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Portrait of Dr. Dianne Rahm

Dr. Dianne Rahm

  • Professor at Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Sustainability Studies Advisory Council. August 25, 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Workload Committee. April 2023 - Present.

2023

  • Reviewer / Referee, Public Performance & Management Review. October 2023.
  • Interviewee, Teen Vogue. January 2023.

2022

  • Member, Editorial Board, Research Journal of Environmental Sciences. June 1, 2015 - January 1, 2022.
  • University Mentor, Sustainability Program -- Hannah Johnson. 2021 - 2022.
  • Attendee / Participant, POLITICO. November 30, 2022.
  • Member, Graduate Fulbright Campus Committee. August 5, 2022 - September 1, 2022.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. May 13, 2022 - August 1, 2022.

2020

  • University Mentor, University Mentor for Alyssa Loveday. October 1, 2017 - May 2020.

2019

  • Member, Comprehensive Exam Committee. November 2, 2019.
  • Chair, subcommittee on written comprehensive exam. August 1, 2019 - September 20, 2019.

2018

  • Mentor for Anupama Udaykumar. February 2018 - December 31, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Colorado State University Tenure and Promotion Committee. June 2018 - July 2018.
  • Speaker, Geoengineering Solutions to Climate Change, Unitarian Universalists of New Braunfels. July 15, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Energy Policy. April 2018 - May 2018.
  • University Mentor, Sustainability Studies Mentor for Phoenix Catilla. August 25, 2017 - May 2018.
  • Member, PA Search Committee. November 1, 2017 - May 4, 2018.

2017

  • University Mentor, University Mentor for Nicholas Fischer. January 1, 2017 - 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research Journal of Environmental Sciences. November 3, 2017 - November 4, 2017.
  • Member, PA Scholarships and Awards Committee. April 4, 2017 - May 15, 2017.
  • Board Member, Unitarian Universalists of New Braunfels. February 1, 2016 - January 25, 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Environmental Research Letters. January 12, 2017 - January 13, 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Environmental Research Letters. October 8, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Environmental Politics. July 10, 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Energy Policy. July 5, 2016.

2015

  • Member, Graduate Council. January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
  • Energy, Environment and Sustainability Career Support Area Advisor, MPA program. January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
  • University Mentor, Sustainability MAIS mentor for Mary Van Zant. January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Science and Technology Education. October 1, 2015.
  • Speaker, Eating in the Anthropocene, San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. September 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External tenure reviewer School of Public Policy, Oregon State University. July 1, 2015.
  • Member, Scientific Committee for the 3rd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics. January 1, 2015 - July 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Energy Policy. May 1, 2015.
  • Interviewed for high school students seeking informative interview on environmental issues, Junipero Serra High School. April 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, South African Journal of International Affairs. April 1, 2015.
  • Speaker, The politics of international environmental agreements - Comal County Unitarian Universalist Society. April 1, 2015.
  • Speaker, From environmental justice to climate justice - Southwest Unitarian Universalists Women's Conference. March 1, 2015.

2014

  • Chair, PhD Working Committee. 2014.
  • Member, Graduate Council. 2014.
  • Classroom Peer Evaluator, Stephanie Newbold. 2014.
  • University Mentor, MAIS Sustainability Students. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Water Use and Desalination. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer Energy Policy. 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Sustainability. 2014.
  • Student interview, Skype Interview with 6 graduate students at the Paris School of International Affairs (topic hydraulic fracturing). 2014.
  • Guest Columnist, Guest Columnist for Herald-Zeitung, August 29, March 29, April 16, June 1, June 25, and July 30. 2014.
  • Volunteer, Writer of monthly “Green Team Earth Blogâ€� for Comal County Unitarian Universalist Society’s web page. 2014.

2013

  • Officer, Treasurer, Section on Science and Technology in Government, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 1996 - December 1, 2013.
  • Speaker, Guest lecturer for Department of Environmental Science, Global Change Course, University of Texas at San Antonio. March 1, 2013.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2013.
  • Chair, PhD Working Group Committee. 2013.
  • Member, Graduate Council. 2013.
  • Member, MAIS/MSIS Graduate Committee (Sustainability Master's Degree). 2013.
  • University Mentor, MAIS Sustainability Students. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2013.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Energy Policy. 2013.
  • Member, National Conference Program Committee, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013.

2012

  • Member, National Science Foundation, Panelist, Division of Earth Sciences. March 1, 2012.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. 2012.
  • Member, Graduate Council. 2012.
  • Member, MAIS/MSIS Sustainability Graduate Committee. 2012.
  • Speaker, Guest lecturer for Department of Environmental Science, Global Change Course, University of Texas at San Antonio. 2012.

