Uhr (eds), Public Leadership: Perspectives and Practices,
Canberra: ANU E‐Press, available online at:
http://epress.anu.edu.au/anzsog/public_leadership/pdf_instruct
ions.html
Althaus, C. (2008), Calculating Political Risk, Sydney: University
of New South Wales Press and London: Earthscan Press.
Althaus, C. (2007), “The right to assistance from society, if
necessary from the State, in distress of family or persons” in J.
Franklin (ed), Life to the Full: Rights and Social Justice in Australia,
Ballan: Connor Court Publishing.
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Althaus, C., Bridgman, P. and Davis, G. (2007), The Australian
Policy Handbook, (4th edition), Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest, New
South Wales.
Althaus, C. (2007), “Human Embryo Transfer and the Theology
of the Body” in Brakman, S‐V. and Weaver, D. (eds), The Ethics
of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition, Kluwer Academic
Press.
Althaus, C. (1997), “The Application of Agency Theory to
Public Management” in Davis, G., B Sullivan and A Yeatman
(eds) The New Contractualism?, Melbourne, MacMillan.
Althaus, C. (1994), “Legitimation and Agenda‐Setting:
Development and the Environment in Australia and Canada’s
North”, in Weller, P. (ed) Royal Commissions and the Making of
Public Policy, Melbourne, MacMillan
c. Other Publ icat ions (book rev iews, reports , non- refereed ar t ic les etc) : Book Reviews: The Craft of Governing. (2014). Glyn Davis and R.A.W. Rhodes
(eds). Allen & Unwin in Australian Journal of Public
Administration, (forthcoming).
Citizen, Customer, Partner: Engaging the Public in Public
Management (2012). John Clayton Thomas (Armonk, New
York: M.C. Sharpe in Australian Journal of Public Administration
(2013), Vol 72, No 1.
Governing Fables: Learning from Public Sector Narratives
(2011). Sandford Borins , Charlotte NC: Information Age
Publishing Inc, in Canadian Journal of Political Science (2013), Vol
46, No 1.
Living the Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary
(2005), K. Weigert and A.K. Kelley (eds), Lanham MD: Sheed
and Ward in Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, (2006), Vol
29, Spring.
The Political Economy of Public Administration: Institutional
Choice in the Public Sector (1995), M. Horn, Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, in Public Administration, (1997),
Vol 75, Spring.
The State Under Contract (1995), J. Boston (ed), Wellington,
Bridget Books Ltd, in Australian Journal of Public Administration
(1996), Vol 55, No 2.
Journal Responses: Althaus, C., Bridgman, P., and Davis, G. (forthcoming).
“ʹResponse: Learning about Learning: Discovering the Work of
Policy by Adams, Colebatch and Walker”, Australian Journal of
Public Administration, (in press).
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d. Ed i t ing of Publ ished Books or Journals:
Althaus, C. (1996), Australian Journal of Public Administration,
Vol 55, No 2. [Guest Editor for this Issue]
e. Publ ished Conference Proceedings/Abstracts:
f . Publ icat ions intended for C l ients or Lay Readers: Althaus, C. and Wanna, J. (2007), “Pigs might fly? Leadership
and what it means in the APS”, Public Sector Informant liftout,
The Canberra Times, 3 April, pp8‐9.
g. Unpubl ished Conference presentat ions, Inv i ted Ta lks:
Althaus, C., Dekker, S. and Tiernan, A. (2014). Invited
Presenter. Community Responses to Tragedy and Disaster:
Stories of Grief and Ideas for Healing. Brisbane.
http://www.griffith.edu.au/humanities‐languages/safety‐
science‐innovation‐lab/events/community‐responses‐to‐
tragedy‐and‐disaster‐stories‐of‐grief‐and‐ideas‐for‐healing
Althaus, C. (2014). Invited Political Commentator. Various
shows, May‐June. The Better Half. (Radio program). See for
example: http://thebetterhalf.com.au/2014/05/19/political‐
scientist‐catherine‐althaus‐on‐all‐things‐budget/
Althaus, C. (2014). PhD Seminar: Ideas on Academic
Employment at International Institutions. Invited Presenter.
Melbourne School of Government, 30 October, Melbourne.
Althaus, C. (2014). Invited Lead Speaker, Australasian
Evaluation Society and Australian Market and Social Research
Society, Queensland Conference, 15 July, Brisbane.
Althaus, C., Corbett, T. and O’Faircheallaigh, C. (2014). Leading
from Between: Indigenous Leadership in the Public Services of British
Columbia, Queensland and New Zealand. Seminar presentation, 22
August, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith
University, Brisbane.
Althaus, C. Invited Guest Lecturer, Crawford School of
Economics and Government and National Security College
(Australian National University), Queensland University of
Technology, Griffith University and University of the Sunshine
Coast.
