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John H. Schweitzer, Ph.D.

August, 2016

CURRICULUM VITA

JOHN H. SCHWEITZER

Current Position

Professor, Center for Community and Economic Development, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University

Personal Information

Home Address: 1216 Tanager Lane East Lansing, MI 48823

Office Address: Center for Community and Economic Development 1615 E. Michigan Avenue Lansing, MI 48912 (Telephone: 517-353-9555)

Birthdate: November 6, 1938

Marital Status: Married, three grown children

Education

B.S. in Psychology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1961 M.A. in Psychology, Fordham University, 1965 Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Michigan State University, 1971

Previous Professional Experience

Professor, Urban Affairs Programs and Center for Urban Affairs, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Resource Development, Michigan State University, 1986-2004.

Acting Director, Center for Urban Affairs, 1985-1986.

Fulbright Lecturer, Institute of Education, Republic of Singapore, 1983.

Associate Professor, Center for Urban Affairs and Department of Urban and Metropolitan Studies, Michigan State University, 1975-1980.

Director, Office of Research Consultation and Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Michigan State University, 1973-1976.

Assistant Professor, Center for Urban Affairs and Department of Urban and Metropolitan Studies, Michigan State University, 1971-1975.


Previous Professional Experience (Continued)

Instructor, Center for Urban Affairs, Michigan State University, 1970-1971.

Graduate Assistantships in Office of Evaluation Services, Office of Research Consultation and Department of Educational Psychology, Michigan State University, 1967-1970.

Research Assistant, Psychological Corporation, New York, 1966.

Assistant Director of Guidance, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, 1965-1966.

Research Assistant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sensory Deprivation Project, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, 1965.

Peace Corps Volunteer, Philippines, 1961-1963.

Honors and Awards

Fulbright Lecturer, Institute of Education, Singapore, 1983.

Selected as Educational Policy Fellow, Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, D.C., 1976.

Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Society, 1968.

National Defense Education Act Fellowship, Michigan State University, 1966-1969.

Publications

“Sometimes There are No Notes: An Auto Ethnographic Essay of a Collaboration at the Engagement Interface." .” D.M. Doberneck, P.K. Miller, and J.H. Schweitzer, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 16(3), September, 2012, pp. 57-86.

“Beyond activity, place, and partner: How publicly engaged scholarship varies by intensity of activity and degree of engagement.” D.M. Doberneck, C. R. Glass, and J.H. Schweitzer, Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship Volume 4 (2), 18-28 March, 2012.

“Unpacking Faculty Engagement: Types of Activities Faculty Members Report as Publicly Engaged Scholarship during Promotion and Tenure” C.R. Glass, D.M. Doberneck and J.H. Schweitzer, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 15(1), March, 2011, pp. 7-29.

“Implicit Models of School Improvement: A Mixed Method Analysis” R.J. Griffore, L.A. Phenice, J.H. Schweitzer, and R.L. Green, Academic Leadership Journal, Volume 8(4), Fall, 2010.

“From Rhetoric to Reality: A Typology of Publically Engaged Scholarship” D.M. Doberneck, C. R. Glass, and J.Schweitzer, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 14(4), December 2010, pp. 5-35.


Publications (Continued)

“The College Classroom as a Community: Impact on Student Attitudes and Learning” J.P. McKinney, K McKinney, R. Franiuk, and J. Schweitzer, College Teaching, Summer, 2006, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp.281-284.

“Analysis of the environments of selected Detroit Public Schools.” Phenice, L., Griffore, R., Schweitzer, J.H. In M. Firmin and P. Brewer, (Eds). Ethnographic and qualitative research in education. Volume 2, 2006. London: Cambridge Scholars Press.

“Measuring Community Social Organization: Sense of Community as a Mediator in Social Disorganization Theory” D. Cantillon, W. Davidson and J. Schweitzer, Journal of Criminal Justice, 2003, 31, pp 321-339.

“Contributions of Tangible and Intangible Factors in Creating Social Capital: Do Unions Make a Difference? Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, January 4-6, 2002, Atlanta, GA, with Shobha Ramanand and Michael Moore.

“Social Capital As a Moderator of the Effect of Organizational Diversity on Knowledge Creation and Learning in the Workplace, Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Capabilities, ALBA, Athens, Greece, April 2002, with Shobha Ramanand and Michael Moore.

“The Relationship of Community Characteristics to Actual and Perceived Crime in Urban Neighborhoods," with June Woo Kim and Mun-Cho Kim, 2001, International Journal of Urban Sciences, Vol 5, No 1.

"The Causes of Social Capital in a Neighborhood Community Context: Implications for Neighborhood Community Building in South Korea," with June Woo Kim and Jung Duk Lim, International Journal of Urban Sciences, 2000, Vol 4, No 2.

“The Impact of the Built Environment on Crime and Fear of Crime in Urban Neighborhoods,” with June Woo Kim and Juliette Mackin, Journal of Urban Technology, 1999, Vol 6, No 3, pp. 16-10.

“Taking Care of Our Neighborhoods: Exploring Leadership and Participation Potential in Urban Communities in Lansing, Michigan,” with Tom Crew and June Woo Kim, Journal of the Community Development Society, 1999, 30, 1, pp. 15-28.

“Mentoring Within a Graduate School Setting,” College Student Journal , 1999, 33, 1, pp. 130-148, with Shalonda Kelly.

