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George William Dougherty, Jr., Ph.D.
gdougherty@evaluationresources.com
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Home Address:
210 North Church Street
Winterville, Georgia 30683
(706) 255-2876
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Work Address:
290 North Milledge Avenue
Athens, Georgia 30602
(706) 227-2138
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Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Concentrations: Public Policy, Public Administration, International Relations
May 2000
Master of Arts, Political Science
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Concentration: International Relations
December 1995
Bachelor of Science, Management
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
Concentrations: Management, International Relations, Political Science, Economics
May 1992
Professional Experience:
Piedmont College
2000 – Present Athens, Georgia.
Assistant Professor of Public Administration:
· Teach courses in the Master of Public Administration program.
· Advise master’s students in areas such as course selection and career objectives.
· Conduct research in public administration and public policy.
Evaluation Resources, Inc. / The Point After, Inc.
2000 – Present Athens, Georgia.
Owner
· Consulting firm providing professional planning, evaluation, and training services to state and local governments and nonprofit agencies.
· Specialize in coordinating venture philanthropy, establishing nonprofit foundations and trusts, and evaluating established programs.
· Comprehensive paper, telephone, fax, and Internet survey and market research services.
The University of Georgia
1998 - 2000 Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Applied Research
Athens, Georgia.
Research Coordinator:
· Project manager on multiple studies as well as coordinating the efforts of work teams consisting of multiple graduate research assistants.
· Developing and managing the survey research data center.
· Providing assistance to the division in conducting basic research for state and local agencies.
· Sharing expertise in survey research methods and administering the development, production,
distribution, and collection of survey instruments.
· Analyzing data for over 20 division projects.
· Designing and delivering software training programs to state and local government officials in
Georgia.
Georgia Division of Rehabilitation Services
1993- 1998 Athens Regional Office
Athens, Georgia.
Job Coach: Responsible for the service delivery of the Supported Employment Program in the Athens area.
· Provided on-the-job training and long term support for disabled workers and their supervisors.
· Negotiated interviews for disabled workers with local businesses.
· Assisted disabled workers in finding gainful employment through job search training.
· Coordinated service delivery with rehabilitation counselors.
Training /Teaching:
Teaching Interests
Public Policy (Policy Evaluation, Policy Implementation, Policy Analysis)
Methodology (Quantitative Methods, Survey Research Methods, Time Series Analysis)
Public Administration
Experience
Computer and Network Basics, Georgia General Assembly Technology Training, Fall 1999.
Basic Internet Skills, Georgia City/County Clerks Training, Fall 1999 and Winter 2000.
MPA 600 (Piedmont College), Professor, Introduction to Public Administration, Fall 2000.
MPA 630 (Piedmont College), Professor, Public Policy Analysis, Spring 2001.
MPA 655 (Piedmont College), Professor, Local and State Government, Spring 2001.
MPA 685 (Piedmont College), Professor, Leadership Theories and Practices, Spring and Fall 2000.
MPA 695 (Piedmont College), Professor, Readings in Public Administration, Spring 2001.
Political Science 301 (Piedmont College), Professor, Modern Social and Political Theory, Spring 2000.
Political Science 340 (Piedmont College), Professor, Western Political Ideologies, Fall 1999.
Political Science 220 (Piedmont College), Professor, American Government, Fall 2000.
Political Science 101, Graduate Instructor, Introduction to American Government, 1993-1998.
Awards
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. 1998. The University of Georgia.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. 1996. The University of Georgia.
Research:
Interests
Transportation Policy (Highway Safety, Infrastructure funding)
Education Policy (Technical Education Quality, funding)
Performance Measurement (Local and State Government Customer Service)
Philanthropy (Sports)
Survey Research Methods
Publications
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 2000. Increasing the Speed Limit in Georgia: Have Rural Highways Become More Dangerous? Athens, Georgia: Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
Public Service Research and Project Management Experience
Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education. How Georgians View Post Secondary Technical Education, Summer 1999.
Collected information from high school and middle school educators as well as students and parents concerning their opinions of post-secondary technical education. The data were used to design a
communications effort to increase awareness of technical education and its benefits among educators, students, and their parents.
Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education. 10 Years Later: A Follow-Up Study of Technical Institute Students, Spring 1999.
Interviewed graduates of Georgia’s Technical Schools to determine how well they are progressing professionally since completing their technical educations. Interview instruments were designed to
collect information about their employment experiences and their satisfaction with prior education and training.
City of Covington, Georgia. Citizen Satisfaction Survey, Winter 1999.
