Dr. Joseph Yuichi Howard
Dr. Joseph Yuichi Howard
Associate Professor and Director of the Political Science Program
Irby Hall, 3rd floor
(501) 450-3412
Dr. Joseph Yuichi Howard聽
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Houston, 2006
M.A., Political Science, University of Houston, 2003
M.A., Second and Foreign Language Education, Soka University of America, 1995
B.A., Political Science and History, University of Texas at Austin, 1994.
COURSES:
U.S. Government & Politics
Public Policy Analysis
Public Policy & Program Evaluation
Special Topics in Public Policy
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Hoffman, Kim U. and Joseph Y. Howard. 2024. “Meeting Local Needs with a Unique Revenue Source: A Case Study of Voluntary Property Taxes in Faulkner County, Arkansas,”聽Midsouth Political Science Review,聽vol. 23, pp. 91-116.
Howard, Joseph Y. and Keith A. Nitta. 2012. 鈥淗elping Students Become Civically Engaged Through Service-Learning Courses.鈥� The Midsouth Political Science Review, vol. 13 (1), pp. 177-185.
Howard, Joseph Y. and Gary D. Wekkin. 2011. 鈥淧olitical Parties, Civil Society, and American Federalism鈥� with Gary D. Wekkin. In Dialogues on聽 Political Parties and Civil Society in Federal Countries, eds. Rupak Chattopadhyay and Karl Nerenberg. Ottawa, Canada: Forum of Federations. A Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series, Volume 9, pp. 47-49.
Howard, Joseph Y. and Sharon Wrobel. 2011.聽 鈥淣o Child Left Behind: Perceptions and Challenges for Rural Arkansas Educators.鈥澛� The Midsouth Political Science Review, vol. 12, pp. 1-20.
Howard, Joseph Y., Sharon Wrobel, and Keith A. Nitta. 2010.聽 鈥淚mplementing Change in an Urban School District: A Case Study of the Reorganization of the Little Rock School District.鈥� Public Administration Review, vol. 70 (6), pp. 934-941.
Howard, Joseph Y., Keith A. Nitta, Sharon Wrobel, and Ellen Eddings. 2009. “Leading Change of a School District Reorganization.” Public Performance and Management Review, vol. 32 (3), pp. 441-486.
Howard, Joseph Y. and Keith A. Nitta. 2008. “The Little Rock School District: A Community and School Board Divided.” Electronic Hallway, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.
Howard, Joseph Y.,聽Gregory Weiher, Noah Kaplan, and Christina Hughes. 2006. “Hispanic College Attendance and the State of Texas GEAR UP Program.” Review of Policy Research, vol. 23 (5), pp. 1035-1051.