Dr. Kisha A. Hardwick
Assistant Professor
Irby Hall, Suite #217
(501) 450-3412
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy, Auburn University, 2018
Master of Public Administration, Auburn University, 2011
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Auburn University, 2003
COURSES TAUGHT:
U.S. Government & Politics
Local Government & Politics
Public Management
Non-Profit Management
Studies in Public and Non-Profit Management
Public Service as a Profession
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Hardwick, Kisha A. (forthcoming). “A View from the Middle: Comparing State Administrators’ Interactions and Information Exchanges with Citizens and Elected Officials,” In Heartland Areas and the Politics of Place: Democracy, Identity, and Prosperity in the 21st Century, Bloomsbury Academic.
Hardwick, Kisha A. 2024. “Limiting More than Terms: The Influence of Term Limits on Informal Bureaucratic-Legislator Information Sharing,” Midsouth Political Science Review, vol. 23, pp. 67-89.
Skaggs, Sherry L., Kisha A. Hardwick, Lauren Montgomery, and Chris Harris. 2024. “The Policewoman: A Tale of Recruitment, Retention, and Experiences at Nine Agencies,” Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, vol. 18, pp. 1-10.
Fairbanks, Bailey R., Sherry L. Skaggs, Kisha A. Hardwick, and Leslie M. Graybeal. 2024. “Cross the Red Tape: Building Service-Learning Relationships with Bureaucratic Agencies,” In Sandy Watson, ed., Applications of Service-Learning in Higher Education, Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing, pp. 108-132.
Powers, Edward L., Sherry L. Skaggs, and Kisha A. Hardwick. 2024. “Arresting Ambitions: Obstacles Associated with Recruiting College Educated Women to Policing,” Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, vol. 18, pp. 1-9.
Hardwick, Kisha A. and Cynthia Bowling. 2016. “Cities and the States,” In Guide to Urban Politics and Policy, eds. Christine Kelleher Palus and Richard Dilworth. Sage/CQ Press.
Hardwick, Kisha A. and Giovanna Summerfield. 2013. “Preparing and Engaging the New Citizens of the World,” In Scholarship in Action: Communities, Leaders, and Citizens, eds. Barbara A. Baker, Kathleen Hale, and Giovanna Summerfield. Common Ground Publishing.