Portrait of Dr. Dianne Rahm

Dr. Dianne Rahm

  • Professor at Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

Scholarly and Creative Works

2023

  • Rahm, D. (2023). Climate Activism in the 21st Century. Jefferson, North Carolina and London, USA and UK: McFarland & Company, Inc.

2019

  • Rahm, D. (2019). US Environmental Policy:  Domestic and Global Perspectives. St. Paul, MN: West Academic Publishing.

2018

  • Rahm, D. (2018). Geoengineering Climat Change Solutions:  Public Policy Issues for National and Global Governance. Humanities and Social Science Review, 8(2), 139–148.

2017

  • Rahm, D. (2017). The U.S. Political Climate and Shale Gas and Oil Development. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 7(2), 478–488.

2016

  • Rahm, D., Farmer, J. L., & Fields, B. (2016). The Eagle Ford Shale Development and Local Government Fiscal Behavior. Public Budgeting & Finance, 36(3), 45–68.

2015

  • Rahm, D. (2015). US Law and Policy in Environmental Management. In D. Sarkar, R. Datta, A. Mukherlee, & R. Hannigan (Eds.), An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
  • Rahm, D., Brittain, V., Brown, C., Garofalo, C., Rangarajan, N., Shields, P., & Yun, H. J. (2015). Exploring the demand for PhDs in public affairs and administration. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 21(1), 115–128.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Food production and consumption is changing the environment (6th-Sep-15th ed., pp. 4A-5A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Pesticides and genetically modified organisms transform agriculture (4th-Oct-15th ed., pp. 4A-5A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D., Fields, B., & Farmer, J. L. (2015). Transportation Impacts of Fracking in the Eagle Ford Shale Development in Rural South Texas:  Perceptions of Local Government Officials. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 10, 78–99.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). New goals set stage to protect planet (1st-Nov-15th ed., pp. 4A-4A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Net benefit to recycling (7th-Jun-15th ed., pp. 4A-4A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Time to let the sunshine in with big solar changes in Lone Star State (28th-Jun-15th ed., pp. 4A-4A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Markets can be better fit to go green (10th-May-15th ed., pp. 5A-6A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). The origin story of our nation’s green holiday (19th-Apr-15th ed., pp. 6A-6A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D., Brittain, V., Brown, C., Garofalo, C., Rangarajan, N., Shields, P., & Yun, H. (2015). Exploring the Demand for PhDs in Public Affairs and Administration. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 21, 115–128.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). Do we need a new, green GDP? (22nd-Feb-15th ed., pp. 6A-6A). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
  • Rahm, D. (2015). The idea of sustainability has roots that run deep into our history (1st-Feb-15th ed., pp. 5A-%a). New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.

2013

  • Rahm, D., & Reddick, C. (2013). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Emergency Services:  A Survey of Texas Emergency Services Districts. International Journal of E-Politics, 4, 30–43.
  • Rangarajan, N., & Rahm, D. (2013). San Antonio€™s Mission Verde and Leading by Example Initiatives. In J. et al Osgood (Ed.), Local Economic Development and the Environment:  Finding Common Ground. New York, New York: Taylor & Francis Group.

2012

  • Rahm, D. (2012). Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas Plays, Environmental Policy Concerns, and Our Energy Future.

2011

  • Rahm, D. (2011). The Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing in Texas. Energy Delta Institute Quarterly, 3, 11-Aug.
  • Rangarajan, N., & Rahm, D. (2011). Greening Human Resources:  A Survey of City-level Initiatives. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 31, 227–247.
  • Rahm, D., & Reddick, C. (2011). U.S. City Managers’ Perceptions of Disaster Risks:  Consequences for Urban Emergency Management. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 19, 136–146.
  • Rahm, D., & reddick, C. (2011). U.S. City Managers’ Perceptions of Disaster Risks:  Consequences for Urban Emergency Management.
  • Rahm, D. (2011). Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas Plays:  The Case of Texas. Energy Policy, 39, 2974–2981.

