Kelly Rawlings

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- The Bigger Picture
- Bookclub PodcastAn audio bookclub. Our geeks read and discuss new and classic works in the policy field – fictional and non. Social justice, tech, politics, policy … we cover it all and more. We want to get at the heart of what it means to be a community member in America. Listen on our site here, or subscribe at ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Get Involved: Join the conversation about each episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Or email us at [email protected].
- LA HashtagsLos Angeles Hashtags Itself, began as a six-episode, limited series podcast, featuring various Angeleno agencies leading the critical trend of using digital media for urban and social development. Season 3, LA Hashtags Herself, will focus on a few of the many women who aim to leave Los Angeles a better place. If you like art, community, cultural journalism, real estate, transportation, and tech generally, we hope you will find something worth hearing. Listen to the individual posts on our site here, or subscribe at iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play!
- Our American DiscourseGreat knowledge need not wither on the academic vine. We bring you the smartest minds from the University of Southern California and beyond, wrestling with the defining challenges of our time. In their research, we find wisdom. In their voice, hope. Hosted by Anthony W. Orlando, Our American Discourse reminds us that we’re never too different to learn from each other, nor too divided to find common ground. Listen to the individual podcasts below or subscribe on Google Play, iTunes, or Soundcloud. But most of all, keep the conversation going. Tell us what you thought. Tell others what you heard. Keep our American discourse alive—and healthy.
- The Policy PaycheckCreated and hosted by Serena Allen, a junior studying public policy, with an emphasis on advanced policy analysis, The Policy Paycheck is a nonpartisan podcast dedicated to simplifying the economic side of high profile policies. Often, we only get one side of the coin regarding policy matters. This podcast reaches beyond these boundaries to allow listeners to think critically on political matters that impact their daily lives.
- P.S. You’re InterestingOur newest podcast series is where we discuss new research in Political Science with stars in the field. We hope to bring the research to life. Host Jeffery A. Jenkins hopes to share innovations and implications of research, through conversation and interviews with invited guests. To listen to individual episodes use the player on the episode, or stream & subscribe on your favorite podcasting app – just search “P.S. You’re Interesting” or “usc bedrosian.” Email us at [email protected] Twitter: @BedrosianCenter, @jaj7d
- Policy at the Playhouse“All art is political in the sense that it serves someone’s politics.” – August Wilson Theatre can bolster the status quo. It can foment revolution. It can make us question our identities and the identities of those around us. It makes us yearn and strive. It gives us closure. It leaves us wanting more. Theatre is a weapon. It holds up a mirror. It is politics. Theatre dissolves the distance between people. Theatre exposes humanity and inhumanity. Theatre connects us. The Policy at the Playhouse podcast features conversations about how art, theater in particular, is an integral part of our civic lives allowing us to question and inform our conceptions of citizenship and community. This podcast continues our ongoing efforts to bring policy and its impact into the public discourse, recognizing that citizens inform themselves in many different arenas. Listen to individual episodes on the player above, the Policy at the Playhouse page, or subscribe at iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.
- Reel ReviewReel Review is a film podcast dedicated to thinking about how the media we consume contributes to the public good. Hosted by Erroll Southers, the podcast focuses on visual storytelling, diversity, and the public good. This podcast is sponsored by Price Video Services and USC Bedrosian Center, and continues our ongoing efforts to bring policy and its impact into the public discourse. Download or subscribe at ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Get Involved: Join the conversation about each episode on Twitter or Facebook, & Instagram, or email us at [email protected].
- Unfair Nation by (In)equality Fellow, Ehsan Zaffar
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Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Public Administration
Arizona State University

Sol Price School of Public Policy
Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Expertise

Civic engagement and public participation, organizational behavior, nonprofit leadership and management, transformational leadership and change

Kelly Campbell Rawlings, Ph.D. is an assistant professor (nonresident teaching) with the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California where she develops and teaches courses on organizational behavior, nonprofit management and leadership, strategic planning, and the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Her research focuses on identifying innovative approaches to public participation and civic engagement and explores the notion of civic capacity and the ways in which the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for participation in public life can be developed. Her work has been published in Administration & Society, Administrative Theory and Praxis, the Journal of Public Affairs Education, and in the book Government is Us, 2.0.

