Introduction
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Educational Background
Class Schedule
Basic Links to Governments and Associations
City of LA
LA County
State of California
U.S. Government
ICMA
IPMA-HR
ASPA
APSA
ARNOVA
LWV of LA
SMART VOTER
|
|
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Department of Political Science
Siegrun Fox Freyss, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, MSPA
Program
Office: Engineering & Technology Bldg., Room A516
Phone: (323) 343-2238
Fax: (323) 343-6452
Email: sfreyss@exchange.calstatela.edu
Office Hours: Spring Quarter '10, Tuesdays 3:00-6:00 p.m.,
Fridays 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Furlough Days: Fri 4/2/10; Fri 4/16/10; Tue 5/4/10; Fri
5/21/10; Tue 6/1/10; Thu 6/10/10
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Freyss received her doctorate in Government from the Claremont
Graduate University and her master's degree in Applied Geography from the
Technical University in Munich, Germany. Her professional career began
as a city planner. She then moved to academia and today is a professor in the Department of Political Science.
Starting in Fall 2006,
Dr. Freyss assumed the position of Director of the Master of Science
in Public Administration Program (MSPA). She is the main adviser for
prospective and current MSPA students.
TEACHING INTERESTS
As a faculty member in the Master of Science
in Public Administration Program (MSPA), Dr. Freyss teaches 400-and
500-level courses in organization theory, human resource management, labor
relations, the management of nonprofit organizations, research methods,
and program evaluation.
In the field of
political science, Dr. Freyss offers the upper-division theme course
POLS 310, Gender, Politics, and Government and the general education
course POLS 150, Government and American Society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Freyss' research interests are in the areas of organizational
innovations in local government, the management of human capital, as well as
capacity building of nonprofit organizations. She is presently
working on the third edition of Human Resource Management in Local
Government: An Essential Guide, published by the International
City/County Management Association.
Professional Activities
|
Year
|
Publications since 2000
|
|
2009 |
Editor. Human Resource Management
in Local Government: An Essential Guide, 3rd ed. Washington, DC:
International City/County Management Association. |
|
2009 |
"Matching City Power Structures and City Managers'
Leadership Styles: A New Model of Fit." In 2009
Municipal Year Book. Washington, DC: International
City/County Management Association. |
|
2006 |
"Learning Political Engagement from the Experts:
Advocacy Groups, Neighborhood Councils, and Constituency Service."
PS: Political Science and Politics, 39, 1 (Jan.), pp.
137-146. |
|
2004 |
Editor. Human Resource Management
in Local Government: An Essential Guide, 2nd ed. Washington, DC:
International City/County Management Association. |
|
2004 |
"Local Government Operations and Human Resource
Policies: Trends and Transformations." In 2004
Municipal Year Book. Washington, DC: International
City/County Management Association, 2004. |
|
2004 |
"The Schwarzenegger Phenomenon: A Leader for
Hyperpluralistic Times -- and More. Occasional Paper No. 6,
Pat Brown Institute, California State University, Los Angeles.
|
| 2004 |
Book Review of "A Voice for
Nonprofits by Jeffrey M. Berry, with David F. Arons."
Perspectives on Political Science 33, 3 (Summer), p. 176. |
| 2003 |
"Municipal Government Personnel
Systems: A Test of Two Archetypical Models." In Local
Government Management. Current Issues and Best Practices.
An ASPA Classics Volume, eds. Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L.
Hassett. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2003. (The ASPA
Classics Volume "includes thirty of the most outstanding articles
that have been published over the last sixty years" in ASPA
affiliated publications.) |
| 2003 |
Contributor. Colby, A. et al.
Educating Citizens. Preparing America's Undergraduates for
Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass in Partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. |
| 2003 |
The Diversity Culture at the
American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region.
Report of the Second Survey. Washington, DC:
American National Red Cross. |
| 2003 |
"Political Perspectives of Nonprofit
Organizations," "Benevolent Societies," and "Friendly Societies." In
Encyclopedia of Philanthropy in the U.S., ed. Dwight Burlingame.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
|
|
2002
|
Book Review of "Grassroots Associations
by David Horton Smith." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
31 (June), pp. 284-289. |
|
2000
|
"Diversity Conflict Management: Strengthening
the House That Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Have Built" (book review essay). Review
of Public Personnel Administration 20, 3, (Summer), pp. 78-84. |
|
Year
|
Publications before 2000
|
|
1999
|
Measuring the Diversity Culture at ARC
Blood Services, Southern California Region: Report of the Pretest Results.
Washington, DC: American National Red Cross. |
|
1999
|
Editor. Human Resource Management
in Local Government: An Essential Guide. Washington, DC:
International City/County Management Association. |
|
1998
|
"City Hall as Change Agent: Adapting
Local Government to the Demographic and Political Shifts in the San Gabriel
Valley." California Politics and Policy (October), pp. 99-110. |
|
1996
|
"Continuities and Changes in Local Personnel
Policies and Practices, 1989-95." Municipal Year Book 1996. Washington, DC:
International City/County Management Association. |
|
1996
|
"Wider Opportunities for Women/National Commission
on Working Women" and "National Women's Economic Alliance." In U.S. Women's
Groups: Institutional Profiles, ed. Sarah Slavin. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press |
|
1995
|
"Municipal Government Personnel Systems --
A Test of Two Archetypical Models." Review of Public Personnel Administration,
15, 4, (Fall), pp. 69-93. (Reprinted in 2003, see above.) |
|
1994
|
S.F. Freyss and P.I. Behrens. "Volunteers
Require More Than Amateur Status." PA Times 17, 5, (May), pp. 1&2. |
|
1993
|
"Professional Norms and Actual Practices
in Local Personnel Administration. A Status Report." Review of Public Personnel
Administration 13, (1993), pp. 5-28. |
|
1992
|
"The Archaeology of Federal Housing Policies."