“Race and Class Issues in Community-based Organizations,” The 27 th Annual Conference Proceedings, ARNOVA, Seattle, Washington, November 5-7, 1998.

“Sense of Community Project,” Urban Record, Urban Affairs Programs, Michigan State University, Vol 14, No 1/Fall 1998.



“Community and Economic Development Programs of Faith-Based Institutions in Black Communities,” 26th Annual Conference Proceedings, ARNOVA, December 5, 1997, Indianapolis, Indiana.

“The Impact of the Built Environment on the Sense of Community and Crime,” Housing in the 21st Century: Looking Forward, International Sociological Association, June 12, 1997, Alexandria, Virginia.

"Measuring Sense of Community in Urban Neighborhoods." Conference Proceedings, 17th International Conference on Making Cities Livable, Freiburg, Germany, September 9, 1995.

"Study of Racial/Ethnic Climate in Graduate School at MSU," Urban Record, Volume 10, No. 1, Summer 1994.

"Defining a Healthy Community," Community News and Views, Volume 6, No. 3, Fall, 1993.

"Racial/Ethnic Climate as Perceived by Domestic Minority, Majority, and International Graduate Students at Michigan State University," Conference Proceedings, The Minority Student Today, University of South Carolina, October 1993.

"A Study of Graduate School Admission Rates and Affirmative Action at Michigan State University," with Mary Ellen Furseth, Conference Proceedings, The Minority Student Today. University of South Carolina, October, 1992.

"Recruiting Minority Graduate Students: A Personalized Geographically Targeted Approach," with Mary Ellen Furseth, Conference Proceedings, The Minority Student Today. University of South Carolina, October, 1992.

"The Interaction of Research and Public Service: A Case Study of Urban Homelessness," The Urban Record, Volume 7, No. 1, Fall, 1991.

"A Study of Homelessness," The Street Corner, Volume 6, No. 2, Spring/Summer 1991.

"The MSU-Benton Harbor Project: A University-Community Partnership" in Distressed Communities: Theoretical and Practical Consideration, edited by Eitan Israeli, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, March, 1991.

"A Study of Homelessness and the Urban Underclass: Implications for Policy and Service Provision," The Street Corner, Vol. 5, No. 2, Spring 1990.

"The MSU-Benton Harbor Project," NISE News, Vol. 3, No. 10, October, 1989.

"Achievement in Desegregated Schools," chapter in Metropolitan Desegregation. R. Green (ed.) New York, Plenum, 1985.



"Child-Parent Racial Attitude Relationships," with R. Griffore, Psychology, 1983, 20, 9-13.

"A Longitudinal Study of Attitudes of Students and Parents Coincident with Court-Ordered School Desegregation," with R. Griffore, The Urban Review, 1981, 13, 111-119.

"Factors Associated with Black Parent Participation and Non-participation in Voluntary School Desegregation," with R. Griffore, S. Jacob, and J. Wisenbaker, Educational Research Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter, 1979, 25-33.

"School Social Systems and Student Achievement," with W. Brookover, C. Beady, P. Flood and J. Wisenbaker, New York: Praeger, 1979.

"Elementary School Social Climate and School Achievement," with W. Brookover, J. Schneider, C. Beady, P. Flood and J. Wisenbaker, American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Spring, 1978, 301-318.

"A Comparison of Factor Structures of the WISC and WISC-R," with M. Swerdlik, Psychology in the Schools, Vol. 15, No. 2, April, 1978, 166-172.

"The Detroit Mini-Station Program: An Evaluation," with J. Wisenbaker, R. Green, L. Tornatzky, G. Logan, H. Pachon and T. Tenbrunsel, Journal of Police and Science Administration, Vol. 6, No. 2, June, 1978, 232-240.

"Busing and the Multiracial Classroom," with R. Green and E. Smith, Phi Delta Kappan, Vol, LIII, No. 9, May, 1972, 543-546.

"The Sociology of Multiracial Schools," with R. Green, D. Biskin, and L. Lezotte, Inequality in Education, Center for Law and Education, Harvard University, No. 9, August 3, 1971, 25-27.

"The Admission of Minority Students: A Framework for Action," with R. Green, L. Lezotte, and D. Biskin, Integrated Education: Race and Schools, Vol. IX, No. 2, March-April, 1971, 9-16.

Presentations

Disciplinary Differences in Engaged Scholarship: What Research Tells Us, D. Doberneck and J. Schweitzer, 13th Annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 2, 2012.

Who’s Publishing What? Publication Patterns in Seven Community Engagement Journals. D. Doberneck and J. Schweitzer, 13th Annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 2, 2012.

Evaluation of Reflective Dialogue and Shared Sense-Making at Art/Science/Engagement Interface, D. Doberneck, P. Miller, and J. Schweitzer, 13th Annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 2, 2012.


Presentations (Continued)

Arts, Crafts and STEM Innovation: A Network Approach to Understanding the Creative Knowledge Economy. R. Root-Bernstein, et al, National Endowment for the Arts Symposium on “The Arts, New Growth Theory and Economic Development,” Washington, D.C., May 10, 2012.

Real and Perceived Barriers to Green Roof Adoption for Residential Structures in Michigan Based on the 2011 State of the State Survey. J. Westphal, J. Schweitzer and J. Andresen, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters Annual Conference, March 2, 2012, Alma, Michigan

Tired of talking past one another: A framework for holding constructive conversations about engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure. D. Doberneck, C. Glass and J. Schweitzer. International Association of Research on Service Learning and Civic Engagement, November 2-4, 2011, Chicago, IL.

