Northern Illinois University

Public Administration

Dr. Koenig

Dr. Heidi Koenig

Faculty Profile

Heidi Koenig

Public Administration, Public Administration and Law, Bureaucracy, Public Program Evaluation

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Koenig received her Ph.D. degree in public administration from Syracuse University.  She also holds a combined J.D./M.A. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Her research interests include the impact of the courts on the public management of local governments, citizen participation, and intergovernmental relations.

Selected publications:

Public Administration and Law: An ASPA Classic, with Julia Beckett.  Armonk, NY :M.E. Sharpe, 2005.

"A Case Study of an Exercise in Inclusiveness: The Americans with Disabilities Act in Local Government."  Public Administration & Management: An Interactive Journal (2001) 6(1): 63-77 (http:www.pamij.com).

"Upon Examination, I Juggle." (2001)  PA Times 24(8):6.

"The Americans with Disabilities Act: Who Isn't Covered?"  Oyez, Oyez column, 1998 Public Administration Review,58(5):471-473.

"Richardson v. McKnight:  What Does the Future of Qualified Immunity Hold for Non-Governmental Employees?"  1998 Oyez, Oyez column, Public Administration Review, 58, (1):8-9.

"The Role of the Courts in Local Government Administration" (Winter/Spring, 1998)  SPLA News 3.

"Teaching Law in Public Administration: The Use of Case Analysis" 1998 Journal of Public Affairs Education, 4(1):19-24.

"Law and the City Manager: Beginning to Understand the Sources of Influence on the Management of Local Government", (with Amy Kise), Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, July 1996, 6(3):443-460.

"Eight Supreme Court Cases that Have Changed the Face of Public Administration", (with Rosemary O'Leary),  International Journal of Public Administration, 1996 vol 39(1):5-22.

"Toward a Theory of the Impact of the Courts on Public Management", (with Rosemary O'Leary), in Research in Public Administration, vol. 3: 175-199,  James L. Perry (Ed.),  Greenwich, CN: JAI Press Inc, 1994.