Althaus, C. and Vakil, T. (2013).Invited presenter to public
IPAC Victoria Regional Group Brownbag Session Reshaping the
Public Service/Politician Relationship, 31 October, Victoria.
Abbott, G., Althaus, C., Armstrong, G. (2013) moderated by
Evert Lindquist. Invited presenter to public IPAC Victoria
Regional Panel on Provincial Elections and Public Administration:
What it All Means for BC’s Public Servants?, 1 May, Victoria.
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Althaus, C. (2012), “The Challenges of Applying Risk in
Policymaking”, presentation to the National Security
Professional Program, National Security College, Australian
National University, Canberra, 11 April, Australia.
Althaus, C. (2012), “Risk and Australia’s Security Challenges”,
presentation to the National Security College, Australian
National University, Canberra, 29 February, Australia.
Althaus, C. (2011), ʺBuilding the Education Revolution: A Case
Study Exploration of Australian Federal Public Service
Capacity in Implementation and Delivery”, presentation to the
Frank, Friendly, Fearless Friday Seminar series, University of
Victoria, 2 September, Victoria, BC.
Althaus, C. (2010), ʺThe Administrative Sherpa: The Adventure
of Public Service Leadership”, presentation to the Frank,
Friendly, Fearless Friday Seminar series, University of Victoria,
7 October, Victoria, BC.
Althaus, C., McAvoy, A. and Tedds, L. (2010), ʺImplementation
of a Congestion Charge on the Halifax Peninsula”, presentation
to the Frank, Friendly, Fearless Friday Seminar series,
University of Victoria, 14 May, Victoria, BC.
Althaus, C. (2010), Brownbag lunch session presenter and
facilitator for Policy Research Initiative (PRI), Government of
Canada, for “The Social Management of Risk”, 29 March.
Althaus, C. (2010), “Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching: A
Primer on Catholic Social Justice”, invited presenter for
University of Victoria Chaplaincy Centre, Soup and Soul Series,
University of Victoria, 28 February.
Althaus, C. (2010), “Leading From Between: The Opportunities
and Challenges of Indigenous Bureaucratic Leadership”,
invited presenter for Faculty of Human and Social
Development, Dean of Research Research Conversations Series,
University of Victoria, 24 February.
Althaus, C. (2008), Radio National Perspective, ABC Radio
National, 10 November, available online at:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/perspective/stories/2008/2415436.htm
Althaus, C. (2008), Calculating Political Risk, Interview with
Steve Austin, 612 ABC Radio (4QR), 7.45pm, 6 October.
h. Technica l Reports and Br iefs: My professional and consulting positions have required me to
contribute an extensive array of reports and briefs, many of
which are confidential. To provide evidence of some of my
efforts in this area, the following are offered as publicly
available documents:
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Althaus, C. (2013), A Review of Policies Governing Standards of Conduct for Political and Public Service Staff across Canada and International Jurisdictions, British Columbia Public Service Agency, 14 May.
Althaus, C. (2010), Approaches to Creating a Typology of Risk
Working Paper for Policy Research Institute, Government of
Canada, 14 April. Althaus, C. (2010), What Do Risk Analysis and Social Policy and
Offer Each Other? Working Paper for Policy Research Institute,
Government of Canada, 23 March.
Intangible Assets in the Central Queensland Coal System: A Report
to Network Access (2004), prepared with Euan Morton for
Synergies Economic Solutions, see online at:
http://www.synergies.com.au/home/inner.asp?pageId=94
Contributed to preparation of submissions including for: the
Australian Pipeline Industry Association on Gas Market
Principles (2004) with Euan Morton, Congestion Pricing for
Brisbane (2005) with Jeff Lassen (for online reports see
http://www.synergies.com.au/home/inner.asp?pageId=39)
Althaus, C. (2002), State Government Risk Mitigation in the Compulsory Third Party Insurance Industry, Report prepared for the Motor Accident Insurance Corporation of Queensland.
i . Course Manuals , Curr icu lum Supplements and Related Mater ia ls: Althaus, C. (2012) curriculum development and instructional
guide development for Aboriginal Financial Officers
Association (AFOA) for online courses CAPA 16 ‐
Organizational Behaviour and Capacity Building and (jointly
with Thea Vakil) CAPA 6 – Accountability and Performance
Reporting.
Althaus, C. (2008), reviewed and revised course curriculum for
School of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University for
Public Sector Management Course.
Althaus, C. (2008 – 2012), Utilium coursepacks for ADMN 507,
ADMN 507A, ADMN 507B, ADMN 605, ADMN 621
Tiernan, A, Althaus, C, Bishop, P, Curran, G, Gash, A,
Marchant, T and Wanna, J. (2002), “PSM100 ‐ The
Contemporary Context of Public Sector Management”, Public
Sector Management Program, Melbourne, Open Learning
Australia (NSW Premier’s Department).
