Katherine Nesse 3307 3 rd Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 651-366-7736 (mobile) knesse@spu.edu Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Urban and Regional Planning Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation title: Cultural Change and Policy-Making: The Growth of the Hispanic Population in the Midwest and its Effect on Governance Dissertation advisor: Mary M. Edwards University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2006 Major field: Academic-Track Economic Development Thesis title: Retirement Income: A New Model of Economic Base Thesis advisor: Ann R. Markusen University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts Bachelor of Arts, 2000 Major field: Art History Research Interests I am interested in how people shape their economies and governments. My research draws on the fields of demographics and migration, as well as economic development, governance and public participation. I integrate multiple methods in my research including stochastic models, regional science techniques and qualitative approaches. Current Position Assistant Professor Urban Studies Program Director, September 2016 to present Department of Sociology, Seattle Pacific University Previous Position Assistant Professor, August 2012 to June 2016 Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University
Katherine Nesse Curriculum Vitae, Page 2 of 6 Current Research Passive Survey Conducted a survey of political yard signs with assistance from graduate students and related the count of yard signs to demographic characteristics recorded in the American Community Survey. Worked with the Flint Hills Regional Council to survey households and housing condition in 7 counties in Central Kansas. Testing the broken windows hypothesis that signs of residential decay are associated with demographic characteristics of the community with Dr. Corianne Scally (The Urban Institute). With Dr. Bill Hsu (Computer and Information Science, Kansas State University) working on methods of computer recognition of residential features. The application of the American Community Survey Evaluated the use of the ACS by federal agencies comparing the statutory requirements of the agencies with the Census Bureau s advice on its use in collaboration with Dr. Mallory Rahe (Oregon State University) Working with Dr. Rahe and Dr. Andi Irawan (Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) to evaluate the accuracy of estimates of the high school dropout rate derived from the ACS. Working with Dr. Rahe to update the use of the ACS in the urban and regional planning field.\ Peer Reviewed Publications Nesse, K. and Mallory Rahe. (2015) Setting New Standards in the use of estimates from the American Community Survey, Population Research and Policy Review 34(4): 461-480. Nesse, K. (2014). Expanding the Economic Base Model to Include Nonwage Income Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 44(2). Conference Proceedings and Book Chapters Nesse, K. (2013). What election campaign lawn signs indicate: Estimating demographic characteristics from publically observable neighborhood phenomena, 2013 Conference Proceedings of the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, 44 th Annual Conference: 66-76. Markusen, Ann and K. Nesse. 2007. Institutional and political determinants of incentive competition: Reassessing causes, outcomes, and remedies, Chapter 1 in Ann Markusen (Ed.), Reining in the Competition for Capital. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2007. Book Reviews Nesse, K. (forthcoming). Resilient Downtowns: A New Approach to Revitalizing Small- and Medium-City Downtowns by Michael A. Burayidi Journal of Urban Technology. Nesse, K. (2013). Rural Design: A New Discipline by Dewey Thorbeck Growth & Change 44(4), 677-679.