2010

  • Rahm, D. (2010). Climate Change Policy in the United States:  The Science, the Politics and the Prospects for Change. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.
  • Reddick, C., & Rahm, D. (2010). Perceptions of Emergency Management in U.S. Cities:  A Survey of Chief Administrative Officers. Journal of Emergency Management, 29–43.
  • Rangarajan, N., & Rahm, D. (2010). Greening Human Resource Practices:  An Assessment of Local Level Initiatives.
  • Rahm, D. (2010). Community Strategic Needs Assessment:  Austin - San Antonio Corridor. Center for Research, Public Policy and Training, Texas State University.

2008

  • Palomo-Gonzalez, S., & Rahm, D. (2008). Hurricanes Katrina and Rita:  The Critical Role of the Nonprofit Community in the San Antonio Disaster Response. In J. Pinkowski (Ed.), Disaster Management Handbook. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press.

2007

  • Thai, K. V., Rahm, D., & Coggburn, J. D. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of Globalization and the Environment. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press.
  • Rahm, D., & Coggburn, J. D. (2007). Environmentally Preferable Procurement:  Greening U.S. State Government Fleets. Public Works Management & Policy, 12, 400–415.
  • Thai, K. V., Rahm, D., & Coggburn, J. D. (2007). Globalization and the Environment:  An Introduction. In K. V. Thai, D. Rahm, & J. D. Coggburn (Eds.), Handbook of Globalization and Environment. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press.
  • Coggburn, J. D., & Rahm, D. (2007). Government Green Procurement in the U.S.:  An Approach to Meeting Global Environmental Challenges. In K. V. Thai, D. Rahm, & J. D. Coggburn (Eds.), Handbook of Globalization and Environment. Boca Raton, London, and New York: CRC Press.

2006

  • Rahm, D. (Ed.). (2006). Sustainable Energy and the States:  Essays on Politics, Markets, and Leadership. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.
  • Rahm, D., & Coggburn, J. D. (2006). Environmentally Preferable Procurement:  Greening U.S. State Government Fleets.
  • Rahm, D., Swatuk, L., & Matheny, E. (2006). Water Resource Management in Botswana:  Balancing Sustainability and Economic Development. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 8, 157–183.
  • Rahm, D. (2006, January 6). Toxic Waste. In Social Issues:  An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History, and Debates (Vol. 7, pp. 1752–1761). M.E. Sharpe.
  • Rahm, D. (2006). Nuclear Power and Waste. Social Issues:  An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History, and Debates (Vol. 5, pp. 1252–1263). M.E. Sharpe.
  • Rahm, D. (2006). An Overview of Policies and Programs. In D. Rahm (Ed.), Sustainable Energy and the States:  Essays on Politics, Markets, and Leadership. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.
  • Rahm, D. (2006). The Renewables Portfolio Standard in Texas. In D. Rahm (Ed.), Sustainable Energy and the States:  Essays on Politics, Markets, and Leadership. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.

2005

  • Coggburn, J. D., & Rahm, D. (2005). Environmentally Preferable Purchasing:  Who is Doing What in the United States? Journal of Public Procurement, 5, 23–53.

2004

  • Rahm, D. (2004). United States Public Policy:  A Budgetary Approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
  • Swatuk, L., & Rahm, D. (2004). Integrating Policy, Disintegrating Practice:  Water Resources Management in Botswana. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 29, 1357–1364.

2002

  • Rahm, D. (Ed.). (2002). Toxic Waste and Environmental Policy in the 21st Century United States. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.
  • Rahm, D. (2002). Environmental Contamination and the Nuclear Weapons Complex. In D. Rahm (Ed.), Toxic Waste and Environmental Policy in the 21st Century United States. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers.