Conducted surveys of citizens and customers of the city’s utilities and traditional services to determine
how well those services are provided. Almost 3,500 of Covington’s 10,000 citizens were polled in the study. Results were used in the city’s strategic planning efforts.
Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism. Local Economic Development Assessment, Fall 1998.
Surveyed city and county governments, chambers of commerce, and regional authorities about their economic development activities. Respondents reported on specific programs and how effective
those programs have been in adding to local economies.
Georgia Public Broadcasting. Peachstar Educational Services: Client Satisfaction Survey, Fall 1998.
Research project designed to determine the use of satellite technology in Georgia’s public schools. Interviewed school teachers, media specialists, and central office personnel- each of which has a
unique role in the process of instructional programming in schools.
Georgia City/County Managers Association. Mystery Shopper Program, Ongoing.
Assessment of the quality of customer service in Georgia’s city and county offices. The Carl Vinson
Institute of Government contracts with a private firm to “shop” government offices then uses the results to tailor customer service training in those governments.
Athens-Clarke County, Department of Human and Economic Development. Citizen Services Needs Assessment.
Project designed to help the department prioritize service emphases through direct citizen
involvement. Randomized telephone survey techniques are to be combined with paper surveys distributed among underprivileged target groups in the community.
Family Connections . . . First! of Stephens County. High School Dropout Evaluation Program.
Designing and conducting interviews with high school dropouts to determine specific reasons for
leaving school, employment history since leaving school, and awareness of further education opportunities.
Department of Technical and Adult Education. Graduate Employment Tracking Program.
Project designed to track technical institute graduates and their salaries since completing their technical
education using Georgia Department of Labor data sources.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Financial Information Collection Program.
Ongoing program to collect data from local governments and local authorities concerning wages and
salaries, bonded indebtedness, and financial accounts. Currently attempting to automate data collection procedures using new scanning and Internet technology.
Current Projects
Supreme Court of Georgia. Juvenile Mediation Project.
Evaluation of mediation proceedings in family courts Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Clarke
counties. Includes assessment of participant satisfaction, stability and speed of child placements into permanent settings, and cost comparisons to judicial proceedings.
Supreme Court of Georgia. Staff to the Supreme Court Commission on Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts.
One year project to determine levels of trust and confidence Georgians have in local courts. The comprehensive study includes a telephone survey of 1000 Georgians to determine areas needing
improvement, focus groups with attorneys, court personnel, and citizens to identify potential solutions, and a mail survey of judges to determine which solutions they would be willing to implement.
Articles in Development
Dougherty, George W., Jr. “Regulatory Change and Public Safety: Highway Safety in Georgia since the Repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit.”
Dougherty, George W., Jr. and Brent Wolfe. “Mail Versus Web: A Comparison of Survey Research Methodologies.”
Dougherty, George W., Jr. and Jay Rojewski. “Factors Affecting the Retention of Technical Students.”
Rojewski, Jay and George W. Dougherty, Jr. “Salary Progression and Job Advancement among Technical Institution Graduates.”
Conference Presentations:
Dougherty, George W., Jr., Richard L. Milford, and Mark Bradbury. 2000. “Improving Customer
Service: The Use of Mystery Shopping Services to Evaluate Local Government Service Delivery in
Georgia.” Presentation at the International City Managers Association’s (ICMA) Best Practices Conference, Savannah, Georgia.
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 1999. “Regulation and Public Safety: Highway Safety in the
Southeast.” Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Orlando, Florida.
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 1999. “How Local Governments are Using Mystery Shopping to
Improve Customer Service.” Presentation at the Shop’n Chek, Inc. International Summit 1999.
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 1998. _Evaluating the Public Safety Effects of Higher Speed Limits in
Georgia. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 1997. Discussant. Panel on Public Policy Analysis. Conference for the
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Doctor of Public Administration Program at the University of Georgia.
Athens, Georgia.
Craft, Cassady and George W. Dougherty, Jr. 1995. "Threat and Capability Ambiguous Defense
Planning: Deterrence in the Post-Cold War Environment." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Dallas, Texas.
Dougherty, George W., Jr. 1995. "Polarity, System Uncertainty, and the Signing of Arms
Control Agreements,1828-1979." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Tampa, Florida.
Computer Skills:
Proficient in:
MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point), WordPerfect, SPSS, SAS, Netscape Composer, Adobe Photoshop, Net Objects Fusion, MS Frontpage, GIF Wizard.
Personal:
Family
Spouse: Alicia Bradley Dougherty
Daughter: Emma Katherine Dougherty
Affiliations:
American Society for Public Administration
Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Sigma Chi Fraternity
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