Dr. Nancy Lind
Professor Emeritus
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Nancy S. Lind received her undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and her Master's and Ph.D. degrees from University of Minnesota.
Teaching Interests & Areas
Public Administration, graduate and undergraduate Politics, Taxes and Budgets Organizational Theory and Behavior Administrative Law
Research Interests & Areas
Telecommunications Law and Policy E-Government Illinois Politics. Public Law.
Ph D Political Science/Public Administration
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
MS Political Science/Public Administration
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
BS Political Science/Social Science/Public Administration
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Global Recognition Award
Events Industry Council
2025
Academic Impact Award
Provost's Office
2021
Delta Zeta Outstanding Teaching Mentor
Delta Zeta
2020
YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education
2015
YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education
2014
WEEK-TV Women in Leadership
2010
YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education
2009
YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee: Education
2008
Who's Who Among Educators
2006
CASE Professor of the Year
2004
Pi Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor
2004
University Outstanding Teacher Award
Illinois State University
2001
University Outstanding Service Award
Illinois State University
2000
College Outstanding Service Award
College of Arts and Sciences
1999
Pi Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor
1999
College Outstanding Teacher Award
College of Arts and Sciences
1998
Grants and Contracts
Today's Economic Issues: Democrats v. Republicans
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Gardenia Harris.
ABC-CLIO. 2015 - August 2016
Challenges to the 4th Amendment
Nancy Lind.
ABC-CLIO. May 2013 - 2015
Faculty Instructional Technology Grant
Nancy Lind.
CTLT. - 2005
Math Across the Curriculum
Nancy Lind.
College of Arts and Sciences. - 1986
Summer Research Grant
Nancy Lind.
College of Arts and Sciences. - 1986
Writing Across the Curriculum
Nancy Lind.
College of Arts and Sciences. - 1990
Book Review
Why Congessional Reforms Fail
Nancy Lind.
(2003), Perspectives in Political Science
Health Care Politics: Politics, Policy and Distributive Justice
Nancy Lind.
(1993), 55, 254-5, Journal of Politics
Book, Authored
Behind the Frozen Curtain: Tales from the Heart of Titletown
Nancy Lind.
(2025), KDP
Neighborhoods of Memory: Stevens Point's Immigrant Communities from Settlement to Cemetery
Nancy Lind.
(2025), KDP Independent
Secrets in the Stone: A Brussels, Door County Mystery
Nancy Lind.
(2025), KDP
The Paper Dynasty: An Historical Novel based on True Events
Nancy Lind.
(2025), KDP Independent
Trump and Democratic Backsliding
Nancy Lind.
(2025), KDP
Political Authority, Social Control and Public Policy
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Nancy S. Lind.
(2019)
Corruption, Accountability and Discretion
Nancy Lind.
(2017), 288, Emerald Publishing Group
Governing Illinois, 4th edition
Nancy Lind, Erik T Rankin.
(2012), University of Illinois-Springfield Press
e-Government: The Use of ICTs in Administration
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2011), Teneo Press
The First World Presidency: George H.W. Bush
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2009), Teneo Press
Book, Chapter
21st Century Tax Issues
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 181-188, Governing Illinois
Constitutionalism: A Contract with the People
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Denny Schilling.
(2020), 5, 37-52, Governing Illinois
Getting Involved: Your Influence on Governing Illinois
Laura Ryan Rennison, Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2020), 5, 133-147, Governing Illinois
Health Care
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 209-218, Governing Illinois
Illinois Government: People, Places, and Politics
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Rodd Whelpley.
(2020), 5, 1-15, Governing Illinois
Illinois Local Government: Counties, Cities, Villages, Townships, Schools, and Morw
James Banovetz, Darlene Emmert Fisher, Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2020), 5, 93-110, Governing Illinois
Issues with Policing
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 193-198, Governing Illinois
LGBTQ Issues in Schools
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 234-244, Governing Illinois
Laos, Vietnam
Nancy Lind, Bich Tran.
