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- Bill Leavitt
- Associate Professor
- Urban Studies & Public Administration
- 2084 Constant Hall
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-5695
- wleavitt@odu.edu
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Education
- University of Colorado Graduate School of Public Affairs,
1986
- Major: Public Administration
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Colorado Graduate School of Public Affairs,
1976
- Major: Public Administration
- Degree: M.P.A.
- New York University Washington Square College,
1970
- Major: Political Science
- Degree: B.A.
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Expertise
- Human Relations
- Human Resource Management - Public Sector, Organizational Design, Customer Services and Service Delivery, Social Marketing
in the Public Sector.
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Articles
- Leavitt, W., and McDowell, A. Human Resource Issues in Local Government: How Yesterday’s Headlines Remain Today’s Hot Topics as Determined by Three Organizational
Groups. Public Personnel Management
- Leavitt, W., Lombard, J. R., and Morris, J. C. (2011). Examining Admissions Factors in MPA Programs. Journal of Public Affairs, 17 (3),
- Haga, B., Richman, R., and Leavitt, W. (2010). System Failure: Implementing Pay for Performance in the Department of Defense National Security Personnel System. Public Personnel Management (pp. 211-230).
- Morris, J. C., Leavitt, W., and Lombard, J. R. (2008). Tax increment financing as a tool for public-private infrastructure development. Public works management & policy
- Leavitt, W., Morris, J. C., and Lombard, J. R. (2008). Developing infrastructure through the use of tax increment financing: the case of the Virginia Beach town center project. Public Works Management & Policy, 13 (2), (pp. 92 – 99).
- Lombard, J. R., Leavitt, W., and Morris, J. C. (2008). Tax increment financing as a tool for public-private infrastructure development. Public works management & policy, 13 (2), (pp. 92-99).
- Morris, J. C., and Leavitt, W. (2008). Market based pay in action: Municipal strategies and concerns in the cities of Hampton Roads. Review of public personnel administration, 28 (2), (pp. 178 – 189).
- Lombard, J. R., Gibson, P. A., Leavitt, W., and Morris, J. C. (2007). Acknowledging the 'Professional' in professional degree programs: Waiving the standardized test in MPA admissions applications. College Student Journal, 41 (4),
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Presentations
- Grassroots Collaboration in Local Environmental Organizations: The Case of Lynnhaven River Now
- Conference Name: American Society for Public Administration
- Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Public Administration
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Leavitt, W.
Morris, J.
- The Case of the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, J. C.
Leavitt, W.
Martin, A.
- Multiple-Sector Partnerships and the Engagement of Citizens in Social and Marketing Campaigns
- Conference Name: Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration
- Sponsoring Organization: Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, J. C.
Leavitt, W.
McNamara, M. W.
- Examining Admission Factors in an MPA Program: Predicting Student Performance
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: May, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Champagne, P. J.
Gibson, P. A.
Morris, J. C.
Leavitt, W.
- Examining Admission Factors in an MPA Program: Predicting Student Performance
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: May, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Lombard, J. R.
Gibson, P. A.
Leavitt, W.
Morris, J. C.
- Examining admission factors in an MPA program: Predicting student performance
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: May, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, J. C.
Gibson, P. A.
Leavitt, W.
- Multiple-sector partnerships and engagement of citizens in social marketing campaigns
- Conference Name:
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, J. C.
Leavitt, W.
McNamara, M. W.
- Tax Increment Financing as a Tool for Public-Private Infrastructure Development
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Champagne, P. J.
Leavitt, W.
Morris, J. C.
- Tax increment financing as a tool for public-private infrastructure development
- Conference Name:
- Location: LA, CA
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morris, J. C.
Leavitt, W.
Lombard, J. R.
- Social marketing 101
- Conference Name:
- Location: Smith mountain lake, Virginia
- Date: September, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Leavitt, W.
- Alternatives to the privatization of municipal functions
- Conference Name:
- Location: Denver Colarado
- Date: April, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Leavitt, W.