Althaus, C. (2001‐02) for Open Learning Australia, developed
curriculum for Australian Federal Department of Defense
Workshops addressing the topics of legislation compliance and
business case development
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j . Workshops, Cl in ics , Inst i tutes and Consul tat ions:
Althaus, C. (2014). Invited Discussant. The Future of Neo‐
Liberalism. Whitlam Institute, University of Western Sydney, 9‐
12 November, Sydney.
Althaus, C. (2014). Invited Discussant. Comparative Australian‐
Canadian Federalism Workshop. Melbourne School of
Government, 31 October. Melbourne.
Althaus, C. (2014). Invited Discussant. State of the Federation
Symposium. Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith
University, 17 October, Brisbane.
Althaus, C. (2014). Chair of SSHRC and ANZSOG funded
workshop, Leading From Between: The Challenges and
Promise of Indigenous Public Service Leadership, Wellington,
New Zealand, 9‐12 April with writeup in ANZSOG website:
http://www.anzsog.edu.au/blog/2014/05/319/leading-from-between-comparing-and-contrasting-indigenous-public-service-leadership
Langford, J. and Althaus, C. (2013), Promiscuous Partisans or
Politically Neutral Public Servants? SPA Governance and
Dialogue Series, 24 January.
Invited presenter to 2 x Victoria IPAC events (2013): Provincial
elections and public administration: What it all means for BC’s public
servants (with George Abbot and Gerry Armstrong) 1 May and
Reshaping the Public Service/Politician Relationship (with Thea
Vakil), 31 October.
Siemens, L. and Althaus, C. (2012), “Understanding and
Accommodating Privacy in the Online Classroom from the
Instructorsʹ Perspective”, LTC Learning and Teaching Grant
Workshop series, 10 October 2012, University of Victoria.
Althaus, C. (2012), “The Challenges of Applying Risk in
Policymaking”, presentation to the National Security College,
Australian National University, Canberra, 12 April, Australia.
Althaus, C. (2012), “Why is it challenging to apply risk in
national security policymaking?”, presentation to the National
Security College, Australian National University, Canberra, 29
February, Australia.
Althaus, C. (2012), “Art or Science? Theoretical Perspectives on
Policy Analysis“, Guest lecture to Griffith University Graduate
Certificate in Policy and Management, 15 February, Brisbane,
Australia.
Althaus, C. (2011), “The Art of Strategic Planning”, brownbag
workshop, Wildfire Management Branch, Ministry of Forests,
Lands & Natural Resource Operations, 14 September, Victoria.
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Althaus, C. (2011), “The Art of Strategic Planning”, BC Public
Service Agency Leadership Development Program, 31 May, with
British Columbia Provincial Government various agencies,
Victoria, BC
Althaus, C. (2011), “The Art of Strategic Planning”, BC Public
Service Agency Leadership Development Program, 29 March, with
British Columbia Provincial Government various agencies,
Victoria, BC
Althaus, C. and Grube, D. (2011), “Practical Skills for Policy
Officers”, Institute of Public Administration Australia Workshop,
24‐25 February. Brisbane, Australia.
Althaus, C. (2011), “Art or Science? Theoretical Perspectives on
Policy Analysis“, Guest lecture to Griffith University Graduate
Certificate in Policy and Management, 16 February, Brisbane,
Australia.
Althaus, C. and Tiernan, A. (2011), “Advising Under Pressure”,
1, 8 February, with Queensland Department of Premier and
Cabinet, Brisbane, Australia
Althaus, C. (2010), Griffith University Alumni Masterclass Series,
“Managing Policy Complexity in the Modern Era”, Inaugural
lecture, Southbank Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane
Australia, 1 December
Althaus, C. (2010), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 9‐10 March, with
British Columbia Provincial Government various agencies,
Kelowna, BC
Althaus, C. (2010), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 25‐26 February, with
British Columbia Provincial Government various agencies,
Victoria, BC
Althaus, C. (2010), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 16‐17 February, with
British Columbia Provincial Government various agencies,
Nanaimo, BC
Althaus, C. (2010), “PRI Brownbag Session: The Disciplines and
Risk Analysis”, 29 March, lunchbag session with Policy
Research Institute (Canada) teleconference between Victoria BC
and Ottawa, ON
Althaus, C. (2009), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 25‐26 February, with
Department of Labour and Citizens’ Services’, Victoria, BC
Althaus, C. (2009), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 2‐3 February, with
Department of Health, Victoria, BC
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Althaus, C. (2008), “The Art (and Science) of Strategic Thinking
and Planning”, Leading the Way Workshop, 5‐6 November, with
Department of Labour and Citizens’ Services’, Victoria, BC
Althaus, C. (2008), “Sense and Sensibility: The Art of Political
Risk Calculation”, ANZSOG/Victorian Department of Premier
and Cabinet workshop, 29 September, Melbourne.
