Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Janet Buttolph Johnson

Department of Political Science and International Relations

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware l9716

 

Education

 

            Ph.D., 1979, Cornell University (Government)

            M.A.,  1976, Cornell University (Government)

            Sc.B., 1972, Brown University (Applied Mathematics)

 

Professional Positions

            Associate Professor, University of Delaware, 1986 -

            Associate Chair, Department of Political Science and    International Relations, 1994-2000

            Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science and International Relations, 1994-2000

            Joint appointment with College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, 1986-

            Senior Research Associate, Center for Energy and Urban Policy Research, University of Delaware, 1990-

            Director, Master of Public Administration Program, 1986 - 1990

            Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, 1979 - 1986

            Lecturer, University of Delaware, 1977 - 1979

            Visiting Assistant Professor, Lehigh University, Spring 1977

            Instructor, Temple University, Fall 1976

 

Research Support

 

            National Science Foundation, “Streamside Reforestation: An Analysis of Ecological Benefits and Societal Perceptions,” 1/1/97-12/31/99, $119,514.

 

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, “Pike Creek Watershed Initiative,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2005, $24,500.

 

Publications

 

Research Methods in Political Science, Congressional Quarterly Press, 5th edition, 2005 ( H.T. Reynolds).

 

Working with Political Science Research Methods: Problems and Exercises, Congressional Quarterly Press, 2005.

 

“Landowner Perceptions of Protecting and Establishing Riparian Forests: A Qualitative Analysis,” in SOCIETY AND NATUAL RESOURCES, 17:319-332, 2004 (with Daniel D. Dutcher, James C. Finley, and A.E. Luloff).

           

Research Methods in Political Science, Congressional Quarterly Press, 4th edition, 2001 (with R.A. Joslyn and H.T. Reynolds).

 

"Implementing the Riparian Buffer Strategy for Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Control: An Illustration of Smart Regulation," in PROCEEDINGS OF THE KOREAN ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION TOWARD A NEW MILLENNIUM: POLICY VISIONS AND STRATEGIES, May 2000.

 

"State Environmental Audit Legislation," NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION, Vol. 20, Number 1, 7-8, 1998.

 

            RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, Congressional Quarterly Press, 3rd edition, 1995 (with R.A. Joslyn).

 

            "Delaware:  Friends and Neighbors Politics," in

            Clive S. Thomas and Ronald J. Hrebnar eds., INTEREST GROUP POLITICS IN THE NORTHEASTERN STATES, Penn State Press, 1993 (with Joseph A. Pika).

 

            "The Need for an Integrated Urban Environmental Policy," JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS, Vol. 14, Number 3/4, 377-398, JAI Press, 1992 (with James W. Gillet et al.).

 

            "The Impact of Acid Rain and Associated Pollutants on Forest Health and Productivity in the United States and Implications for Policy," in ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT 1991 (Proceedings of the 1991 International Symposium on Energy and Environment), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1991.

 

            "The Dynamics of Acid Rain Policy in the United States,"

            in R. Kenneth Godwin and Helen M. Ingram eds., PUBLIC POLICY

            AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, JAI Press, 1985.

 

            "Survey Research Methodology" in Samuel Long ed., ANNUAL

            REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 1, Ablex Publishings, 1986 (co-    author).

 

            "An Airing of the Clean Air Act," JOURNAL OF POLITICS,

            February, 1985.

 

            CAMPAIGN 80:  THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION

            PROCESS, American Political Science Association, 1982

            (co-author).

 

            "Public Participation in Power Plant Sitting Decisions:  The

            Case of the Mid-Atlantic Region," in G. A. Daneke and G. K.

            Lagassa eds., ENERGY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Lexington

            Books, 1980, (co-author).

 

Recent Professional and Related Activities

 

            Editorial Board, POLITICS & POLICY, 2005-

 

Presentation, “Landowner Attitudes Toward Riparian Buffers, “ 2005 Statewide Tributary Action Team Conference, Dover, DE, March 12, 2005.

 

Presentation, “Social Attitudes Toward Streamside Buffers,” Delaware Water Policy Forum, Newark, DE, October 13, 2004.

 

Paper presentation, “Linking Environmental Values and Environmental Behavior: The Case of Streamside Landowners in Pennsylvania,” Midwest Political Science Association Meetings, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2003.

 

Plenary presentation, “Environmental Values and Behavior: Understanding Motivations for Watershed Protection,” Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Conference on Riparian and Wetland Stewardship, Baltimore, MD, September 26, 2002.

 

Paper presentation, 'Implementing the Riparian Buffer Strategy for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control: An Illustration of "Smart Regulation,"' Korean Association for Public Administration Conference on Environmental Vision and Strategy for a New Millenium, Seoul, Korea, May 12, 2000.

 

Lecture to Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, "The Role of Environmental Organizations in Implementing the Riparian Buffer Strategy for Controlling Nonpoint Source Water Pollution," Seoul, Korea, May 15, 2000.

 

Section Chair, Political Methodology, Southern Political Science Association 1997 Annual Meeting, Nov. 5-8,         1997.

 

            Editorial Board, Texas Journal of Political Studies, 1996-

           

Lecture, "Environmental Regulation in the United States" to Certificate in Sustainable Development Management Program, University of Delaware, August 7, 1995.

 

Teaching Areas

 

State and Local Government

Public Policy Analysis

Research Methods

Environmental Policy and Politics