Mary Feeney
Professor,
School of Public Affairs (SPA)
Other ASU affiliations
School for the Future of Innovation in Society > Related Faculty
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
Center on Technology, Data and Society
Senior Global Futures Scientist,
Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
Fellow,
Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD)
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Phone: 602-000-0000
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Mail code: 3720Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio
Mary Feeney is Frank and June Sackton Chair and Professor in the School of Public Affairs. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Feeney's research focuses on public management, nonprofit management, and science and technology policy.
Feeney previously served as the Program Director for the Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact program at the National Science Foundation (2021-2024). She was the editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory from 2019 to 2024. Feeney currently serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Government Information Quarterly, Perspectives on Public Management & Governance, and Journal of Behavioral Public Administration. She was previously on the editorial boards of American Review of Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Public Administration Review, Public Integrity, and Public Performance & Management Review.
She has published more than 75 peer reviewed journal articles in public administration, higher education, and science and technology policy. Feeney has two books: "Nonprofit Organizations & Civil Society in the United States" with Kelly LeRoux (Routledge, 2014) and "Rules and Red Tape: A Prism for Public Administration Theory and Research" with Barry Bozeman (ME Sharpe, 2011).
Education
- Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia
- M.P.P. Rutgers University
- B.S. Political Science, University of Wyoming
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Research Interests
Specializations: Public Management, Nonprofit Management, Science and Technology Policy
Publications
- Bishu, Sebawit G., Camarena, Leonor, and MK Feeney. 2023. Managing through COVID-19: Reflections from city managers & lessons learned. Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13707
- Overton, M. O., Kleinschmit, S., Feeney, M.K., Fusi, F., Hart, N., Maroulis, S., Schwoerer, K., Stokan, E., Thomas, H., & Workman, S. (2023). Administrative Informatics: A Roundtable on the Conceptual Foundations of a Public Administration-Centered Data Science Subfield. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.61.330
- Feeney, M.K., Jung*, H., Johnson, T.P. et al. 2023. U.S. Visa and Immigration Policy Challenges: Explanations for Faculty Perceptions and Intent to Leave. Research in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-023-09731-0
- Frandell*, Ashlee & Feeney, MK. 2022. Cyber security threats in local government: A sociotechnical perspective. American Review of Public Administration. 52(8), 558-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740221125432
- Olsen*, J., & Feeney, MK. 2022. The Influence of Legal Mandates on Public Participation. American Review of Public Administration. 52(7), 486–497. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740221123105
- Caldarulo*, Mattia, Olsen*, J, Frandell*, A, Isalm*, S, Johnson, TP, Feeney, MK, & Welch, EW. 2022. COVID-19 and Gender inequity in science: Consistent harm over time. PLoS ONE 17(7): e0271089. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271089
- Woodring, R.J. & MK Feeney. 2022. Public service values education: A call to service for public affairs programs. Journal of Public Affairs Education. 10.1080/15236803.2022.2101082
- Wang, Xiaoheng*, Holbrook, Allyson, & Feeney, MK. 2022. The Role of Department Type in Public Managers’ Attitudes Toward Social Media Use. American Review of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074022110615
- Caldarulo*, M., Welch EW, & Feeney, MK. 2022. Determinants of Cyber-incidents among Small and Medium US Cities. Government Information Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2022.101703
- Johnson, T.P., Feeney, MK, Jung, H. et al. COVID-19 and the academy: opinions and experiences of university-based scientists in the U.S. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 8, 146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00823-9
- Frandell, A, Feeney MK, Johnson J, et al. 2021. The effects of electronic alert letters for Internet surveys of academic scientists. Scientometrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-04029-3
- Camarena, L., Feeney, MK, & Lecy, J. 2021. Nonprofit Entrepreneurship: Gender Differences in Strategy and Practice. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 0899764021999436.