Prior to academia Dr. Rawlings worked in the nonprofit sector as a prevention education specialist for the Center Against Sexual Abuse and as a policy advocate for the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She also worked as an academic associate for Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, where she conducted research on the nonprofit sector and developed and coordinated projects designed to build the organizational capacity of nonprofits.

Dr. Rawlings is an Alliance Facilitation Fellow through the St. Luke’s Health Initiative in Phoenix, AZ. She has completed the International Association for Public Participation’s certificate training and the Institute for Cultural Affairs’ Technology of Participation Facilitation Methods course. She provides consulting and facilitation services to nonprofit and governmental organizations on leadership and organizational development, decision-making, strategic planning, board governance, and civic engagement and public participation.

Publications

Selin, C., Rawlings, K., de Ridder-Vignone, K., Sadowski, J., Altamirano Allende, C., Gano, G., … Guston, D. (2017). Experiments in engagement: Designing public engagement with science and technology for capacity building. Public Understanding of Science, 26(6), 634–649. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662515620970

Klonoff, D., Lias, C., Beck, S., Parkes, J., Kovatchev, B., Vigersky, R., … Vesper, H. (2016). Development of the Diabetes Technology Society Blood Glucose Monitor System Surveillance Protocol. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 10(3), 697–707. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932296815614587

Selin, C., Rawlings, K.C. Rawlings, de Ridder-Vignone, K. et al. (Forthcoming, 2015). Experiments in Engagement: Designing PEST for Capacity-Building. Revise and resubmit Public Understanding of Science.

Catlaw, T.J., Rawlings, K.C., and Callen, J. (2014). The Courage to Listen: Government, Truth-telling, and the Care of Self. Administrative Theory & Praxis 36(2): 197-218

Rawlings, K.C. (2012). Citizen-Led Initiatives and the 5 Communities Project. Sponsored evaluation research report conducted for the Center for the Future of Arizona.

Rawlings, K.C. (2012). Attending Tocqueville’s School: Examining the intrapersonal, political, and civic effects of nonprofit board participation, Administrative Theory & Praxis 34(3): 320-356

Rawlings, K.C. (Ed.). (2012). Civic Engagement. Research Report prepared for the 100^th Arizona Town Hall

Rawlings, K.C. (2012). Introduction: Setting the Stage. Arizona Town Hall’s Civic Engagement Research Report

Rawlings, K.C. & Catlaw, T. J. (2011). “’Democracy as a Way of Life’: Rethinking the Places and Practices of Public Administration.” In King, C. (Ed.), Government is Us 2.0. Armonk, NY: Sharpe

Catlaw, T.J. and Rawlings, K.C. (2010). Promoting Participation from the Inside-Out: Workplace Democracy and Public Engagement. Promoting Citizen Engagement and Community Building Tempe, AZ: Alliance for Innovation

Campbell, K. (2007). Arizona Nonprofits: Scope of the Sector. A technical research report prepared for the ASU Center for Nonprofit Leadership & Management

Denhardt, J. & Campbell, K. (2006). The Role of Democratic Values in Transformational Leadership. Administration & Society 38(5): 556-572

Campbell, K. (2005). Nobody Said It Was Easy: Examining the Matroyshka Dolls of Citizen Engagement. Administration & Society 37 (5): 636-648

Campbell, K. (2005). Theorizing the Authentic: Identity, Engagement & Public Space. Administration & Society 36 (6): 688-705

Denhardt, J. & Campbell, K. (2005). The Challenges of Leadership Education in Public Administration: Finding the Fit Between Purpose and Approach. Journal of Public Affairs Education 11 (3): 169-179