Althaus, C. (2004), Department of Premier & Cabinet, “Policy
Skills Program Module 8 – Managing Risk in Policy
Development”, 4‐5 November, Melbourne.
k. Profess ional and Research Act iv i t ies:
Peer Review Activities: Invited Referee for:
Review of Public Personnel Administration (since 2013)
Canadian Journal of Public Administration (since 2013)
International Journal of Public Administration (since 2012)
British Journal of Sociology (since 2010)
Policy Studies Journal (since 2009),
Politics and Policy (since 2008),
Earthscan Publishers (since 2008),
Security Dialogue (since 2006),
Cambridge Review of International Affairs (since 2005),
Risk Analysis: An International Journal (since 2005),
Australian Journal of Public Administration (since 1996), Invited external reviewer for Manchester University Press for
book manuscript entitled: “The glittering facade: Democratic
experiments in the new social democracy in Britain and
Australia”, April 2013.
Invited external reviewer for Manchester University Press for
book proposal entitled: “Talking Labour: The Search for
Dialogic Governance”, June 2011 Invited external reviewer for Nelson Education for book proposal
and book manuscript entitled: “Ethics and the Public Service:
Trust, Integrity and Democracy”, April 2010 and May 2011 Invited external reviewer for Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC) Standard Research Grant
application, January 2010 Advisory Activities: Invited member of the International Advisory Board for the
Australian Journal of Public Administration for the term 2010-2012
Invited Judge for the Institute of Public Administration 2009 Sam
Richardson Award for the most important/most influential
article published in the 2009, Volume 68 of the Australian
Journal of Public Administration
Invited attendee 2010 Public Service Commission Symposium
“Safeguarding a Non‐Partisan Public Service in the 21st
Century”, Ottawa, March 2, 2010
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External Funding Applications: WACE Research Grant (2014), $14,881, “Bringing the Worksite
into the Collaborative Classroom: Experimenting with
Comparative Community‐Based WIL Models at the
International level” with Faith Valencia (awaiting decision)
Canadian Institute of Health Research Planning Grant, (2013)
$22, 860 “Risk in Birthing Choices: Is it Worth the Labour?”,
with Helga Hallgrimsdottir and Cecilia Benoit ( $22, 860
AWARDED)
Ignite 2013 Cultural and Creative Industries Exchange, (2013)
“Risk in Childbirth” with Adrian Wilson, Laura King and
Thackray Medical Museum, United Kingdom, £1,832.96. (£2,000
AWARDED)
IBM Center for The Business of Government Grant (2013) “The
Public Management of Community Grief: Implications for
Leaders and the Leadership task”, $25,000
SSHRC Insight Grant, (2013) “Public Administration in the
Global Future: Exploring the Unique Contribution of
International Civil Servants”, (with Thea Vakil, Emmanuel
Brunet‐Jailly, Christopher Brown, Patrick Weller and Yi‐Chong
Xu), $134,759
ANZSOG Research Grant (2012) with Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh
and Bill Ryan, ““Indigenous Leadership and the Role and
Contribution of Indigenous Public Servants in New Zealand,
Australia and Canada”, $40,128 ($40,128 AWARDED)
Canadian Taxat ion Inst i tute Grant , (2012) with
Lindsay Tedds, “When is a User Fee Actually a User Fee?
Design and Implementation Challenges faced by Canadian
Municipalities”, $36, 604 ($37, 000 AWARDED)
SSHRC Insight Grant, (2011), (2012) “Public Administration in
the Global Future: Exploring the Unique Contribution of
International Civil Servants”, (with Thea Vakil, Emmanuel
Brunet‐Jailly, Christopher Brown, Patrick Weller and Yi‐Chong
Xu), $125,279
Learning and Teaching Development Grant (2011) “Impact of
Instructorsʹ Understanding of Privacy and Confidentiality
within an Online Classroom”, (with Lynne Siemens), $2,527
($2,327 AWARDED) SSHRC Standard Research Grant, (2010), “Leading from
Between: The Opportunities and Challenges of Indigenous
Bureaucratic Leadership”, $149,255 ($62,913 AWARDED) Australia Research Council (2010), ARC Centre for Excellence
in Federalism and Public Policy Innovation (with Herman
Bakvis, Emmanuel Brunet‐Jailly, Thea Vakil and Australian
colleagues), $1.5M
SSHRC (2009) 4A, $1,000 ($1,000 AWARDED)
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Conference Organization/Attendance
“What’s all the fuss about capacity – matching words with
realities or not?”, Association for Non‐Profit and Social
Economy Research, (2013), 7 June, Congress 2013 of the
Humanities and Social Sciences, Victoria.