A choreographer, a physicist, and an evaluator walk into a theater: mixed methods research designs for evaluation impact at the art/science/engagement interface. D. Doberneck, P. Miller and J. Schweitzer. International Association of Research on Service Learning and Civic Engagement, November 2-4, 2011, Chicago, IL.

Integration: Faculty Creating Connections Across Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service. D. Doberneck, C. Glass, D. Pynnonen, and J. Schweitzer. International Association of Research on Service Learning and Civic Engagement, October 4-6, 2010, Raleigh-Durham, NC.

Faculty approaches to the integration of publicly engaged scholarship, presented with D. Doberneck, C. Glass, and D. Pynnonen at the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Communtiy Engagement in Indianapolis, October 30, 2010.

How is Social Capital in Urban Neighborhoods Created and Sustained? An Ethnographic Study, presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Montreal, Canada, April 20, 2006.

Academic Climate Study of the Andre Agassi Collegiate Preparatory Academy, presented to the administrators, teachers, staff, and parents of the Andre Agassi Collegiate Preparatory Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 8, 2006.

Trends in Academic Achievement in Detroit Public Schools, presented to New Detroit, the Coalition, October 7, 2004.

Underrepresented Minorities in Michigan Public Higher Education: Thirty Years to Reach Enrollment Parity, presented at the 14th Annual Equity in the Classroom Conference, March 14, 2004, East Lansing, Michigan.

“Context matters: the social realities of urban residential blocks” at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 3, 2004, Washington, DC.



“Mixed income neighborhoods: issues of assessment” presented with June Thomas and Julia Darnton at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 1, 2004, Washington, DC.

“Social capital as a moderator of the effect of organizational diversity on knowledge creation and learning in the workplace” presented with M. L. Moore and S. Ramanand to the Social Capital Interest Group of MSU, April 11, 2003.

“How residential form and density relate to sense of community: a comparison of City of Lansing, Michigan, USA and Davao City, Philippines” presented with others at the 33rd

Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, March 26-29, 2003, Cleveland, Ohio.

“The Comer School Development Program in the Detroit Public Schools” presented with Alison Harmon, Robert J. Griffore, Robert L. Green, Lillian A. Phenice, and Whitney A. Brosi at the 6th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, February 10, 2003, Las Vagas, Nevada.

“Is the Level of Social Capital and Sense of Community Among Immediate Neighborhood Residents Related to Participation in Neighborhood Organizations?” presented to the Urban Committee of United Growth for Kent County on January 31, 2003, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Panel presentor: The Ecology of School Improvement at the Fourth Beatrice Paollucci Symposium, April 4-6, 2002, College of Human Ecology, MSU, East Lansing MI.

“Social capital as a moderator of the Effect of Organizational Diversity on Knowledge Creation and Learning in the Workplace, presented at the Third European Conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Captabilities, ALBA, Athens, Greece, April 2002, with Shobha Ramanand and Michael Moore.

“Contributions of tangible and intangible factors in creating social capital: do unions make a difference? Published in the Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, January 4-6, 2002, Atlanta, GA, with Shobha Ramanand and Michael Moore

“The relationship of sense of community among urban neighborhood residents and participation in neighborhood associations,” presented at the 2002 Urban Affairs Association 32nd Annual Meeting in Boston, March 21, 2002.

“How community assets relate to recycling participation,” paper presented with Annalie Campos as 2002 Annual Meeting, East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, October 18, 2002, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI.

“What factors lead urban neighborhood residents to get involved in their neighborhood association?” presented at the 31st Annual ARNOVA Conference, November 14, 2002, Montreal, Qubec, Canada.



Urban Collaborators State Advisory Council, presentation of research project highlights on “citizen participation,” March 28, 2002, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI.

“Increasing Participation of Urban Residents: MSU Urban Collaborators Research Project Findings,” presented at MSU Extension Conference 2002, Kellogg Center, October 16, 2002

“The Neighborhood Block as a Fruitful Unit of Observation and Analysis in Research on Urban Neighborhoods,” presented at the Urban Affairs Association Conference, April 28, 2001, Detroit, MI.

“Are More of Us Bowling Alone? Evidence from A Grassroots Study of Lansing, Michigan,” presented at the Urban Affairs Association Conference, April 27, 2001, Detroit, MI.

“Sense of Community in Healthy Neighborhoods,” with Junko Takada, presented at the Urban Affairs Association Conference, April 27, 2001, Detroit, MI.

“Characteristics of Homeless Persons in Grand Rapids, Michigan,” presented at the 8th

Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, June 8, 2001, Atlanta, GA.

“Negotiating Race and Cultural Diversity Through Distance Learning and Interactive TV: Building Community Through Technology,” presented at the 14th annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, June 2, 2001, Seattle, WA.

Creating Diversity and Racial Understanding Through Distance Learning,” presented at the AAHE National Conference on Higher Education, March 31, 2000, Anaheim, CA.

“Neighborhood Mapping: What it Says about Sense of Community,” presented at the Asset Strategies in Action Conference, Kellogg Center, MSU, October 19, 2000.

“Using Classroom Technology to Increase Diversity,” with Bryan Gibson and Ebo Tei, World Conference on Educational multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Seattle, Washington, June 22, 1999.