(2020), 1, 385-410, Gender and Identity Around the World, ABC-CLIO
Politics in Illinois: A Case Study of Corruption
Gary Mays, Megan Salley, Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2020), 5, 121-132, Governing Illinois
Reform of Marijuana Lawz
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 199-208, Governing Illinois
Teacher Shortages
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 151-160, Governing Illinois
The Courts and the Concept of Law
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Denny Schillings.
(2020), 5, 81-92, Governing Illinois
The Governor and the Executive Branch
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Judy Lewis Uphoff.
(2020), 5, 69-80, Governing Illinois
The Lack of a State Budget
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 161-180, Governing Illinois
The Legislative Game: How to Pass Your Law
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Judy Lewis Uphoff.
(2020), 53-68, Governing Illinois
The Powers and Duties of Government: How People Fit In
Nancy Lind, Eleanor Meyer, Erik Rankin.
(2020), 5, 17-36, Governing Illinois
The Way It Works: State Finances
Michael Klemens, Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2020), 111-120, Governing Illinois
Voter Registration
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 189-192, Governing Illinois
Women, Minorities and Poverty
Nancy Lind.
(2020), 5, 219-233, Governing Illinois
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Nancy Lind, Danielle Stevens.
(2019), 182-184, Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America, ABC-CLIO
CODEPINK
Nancy Lind, Bich Tran.
(2019), 1, 300-302, Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America, ABC-CLIO
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Nancy Lind, Patrick Swindle.
(2019), 3, 794-796, Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America, ABC-CLIO
Project Vote Smart
Nancy Lind, Christopher Giller.
(2019), 3, 820-822, Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America, ABC-CLIO
Representative Bureaucracy
Nancy Lind.
(2018), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance
Flat Tax
Nancy Lind.
(2016), Today's Economic Issues, ABC-CLIO
Garbage Can Model of Decisionmaking
Nancy Lind, Taryn Butler.
(2016), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Goverance
Constitutionalism: A Contract with the People
Denny Schillings, Nancy Lind.
(2012), 37-52, Governing Illinois, University of Illinois
Contraception and the First Amendment
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2012), 345-349, First Amendment Rights, ABC-CLIO
Getting Involved: Your Influence on Governing Illinois
Nancy Lind.
(2012), 133-147, Governing Illinois, University of Illinois
Introduction
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2012), xii-xxi, First Amendment Rights, ABC-CLIO
The Courts and the Concept of Law
Nancy Lind, Denny L Schillings.
(2012), 81-92, Governing Illinois, University of Illinois
The First Amendment and the SEC
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2012), 171-227, First Amendment Rights, University of Illinois
Disaster Management and Hurricane Hugo
Nancy Lind, Pam LaFeber.
(2008), 553-560, Disaster Management Handbook, Taylor and Francis
Hurricane Hugo: Two States' Response to the Disaster
Nancy Lind, Pam LaFeber.
(2008), 115-122, Disaster Management Handbook, Taylor and Francis
Administrative Development and Development Administration
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), 221-231, Comparative Public Administration, Elsevier
Comparative Public Administration: Growth, Method and Ecology
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), 1-9, Comparative Public Administration, Elsevier
Introduction
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), xii-xxvii, Comparative Public Administration, Elsevier
Managing Institutions through Planning and Decentralization
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), 359-371, Comparative Public Administration, Elsevier
New Public Management and Reforms
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), 501-515, Comparative Public Administration, Elsevier
Economic Development and Diamond-Star Motors, Intergovernmental Competition and Cooperation
Nancy Lind.
(1990), The Politics of Industrial Recruitment, Greenwood Press
Private Voluntary Actions in Central Illinois: Global-Local Connections
Nancy Lind.
(1989), Worn Paths and Unbroken Trails: The Volunteer Movement at the Crossroads, Inland Publishing
Book, Edited
Cultural Competence in Higher Education
Tiffany Puckett, Nancy S Lind.
