Dr. Allison H. Turner

Assistant Professor, MPA Program
            Email: ATurner@wcupa.edu
            Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/allison-turner/6/54b/8b0
            Phone: (610) 425-5000 x2441

Biography

Dr. Turner was born and raised in Kentucky, where she completed her undergraduate and
graduate education. Dr. Turner joined West Chester University's Political Science Department in
the Fall of 2010. She teaches in the Master of Public Administration program at West Chester.
Her research addresses the role of information literacy in graduate public administration
curriculums, nonprofits in contemporary political economies, brownfields redevelopment and
environmental policy.

Education

B.A., Centre College, Danville, KY, 2001

M.P.A., University of Louisville, 2005

Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2010

Publications/Activities

“Community Economic Development & Substantive Participation: A Necessary Context for
Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making.” America Goes Green: An
Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States, ABC-CLIO, Inc., August 2011.

“Identifying Obstacles to Urban Agriculture.” America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-
Friendly Culture in the United States, ABC-CLIO, Inc., August 2011.

“Establishing Urban Agriculture in Your Community: What You Need to Know Before You Get
Your Hands Dirty” University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy & Management,
Winter 2010
http://cepm.louisville.edu/Pubs_WPapers/practiceguides/PG27.pdf

“Urban Agriculture and Soil Contamination: An Introduction to Urban Gardening” University of
Louisville Center for Environmental Policy & Management, Winter 2009.
http://cepm.louisville.edu/Pubs_WPapers/practiceguides/PG25.pdf

“Sustainable Hazards Mitigation” University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy &
Management, Summer 2007.
http://cepm.louisville.edu/Pubs_WPapers/practiceguides/PG18.pdf

“Financing Energy Efficiency Improvement” University of Louisville Center for Environmental
Policy & Management, Summer 2008. http://cepm.louisville.edu/Pubs_WPapers/practiceguides/
PG21.pdf

“Protecting Kentuckians’ Economic Well-Being In the Face of Energy Cost Increases” coauthors
Peter Meyer and Isabella Christenson, University of Louisville Center for Environmental
Policy and Management, Fall 2008.
http://cepm.louisville.edu/publications/PDF_docs/Protecting%20Kyians%20Econ%20Well-
Being%20in%20Face%20of%20Energy%20Cost.pdf

Professional Service

Sustainability Advisory Council

Judiciary Board

CAPC Writing Emphasis Sub-committee

MPA National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)

Accreditation Committee

Political Science Department, Advising Committee

Classes Regularly Taught

PPA 502 Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation

PPA 505 Public Sector Organization Theory & Behavior

PPA 512 Communications for Public Administrators

PPA 530 Topics in Nonprofit Administration