“Recreation and Sense of Community,” presented to the faculty/graduate student research seminar, Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, April 19, 1999.

“Measuring Social Capital on Urban Residential Blocks,” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, April 6, 1999.

“The Impact of Sense of Community on Youth School Performance,” presented to the Children, Youth, and Family Coalition Work in Progress Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, February 4, 1999.



“Using Classroom Technology to Increase Diversity,” with Bryan Gibson and Ebo Tei, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Seattle, Washington, June 22, 1999.

“Measuring Social Capital on Urban Residential Blocks,” Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, April 6, 1999.

“Sense of Community and Other Indicators of Quality of Life on Urban Residential Blocks.” Paper accepted for presentation at 1st International Conference on Quality of Life in Cities, March 4, 1998, Singapore.

“Leadership and Participation in Neighborhood Communities: Inducements, Impacts, and Implications” with Thomas Crew and June Woo Kim, Urban Affairs Association 28th Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, April 23, 1998.

“Building Community Through Technology,” Educom ‘98 Conference on Information Technology in Higher Education, Orlando, Florida, October 14, 1998.

“Race and Class Issues in Community-based Organizations,” 27th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Seattle, Washington, November 5-7, 1998.

“Taking Care of Our Neighborhoods: Exploring the Leadership and Participation in Urban Communities in Lansing, Michigan” with Thomas Crew and June Woo Kim, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, Alma, Michigan, March 15, 1998.

“Community and Economic Development Programs of Faith-Based Institutions in Black Communities,” ARNOVA Annual Conference, December 6, 1997, Indianapolis, Indiana.

"The Impact of the Built Environment on the Sense of Community and Crime," with June Woo Kim and Juliette Mackin, International Sociological Association, Alexandria, VA, June 12, 1997.

"The Mentorship Status of African Americans and Their Perceptions of the Institutional Climate," with Shalonda Kelly, 9th Annual National Black Graduate Student Association Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, May 22, 1997.

"Faith-Based Institutions' Community and Economic Development Programs Serving Black Communities in Michigan," with others. Sacred Landmarks Initiative, The `Church' and the City Conference, Cleveland, OH, April 18, 1997.

The Relationship of Community Characteristics to Actual and Perceived Crime in Urban Neighborhoods," with June Woo Kim and Juliette Mackin, 27th Annual Urban Affairs Association Meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 17, 1997.



"What the Research Tells Us About Minority Graduate Student Mentoring," Workshop on Best Practices in Mentoring Graduate Students, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, April 8, 1997.

"Microlending and Related Development Strategies," 25th ARNOVA Conference, New York, NY, November 1996, panel discussant.

"The Social Capital of Neighborhood Block Communities: A Preliminary Study of Causes and Effects," 25th ARNOVA Conference, New York, NY, November 1996, with June Woo Kim.

"Recycling Participation: Is It Influenced by `Sense of Community?'" with Annalie Campos at 12th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Louisville, KY, Oct, 1996. .

"A Description of the `Sense of Community in Lansing Neighborhoods' Project," at Defining Community Re-examining Society Conference, Flint, MI, September 1996.

"Measuring Sense of Community in Urban Neighborhoods," 17th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Freiburg, Germany, September, 1995.

"What is the Appropriate Role of the Government in Housing and Community Economic Development?" Panel moderator, Fourth Annual Livable Communities Conference, East Lansing, MI, May 11, 1995.

"Measuring Sense of Community in Urban Neighborhoods," 17th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Freiburg, Germany, September, 1995.

"What is the Appropriate Role of the Government in Housing and Community Economic Development?" Panel moderator, Fourth Annual Livable Communities Conference, East Lansing, MI, May 11, 1995.

"Measuring Community Health," poster session,International Healthy Cities and Communities Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 10, 1993.

"Achieving Diversity in Graduate Programs at Michigan State University," MSU IDEA Coordinators Meeting, East Lansing, MI, December 14, 1992.

"Michigan's Neighborhood Policies: NBA Revisited," with June Thomas, Third Annual Conference on Creating Caring Communities: Empowering New Visions, East Lansing, MI, November 19, 1992.

"Effective Community Projects," Michigan Partnership for Economic Development Assistance Seminar Series, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, November 12, 1992.



"Recruiting Minority Graduate Students: A Personalized, Geographically Targeted Approach," with Mary Ellen Furseth, 1992 National Conference, The Minority Student Today. San Antonio, TX, October 5, 1992.

"A Study of Graduate School Admission Rates and Affirmative Action at Michigan State University," with Mary Ellen Furseth, 1992 National Conference, The Minority Student Today. San Antonio, TX, October 5, 1992.

"Factors Related to Successful Neighborhood Projects," 22nd Annual Urban Affairs Association Meeting, Cleveland, Oh, May 2, 1992.

"Achieving Self-sufficiency for Low Income Women Through Intensive Case Management," presented at the Final Evaluation Workshop, Office of Community Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., January 30, 1992.

"Neighborhood Building in Michigan," Michigan Partnership for Economic Development Assistance, MSU, December 5, 1991.

"Facilitating Use of Services by Homeless Persons in Grand Rapids," Homeless Coalition of Grand Rapids, June 23, 1991.

"Homelessness and the Urban Underclass: Implications for Policy and Service Provisions," with Jonathan VanGeest, 21st Annual Urban Affairs Association meeting, April 17-20, 1991, Vancouver, Canada.