“The balance between privacy protection and teaching
objectives”: Navigating Student and Instructor Perspectives of
Privacy to Enhance Learning Engagement in the Online
Classroom, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher
Education,(2013) 5 June, Congress 2013 of the Humanities and
Social Sciences, Victoria, with Lynne Siemens.
“Talking Circles: Exploring an Indigenous‐Centred Method of
Determining Policy, Programming and Practice in the BC
Public Sector Context”, (2011) (with Loretta Denis), IPAC
Annual Conference, 29 August, Victoria.
ʺRevisiting Routines and Risk Analysis: What Capacity do
Governments have for Coordinating Risk Identification,
Communication and Management Across the Policymaking
Chain?ʺ (2011), IRSPM XV, Dublin, 11‐13 April with Anne
Tiernan.
“The Administrative Sherpa: The Adventure of Public Service
Leadership” and “Managing New Rules: A Case of Soft‐Shoe
Shuffle or the Tango?” (2009), How Power Changes Hands and
Public Leadership Conference, Canberra, 25‐27 November.
“Is there such a thing as a Catholic politician?” (2009), Southern
Political Science Association 80th Annual Conference, 8 January,
New Orleans.
“Sense and Sensibility: The Art of Political Risk Seminar and
Book Launch”, Director’s Dialogue Series, School of Public
Administration, University of Victoria, 25 November, 2008.
“What is Administrative Leadership?”, Public Sector Leadership
and Beyond, Australian National University, 29‐30 November,
2007, Canberra.
“Mapping the History of Leadership in the Australian Public
Service”, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National
University Seminar Series, 14 March, 2007, Canberra.
“Political Risk Calculation” (2004), Annual Conference,
Australasian Political Studies Association, Adelaide.
“Human Personalism” (2006), Human Dignity Conference,
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Sydney.
“The Lost Citizens of Cryopreservation” (2004), Annual
Conference, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (Australia), Sydney.
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“Defining and Analysing Political Risk” (2001), Governance and
Justice Conference, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and
Governance, Brisbane.
“The Application of Agency Theory to Public Sector
Management” (1995), Conference: The New Contractualism?
Contracts as an Organising Principle for Public Life, Centre for
Australian Public Sector Management, Brisbane.
“Development and the Environment in Australia and Canada’s North” (1993), Conference: Royal Commissions and the Making of
Public Policy, Centre for Australian Public Sector Management,
Brisbane.
Submitted Papers: Althaus, C. and Siemens, L. “Safe Learning in the Professional
School Online Learning Context: Marrying Instructor and
Student Perceptions on Understanding and Accommodating
Privacy in the Online Classroom” Canadian Journal of Higher
Education, awaiting decision.
Althaus, C., Evans, B. and Rathbone, E. “Analysing the IPAC‐
IPAA Public Service Employee Survey Tool – Linking
Perceptions with Change”, Australian Journal of Public
Administration – received “revise and resubmit” on 13 January
2013 (Manuscript ID AJPA‐2012‐0051).
Research in Progress: Althaus, C. and Tiernan, A. ʺRevisiting Routines and Risk
Analysis: What Capacity do Governments have for
Coordinating Risk Identification, Communication and
Management Across the Policymaking Chain?ʺ intended for
Administration & Society.
Althaus, C. and Roberts, C. “Quiet Achievements and the
State of the Public Administration Implementation Literature”,
draft article prepared for The American Review of Public
Administration.
Althaus, C. and Tedds, L. “Best, Smart, Promising and Wise
Practices and Why Rhetoric really does matter”, draft article
prepared for Public Administration Review.
Althaus, C. “Typologies of risk, risk perception, and risk
management in the social policy context”, draft article
prepared for Social Work and Society.
Commenced research and presented conference paper (which
would act as a book chapter) for a book entitled: To Crusade or
Evade: Political Leaders, Religious Influences and the Development
of Iconic Moral Issues – the Anglo‐American Experience.
