Works (25)
2025 journal article
Teaching the orchestra, not just the conductor: Early undergraduate transdisciplinary education in public affairs designed for non-majors
Journal of Public Affairs Education.
2024 journal article
Triple Bottom Line Scenario Sites as Boundary Objects for Integrating Diverse Disciplines in Convergent Research
SUSTAINABILITY, 16(23).

2023 journal article
Historical criminology, a moving target: Understanding and challenging trends in British and American periodization
Journal of Criminal Justice, 85, 101978.

2023 journal article
Regional Public Sector Organizations: A broader taxonomic classification to <scp>cross‐pollinate</scp> empirical research
Public Administration, 101(1), 271–283.
2022 conference paper
Digital Literacy and Co-Regional Activity in Southwestern North Carolina
Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian Conference (ReCAPP). Presented at the Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian Conference (ReCAPP), Boone, NC.
2022 conference paper
Mapping Co-Regional Landscapes and the Roles of Regional Leaders
2022 Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association. Presented at the 2022 Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association.
2022 conference paper
Rural Broadband and Co-Regional Activity in Southwestern North Carolina
Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration. Presented at the Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration, Jacksonville, FL.
2021 conference paper
Applying Your Knowledge: Incorporating Examples from Your Research into the Courses You Teach
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). Presented at the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).
2021 journal article
Developing Co-Regional Activity to Conceptualize Constellations of Governance Mechanisms
Urban Affairs Review. https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/american-regionalism-and-the-constellation-of-mechanisms-for-cross-boundary-cooperation
2020 conference paper
Collaboration for the Services You Can’t Afford to Lose and You Can’t Afford to Keep
NC Local Government Budget and Policy Association. Online presented at the NC Local Government Budget and Policy Association.
2020 conference paper
How Do Local Governments and Regional Stakeholders Plan for Transportation in Appalachia?
North Carolina Political Science Association. Presented at the North Carolina Political Science Association, Raleigh NC.
2020 chapter
Not State, Not Local: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
In Cooperation and Conflict between State and Local Government.
2020 journal article
Regionalism With and Without Metropolitanism: Governance Structures of Rural and Non-Rural Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
The American Review of Public Administration, 51(2), 155–164.

2020 conference paper
The “Un-Metropolizing” of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs)
Southern Political Science Association. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan PR.
2019 conference paper
The Role of Local Governments in U.S. and European Regional Governance
Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration. Presented at the Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration, Washington DC.
2018 conference paper
An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Presented at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo MI.
2018 conference paper
Discovering American Regions
Southeast Regional Directors Institute. Presented at the Southeast Regional Directors Institute, Kingsport TN.
2018 chapter
Distributing Decision-Making between Local Governments on RIGO Boards
In Discovering American Regionalism: An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations.
2018 thesis
Finding the Unique Balance: Local Government Representation on the Boards of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs)
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/35737/1/Rickabaugh%20Dissertation%2012.9.18%20FINAL.pdf
2018 conference paper
Leading Actors: The Role of Elected Officials on the Boards of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration. Presented at the Deil Wright Symposium, American Society for Public Administration, Denver CO.
2018 conference paper
Professional Education and Research Needs for Regional Intergovernmental Organization Executive Directors
National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Annual Training Conference. Roundtable presented at the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Annual Training Conference, Charlotte NC.
2018 conference paper
The Unvarnished Truth about Large Cities’ Representation on the Boards of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
Urban Affairs Association. Presented at the Urban Affairs Association, Toronto ON.
2018 conference paper
The Unvarnished Truth about Large Cities’ Representation on the Boards of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
International Public Policy Association. Presented at the International Public Policy Association, Pittsburgh PA.
2017 conference paper
Reconceptualizing Local Government Membership and Representational Rights in Cross-Boundary Organizations
Urban Affairs Association. Presented at the Urban Affairs Association, Minneapolis MN.
2009 report
Coleen Rowley and the FBI
[Case Study]. Pittsburgh, PA: Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership.
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