- Feeney, MK & Fusi, Federica. 2021. A critical analysis of the study of gender and technology in government. Information Polity. vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 115-129. https://content.iospress.com/articles/information-polity/ip20030
- Sievert, M., Vogel, D., & Feeney, M. K. (2020). Formalization and administrative burden as obstacles to employee recruitment: Consequences for the public sector. Review of Public Personnel Administration, https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X20932997
- Feeney, M. K., & Porumbescu, G. (2021). The limits of social media for public administration research & practice. Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13276
- Fusi, F., & Feeney, M. K. (2020). Data sharing in small and medium US cities: The role of community characteristics. Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12666
- Feeney, MK., Fusi, F., *Zhang, F. & *Camarena, L. 2019. E-government trends in US Cities. Local Government Studies. 46 (5), 820-845. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2019.1690993
- Feeney, MK, and Camarena, Leonor. 2019. Gender, Race, and Diversity Values Among Local Government Leaders. Review of Public Personnel Administration. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0734371X19865009
- Welch, E. Taggart, G, Feeney, MK, and Siciliano, M. 2019. Navigating the labyrinth: Academic scientists’ responses to new regulatory controls on biological material inputs to research. Environmental Science and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.001
- Zhang, Fengxiu, & Feeney, MK. 2019. Engaging through technology: the role of administrative culture and mandates, Public Management Review, 22 (10), 1423-1442 DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1630475
- Hopf, F., Helmig, B. & Feeney, MK. 2018. Knowledge Construction in Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis of Public Value. Public Administration Review
- Singla, A., Stritch, J., & Feeney, MK. 2018. Constrained or creative: Financial condition and entrepreneurial orientation in public organizations. Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12540
- Miao, Q, Feeney, MK, Zhang, F, Welch, EW, & Sriraj, P. 2018. Through the Storm: Transit agency management in response to climate change. Journal: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 63, 421-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.06.005
- Feeney, MK, Carson, L., & H. Dickinson. 2018. Power in Editorial Positions: A Feminist Critique of Public Administration. Public Administration Review
- Kaufmann, W., Hooghiemstra, R, & MK Feeney. 2018. Formal Institutions, Informal Institutions, and Red Tape: An International Longitudinal Study, Public Administration 96(2): 386-403.
- Fusi, Federica, and Feeney, M.K. 2018. Social Media in the Workplace: Information Exchange, Productivity, or Waste? American Review of Public Administration 48(5): 395-412. doi.org/10.1177/0275074016675722
- Siciliano, M, Welch, EW, and Feeney, M.K. 2018. Network exploitation: Professional network churn and scientific production. Social Networks 52, 167-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2017.07.003
- Feeney, M.K., and Stritch, Justin. 2017. Family-friendly policies and work life balance in the public sector. Review of Public Personnel Administration. September 27, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X1773378
- Zhang, Fengxiu, & Feeney, M.K. 2017. Public managers’ views: The missing link in electronic civic engagement. Public Administration Review. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.12853/pdf
- Langer, J., Feeney, M.K., and Lee, S.E. 2017. Employee Fit and Job Satisfaction in Bureaucratic and Entrepreneurial Work Environments. Review of Public Personnel Administration.
- Feeney, M.K. and Brown, Adrian. 2016. Are small cities online? Content, ranking, and variation of U.S. municipal websites. Government Information Quarterly. Available online 11 November 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2016.10.005
- Grimmelikhuisen, S.G., and Feeney, M.K. 2016. Developing and testing an integrative framework for open government adoption in local governments. Public Administration Review. DOI: 10.1111/puar.12689
- Hayter, Chris, and Feeney, M.K. 2016. Determinants of external patenting behavior among university scientists. Science and Public Policy. doi: 10.1093/scipol/scw037First published online: October 10, 2016.
- Feeney, M.K. and Welch, E.W. 2016. Technology-task coupling: Exploring social media use and managerial perceptions of e-government. American Review of Public Administration 46(2): 162-179. August 20 2014. 10.1177/0275074014547413
- Welch, EW, Feeney, M.K., and Park , Chul Hyun. 2016. Determinants of data sharing in U.S. city governments. Government Information Quarterly 33(3):393-403.
- Wang, Shu, and Feeney, M.K. 2016. Determinants of information and communication technology use in municipalities. American Review of Public Administration 46(3):292-313. October 19, 2014, doi: 10.1177/0275074014553462
- Feeney, Mary K. and Julie Langer. 2016. Getting Ahead in the Public Sector: Perceptions of Managers in US Municipalities. American Review of Public Administration 46(6):683-699. 10.1177/0275074015570037
- Huang, Wan-Ling, and M.K. Feeney. Civic Engagement in Local Government: The Role of Manager Motivation. Review of Public Personnel Administration (2015).
- Welch, Eric W. and Mary K. Feeney. 2014. Technology in government: How organizational culture mediates information and communication technology outcomes. Government Information Quarterly 31(4):506-512.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PAF 420 | Managing Across Boundaries |
| PAF 400 | Senior Capstone Project |
| PAF 420 | Managing Across Boundaries |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PAF 420 | Managing Across Boundaries |
| PAF 420 | Managing Across Boundaries |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PAF 620 | PA Prof Development Workshop |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PAF 620 | PA Prof Development Workshop |
Editorships
- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Editor (2019-Present)
- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Editorial Board (2015 - 2018)
- Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, Editorial Board (2018-Present)
- Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Editorial Board (2018-Present)
- American Review of Public Administration, Editorial Board Member (2014 - 2018)
- Public Performance & Management Review, Editorial Board Member (2014 - 2018)
- Public Administration Review, Editorial Board Member (2013 - 2018)
Service
- Public Management Research Association Board of Directors (2015 - Present)
- Digital Government Society (dg.o) Annual Conference Committee, Local Organizing Chair (2014 - 2015)