"Work Force 2000: Implications for Local Communities, Case Study of Lansing, Michigan," with Sobha Ramanand and John Melcher, 21st Annual Urban Affairs Association meeting, April 17-20, 1991, Vancouver, Canada.

"A Study of Retail and Service Business Activity in Eighty Michigan Cities," with Olorundare E. Aworuwa, 21st Annual Urban Affairs Association meeting, April 17-20, 1991, Vancouver, Canada.

"Encouraging Diversity: A Moral Imperative," Downtown Optimists of Lansing in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 1991.

"The Relationship of Homelessness and the Urban Underclass," invited presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan State University Foundation, East Lansing, Michigan, December 14, 1990.

"MSU-Benton Harbor Project: A Case Study," First Friday Colloquium Series, Urban Affairs Programs, June 1, 1990.

"Findings from the MSU-Benton Harbor Project," Michigan Enterprise Authority, Lansing, MI, February 19, 1989.



Community and Economic Development: The Case of Benton Harbor," to the Statewide Advisory Committee of the Michigan Partnership for Economic Development Assistance, December 13, 1988.

"The Benton Harbor Project," invited presentation for the Division of Community Development and Services of the National University Continuing Education Association, Philadelphia, Pa, April 17, 1988.

"A University-Community Partnership: The MSU-Benton Harbor Project," Annual meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, St. Louis, MO, March 11, 1988.

Organized and presided over "Symposium on Human Resource Development in Benton Harbor" at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Saginaw, MI, March 5, 1988.

Organized and presided over "Symposium on Economic Development in Benton Harbor" at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Saginaw, MI, March 4, 1988.

Presented an invited review of the book, Last Chance for Our Children: How You Can Help Save Our Schools, at the National Education Association Instructional Issues Conference; The Missions of Democratic Schooling: The Commitment, Crisis and Challenge, Los Angeles, CA, June 29, 1987.

Presented an invited paper on the Benton Harbor Project at the Bard College Center's Tenth Annual Conference, "School, College and Society: The Place of Service in the Curriculum and Institutional Life," Bard College, January 29, 1987.

"The Role of Michigan State University in the Redevelopment of Benton Harbor," Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), Lansing, MI, September 18, 1986.

"The City of Benton Harbor, Michigan: A Multidisciplinary View," organized and presided over symposium at 90th Annual Meeting of Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Mt. Pleasant, MI, March 15, 1986.

"Alternative Agricultural Systems: Ecological Impacts," invited respondent at Sustainable Agriculture & Integrated Farming Systems: A Conference in Support of the Future, The Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, June 13, 1984.

"Characteristics of Effective Urban Schools," American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April, 1984.

"The Impact of School Desegregation on Pupil Achievement," Annual Meeting of the National Urban Education Association, October, 1981.

"Achievement of Minority and Majority Students in Desegregated Schools," National Conference on Education Issues, The Rockefeller Foundation, October, 1981.



"Attitudinal Changes of Bused and Non-Bused Children and their Parents," American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1981.

"School Desegregation in the 1980's: The Role of the NEA," position paper, with R. Green, J. Darden, R. Griffore, J. Hirt, M. Parsons, C. Simmons, and F. Thomas, November, 1980.

"Busing for Desegregation and Attitude Changes of Parents and Students," Fifth National Conference on Urban Education, Detroit, MI, November, 1979.

"Relationships between Children's and Parents' Interracial Attitude," with B. Griffore, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, April, 1979.

"Factors Associated with Black Parents' Participation in a Voluntary School Desegregation Program," with R. Griffore, S. Jacob and J. Wisenbaker, Fourth National Conference of Urban Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 1978.

"A Comparison of Attitudes of Parents and Students Toward Desegregation before Implementation of a Cross-District Busing Plan," with J. Darden and B. Griffore, Fourth National Conference of Urban Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 1978.

"The Detroit Police Mini-Station Program: A Community Experiment," with T. Tenbrunsel, L. Tornatzky, R. Green, G. Logan, H. Pachon, and J. Wisenbaker, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1976.

"Selective Examination of Particular Questions Raised by the Original Evaluation of a Desegregation Program," American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, April 21, 1976.

"Hypothesis Generation and Hypothesis Testing: The Application of Research Methodology to the Evaluation of Public Policy," with J. Wisenbaker, R. Green, L. Tornatzky, G. Logan, H. Pachon and T. Tenbrunsel, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Annual Meeting, Lansing, MI, March, 1976.

"Citizen Attitudes Toward the Police: An Attitudinal Study," with R. Green, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel, L. Tornatzky and J. Wisenbaker, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Annual Meeting, Lansing, MI, March, 1976.

"School Desegregation and White Flight: A Response to Professor Coleman," with R. Green, T. Pettigrew, R. Griffore and J. Wisenbaker, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1975.

"A Description of the Evaluation Plan for the Detroit Mini-Police Station Program," with L. Tornatsky, R. Green, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel and J. Wisenbaker, 79th Annual Meeting of Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Ann Arbor, MI, April 4, 1975.



"Investigation of Potential Racial Bias Against a Black Defendant by a White Jury," 79th Annual Meeting of Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Ann Arbor, MI, April 4, 1975.

"Street Level Bureaucracies and Citizen Participation: The Police Mini-Station Program in Detroit," with H. Pachon, L. Tornatzky, R. Green, G. Logan, T. Tenbrunsel and J. Wisenbaker, American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 4, 1975.

