Faculty Profile
Jody Holland
Associate Professor of Public Policy Leadership
Phone Number: (662)418-1936
Email: jholland@olemiss.edu
Key Words: Public Policy; Public Administration; Food Policy; Non-Profit Management
Research Description: Joseph (Jody) Holland is a Associate Professor in the Department of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi. He received his PhD from Mississippi State University in Public Policy and Administration. Jody's research focuses on Food Policy in the United States. In addition, Jody pursues an engage scholarship agenda with non-profit organizations that promote rural community development and advocate farmers' issues. Before transitioning into his current research role, Jody worked in both the private and non-profit sector, where he managed operations and conducted operational research. His work can be found in Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA), Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration, Journal of Transportation and Land Use, and Public Works Management and Policy. As a researcher, Jody has collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Highway Administration (FWHA), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Delta Regional Authority (DRA), Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), and the National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness (NCITEC). He was awarded national recognition by the American Society of Public Administration�s (ASPA) Section on Transportation Policy and Administration (STPA) in April 2010 because of the transportation policy streamlining research. Currently, he teaches Introduction to Public Policy, Economic Development and Public Policy, and Food Insecurity, Farm Policy, and Community Action.
Honors Theses:
Ramsey, Daniel Hurley (2022) Hate Crimes: A Statistical Comparison of Reported Hate Crimes and Victimizations during the Obama and Trump Administrations (full text)
Houser, Anthony Gray (2022) Employing A Public Policy Evaluative Framework: An Analysis of Domestic Theme Park Development (full text)
Thompson, Taylor Paige (2022) The Impact of Emergency Management Preparedness Plans on Food Systems and Food System Resiliency
Griggs, Neely (2021) Investigating the Relationship between the James C. Kennedy Center and the Utilization of the Harvard Policy Model: A Strategic Planning Process (full text)
Slaughter, Cade (2021) Mississippi Downtowns: Examining the Relationship between Downtown Revitalization and Place-Based Economic Development (full text)
Metzler, Hanna M (2021) Tractorcade: Investigating the Relationship Between Group Theory and the American Agriculture Movement's Attempt at Policy Change (full text)
Mooney, Brooklyn (2020) An Analysis of Irrigation Policy in the Mississippi Delta (full text)
Fiala, Austin Davis (2020) Smoke and Mirrors: Policy Solutions for Deterring Adolescent Use of Nicotine Electronic Cigarettes (full text)
Hoang, Hannah (2020) Examining the Institution of Public Health: The Case of the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center (full text)
Carrasco, Taran (2020) Examining the Possibilities of Telehealth in Tallahatchie County (full text)
Cooper, Cady (2020) Food Insecurity in Mississippi: Examining the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Race (full text)
Heavey, Caroline (2019) Zoning Policies in the United States: An Inquisition into the Inequities and Solutions (full text)
Holland, Coulter (2019) Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act: A Case for Mississippi (full text)
Moody, Reagan (2019) Before Disaster Strikes: An Analysis of Emergency Management Planning (full text)
Sistrunk, Katherine Coleman (2019) Hit Me with your Best Shot: A Critical Analysis of the Resistance to Vaccine Utilization (full text)
Vowell, Carlie Maree (2019) Food Waste in German Households: A Policy Analysis (full text)
Delgado, Nestor (2018) The Policy Evolution and Privatization of Commercial Space Systems (full text)
Linginfelter, Elizabeth J. (2018) Unraveling the Veil: An Evaluation of American Immigration Policy in the 20th Century using John Rawls's Ethical Theory (full text)
Norman, Alice C. (2018) Housing Policy Alternatives for the Lafayette-Oxford, Mississippi Community (full text)
Ormesher, James Harrison (2017) Examining Federalism in American Water Policy: Taking Stock of a Modern Issue. (full text)
Powell, Austin (2017) An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Education in the Criminal Justice System. (full text)
Watts, J.L. (2017) Political Communication in the Online Era: Moral Psychology of News Media Consumption, New Forms of News Media, and Political Communication (full text)
Latham, Joseph R. (2016) Dillon's Rule Versus Home Rule: A Comprehensive, Comparative Review of the Impacts. (full text)
Pena, Catherine A. (2015) The Effects of Political Culture on the Administrative Functions of The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. (full text)
Available Research Projects:
Nonprofit Entrepreneurship: Does the IPRACR Framework hold among nonprofit entrepreneurial leaders?
Project Description: Nonprofit leaders have been called “change makers” in a growing sector in the U.S economy, which employ over 1.5 million workers. Many of these organizations have achieved significant social impacts in the world, while other nonprofits have flamed out, chasing a mission that did not capture the eye of enough donors to maintain viability or did not meet the demand needed for sustainability. With a growing nonprofit sector, nonprofit leaders are constantly evolving to meet the responsibilities associated with leading nonprofit organizations, which includes fundraising, managing staff, and board governance, just to name a few. Scholars have highlighted, The Social Enterprise Spectrum, illustrating extreme ends that classify purely philanthropic oriented models of nonprofits and purely commercial oriented models of nonprofits. Each of the models require leadership. Over the past decades, leadership scholars have applied and examined leadership theories within the nonprofit sector. Traditional theoretical frameworks such as trait theories, skills theories, behavioral styles, as well as servant leadership emerge in the literature within the context of nonprofit organizations. However, there are still many gaps that must be filled to develop a better understanding of nonprofit leadership. In 2017, Lacerda, Martens, and Freitas executed a systematic literature review, concentrating on nonprofit entrepreneurial orientation. Drawing from Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) theory, the authors’ effort developed a conceptual framework, highlighting six dimensions. These dimensions include: Innovativeness, Proactiveness, Risk-taking, Autonomy, Competitive aggressiveness, and Reciprocity. For the purpose of this research project, I have dubbed this the IPRACR Framework. The intention of this research is to test the IPRACR Framework to determine if it holds within entrepreneurial nonprofits. Utilizing the IPRACR Framework as a measure to examine leaders in entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations fills a gap in literature by providing validating the application of the IPRACR Framework. Based on the evidence collected in this project, through case study analysis, the research will be able to determine if construct stretching or construct restricting allows to the IPRACR Framework.
Desired Student Qualifications: Work Ethic
Project Timeline: Oct 2021-May 2022
Duties of Student Researcher: 1. Develop Lit Review. 2. Assist in Developing Interview Protocol 3. Data Collection 4 Analysis
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