2011

  • Member, MAIS/MSIS Sustainability Graduate Committee. 2011.
  • Member, Subcommittee to review MPA Career Support Areas. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript Reviewer, State and Local Government Review. 2011.
  • Speaker, Guest lecturer for Department of Environmental Science, Global Change Course, University of Texas at San Antonio. 2011.
  • Volunteer, Assisted a Scientific American science journalist (Chris Mooney) in his preparation of an article on hydraulic fracturing. 2011.
  • Volunteer, Volunteer Habitat for Humanity. 2011.

2010

  • Member, Common Experience Planning Committee. 2010.
  • Developed, Community Strategic Needs Assessment: Austin-San Antonio Corridor. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Journal of Political Science. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Grant Reviewer, West Virginia University Senate Research Grant. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript review for the International Journal of E-Politics. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript Reviewer, Economic Development Quarterly. 2010.
  • Speaker, Guest lecturer for Department of Environmental Science, Global Change Course, University of Texas at San Antonio. 2010.

2009

  • Chair, Drafted Ph.D. Preliminary Authority Request. 2009.
  • Chair, PhD Program Committee. 2009.
  • Member, Common Experience Planning Committee. 2009.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. 2009.
  • Organizer, Student Trip to Dos Rios Water Recycling Plant. 2009.
  • Drafted, Proposal for the Center for Research, Public Policy and Training. 2009.
  • Participant, NASPAA Doctoral Program Workshop, Univeristy of Maryland. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Applied Geography. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Comparative Technology Transfer and Society. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript reviewer for Environmental Politics. 2009.

2008

  • Speaker, Presentation for the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, "The Status and Transformation of U.S. Climate Change Policy," UT San Antonio. 2008.
  • Speaker, Presentation for the Green Society, "Climate Change Policy, "Retama Auditorium, UT San Antonio. 2008.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2008.
  • Chair, PhD Program committee. 2008.
  • Member, Organizing Committee for Energy Summit, President's Office, UT San Antonio. 2008.
  • Member, University Grievance Committee, Faculty Senate. 2008.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Social Science Quarterly. 2008.

2007

  • Chair, Departmental Liaison to the Library. 2007.
  • Member, Departmental Scholarship Committee. 2007.
  • Member, Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program advisory committee. 2007.
  • Member, Faculty Senate. 2007.
  • Member, Review Committee for the College of Public Policy. 2007.
  • Representative, UTSA Institute on Energy. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Environment and Planning: Government and Policy. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Political Research Quarterly. 2007.

2006

  • Chair, Departmental Faculty Review Advisory Committee, Department of Criminal Justice. 2006.
  • Member, University Faculty Review Committee. 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Journal of Public Affairs Education. 2006.
  • Speaker, Presentation (with Sandie Palomo-Gonzalez) for the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio and the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, February 27, 2006. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The San Antonio Nonprofit Response. 2006.

2005

  • Member, University Review Committee. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Public Administration Review. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Public Integrity Annual. 2005.

2004

  • Chair, Core Curriculum Committee. 2004.
  • Chair, Department Periodic Performance Evaluation Review Committee. 2004.
  • Member, Faculty Review Advisory Board. 2004.
  • Member, Faculty Senate. 2004.
  • Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee. 2004.
  • Member, Graduate Program Committee. 2004.
  • Member, Merit Review Committee. 2004.
  • Member, Work Load/Time and Effort User Group Committee. 2004.
  • Participant, Affirmative Action Advocate, Criminal Justice Search Committee. 2004.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript review for Public Administration Quarterly. 2004.
  • Member, Community Responsibility Endowment Fund Committee, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Antonio, committee member. 2004.
  • Member, Member of the City Public Service “Demand Side Management, Request for Proposal (DSM/RFP)â€� energy efficiency committee. 2004.

2003

  • Chair, Internship Supervisor for Colleen Culbert with the City Planning Department (Fall 2003) and arranged for a Spring 2004 internship for her with AACOG’s Resource Recovery unit. 2003.
  • Chair, Internships coordinator for 3 HUD supported students (Anna Kehde, John Lopez, and David Mata) for Summer 2003 and Fall 2003 with AACOG, Bexar County’s Department of Housing and Human Services, Habitat for Humanity, and the Neighborhood Resource Center. 2003.
  • Chair, PhD Program Committee. 2003.
  • Chair, University Standing Committee on Core Curriculum. 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Social Studies of Science. 2003.
  • Member, Member of the City Public Service (CPS) Energy Efficiency Study Committee. This committee is co-sponsored by CPS and Metropolitan Partnership for Energy. The task of the committee is to design, disseminate, and review responses to a Request for Qualifi. 2003.
  • Member, Member, Board of Directors, Green Energy Ohio (GEO). This is a statewide nonprofit organization that focuses on renewable energy education and demonstration projects. 2003.
  • Member, Member, Jeannette Rankin Foundation selection committee for scholarships to San Antonio-based women. 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. October 1, 2003.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. March 1, 2003.

