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Marc Anthony Wallace

Director
  • Email Address: wallace@rider.edu
  • Phone: (609) 895-5791
  • Fax: (609) 896-5255
  • Office: Sweigart Hall 217
  • Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Political Science
    American University, Washington, DC, August 1999 
    Exam Fields:  American Politics, Public Administration, and Policy Analysis 
    Dissertation Title: Political Influence of Bureaucratic Outputs: The Designation Process of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (Bell and Howell Publication Number 9946641) 
    Advisors:  Ronald G. Shaiko (chair), Bernard Ross, and David Rosenbloom
  • M.A. in Political Science
    American University, Washington, DC, August 1993
  • B.A. in Political Science, Minor in History
    Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, June 1989

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Political Science Association (Subsections: Public Administration, Urban Politics, Parties/Interest Groups, and Qualitative Methods) 

Honors and Awards

  • Rider University Junior Faculty Research Grant ($6,500), 2004
  • UNC-Charlotte MPA Faculty Member of the Year (2002)
  • NC-Charlotte Junior Faculty Research Grant ($3,500), 2000
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office; Energy, Resources and Sciences Issues Cash Award ($250), 2000
  • American University Dissertation Fellowship ($9,500), 1998
  • United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dissertation Fellowship ($15,000), 1997
  • Graduate Teaching Fellowship, 1996 - 1997
  • American University Dean's Fellowship, 1995 - 1996
  • American University Graduate Honors Fellowship, 1993 - 1996
  • Dean's List, Rider University, Spring 1989
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1996, 1998

Book Chapters

  • Mendilow, Jonathan and Marc A. Wallace. 2004. “Public Funding of Parties and Campaigns: Maine Arizona, and the European Experience.” In G. Lachapelle, ed., Democracy and Political Party Finance.  London: Frank-Cass. 
  • Shaiko, Ronald G. and Marc A. Wallace. 1999. “From Wall Street to Main Street: The National Federation of Independent Business in the 1996 Election,” in R. Biersack, P.S. Herrnson, and C. Wilcox, eds., After the Revolution: PACs and Lobbies in the New Republican Congress.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Shaiko, Ronald G. and Marc A. Wallace. 1998. "Going Hunting Where the Ducks Are: The National Rifle Association and the Grass Roots," in J.M. Bruce and C. Wilcox, eds., The Changing Politics of Gun Control. 
    New York:  Rowman and Littlefield.

Refereed Articles

  • Wallace, Marc A. 2004. “Congressional Considerations and Urban Characteristics in the Selection of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities” Journal of Urban Affairs 26(5): 593-609.
  • Wallace, Marc A. 2003. “An Analysis of Presidential Preferences in the Designation Process of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.” Public Administration Review 63(5): 562-572.

Professional Presentations

  • Wallace, Marc A. "The Pursuit of Congressional Pork in the 1998 Empowerment Zones Program."  Paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 17-19.
  • Wallace, Marc A. "Pre-Election Presidential Pressure in the Pursuit of Governmental Grants: The 1998 Empowerment Zones Selection Process."  Paper presented at Hofstra University's 11th Presidential Conference "William Jefferson Clinton: The 'New Democrat' from Hope," Hempstead, New York, November 10-12, 2005.
  • Wallace, Marc A. “Pre-Election Presidential Pressure in the Pursuit of Governmental Grants: The 1998 Empowerment Zones Selection Process.” Paper to be presented at Hofstra University’s 11th Presidential Conference “William Jefferson Clinton: The ‘New Democrat’ from Hope,” Hempstead, New York, November 10-12, 2005.  (Refereed conference submission)
  • Chair / Discussant. Theories of Bureaucratic Organization and Motivation. Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 11-13, 2004.
  • Wallace, Marc A. “The Use of Senate Variables in the Second Round of Empowerment Zones.” Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, November 7-9, 2002.
  • Smith, Suzanne M. and Marc A. Wallace. “Who is Really Empowered? An Assessment of Community Participation within the Charlotte Enterprise Community.”  Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, November 7-9, 2002. 
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “The Second Time Around: The 1998 Edition of the Empowerment Zones Program.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 27-30, 2002.
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “Political Goods Aplenty: The Geographical Distribution of Enterprise Communities.” Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 9-11, 2000.
  • Wallace, Marc A. “Political Ping-Pong: HUD’s Response to Multiple Principals in the EZ/EC Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2-5, 1999.
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “Under My Thumb:  Principal-Agent Theory within the EZ/EC Act of 1993.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 15-17, 1999.
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “Probability Theory or Political Theory?  The Designation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.”  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, September 3-6, 1998. 
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “Throwing a Dart or Using a Pushpin? The Selection and Designation Process of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.”  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 23-25, 1998.
  • Wallace, Marc A.  “A Delicate Balance:  The Federal Government's Response to HIV-infected Civil Service Employees.”  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 13-15, 1997.