"A Survey of Urban Academic Programs," with M. Jackson, Annual Conference of the Council of University Institutes of Urban Affairs, New York, New York, March 15, 1975.

"The Development of a Scale to Measure Attitudes Toward Teacher Strikes," NCME Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 28, 1973.

"The Use and Abuse of Tests in the Employment of Minorities," Minority Employment Workshop, St. Louis, Missouri, February 14, 1973.

An Investigation of Racial, Achievement, SES, Grade and Sex Differences to Two Types of Response Set," NERA/NCME Annual Convocation, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2, 1972.

Research and Evaluation Reports

The Matter of Origins, University of Maryland, College Park, Evaluation Research Report, by D.M. Doberneck and J.H. Schweitzer, December, 2010.

Understanding Housing Abandonment and Owner Decision-Making in Flint, Michigan: An Exploratory Analysis by E. Bassett, J. Schweitzer, and S. Panken, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2007.

A Report of a Climate Study of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada, by R. Green, J. Schweitzer, and G. Zerbinos, Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006.

V-8 Gateway Citizen Opinion Survey by T. Gibb, M. Rudzinski, B. Haas, and J. Schweitzer, Michigan State University Extension, 2006.

Rehabilitation-Based Built Environment: Complementing Social Aspects of Urban Revitalization in Detroit, Michigan by M. Syal, L. Anjaneyulu, and J. Schweitzer, IPPSR, Michigan State University, 2004.

Mixed-Income Neighborhoods in Grand Rapids: A Summary of Findings, by J Thomas, J. Schweitzer, and J. Darnton. Urban Collaborators, MSU Extension, June, 2004.


Citizen Participation in Neighborhoods: Social Capital, Sense of Community, and Government in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Flint by J Thomas, J. Schweitzer, and J. Darnton. Urban Collaborators, MSU Extension, July, 2004.

Understanding Our Community’s Social Capital: Analysis of Trust, Civic Participation, and Social Connectedness in the Capital Area. Prepared for the Ingham County Health Department, August, 2004.

Analysis of the External and Internal Environments of 24 Detroit Public Schools & Parent/Caregiver Focus Group Study by R. Green, R. Griffore, J. Schweitzer, et al, June 2003.

Evaluation of Skillman-Supported Comer Schools in the Detroit Public Schools, Final Project Report by R. Green, R. Griffore, L. Phenice, and J. Schweitzer, et al, July 2003.

Evaluation of School Improvement in the Detroit Public Schools, Phase II Final Report, August 2003, by the Michigan State University Research Team.

A Progress Report: School Improvement in the Detroit Public Schools, Phase I. Presented to New Detroit, Inc., January 2002.

Progress in Improving the Detroit Public Schools Phase II: The Contexts of School Reform. Presented to New Detroit, Inc., February 24, 2002

Tri-Macro Student Achievement System: A Holistic Approach to Education; Phase II of School Improvement in the Detroit Public Schools.

Well-Being of the Capital Area Community: Strengthening Community Connections for Action. Prepared for the Capital Area United Way, Fall 2002.

“Academic Achievement Study Related to High and Low Achieving Public Housing Students.” Research report submitted to David Walker Research Institute, Michigan State University, August 2001, with others.

“Dropout/Retention Study of Native American Students.” Presented to the Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools, June 2001, with Arnie Parish and George Cornell.

“Kent County Homeless Study: A Study of Homelessness in Kent County, Michigan.” Winter, 2000.

“The Graduates of the Piney Woods School from 1985 to 1998.” Research report submitted to the Piney Woods School Board, January 1999.

“Hearing the Voices of the Students: 1995-1999 Report on the Building Community Through Technology Project.” October 1999.

“Building Relationships Increases Detroit’s Growing Economic Stability: 1997 Program Year Evaluation,” with Maxie C. Jackson, East Lansing MI, October 10, 1998.


“Faith-Based Institutions’ Community and Economic Development Programs Serving Black Communities in Michigan.” Urban Affairs Programs, 1997, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

"Environmental Problem Solving in Lansing: Michigan's AmeriCorps Final Report." November 1996, with others.

"The Graduate School Climate at MSU: Perceptions of Three Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups," with W. B. Brookover, January, 1995, Urban Affairs Programs.

"The Graduate School Climate at MSU: Perceptions of Three Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups," January, 1995, Urban Affairs Programs.

"Graduate Admissions at MSU: An Affirmative Action Investigation," Urban Affairs Programs, Michigan State University, June 1993.

"An Evaluation of Michigan's Neighborhood Builders' Alliance," with J.M. Thomas. Research report to the Mott Foundation. East Lansing: Center for Urban Affairs, Michigan State University, April, 1992.

"Partners in Progress: An Evaluation of a Self-sufficiency Program for Low Income Women," report to the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan, January, 1992.

"Evaluation of Detroit Mini-Police Stations: Criteria for Effective Model," with R.L. Green, Nancy Hammond, and Elizabeth Kadlec, Detroit Police Department, May, 1990.

"Interim Report on the Demonstration Partnership Program for Entrepreneurial Training," prepared for the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan, April 30, 1990.

"Attitudes of Detroit Police Department Officers and Employees Toward Mandatory Substance Testing," with R. L. Green, Nancy Hammond, George Logan, Detroit Police Department, March, 1989.

"MSU-Benton Harbor Project Report, 1985-87," Urban Affairs Programs, September, 1987.