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8. TEACHING DUTIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA a. Courses: Year Course No. Unit Value Enrolment Teaching Assistance 2013 - DR511% 0 18 No 2013 - ADMN 590# 1.5 4 No 2013 - ADMN 556 1.5 31 No 2013- ADMN 470 1.5 28 No 2013 - ADMN 551 1.5 35 No 2013 - ADMN 420 1.5 35 Yes 2013 - CD 504 1.5 18 No 2013 - ADMN 690 - 3 No 2012 – CD 513 (online) 0.5 26 No 2012 – ADMN 537 (online)** 0.75 19 No 2011 – ADMN 507 (online) 1.5 15 No 2011 – ADMN 507A (online) - 6 No 2011 – ADMN 520 (online) 1.5 18 No 2011 – ADMN 621 1.5 4 No 2011 – ADMN 507 1.5 21 No 2011 – CD 513 (online) 0.5 17 No 2010 – ADMN 507 (online) 1.5 21 No 2010 – ADMN 507A (online) - 9 No 2010 – ADMN 520 (online) 1.5 7 No 2009 – ADMN 507A (online) 1.5 7 No 2009 – ADMN 507 (online) 1.5 21 Yes 2009 – ADMN 507 1.5 33 Yes 2009 – ADMN 621** 1.5 4 No 2009 - ADMN 690 - 1 No 2009 - ADMN 590 - 3 No 2008 – ADMN 621** 1.5 4 No 2008 – ADMN 507*** 1.5 28 Yes 2008 – POLI 607/507/ADMN 605* 1.5 7 No *** team taught with Liz Gilliland, ** team taught with Jim McDavid, * team taught with Evert Lindquist # problem based learning and participation and faculty coach duties for University of Victoria team for Canadian Public Administration National Case Competition % team taught with Beth Page (in Tara Ney’s health absence) These courses cons is t o f : ADMN 507 Pub l i c Sector Leadersh ip : Teams, Se l f and Organ izat ion (Mas te rs) ADMN 621 Pub l i c Sector Eva lua t ion (PhD) ADMN 605 Compara t i ve Po l i t i cs and Governance (Masters and PhD) ADMN 520 Manag ing Complex Po l i cy (Mas ters) CD513 Upsca l ing and Sys tems Change (Maste rs) ADMN 537 Program Eva lua t ion and Per fo rmance Measurement (Mas ters) ADMN 590 Gu ided S tud ies (Maste rs) ADMN 556 The Pub l i c Po l i cy Process (Masters) ADMN 470 A l terna t i ve Perspec t i ves on Pub l i c and Communi ty Leadersh ip (Undergraduate) ADMN 551 Admin is t ra t i ve Jus t i ce Sys tem in Canada (Masters) ADMN 420 The Pub l i c Po l i cy Process (Undergraduate) CD 504 P rac t i ces and Perspect i ve on Forg ing Change (Mas te rs) ADMN 690 Gu ided S tud ies (PhD) b . Graduate Study Superv is ion:
Year Student Degree Program Role* Status 2014 Anna Press MDR (599) 1 complete 2014 Jay Buckner MPA 1 complete 2013 Stacy Chappel MCD 3 complete 2013 Shelleza Hussain MPA 2 complete 2013 Jamie Osmond MPA 2 complete
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2013 Maureen Evashkevich MPA 2 complete 2013 James Johnson MPA 3 complete 2013 Bradley Myrholm MCD 3 complete 2013 Emma Humber & James Hamiliton MDR 3 complete 2013 Evan Smithanik MPA 3 complete 2013 Danielle Hubbert MPA 2 complete 2013 Christopher Boucher MPA 3 complete 2013 Krista Ely MCD 3 complete 2013 Jody Collins MDR (599) 1 in progress 2013 Karla Patel MDR 1 in progress 2013 Lisa Sadler MCD 2 complete 2013 Ottilia Berze PhD 1 in progress 2013 Drew McNaughton MPA 2 complete 2013 Hilary Guise MPA 2 complete 2013 Benjamin Brzezynski MDR 3 complete 2013 Travis Peter MPA 2 complete 2012 Leanne Davies MPA 2 complete 2012 Kevin Lowe MPA 3 complete 2012 Coralie Breen PhD 2 in progress 2013 Mary Chu MPA 1 complete 2012 Julie Williams PhD 1 in progress 2012 Heather Todd MCD 1 in progress 2014 Amber Ternus MCD 2 complete (didn’t sit defense committee due to study leave