(2020), 28, Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Emerald
Governing Illinois
Nancy S. Lind, Erik T. Rankin.
(2020), University of Illinois
Navigating the Open Road
Nancy Susan Lind.
(2020), Cognella Academic Press
Section Editor, Organizational Studies: Theory, Behavior, Change, Development/Learning
Nancy Lind.
(2018), 1, Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Springer
Section Editor, Public Administration and Law
Nancy Lind.
(2018), 1, Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Springer
Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans
Nancy S. Lind, Erik Rankin, Gardenia Harris.
(2016), ABC-CLIO
Privacy in the Digital Age: 21st Century Challenges to the Fourth Amendment
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin.
(2015), Praeger
First Amendment Rights: An Encyclopedia
Nancy Lind, Erik T Rankin.
(2012), VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2, ABC-CLIO
Controversies of the George W. Bush Presidency
Bernie Tamas, Nancy Lind.
(2007), Greenwood
Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy
Nancy Lind, Bernie Tamas, Gardenia Harris.
(2007), Rowman and Littlefield
Comparative Public Administration
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
(2006), Elsevier
Presidents from Reagan Through Clinton, 1981-2001
Lane Crothers, Nancy Lind.
(2001), Greenwood
Nonviolence and Its Alternatives
Manfred Steger, Nancy Lind.
(1999), St. Martin's Press
Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans
Nancy Lind, Erik Rankin, Gardenia Harris.
ABC-CLIO Publishing
Conference Proceeding
PKI Enabled E-Government
Nancy Lind, Brian Smith.
PISTA, (2003)
The Chicago Housing Authority: Politic, Poverty and Poor Decisions
Nancy Lind, Consuella Brown.
The Small City and Regional Community, 13, 99-101, (1999)
Public Policy Implementation: Implications for Community Policing
Nancy Lind, Stephen Woolery.
The Small City and Regional Community, 12, (1997)
The Small City and Regional Community: Politics and Governance
Nancy Lind, Ann Cohen.
University of Wisconsin Foundation Press, (1990)
Economic Development: The Case of Diamond Star Motors--Is It Worth It?
Ann Elder, Nancy Lind.
The Small City and Regional Community, (1986)
Journal Article
Digital Democracy vs. Constitutional Frameworks: Social Media's Impact on Democratic Discourse
Nancy Lind.
International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, 6 (7/July 2025), 10-15, (2025), 10.56734/ijahss.v6n7a2
Faces and Phases of Transparency Reform in Local Government
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
International Journal of Public Administration, 27 (5), 287-307, (2004)
Recasting the Iraqi Bureaucracy in hte US Image: The Case of the the Ministry of Oil
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal, 9 (1), (2004)
The State Actor Doctrine and the NCAA: The NCAA is Off The Court
Nancy Lind.
The Social Science Journal, 30 (3), 243-252, (1993)
Anthony Downs' Life Cycle Theory of Organizations: An Empirical Test
Nancy Lind.
Southeastern Political Review, (1991)
The Implications of Uncertainty in Economic Development: The Case of Diamond-Star Motors
Ann Elder, Nancy Lind.
Economic Development Quarterly, (1987)
The Development of Incentive Packages To Attract Business to the Local Community
Ann Elder, Nancy Lind.
Government Finance Review, (1986)
Newspaper, Article
Portage County’s HHS team stretches to meet growing demand
Nancy S Lind.
Stevens Point MetroWire, (2025)
Newspaper, Regular Column
Fire Department Controversy: A question of accountability
Nancy Lind.
SP MetroWire, (2025)
Hidden Gems: The neighborhood parks that keep Stevens Point ticking
Nancy Lind.
SP Metrowire, (2025)
Independence Day in Stevens Point, where democracy lives at the river’s edge
Nancy S. Lind.
Stevens Point MetroWire, (2025)
Is anyone actually reading government’s required legal notices?
Nancy Lind.
Stevens Point MetroWire, (June 29, 2025), (2025)
Stevens Point’s zoning revolution; when 1970s rules meet 2025 realities
Nancy Lind.
