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Dr. Catherine C. Reese, Professor and MPA Program Director

"Do you want to make a difference in the world around us? Come join us!"

Degrees Held:

  • Ph.D. — University of Georgia, 1995
  • MPA — University of Memphis, 1989
  • B.A. in Political Science — Rhodes College, 1984

Career Highlights:

  • Award: Received the Board of Trustees Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching for Arkansas State University, 2009.
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Handley, Donna M. "The Quietest Revolution: State Gender Pay Equity Proposals, 1990-2016." MidSouth Political Science Review, forthcoming Fall 2018.
  • Reese, Catherine C. "The Status of Pay Equity for Women of Color in the U.S." Review of Public Personnel Administration, forthcoming 2018 (published online 20 March 2018).
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Hilson, Patrick. "Media Coverage of Tobacco Settlement Expenditure in Two States." MidSouth Political Science Review 15(1), 2014, pp. 105-123.
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Warner, Barbara. "Pay Equity in the States: An Analysis of the Gender Pay Gap in the Public Sector." Review of Public Personnel Administration, 32(4), December 2012: pp. 312-331.
  • Reese, Catherine C.: Hewitt-Mann, Christy; and Valeria Hawkins. "Have Our Tobacco Settlement Funds Gone Up in Smoke?" MidSouth Political Science Review, 13 (2), December 2012: pp. 81-104.
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Watson, Douglas J. "The Role of Human Resource Professionals in the Budgeting Process." Chapter 33 in Handbook of Practical Human Resource Management. 3rd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 2010, pp. 835-860.
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Harding, Jr., David. "Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Program in Arkansas: The Importance of Inter-Agency Communication." Politics and Policy 35 (3), September 2007, pp. 608-629.
  • Lauth, Thomas P. and Reese, Catherine C. "The Line-Item Veto in Georgia: Fiscal Restraint or Inter-Branch Politics?" Public Budgeting & Finance 26 (2), June 2006, pp. 1-19.
  • Watson, Douglas J. and Reese, Catherine C. "The Role of Human Resource Professionals in the Budgeting Process." Chapter 32 in Handbook of Practical Human Resource Management. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., December 2004, pp. 754-775.
  • Reese, Catherine C. "An Analysis of Reasons for the Use of the Line-Item Veto in Southern States." Politics and Policy 32(4), December 2004, pp. 614-635.
  • Stewart, Patrick A.; Reese, Catherine C.; and Brewer, Jeremy. "Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties." Politics and Policy 32(4), December 2004, pp. 595-613.
  • Reese, Catherine C. and Coe, Charles K. "Budgeting Essentials for Human Resource Managers," Chapter 26 in Handbook of Practical Human Resource Management (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., Summer 1998), pp. 536-558.
  • Reese, Catherine C. "The Line-Item Veto in Practice in Ten Southern States," Public Administration Review (November/December 1997), pp. 510-516.

Which online degree program(s) do you teach?

MPA – Public Management

  • Which classes do you teach online?

    POSC 6593: Seminar in Human Resources Administration; POSC 6553: Public Budgeting & Finance

  • What do you want students to learn in your classes?

    • That public policy affects us all.
    • That following the money tells us what we believe in.
    • That treating people fairly yields great results.
    • That what they do can make a difference.

  • What advice would you give to those considering this program?

    Do you want to make a difference in the world around us? Come join us!

  • What is the one book you think everyone should read?

    "Half the Sky" by Kristoff & WuDunn

  • What qualities make someone particularly successful in public administration?

    A desire to serve the public interest, rather than the almighty dollar.

  • What do you think is the biggest challenge that public administrators face today?

    Low pay.

  • Why did you start teaching?

    Because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.

  • Tell us something your students may not know about you.

    I sing, play guitar, paint, do genealogy, garden, run and lift weights.

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