Katherine Nesse Curriculum Vitae, Page 3 of 6 Other Publications Lindberg, Scott and K. Nesse. (2016) The Block Party, In Fairy Tales: When Architecture Tells a Story, 3 rd Ed. New York: Blank Space Publishing. Nesse, K. and Barbara Lukermann. 2006. The Geography of Participation in Neighborhood Revitalization Program Home Improvement Programs and Multifamily Construction Projects, CURA Reporter (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota), 36(2): pp. 13-15. Nesse, K. 2006. Universities facing increasing competition for international students, fedgazette (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), May. Nesse, K. 2005. Community development through faith-based organizations: An example by churches in Minneapolis, Intersection 2(1): pp. 14-18. Conference Presentations in the past 5 years The Importance of Quality of Life in Brewery Location Decisions with Brooke Ferguson and Dr. Timothy Green, 62nd Annual Conference of the North American Regional Science Council, Portland, Oregon (November 11-15, 2015). The Importance of Quality of Life in Brewery Location Decisions with Brooke Ferguson and Dr. Timothy Green, 55th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Houston, Texas (October 22-25, 2015). Housing Matter: The Flint Hills Region Fair Housing Equity Assessment / Regional Analysis of Impediments Kansas Housing Conference, Manhattan, Kansas (August 26-28, 2015) Fitting Entrepreneurship into a Rural Context Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, St. Louis (May 27-29, 2015) Comparing Estimates of Rare Events in the ACS to Administrative Records with Dr. Mallory Rahe and Dr. Andi Irawan, ACS Data Users Conference, College Park, Maryland (May 11-13, 2015) Distributing Federal transportation money with confidence and equity using the American Community Survey Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, Madison, Wisconsin (June 3-5, 2014) Setting New Standards in the Use of Income and Poverty Estimates from the ACS with Dr. Mallory Rahe, ACS Data Users Conference, Washington, DC (May 31 - June 1, 2014) What election campaign lawn signs indicate: Estimating demographic characteristics from publically observable neighborhood phenomena Joint Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Dublin, Ireland (July 14-19, 2013) What election campaign lawn signs indicate: Estimating demographic characteristics from publically observable neighborhood phenomena Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, Kansas City, Missouri (May 29-31, 2013)
Katherine Nesse Curriculum Vitae, Page 4 of 6 Public participation and policy decisions in places with new Hispanic communities 52nd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Salt Lake City, Utah (October 13-16, 2011). Participation and policy decisions in places with new Hispanic communities: Intermediate findings from case studies 4th Annual Regional, Population and Health Economics Midwest Student Summit, Urbana, Illinois (April 16-17, 2011). Cultural change and policy-making: The growth of the Hispanic population in towns across the Midwest and its effect on governance 3rd Annual Regional, Population and Health Economics Midwest Student Summit, West Lafayette, Indiana (April 9-10, 2010). Classes Taught Seattle Pacific University Introduction to Urban Planning Urban Public Policy Geographic Information Systems Kansas State University Planning Methods I Planning Principles Seminar State & Local Economic Development Policy Housing and Development Programs Planning in Pop Culture Statistics for Planners University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Analytical Planning Methods Grants and Contracts pending (Sub-contract) Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, University of Illinois, 2016, $9,000 (Sub-contract) Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, University of Illinois, 2015, $8,000 (Sub-contract) Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, University of Illinois, 2014, $7,210 (PI) Technological Factors in Productivity Growth in Nonmetropolitan Areas: An Investigation of the Manufacturing Sector in Two Midwestern States North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Small Grants Program, Dr. Biswa Das (Iowa State University), Co-PI, 2014, $1,000 (Sub-contract) Technical Assistance to Brownfields, Environmental Protection Agency, 2013, $10,942
Katherine Nesse Curriculum Vitae, Page 5 of 6 (Sub-contract) Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, University of Illinois, 2013, $7,000 Faculty Development Award, Kansas State University, 2013 (travel to Dublin, Ireland for the Joint Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning), $1,000 Awards PhD Workshop Travel Award. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fall 2009. List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students. Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2009. Conference Travel Award. Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2008. List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students. Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2007. Richard Bolan Award. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2005. Barbara Lukermann Award for Service in Planning. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2006. Professional Service Mid-Continent Representative to the North American Regional Science Council, May 2015 to present (5-year term) Mid-Continent Regional Science Association / North American Regional Science Council Conference Co-Chair North American Meetings of Regional Science Association International, 2016 Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota) North American Regional Science Council Faculty Women s Interest Group Twitter Volunteer, August 2013 to June 2016 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Reviewer Rural Sociology (2013 to present) National Science Foundation, SBE Division
Katherine Nesse Curriculum Vitae, Page 6 of 6 Moderator/Discussant Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (St. Louis, May 27-29, 2015) Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (Madison, Wisc., June 3-5, 2014) Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (Kansas City, May 29-31, 2013) Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (Salt Lake City, October 13-16, 2011) Conference Organizer, September 2008 to April 2009 Regional, Population & Health Economics: 2nd Annual Midwest Graduate Student Summit Host: Departments of Urban and Regional Planning and Applied and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professional Experience Consultant, May 2016 to November 2016 Technical Assistance to Brownfields Kansas State University Consultant, August 2014 to May 2015 Flint Hills Regional Council Riley County, Kansas Consultant, June to October 2013 Flint Hills Regional Council Riley County, Kansas Community Development Associate, June to August 2007; July to September 2011 City of Urbana, Economic Development Department Urbana, Illinois