Research Experience

  • Congressional Investigator, Resources, Community and Economic Development (July 1999 - July 2000)
    United States Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
    • Interviewed laboratory officials, collaborated with photographers, and compiled information related to the Cerros Grande Fire in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
    • Researched legislation, synthesized data from Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories, and conducted interviews with DOE scientists for a report titled “National Laboratories: Better Performance Reporting Could Aid Oversight of Laboratory Directed R&D Program” (GAO-01-927).
    • Researched legislation, compiled data, and interviewed agency and airline officials for a report on the Essential Air Service program (GAO/RCED-00-34).
  • Evaluator (Intern), RCED - Housing and Community Development Issue Area (May 1998 - September 1998)
    United States Government Accountability Office, Washington, DCi
    • Assisted in writing and pre-testing a survey for a study titled “Community Development:  Businesses’ Use of Empowerment Zone Tax Incentives” (GAO/RCED-99-253).
    • Contributed to “Community Development: Progress on Economic Development Activities Varies Among the Empowerment Zones” (GAO/RCED-99-29).
    • Prepared answers for congressional testimony on the American Community Renewal Act and the Schools and Libraries Corporation.
  • Research Assistant, Julianne Nelson, Department of Justice, Law, and Society  (Summer 1996)
    American University, Washington, DC
    • Transformed data on earned tangible, intangible, and financial capital returns from 53 water utility companies operating in France, using Quattro Pro for Windows.
  • Research Assistant, Laura Langbein, Department of Public Administration  (Summer 1995)
    American University, Washington, DC
    • Assembled a database for an internal study used by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) analyzing membership unemployment rates using SPSS for Windows.  The results of the study were used by the organization to serve its unemployed members.
  • Research Assistant, Mitch Hammer, School of International Service (Summer 1995)
    American University, Washington, DC
    • Created a database and transformed data from an original survey entitled “Orientation to Cultural Differences Inventory: A Social Identity Focus,” using SPSS for Windows.
  • Research Assistant,  Brian Forst, Department of Justice, Law, and Society (September 1992 - August 1994)
    American University, Washington, DC
    • Researched international crime statistics for 75 countries and compiled a 30 year longitudinal data set in Quattro Pro for Windows as a member of a research team.
    • Researched journal articles for a chapter in Crime, edited by James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia using Lexis/Nexis.

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Rider University (July 2002 - present)
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey
    • HSAD 526 Concepts of Research
    • POL 450 Seminar in Political Science
    • POL 335 Urban Politics
    • POL 326 Power in American Politics (Intro to Public Policy)
    • POL 312 Congressional Politics
    • POL 270 Interest Groups and Lobbying
    • POL 100 Introduction to American Politics
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte (July 2000 - July 2002)
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    • MPAD 6000 Urban Politics and Policy
    • MPAD 6104 Theoretical and Ethical Foundations
    • MPAD 6128 Public Policy Analysis
    • POLS  1100 Introduction to American Politics
  • Lecturer, Department of Government, American University (September 1996 - December 1997)
    Washington, DC
    • GOVT 310 Introduction to Political Research
    • JLS 380 Introduction to Justice Research
    • JLS 680 Introduction to Justice Research (graduate assistant)

Academic Services

  • Reviewer, Journal of Urban Affairs, 2005
  • Member, Middle States Re-Accreditation Committee, 2005
  • Member, Strategic Planning Task Force (Subcommittee on Resources), 2004-2005
  • Member, Urban Insurance Task Force (New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance), 2003-2005
  • Treasurer, American Association of University Professors, 2004-present
  • Moderator, Public Issues Summit (The College of New Jersey), February 2005
  • Co-Advisor, Tau Kappa Epsilon (Epsilon Zeta Colony), 2004-present
  • Co-Facilitator, Educational Opportunity Program Men’s Group, Summer 2004, 2005
  • Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society), 2002-present
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee (International Relations), 2003-2004
  • Member, Inauguration Committee for President Rozanski, 2004
  • Member, Campus Climate Committee, 2003-present
  • Chair, Unity Day Planning Committee, 2003
  • Panelist, Corporate Governance and Ethics (Rider University Theme Program), April 2003
  • Panelist, Educational Opportunity Program Alumni Career Panel, April 2003
  • Member, Committee to Select Rider University’s RA of the Year, 2003-2005
  • Reviewer, Political Research Quarterly, 2003
  • Reviewer, Politics and Policy (formerly Southeastern Political Review), 2003
  • Member, Public Administration Comprehensive Exam Committee, 2001-2002
  • Member, UNC-Charlotte Master of Public Administration Admissions Committee 2000 - 2002
  • Member, UNC-Charlotte Master of Public Administration Alumni Board, 2001-2002
  • Member, American University Faculty Search Committee (Minority Politics and Presidency), 1997-1998
  • Member, American University Diversity Committee, 1996
  • Vice-President, American University Alliance of Black Graduate Students, 1995 - 1996
  • Volunteer, American University School of Public Affairs Community Service Committee, 1996
  • Member, American University School of Public Affairs Diversity Committee, 1993-1994