In Politics and Policy: United States and Texas, eds. Nelson Dometrius
and Mark Somma. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. |
|
1991 |
"Public-Private Partnerships in Meeting Future
Needs" and "Budgeting for Private, Nonprofit Organizations in
Texas." In Budgeting in Texas: Process, Problems,
Prospects, ed. Aman Khan. Lanham, MD: University
Press of America. |
|
1991 |
and Fox, Charles J. "Merit Systems and
Performance Appraisals in Local Government." ICMA Baseline
Data Report 22. Washington, DC: International City
Management Association. |
|
1989 |
"Intergenerational Differences, Merit Pay, and
Loyalty in State and Local Government." Review of Public
Personnel Administration 9 (Spring), pp. 15-27. |
|
1987 |
"Rights and Obligations: Critical Feminist
Theory, the Public Bureaucracy, and Policies for Mother-Only
Families." (Book Review Essay). Public Administration
Review 47 (Sep./Oct.), pp. 436-440. (Received an ASPA
award as the best book review essay in the 1987 volume of the
Public Administration Review.) |
|
1985 |
"Who Opposes Public/Private Financial
Partnerships for Urban Renewal?" Journal of Urban Affairs
7 (Winter), pp. 27-40. (Recognized as one of the best
papers presented at the 1984 conference of the Urban Affairs
Association.) |
|
Date
|
Presentations (Selection)
|
|
April 9-13, 2010 |
"From Policy Networks to
Implementation Networks: A Study of Child Care Services in the
City of Los Angeles." Paper presented at the annual conference
of the American Society for Public
Administration, San Jose. |
March 20-22,
2008 |
"Matching City Power Structures and
City Managers' Leadership Style: A New Model of Fit."
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Western Political
Science Association, San Diego. |
|
March 23-27,
2007 |
"Postmodern Public Collaboration Efforts:
Compatibilities and Contradictions in Emerging HRM Trends." Paper
presented at the 68th national conference of
the American Society for Public Administration, Washington, DC. |
|
March 3,
2004 |
"The Schwarzenegger Phenomenon: A Community
Builder for Hyperpluralistic Times." First talk in the Pat
Brown Institute 2004 Public Policy Lecture Series, CSULA. |
|
Aug. 28-31,
2003 |
"Learning Political Engagement from the Experts:
Advocacy Groups, Neighborhood Councils, and Constituency Service."
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political
Science Association, Philadelphia. |
|
March 23-26,
2002
|
"From EEO to Diversity Conflict Management:
A Trend Analysis of Best Practices." Paper presented at the 63rd national
conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Phoenix, AZ. |
April 1-4,
2000
|
"Matching City Politics and City Management:
How to Achieve Stability in City Hall." Paper presented at the 61st
national conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San
Diego. |
March 19-21,
1998
|
"The Impact of Municipal Personnel Systems
on Urban Outcomes: Employment, Revenues, and Taxes." Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles. |
Nov. 7-9,
1997
|
The Social Control Component in the Production
of Social Capital: An Analysis of the Feminist Critique of Communitarianism."
Paper presented at the silver anniversary conference of the Association for
Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), New York. |
Nov. 2-4,
1995
|
"From Politics to Service: Interest Groups
as Social Service Providers." Paper presented at the annual conference of
the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action,
Cleveland. |
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
1995
|
"Women, Power, and the Third Sector: Exploring
the Service Delivery Potential of Feminist Interest Groups." Annual meeting
of the American Political Science Association, Chicago. |
|
Date
|
Externally Funded Research
|
|
1998-2004 |
"Analysis of
the Diversity Culture and the Evaluation of Diversity Training Programs." Joint
Project of the Intercultural Proficiency Program, CSULA, and the American
Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region,
funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. |
| 2002-2005 |
"POLS 150, Government
and American Society -- with Service-Learning Component." One of 21
projects selected by the Carnegie Foundation's Political Engagement Project
to study effective ways of increasing students' interest in public affairs.
For additional information, please go to
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/PEP/ |
| Date |
Professional and Community Service (Selection) |
| 2002-2006 |
Treasurer, Monterey
Hills Federation, Los Angeles |
| 2001-2010 |
Executive Council,
LA Metro Chapter, American Society for Public Administration |
| 2001-2003 |
Founding Member,
Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, Los Angeles |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Government, 1978
Claremont Graduate University,
Claremont, CA
M.A. (Diplom), Geography, concentration in city and regional planning,
1970
Technical University
Munich, Germany
B.A. (Vordiplom), Geography, 1967
Technical University Munich, Germany
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
AND OFFICE HOURS
|
SPRING QUARTER 2010
|
|
M 6:10-10:00 p.m. |
BIOS 245 |
POLS 573-01 |
Public Sector HRM |
| W 6:10-10:00 p.m. |
SH C358A |
POLS 580-01 |
Data Analysis for Public and
Nonprofit Managers |
|
Office Hours:
Tue, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Fri, 2:00-5:00 p.m., and by appointment |
Updated April 16, 2010.
|