2001

  • Rahm, D. (2001). Controversial Cleanup:  Superfund and the Implementation of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy. In J. C. Powell, R. K. Turner, & I. Bateman (Eds.), Waste Management and Planning. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

2000

  • Rahm, D., Kirkland, J., & Bozeman, B. (2000). University-Industry R&D Collaboration in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Rahm, D. (2000). From Stalemate and Mistrust to Cooperation and Cleanup:  The Case of the Fernald Environmental Restoration Project: Final Report. PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government.
  • Rahm, D. (2000). Managing the Cleanup of the Nuclear Weapons Complex:  The Case of the Fernald Environmental Management Program. Public Works Management and Policy, 5, 69–81.
  • Van Wart, M., Rahm, D., & Sanders, S. (2000). Economic Development and Public Enterprise:  The Case of Rural Iowa€™s Telecommunications Utilities. Economic Development Quarterly, 14, 131–145.
  • Van Wart, M., Rahm, D., & Sanders, S. (2000). When Public Leadership Outperforms Private leadership:  The Case of Public Telecommunication Utilities. In P. Korsching, P. Hipple, & E. Abbott (Eds.), Having All the Right Connections:  Telecommunications and Rural Viability. Westport, CT: Greenwood.

1999

  • Rahm, D., Reed, B. J., & Rydl, T. L. (1999). Internet-Mediated Learning in Public Affairs Programs:  Issues and Implications. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 5, 213–223.
  • Rahm, D. (1999). University-Firm Linkages for Industrial Invation:  Final Report to the National Science Foundation. National Science Foundation.
  • Rahm, D., & Hansen, V. (1999). Technology Policy 2000:  University to Industry Transfer. International Journal of Public Administration, 22, 1189–1211.
  • Rahm, D. (1999). Small Community Outreach Program for Environmental Issues (SCOPe), Ohio Pilot, Final Report. EPA.

1998

  • Rahm, D. (1998). Controversial Cleanup:  Superfund and the Implementation of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy. Policy Studies Journal, 26, 719–734.
  • Rahm, D. (1998). Superfund and the Politics of U.S. Hazardous Waste Policy. Environmental Politics, 7, 75–91.
  • Rahm, D. (Ed.). (1998). Symposium on the Politics of Toxic Waste. Policy Studies Journal (Winter, 1998).
  • Rahm, D., & Hansen, V. (1998, September 1). University-Industry Transfer. Policy Evaluation.
  • Rahm, D., & Reed, B. J. (1998). Tangled Webs in Public Administration:  Organizational Issues in Distance Learning. Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal, 3. Retrieved from http://ww.hbg.psu.edu/Faculty/jxr11/
  • Rahm, D. (1998). Super-Optimum Technology Policy:  University-Industry Technology Transfer. In S. Nagel (Ed.), Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Stamford, CT and London, England: Jai Press.

1997

  • Rahm, D. (1997). The Role of Information Technology in Building Public Administration Theory. Knowledge and Policy, 10, 71–80.
  • Rahm, D., & Reed, B. J. (1997). Going Remote:  The Use of Distance Learning, the World Wide Web, and the Internet in Graduate Programs of Public Affairs and Administration. Public Productivity and Management Review, 20, 459–474.
  • Rahm, D., & Van Wart, M. (1997). Telecommunications Techlogies and Local Governments:  Survey Results from Iowa. Iowa State University: Rural Development Initiative of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Ecomics Experiment Station.
  • Rahm, D. (1997, June 1). The Land-Grant University Mission. The Ag Bioethics Forum.
  • Rahm, D. (1997). Communication With and Across Experts in R&D and Complex Technologies. In J. L. Garnett & A. Kouzmin (Eds.), Handbook of Administrative Communication. New York, Basel, Hong Kong: Marcel Dekker.
  • Rahm, D., & Hansen, V. (1997). Patterns of University-Industry Interaction. In Y. Lee (Ed.), Technology Transfer and Public Policy. Westport, CT: Quorum Books.