"Benton Harbor Conference Proceedings," Center for Urban Affairs, August, 1986.

"Benton Harbor Project Activities 1985-86," Center for Urban Affairs, May 1986.

"The Directory of Michigan Neighborhood Associations," with others, Center for Urban Affairs, Winter, 1985.

"A School Learning Climate Assessment Instrument," with W. Brookover, L. McIntyre, and E. Slawoki, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1984.

"Midyear Status Report for the Memphis Effective Schools Project," with J. Weddington, Division of Research Services, Memphis City Schools, February, 1983.


"Metropolitan School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: Final Report," with others, submitted to the Rockefeller Foundation, July, 1982.

"The Impact of the Youth Advocacy Program, 1980-81," submitted to the Office of Children and Youth Services, State of Michigan, October, 1981.

"An Evaluation of the Juvenile Offenders Learn Truth (JOLT) Program," submitted to the Director, Department of Corrections, State of Michigan, December, 1981.

"Metropolitan School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: Fourth Interim Report," with others, presented to the Rockefeller Foundation, June, 1981.

"Metropolitan School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: Third Interim Report," with others, presented to the Rockefeller Foundation, December, 1980.

"Evaluation Report for the Youth Advocacy Program, 1979-80," with T. Gunnings and C. Tucker, submitted to the Delinquency Prevention Division, Department of Social Services, State of Michigan, December, 1980.

"Report of the Evaluation of the PLATO Basic Skills Learning System," with C. Tucker, submitted to the Corrections Department, State of Michigan, August, 1980.

"Metropolitan School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: Second Interim Report," with others, presented to the Rockefeller Foundation, June, 1980.

"Variables Associated with Attrition of Students from the Educational System," with R. Griffore. Prepared for Provost C.L. Winder, Michigan State University, April, 1980.

"Evaluation of the School Youth Advocacy Program, 1978-79," with C. Tucker, submitted to the Office of Children and Youth Services, State of Michigan, December, 1979.

"Attitudes Toward City Services: A Survey of East Lansing Residents," presented to the City of East Lansing, March, 1979.

"Metropolitan School Desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware: First Interim Report," with others presented to the Rockefeller Foundation, November, 1978.

"An Evaluation of the Community Oriented Police Station Program," Report of the Highland Park Police Department with G. Logan, T. Tenbrunsel and J. Wisenbaker, July, 1977.

"Schools Can Make a Difference," with W. Brookover, P. Flood, C. Beady and J. Wisenbaker, College of Urban Development, Michigan State University, 1976.

"Logan Corridor Survey Final Report," with H. Pachon, presented to City of Lansing Planning Department, July, 1976.

"Elementary School Climate and School Achievement," with W. Brookover, C. Beady, P. Flood and J. Wisenbaker, College of Urban Development, Michigan State University, May, 1976.


"The Application of Research Methodology to the Evaluation of Public Policy: A Case Study," with H. Pachon, R. Green, G. Logan, J. Wisenbaker, T. Tenbrunsel and L. Tornatzky, April, 1976.

"Detroit Police Mini-Station Final Report: Process and Planning Evaluation," with R. Green, L. Tornatzky, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel and J. Wisenbaker, presented to the City of Detroit, February, 1976.

"Comparative Evaluation Report: Reported Crime, Victimization, and Community Attitudes," with R. Green, L. Tornatsky, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel, and J. Wisenbaker, presented to the City of Detroit, September, 1975.

"Addendum to Comparative Education Report: Spread of Effects," with R. Green, L. Tornatsky, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel, and J. Wisenbaker, presented to the City of Detroit, September, 1975.

"Addendum to First Interim Report: Comparison of Commander and Officer Attitudes," with R. Green, L. Tornatzky, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel, and J. Wisenbaker, presented to Detroit Police Department and City of Detroit, April 16, 1975.

"Interim Report: Detroit Mini-Station Evaluation Project," with R. Green, L. Tornatzky, G. Logan, H. Pachon, T. Tenbrunsel and J. Wisenbaker, presented to the City of Detroit, February, 1975.

"The Effects of Volunteer Participation on Michigan State University Student Volunteers," with J. Cauley, A. Lush, M. Jackson, and J. Sorum, Office of Volunteer Programs, Michigan State University, January, 1975.

"Minority Student Participation in MSU Graduate Programs," August 8, 1974, Center for Urban Affairs, Michigan State University.

"Tri-District Extended School Year: Year One Final Evaluation Report," with L. Lezotte, July, 1973.

"Report on the Carpenter Road Comprehensive Social Services Program," with L. Lezotte and P. Conn, presented to the Mott Foundation, Flint, MI, December, 1972.

"Tri-District Extended School Year Evaluation Report: The Fifth Term," with L. Lezotte, November, 1972.

"An Assessment of Education 450, Integration: An Educational Innovation," with L. Lezotte and D. Biskin, Research Report Number 14, February, 1972, Center for Urban Affairs, Michigan State University.

"A Re-analysis of the Post Secondary Educational Plans of Michigan High School Graduates (1970)," with L. Lezotte, Research Report Number 3, January, 1971, Center for Urban Affairs, Michigan State University.


"Factors Relating to Success in Nursing Training," Guidance Report Number 3, Canisius College, 1966.

"Non-cognitive Predictors of Academic Achievement at Canisius College," Guidance Report Number 2, Canisius College, 1966.

