Mordecai Lee, Professor

Office: Continuing Education, Plankinton Building (CEP) 6424
Phone: (414) 227-3282
e-mail: mordecai@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/~mordecai/
Curriculum Vita: Vita (pdf 36K)

Degrees:
Ph.D., Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Master's in Public Administration (MPA), Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests:
Public Relations in Public Administration, US Government History

Selected Publications:
The First Presidential and Congressional Staff Agency: The US Bureau of Efficiency, 1916-33 (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, forthcoming). Part of its Joseph V. Hughes, Jr., and Holly O. Hughes Series in the Presidency and Leadership Studies.

The First Presidential Communications Agency: FDR's Office of Government Reports (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005).

"Public Reporting," in Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy: First Update Supplement (Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis, 2005) 239-43.

"Is There a Role for Historical Fiction in Public Administration?" Public Voices 8:1 (2005) 3-7. Introduction to a symposium on "Rewriting the History of Public Administration: What if..." Served as the symposium editor.

"The US Bureau of Efficiency: Not RIP in 1933?" Public Voices 8:1 (2005) 44-60.

"When Government Used Publicity Against Itself: Toledo's Commission of Publicity and Efficiency, 1916-75," Public Relations Review 31:1 (March 2005) 55-61.

"Public Reporting: A Neglected Aspect of Nonprofit Accountability," Nonprofit Management & Leadership 15:2 (Winter 2004) 169-85.

"What Does Hollywood Think Nonprofit CEOs Do All Day? Screen Depictions of NGO Management," Public Organization Review 4:2 (June 2004) 157-76.

"A Public Relations Program Even Congress Could Love: Federal Information Centers," Public Relations Review 30:1 (March 2004) 61-73.

"The First Federal Public Information Service, 1920-1933: At the US Bureau of Efficiency!" Public Relations Review 29:4 (November 2003) 415-25.

"Is There Anything New Under the Sun? Herbert Simon's Contributions in the 1930s to Performance Measurement and Public Reporting of Performance Results," Public Voices 6:2-3 (2003) 73-82.

"Noncredit Certificates in Nonprofit Management: An Exploratory Study," Public Administration and Management [www.pamij.com] 7:3 (2002) 188-210. Lead article.

"Intersectoral Differences in Public Affairs: The Duty of Public Reporting in Public Administration," Journal of Public Affairs 2:2 (May 2002) 33-43.