1996

  • Rahm, D. (1996). Business Expectations and University Interactions:  A Suggested Typology from a Survey of US Firms. Industry and Higher Education, 10, 207–218.
  • Rahm, D. (1996). R&D Partnering and the Environment of US Research Universities.
  • Rahm, D. (1996). Promoting Technology Transfer in the US University:  When it Works, When it Doesn€™t. In J. Kirkland (Ed.), Barriers to International Technology Transfer. Dorrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

1994

  • Rahm, D. (1994). Rethinking Technology Transfer Policy. Southeastern Political Review, 22, 707–728.
  • Rahm, D. (1994). Academic Perceptions of University-Firm Technology Transfer. Policy Studies Journal, 22, 267–278.
  • Rahm, D. (1994). U.S. Universities and Technology Transfer:  Perspectives of Academic Administrators and Researchers. Industry and Higher Education, 8, 72–78.
  • Rahm, D. (1994, March 1). University-Firm Linkages for Industrial Innovation. Center for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper Series, Stanford University.
  • Rahm, D. (1994). Implementing High-Tech Economic Development Policies in Florida. Reinventing Government in Florida.

1993

  • Rahm, D. (1993, December 1). Book review of The Technology Pork Barrel by Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy. University of  Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab.
  • Rahm, D. (1993). U.S. Public Policy and Emerging Technologies:  The Case of Solar Energy. Energy Policy, 21, 374–384.
  • Rahm, D. (1993). US Public Policy and Emerging Technologies:  The Case of Solar Energy. In R. C. Rist (Ed.), Policy Evaluation. Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing.
  • Rahm, D. (1993). Implementing High-Tech Economic Development Policies in Florida. The Political Chronicle, 5, 8-Jan.
  • Rahm, D. (1993). Rethinking Technology Transfer after the Cold War. In Y. lee (Ed.) (pp. 79–84).

1992

  • Lambright, W. H., & Rahm, D. (Eds.). (1992). Technology and U.S. Competitiveness:  An Institutional Focus. New York, Westport, London: Greenwood Press.
  • Rahm, D. (1992). Federal Competitiveness Policy:  Programs and Institutions in Flux. In W. henry Lambright & D. Rahm (Eds.), Technology and U.S. Competitiveness:  An Institutional Focus. New York, Westport, London: Greenwood Press.

1991

  • Lambright, W. H., & Rahm, D. (1991). Science, Technology, and the States. Forum For Applied Research and Public Policy, 6, 49–60.
  • MacManus, S., Benton, E., Daly, J., & Rahm, D. (1991). City of Clearwater Employee Survey. Final Report to the Clearwater City Manager and Executive Staff.
  • Rahm, D., & Luce, T., Jr. (1991). Issues in the Design of State Science and Technology-Based Economic Development Programs:  The Case of Pennsylvania’s Ben Franklin Partnership. Economic Development Quarterly, 6, 41–51.

1990

  • Rahm, D. (1990). Clearing the Way for Cooperative R&D:  Policies That Promote Industry-University-Government Cooperation.

1989

  • Rahm, D. (1989). Federal Efforts to Enhance U.S. Competitiveness:  The Encouragement of Domestic Cooperation. Policy Studies Journal, 18, 89–99.
  • Rahm, D. (1989). Symposium on Technology and American Competitiveness. (W. H. Lambright, Ed.), Policy Studies Journal (Fall 1989, Vol. 18).
  • Lambright, W. H., & Rahm, D. (1989). Ronald Reagan and Space Policy. Policy Studies Journal, 17, 515–527.
  • Rahm, D. (1989). A Critique of GAO’s Techlogy Transfer Criteria. General Accounting Office (GAO).
  • Bozeman, B., & Rahm, D. (1989). The Explosion of Technology. In J. Perry (Ed.), Handbook of Public Administration. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

1988

  • Rahm, D., Bozeman, B., & Crow, M. (1988). Domestic Technology Transfer and Competitiveness:  An Empirical Assessment of the Roles of University and Government Research and Development Laboratories. Public Administration Review, 48, 969–978.
  • Lambright, W. H., & Rahm, D. (1988). Presidential Management of Technology. In N. J. Vig & M. E. Kraft (Eds.), Technology and Politics. Durham and London: Duke University Press.

1987

  • Lambright, W. H., & Rahm, D. (1987). Science, Technology and Democracy. Teaching Political Science:  Politics in Perspective, 14, 179–183.