"Attitudinal Changes of Philippine Nationals Resulting from Contact with Peace Corps Volunteers, with M. Klass, Peace Corps Project Report, Manila, 1963.

"A New Science Curriculum for Philippine Elementary Schools," with R. Lewis and C. Ruiz, Peace Corps, Manila, 1962.

Memberships

Urban Affairs Association American Educational Research Association Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters

Funded Projects

Evaluation of The Matter of Origins, subcontract for $73,338 from the National Science Foundation through Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Tacoma Park, Maryland, 2010.

Understanding Owner Decision Making, Abandonment and Tax Foreclosure in Flint, Michigan, with Ellen Bassett, funded 2006-2007 by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy for $30,000.

Study of evaluation of the Comer Middle School Development Program in the Detroit Public Schools. Funded by the Skillman Foundation for $120,000. 2002-2003 with R.L. Green and R. Griffore and L. Phenice.

Creating A Sense of Community in Urban Neighborhoods: Creating Block-Level Sense of Community in Urban Neighborhoods, funded for $48,624, 2002-2003 by FACT with Rene Rosenbaum, Annalie Campos, and Judy Gardi.

“Mixed-Income Neighborhoods in Grand Rapids and Lansing: Sense of Community, Satisfaction and Strategy,” funded by MAES, July 2002 for $30,000, with June M. Thomas.

School Improvement in the Detroit Public Schools: Phase I, funded for $125,000 by New Detroit, Inc. with funds from the Skillman Foundation, with R.L. Green and R. Griffore and others.

Study of school success of children living in public housing in San Francisco, 2000. With R. Green and G. Williams. Grant for $75,000 from the San Francisco School District.


“Measuring Social Capital at the Block Level in Lansing, Michigan,” Social Capital Initiative $10,000, Michigan State University, 1998-99.

"Impact of Neighborhood Sense of Community on Children, Youth, and Families," Faculty Outreach Research Program, Institute for Children, Youth and Families ($12,000), Michigan State University, 1997-98.

"Black Churches and Other Faith-Based Institutions: Serving Black Communities in Southeastern Michigan," Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan ($25,000), 1995-96, with M. Jackson.

A Study of the Racial/Ethnic Climate in MSU's Graduate Programs, Graduate School and Provost's Office ($43,400), 1992-93.

Evaluation of the Neighborhood Builders Alliance Program, C.S. Mott Foundation

A Study of Affirmative Action in the MSU Graduate Admissions Process ($10,000). Provost's Office, Michigan State University, 1990-91.

Homelessness and the Urban Underclass, MSU Foundation ($7,425), 1990.

Benton Harbor Business Center, MSU Foundation ($30,000), 1987-1988.

MSU-Benton Harbor Project, Whirlpool Foundation ($79,911), 1986-1987.

Benton Harbor Demonstration Project. Whirlpool Foundation ($42,286), 1985-1986.

Continuation of the longitudinal study of the effects of school desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware. Rockefeller Foundation ($300,000), 1980-1982, with others.

A longitudinal study of the effects of school desegregation in New Castle County, Delaware. Rockefeller Foundation ($368,000), 1977-1979, with others.

Evaluation of the Detroit police mini-station program. U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration ($58,000), 1973-1974, with others.

A study of elementary school social climate and school achievement. National Institute of Education ($96,173), 1974-1975, with W.B. Brookover.

Book and Manuscript Reviews

Urban Affairs Review (formerly the Urban Affairs Quarterly) Michigan Academician Dodd Mead Publishers Prentice Hall Publishers


Courses Taught

Research Writing in Urban Planning Quantitative Applications in Resource Development Seminar in Research Design Introduction to Educational Research Seminar on Pupil and Program Evaluation Techniques Urban Research Methods I Urban Research Methods II Urban Program Evaluation Standardized Tests in Education Educational Segregation and Integration Psychological Statistics Testing and Grading

Court Testimony/Involvement

Testified as an expert witness on racial attitudes and prejudices of jurors in the case of People v. Roosevelt Chairs, Corunna, MI, 1973.

Consultant to the legal staff of the NAACP in preparing data for desegregation suits in Benton Harbor, MI; Milwaukee, WI; Detroit, MI; and Grand Rapids, MI, 1971-1973.

Testified as an expert witness challenging the jury composition in the murder trial, People v. Donald Logan, Pontiac, MI, May, 1972.

Consultant and statistical analyst for the U.S. Department of Justice in developing data for the Indianapolis, IN desegregation case, 1972.

Testified as an educational researcher for the NAACP in the Detroit school desegregation case, Bradley v. Milliken, Detroit, MI, 1971.

Consultant/Evaluator for:

Central Michigan University University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff State of Michigan - MEAP Test Bias Committee San Francisco Public Schools Department of Housing and Urban Development, COPC Grants U.S. Department of Justice NAACP Behavioral Research Laboratories U.S. Office of Child Development Mott Foundation Public Schools in Lansing, East Lansing, Okemos, Haslett, Flint, Benton Harbor, Chicago, Memphis, and Detroit Institute for the Development of Educational Auditing Corporation for Public Broadcasting


Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Michigan Department of Corrections Health Care Association of Michigan Michigan Department of Social Services Detroit Police Department Virginia Beach Mental Health Board Lansing Planning Department Michigan Department of Management and Budget Michigan League for Human Services Memphis Public School System Albion College Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan Michigan Nonprofit Management Institute Alma College

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