Dr. Curtis Wood
Public Administration, Regional Governance
Curriculum Vitae
Professor Wood received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Kansas in May 2004. He earned an M.P.A. degree from the University of Kansas in 1980. Professor Wood served 20 years in city government, three years in city management and 17 years as a finance director.
"Scope and Patterns of Metropolitan Governance in Urban America: Probing the Complexities in the Kansas City Region."
"Interlocal Agreements as an Alternative to Consolidation." Kurt Thurmaier and Curtis Wood. Chapter prepared for volume I in The Changing Local Landscape. Edited by Kurt Thurmaier, Richard C. Feiock, Suzanne Leland, and Jered Carr. 2004.
"The Changing Structure of American Cities: A Study of the Diffusion of Innovation." H. George Frederickson, Gary Alan Johnson, and Curtis Wood. Public Administration Review, Volume 64, Number 3, May/June 2004.
The Adapted City: Institutional Dynamics and Structural Change. H. George Frederickson, Gary Alan Johnson, and Curtis Wood. M.E. Sharpe, Inc., July 2003.
"Voter Turnout in City Elections." Urban Affairs Review, Volume 38: 2, November 2002.
"Inter‑local Agreements as Overlapping Social Networks: Picket‑Fence Regionalism in Metropolitan Kansas City." Kurt Thurmaier and Curtis Wood. Public Administration Review, Volume 62: 5, September/October 2002.
"The Challenges of Contracting and Accountability Across the Federal System: From Ambulances to Space Shuttles." Barbara Romzek, Jocelyn Johnston, and Curtis Wood. Publius 34:3 (95-122).