2002

  • Chair, Internship Supervisor for Kornsiri Pileuk in the Bridging Our Communities/Nonprofit Management Program of UTSA’s College of Public Policy. 2002.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Knowledge in Society. 2002.
  • Member, National Science Foundation, site visit team member for the NSF Division of Chemistry. Site visit to the Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes. September 1, 2002.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Site Reviewer for Department of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa. February 1, 2002.
  • Member, National Conference Program Committee member, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002.

2001

  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2001.
  • Chair, Ph.D. Program Committee. 2001.
  • Graduate Advisor, Faculty advisor for 4 graduate programs (Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban Studies, Master of Environmental Policy, Ph.D. in Urban and Public Affairs). This position involved more than 250 graduate students. 2001.
  • Member, Criminal Justice Department Departmental Faculty Review Advisory Committee. 2001.
  • Member, Faculty Senate. 2001.
  • Member, Public Administration Department Departmental Faculty Review Advisory Committee. 2001.
  • Member, University Standing Committee on Core Curriculum. 2001.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Policy Studies Review. 2001.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Social Science Journal. 2001.
  • Member, Member of the Board of Directors of the 7th Principle Project, and 501(c)(3) working for environmental awareness and justice among religious organizations. 2001.
  • Member, National Science Foundation, site visit team member for the NSF Division of Chemistry. Site visit to the Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes. October 1, 2001.

2000

  • Chair, PhD Admissions Committee. 2000.
  • Organizer, Economic development faculty curriculum committee. 2000.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy. 2000.
  • Member, Policy Studies Journal, editorial board, 1997-2000. January 1, 1997 - December 1, 2000.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. November 1, 2000.

1999

  • Chair, MA ES Committee. 1999.
  • Chair, MPA Committee. 1999.
  • Chair, PhD Committee. 1999.
  • Member, College Technology Committee. 1999.
  • Member, GIS Faculty search committee. 1999.
  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Research Policy. 1999.
  • Member, Member, Business and Economics Working Group, Sustainable Communities Symposium. 1999.
  • Member, National Conference Program Committee member, American Political Science Association. January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1999.

1998

  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Science, Technology, and Human Values. 1998.
  • Chair, Nominating Committee. Mid West Political Science Association Public Administration Caucus. January 1, 1998 - December 1, 1998.
  • Member, Lynton K. Caldwell award committee for the best book in Environmental Policy, American Political Science Association. January 1, 1998 - December 1, 1998.
  • Member, Executive Committee member, Capital Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 1996 - December 1, 1998.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. November 1, 1998.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. April 1, 1998.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. March 1, 1998.
  • Officer, President, Iowa Central Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1998.

1997

  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Journal of Technology Transfer. 1997.
  • Member, Birchfield Award Committee, American Society for Public Administration. January 1, 1997 - December 1, 1997.
  • Member, Program Committee member, American Society for Public Administration, 1997 National ASPA Conference, 1997. January 1, 1997 - December 1, 1997.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. April 1, 1997.

1996

  • Member, American Political Science Association, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) steering committee member. January 1, 1996 - December 1, 1996.
  • Chair, Chair, Section on Science and Technology in Government, American Society for Public Administration. October 1, 1993 - September 1, 1996.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. July 1, 1996.
  • Chair, Panel Organizer and Moderator, ASPA Region VII Spring Conference. April 1, 1996.
  • Chair, Panel Chair, Midwest Political Science Association. January 1, 1996.

1995

  • Reviewer / Referee, manuscript reviewer for Public Productivity and Management Review. 1995.
  • Chair, Panel Moderator, Third National Public Management Research Conference. October 1, 1995.

1994

  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. August 1, 1994.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. June 1, 1994.

1993

  • Representative, Representative to the 1993 American Society for Public Administration National Conference Program Committee, Section representative for the Section on Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG). January 1, 1993 - December 1, 1993.
  • Member, Member of the Executive Board, Section on Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG), American Society for Public Administration, 1991-1993. January 1, 1991 - December 1, 1993.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. November 1, 1993.
  • Chair, Panel Convener, American Political Science Association National Conference. September 1, 1993.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation Grant. September 1, 1993.
  • Chair, Panel Moderator, American Society for Public Administration National Conference. July 1, 1993.

1992

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer of Florida State University's proposed Management Information System track for the Department of Public Administration's MPA, Ph.D. degree programs. May 1, 1992 - August 1, 1992.

1990

  • Chair, Panel Convener, Southeastern Conference on Public Administration. October 1, 1990.

1988

  • Member, Panelist, regional meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Penn State University. November 1, 1988.