absence) 2012 Heather Johnston MPA 1 in progress 2013 Siobhan Whelehan MPA 1 complete 2013 Lesley Valour MPA 1 complete 2012 Derek Hughson MPA 1 in progress 2013 Fionna Main MPA (599) 1 complete 2012 Emily Rathbone MPA 1 complete 2012 Craig Fink MPA 1 (with LSiemens) complete 2012 Kelly Farish MPA (599) 2 complete 2011 Luba Hazeldine MPA 1 complete 2011 Vivian Tse MPA 3 complete 2011 Sujata Connors MPA 1 complete 2011 Natasha Horsman MPA 3 complete 2011 Richard St Marseilles MPA 3 complete 2011 Brian Lam MPA 3 complete 2011 Emilie Januszewski MPA 2 complete 2011 Silas White MPA 2 complete 2011 Hilary Wheeler MDR 2 complete 2011 Jason Tan MPA 2 complete 2010 Hermanjeet Kahlon MPA 2 complete 2010 Lori Dennis MPA 1 complete 2009 Ben Pollard PhD 1 in progress 2010 Charlotte Stang MPA 1 (with LSiemens) complete 2010 Sara Davis MPA 1 complete 2010 Kanika Gupta MPA 1 complete 2009 Jay Hartling MPA 3 complete 2009 Emily Davison MPA 3 complete 2009 Jessica McEwen MPA 3 complete 2009 Kyle Murray MPA 2 complete 2009 Brian Vatne MPA 2 complete 2009 Kristin Smith MPA 1 complete 2009 Joshua Krusell MPA 1 complete 2009 Donny vanDyk MPA 3 complete 2009 Michael Roycroft MPA 3 complete 2009 Amanda Seymour MPA 3 complete 2009 Alyssum Nielsen MPA 3 complete 2009 Jennifer Feasby MPA 1 complete 2009 Claire Steel MPA 1 complete 2009 Ben Vander Steen MPA 1 complete 2008 Emma Sharkey MDR (599) 2 complete 2008 Doug Anastos MPA 1 (with JMcDavid) complete 2008 Sean O’Melin MPA 1 (with JMcDavid) complete
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2008 Tina Parbhakar MPA 2 complete 2008 Katrin Saxty MPA 2 complete 2008 Keely Hunter MPA 1 complete 2008 Peter Pokorny MPA 3 complete 2008 Jocelyn Caldwell MPA 3 complete 2008 Sean Kennedy MPA 2 complete 2008 Stephanie Walton MPA 2 complete 2008 David Puterman MPA 1 complete 2008 Byron Allin MPA 2 complete 2008 Stephanie Boulogne MPA 2 complete
* 1 – Supervisor of Student, 2 – Member of Supervisory Committee, 3 – Chair
c. Guest Lectures: Althaus, C. “Public Sector Evaluation: Measuring Policy Success and
Performance Improvement”, various lectures for Graduate Certificate in
Public Administration, Griffith University, October 2014, Brisbane.
Althaus, C. “Policy Advice”, for Graduate Certificate in Public
Administration and Griffith Winter School, Griffith University, June
2014, Brisbane and Gold Coast.
Althaus, C. “Team Building” and “Learning Portfolio” guest lectures to
2013 MPA/MADR Cohort Orientation, 5 September. Althaus, C. “Group work and Team Effectiveness” and “Learning
Portfolio” guest lectures to 2012 MPA/MADR Cohort Orientation, 5
September.
Althaus, C. “Group work and Team Effectiveness” guest lecture to 2011
MPA Cohort Orientation, 8 September.
9. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
a. Univers i ty and Facul ty Commit tees:
Year Committee or Responsibility 2013 Chaired Oral Examination for Geography Master’s Candidate 2013 Chaired Oral Examination for Sociology Master’s Candidate 2012 Chaired Oral Examination for Geography PhD Candidate 2011 Chaired Oral Examination for Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Master’s
Candidate 2009 Chaired Oral Examination for Child and Youth Care Master’s Candidate 2008 Faculty of Graduate Studies – became Member and chaired Oral Examination for Nursing
Master’s Candidate.