Stevens Point MetroWire, (June 21, 2025), (2025)
Other
Journalism falls short on humane society ‘investigation’
Nancy S Lind.
Stevens Point MetroWire, (2025)
"Do corporations have religious liberty protections under the First Amendment?"
Nancy Lind.
ABC-CLIO American Government Online Database, (2015)
Review of Fiscal Administration
Nancy Lind.
Cengage, (2015)
Towards a Climate of Entrepreneurship: Ideas to Reform EU Policy Design for a Digital Single Market
Nancy Lind.
WMSCI, (2015)
Global Organizations of Public Administration
Eric Otenyo, Nancy Lind.
Elsevier, 969-971, (2006)
How Biased Economic Impact Studies Get Produced to Support Urban Development Proposals
Nancy Lind.
Economic Development Quarterly, (2001)
Stop This One: Presidential Influence and Centralization
Nancy Lind.
Southeastern Political Review, (2000)
Using a Cost-Benefit Model to Assess State-Local Development Policy: The case of Technology Based Incubation
Nancy Lind.
Economic Development Quarterly, (1998)
VA Medical Care: The Relationship Between State-Level Health Care Reform adn Veterans Socio-Economic Factors
Nancy Lind.
Policy Studies Journal, (1996)
Demonstrating the Usefulness and Practical Application of Sociology Through Internships
Nancy Lind.
Teaching Sociology, (1995)
Assessing Impact of Corporate Headquarter Relocation in a Metropolitan Region: The Case of J.C. Penney
Nancy Lind.
Economic Development Quarterly, (1993)
The Issue Attention Recyle: More Ups than Downs Anticipated
Nancy Lind.
Southeastern Political Review, (1992)
Economic Development and Strategic Planning: Applications for Smaller Jurisdictions
Nancy Lind.
Economic Development Quarterly, (1986)
An Evaluation of De La Sall Lipa's Readiness to Respond...
Nancy Lind.
IMCIC
Can Facebook be used as pedagogical tool in higher education?
Nancy Lind.
Improving At-Risk Student Academic Performance with Innovative Strategies and Technologies
Nancy Lind.
Influence of Intelligent Transportation System in a Road Infrastructure
Nancy Lind.
IMCIC
Presentations
Poverty as a Social Issue
Nancy Lind.
Poverty Simulation, Bloomington, IL, October 13, 2015
How to Edit Books
Nancy Lind.
College of Arts and Sciences Meet the Experts: Editing, Normal, IL, April 28, 2015
Poverty as a Social Issue
Nancy Lind.
Poverty Simulation, Bloomington, IL, September 18, 2014
Connectedness: It Really Matters-Group Formation in Disasters
Nancy Lind, Bernadette Lorenzo.
Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Stevens Point, WI, November 10, 2000
The Chicago Housing Authority
Nancy Lind, Consuella Brown.
Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Stevens Point, WI, September 12, 1998
The Implementation of Community Policing
Nancy Lind, Stephen Woolery.
The Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Stevens Point, WI, October 10, 1996
Private Voluntary Organizations in Central Illinois
Nancy Lind, Hibbert Roberts.
Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, Seattle, WA, September 10, 1989
An Empirical Test of Anthony Downs' Theory of Bureaucratic Decisionmaking
Nancy Lind.
American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 29, 1989
Economi Development and Diamond Star Motors
Ann Elder, Nancy Lind.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12, 1989
Fiscal Stress and Local Economic Development Efforts
Ann Elder, Nancy Lind, Sandra Roberts.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 17, 1987
Agency Age and Innovation
Nancy Lind.
American Society for Public Administration, Columbus, OH, March 10, 1987
Budgeting and Financial Management: A Survey of Existing Softward
Nancy Lind.
American Society for Public Administration, Ohio, March 10, 1987
Economic Development: Diamond Star Motors
Ann Cohen, Nancy Lind.
Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Stevens Point, WI, October 27, 1986