Amanda Olejarski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
and Undergraduate Internship Coordinator
Grove Hall 415
(717) 477-1715
amolejarski@ship.edu
OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2013
Mon. 4:30-6
Tue. 3:15-5
Thu. 3:15-5
COURSES SPRING 2013
| PLS 100-08: US Government and Politics |
T/Th 12:30-1:45 |
Grove 406 |
| PLS 100-09: US Government and Politics |
T/Th 2-3:15 |
Grove 406 |
| PLS 302: Public Policy Analysis |
T/Th 5-6:15 |
Grove 406 |
| PLS 501: Organizational Theory / Behavior (Mar-May) |
M 6-9:30 |
Grove 406 |
| HON 397: Honors Seminar: Leadership |
T 6:30-9:15 |
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| courses taught: |
US Government & Politics |
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Introduction to Public Administration |
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Public Policy Analysis |
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Policy Implementation and Administration |
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Organizational Theory and Behavior |
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Honors Seminar: Leadership |
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| research interests: |
normative foundations of public administration |
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eminent domain policy implementation |
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ethical issues for public administrators |
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administrative decision-making |
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the public good and the public interest |
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constitutional issues in the administrative state |
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| DEGREES: |
Ph.D., Virginia Tech (Public Admin. and Public Affairs), 2009 |
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MPA, Rutgers University (Public Management), 2006 |
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BA, Rutgers University (Political Science), 2004 |
PROFILE:
Dr. Olejarski is in her third year in the Political Science
Department at Shippensburg University. Her research interests focus on
normative issues in public administration. Dr. Olejarski’s
recently published book (with a pink cover!), Administrative Discretion in
Action: A Narrative of Eminent Domain, studies administrative discretion
during the process of implementing eminent domain policies.
Dr. Olejarski’s research has been published in
Administration & Society, Public Integrity, and Journal of
Contingencies and Crisis Management. She presents her research at
professional conferences, including American Society for Public Administration
(ASPA), Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-Net),
Northeastern Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA), and
Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA).
Dr. Olejarski serves on the board of directors and as
co-chair of the ways and means committee for the Central Pennsylvania chapter of
the American Society for Public Administration. She is a reviewer for
Administration & Society and
Publius: The Journal of
Federalism. Dr. Olejarski is the faculty advisor for the
Shippensburg chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society
for undergraduate and graduate students in public administration (she was
inducted as an MPA graduate at Rutgers University).