b. Department Commit tees and Responsibi l i t ies:
Year Committee or Responsibility 2014 Faculty Lead, Curriculum Review and Integration Member, PhD Comprehensives Committee for Comparative Policy and Governance with
Evert Lindquist and Herman Bakvis Study Leave (Australia and United Kindgom)
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2013 Chair, PhD Comprehensives Committee for Applied Policy and Program Analysis with Jim McDavid and Rebecca Warburton
2013 Member, PhD Comprehensives Committee for Comparative Policy and Governance with David Good and Evert Lindquist
2013 Member, Admissions Committee, Evaluation Certificate with Jim McDavid and Richard Marcy
2013 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2012 (ongoing)Learning Portfolio Faculty Mentor, role performed alongside Thea Vakil and Tara Ney
(including baseline competency assessment and personalized student baseline interviews) 2012 Specialist advice to Norah McRae, executive director of UVic’s Co-operative Education
Program and Career Services on contacts in Australia and New Zealand for potential Co-Op linkages
2012 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2011 Member, Working Group, proposed Interdisciplinary MA, Global Governance (MAGG) 2011 Presented information session on Co-op opportunities in Australia and New Zealand for
all students in the School at Orientation week, 8 September 2011 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2010 Presented two information sessions on Co-op opportunities in Australia and New Zealand
for all students in the School (and more widely to UVic students in other departments), 13 and 14 October
2010 (ongoing)Member, Supra-Admissions Committee 2010 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2009 Developed position description and Faculty committee member for Online Teaching and
Support Coordinator position (with John Langford, Heather Kirkham, Jill Taylor) resulting in appointment of Wendy Caplan
2009 Faculty committee member for Organizational Development New Faculty Search Committee (with Evert Lindquist, Bart Cunningham and Jim McGregor) resulting in appointment of Richard Marcy
2009-2012 Chair, Graduate Admission Committee, Graduate Certificate Programs 2009-2012 Graduate Adviser, Graduate Certificate Programs 2009 Member, PhD Comprehensives Committee for Comparative Policy and Governance with
David Good and Evert Lindquist (and Colin Bennett) 2009 (ongoing)PADM Faculty Representative, Co-op/Career Committee 2009 598 Seminar Chair (jointly with Lynda Gagne); 2009 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2008 Faculty participant in Symposium on Federal Recruitment: A Western Dialogue,
University Club, 20 October 2008 Faculty Representative, Graduate Fair, University of Victoria representing School of
Public Administration with John Langford 2008 Member, PhD Comprehensives Committee for Applied Policy and Program Analysis with
David Good, Rebecca Warburton and Jim McDavid 2008 598 Seminar Chair (jointly with Lynda Gagne); 2008 Governing Council (attendance at meetings) 2003-4 Past Chair, Postgraduate Student Association, Key Centre for Ethics, Law Justice and
Governance, Griffith University
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10. OTHER INFORMATION/ACTIVITIES Teaching Development: University of Victoria (2013), IdeasFest Big Data Pechakucha,
14 March. University of Victoria (2012), Copyright and Teaching: Tools and tips
for ensuring that your course is copyright compliant, UVic Library, 6
November.
University of Victoria (2010), Instructional Technology Group
Workshop – What is Blended Learning? The Promise and Perils of
Integrating Face‐to‐Face Learning and Online Learning, LTC 19
March.
University of Victoria (2010), Integrating Rich Media into Moodle, Learning Systems workshop with Patric Lougheed, 23 February.
University of Victoria (2009), Using online Technologies: Elluminate,
Distance Education Services, 7 October. University of Victoria (2009), Wikis, Twittering, Facebook? The
Implications and Challenges of Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching and
Learning, 24 September.
University of Victoria, (2008), Intensive Summer Teaching Institute,
Learning and Teaching Centre, 18‐22 August.
Internet author: My research is disseminated in part via internet resources given links to my books and articles via online sites such as Google, Amazon, Library databases, and other independent publisher sites.
I tweet at: https://twitter.com/AlthausCat My UVic Faces of Research video can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cwdlX7tXS4&feature=youtu.be I have a profile on ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Catherine_Althaus?ev=hdr_xprf
My PhD thesis is available online at: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/160237767?l-format=Thesis&sortby=dateDesc&q=althaus&l-availability=y&l-australian=y&c=book as part of the Australian Digital Theses Program now located on Trove at the National Library of Australia
I have a profile on the Policy Studies Common at: http://works.bepress.com/catherine_althaus/
I have an entry in the PSJ Public Policy Yearbook at: http://psjyearbook.com/person/details/11B55E54A4
I have webpages located at the University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/publicadmin/people/home/faculty/althauscatherine.php and Synergies Economic Solutions: http://www.synergies.com.au/home/inner.asp?pageId=67 and Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=206771055&trk=tab_pro
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I have blog posts at: Arts Queensland website (2014):
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/blog/index.php/the-ethics-of-telling-stories-of-public-value/
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/blog/index.php/metanarratives-and-the-arts-sector-a-fresh-way-to-tell-stories-of-public-value-3/
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/blog/index.php/data-patching-and-public-value/
The AdviserVoice (2014):
http://www.adviservoice.com.au/2014/08/power‐picture/
www.adviservoice.com.au/2014/06/storytelling‐
sensemaking‐financial‐professionals/ My consultancy work with the Policy Research Initiative is available on the Clearspace site (password protected to members) My assistance and quotes in relation to the IPAC 2011 Deputy Minister Survey can be located in Feldman, W. 2011. ‘Dealing with the all-consuming deficit’, Canadian Government Executive, 17 (8), October 2011 at: http://cge.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=312&id=14963&np=1
Community Involvement: Parent and Citizen Class Representative (2012-13), Macauley
Elementary School, French Immersion program
Electoral Polling Officer and Booth Officer-in-Charge for Brisbane Local Government Elections and Queensland State Elections (1996-2014) Volunteer Newsreader – Community Radio Station 1296AM 4RPH servicing the vision-impaired community (2000-2003) Institute of Modern Languages (University of Queensland) – Introductory and Intermediate Polish Certificates