Faculty Profile

Hee Soun Jang

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Public Administration
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

Education

PhD, Florida State University, 2006.
Major: Public Administration
MA, Sungshin Women's Univ, Korea, 1997.
Major: Political Science
BA, Sungshin Women's Univ, Korea, 1995.
Major: Political Science

Current Scheduled Teaching*

PADM 6950.002, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2024
PADM 4260.900, Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.002, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2023
PADM 6700.001, Workshop in Public Administration, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.002, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.005, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6940.004, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2022
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
PADM 6010.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.005, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022
PADM 4220.001, Proposal Writing and Grants Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 5700.003, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.003, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6940.004, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2021
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 4220.900, Proposal Writing and Grants Administration, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 4220.950, Proposal Writing and Grants Administration, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.003, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
PADM 4300.001, Nonprofit Leadership Capstone, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 5700.003, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.010, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
PADM 5010.001, Public Administration and Society, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 4220.900, Proposal Writing and Grants Administration, Summer 8W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6700.001, Workshop in Public Administration, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
PADM 5700.003, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PADM 6710.010, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PADM 6940.004, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2019
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 8W2 2019
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6010.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.003, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2019
PADM 5500.001, Administrative Research Methods I, Spring 2019 SPOT
PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
PADM 5700.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2019 SPOT
PADM 6900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2019
PADM 6900.005, Special Problems, Spring 2019
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Fall 2018 SPOT
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2018 SPOT
PADM 6710.003, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2018 SPOT
PADM 5500.001, Administrative Research Methods I, Spring 2018 SPOT
PADM 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
PADM 5010.001, Public Administration and Society, Spring 2018 SPOT
PADM 6940.004, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2017
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Fall 2017 SPOT
PADM 5700.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2017 SPOT
PADM 6710.002, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2017 SPOT
PADM 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
PADM 6950.705, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6710.008, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2016 SPOT
PADM 6950.703, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
PADM 5020.001, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 5700.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6940.005, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2015
PADM 6950.700, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PADM 6010.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2015 SPOT
PADM 6900.750, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015
PADM 5020.001, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Spring 2015 Syllabus
PADM 5700.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2015 Syllabus
PADM 6710.002, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2015
PADM 6900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2015
PADM 6940.005, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2014
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PADM 6010.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2014
PADM 6900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2014
PADM 5020.001, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Spring 2014 Syllabus
PADM 5700.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2014 Syllabus
PADM 6710.002, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2014
PADM 6940.003, Directed Research in Public Administration, Fall 2013
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Fall 2013
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2013
PADM 6710.006, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2013
PADM 6900.002, Special Problems, Fall 2013
PADM 6900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013
PADM 5020.001, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Spring 2013
PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2013
PADM 6710.005, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2013
PADM 5040.001, Nonprofit Management, Fall 2012
PADM 6010.001, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2012
PADM 6710.006, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Fall 2012
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Spring 2012
PADM 5700.005, Seminar in Public Administration, Spring 2012
PADM 6710.003, Seminar in Public Administration and Management, Spring 2012
PADM 5020.001, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Fall 2011
PADM 6010.002, Seminar in Public Administration, Fall 2011
PADM 5030.001, Managing Human Resources, Spring 2011
PADM 5010.001, Public Administration and Society, Spring 2011
PADM 5020.002, Leading and Managing Public Organizations, Fall 2010
PADM 5010.001, Public Administration and Society, Fall 2010

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Arlikatti, S., Andrew, S., Maghelal, P. K., Jang, H. (2015). Post-Disaster Blight Fight: Demonstrating the Merit of Creating a Composite Blight Index Map for Your City. 48-60. Irvine, California: . U.S-Iran Symposium on “Resilient Cities”. Irvine, California. University of Arizona, National Academy of Sciences, & Sharif University of Technology.
Maghelal, P. K., Andrew, S., Arlikatti, S., Jang, H. (2014). Assessing Blight and its Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Dallas. In G. Passerini & C.A. Brebbia [Eds.] Environmental Impact II. Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 181, 187-197.
Book
Jang, H. (2022). Public-Nonprofit Collaboration and Policy in Homeless Services: Management, Measurement and Impact. 89. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-11918-7
Book Chapter
Jang, H., Kim, J., (2023). Nonprofit and Government Partnerships in Public Service Delivery in South Korea: A Review of Governance and Finance. THE OXFORD INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR SOCIAL POLICY: PROMISING PRACTICES AND EMERGING CHALLENGES. Oxford. UK: The Oxford University Press.
Kwon, M., Jang, H., Berry, F. (2014). To use or not to use strategic planning: factors city leaders consider to make this choice. Palgrave MacMillan.
Journal Article
Keyes, L. M., Jang, H., Dicke, L., Shi, Y. (2023). Spotlight on PA-Based Undergraduate Nonprofit Education: A public sector catalyst for stewardship and service: Spotlight on PA-Based Undergraduate Nonprofit Education. Journal of Non-Profit Education and Leadership. Sage.
Jang, H., Valero, J., Ford, S. (2023). Homeless services during the COVID 19 pandemic: Revisiting Salamon’s third-party government and voluntary failure theory. Nonprofit Policy Forum. 14(3), 279-308. De Gruyter.
Keyes, L., Jang, H., Dicke, L. A., Shi, Y. (2022). Emerging from disruptions and ambiguities: Understanding local government innovative responses during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese Public Administration Review. 13(4), 252–261.
Jang, H., Shi, Y., Keyes, L., Dicke, L. A. (2021). Responding to the Needs of the Homeless in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Initiatives in 20 Major U.S. cities. International Journal of Public Administration. 44(11-12), 1006-1017. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925693?journalCode=lpad20
Jang, H., Valero, J., Jang, H. S. (2020). A Study of Cross-Sector Health Care Services for the Homeless: Community Health Service Capacity Measured and Tested. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. 43(2), 178-195. CORINTH:. https://jhhsa.spaef.org/article/1949/A-Study-of-Cross-Sector-Health-Care-Services-for-the-Homeless-Community-Health-Service-Capacity-Measured-and-Tested
Valero, J., Jang, H. (2020). The Effect of Leadership Style on Network Performance: A Study of Leadership Impact on Homeless Networks. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. 6(3), 303-352.
Keyes, L. M., Jang, H. (2020). Service Learning in Undergraduate Volunteer Management Course: Learning Outcomes Measured and Evaluated. Journal of Non-Profit Education and Leadership. Online First(Online First), . Denton: Sagamore Publishing. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2020-9550
Valero, J., Lee, D., Jang, H. (2020). Public-Nonprofit Collaboration in Homeless Services: Are Nonprofit-Led Networks More Effective?. Administration & Society. Sage. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0095399720947991
Valero, J., Jang, H., Dicke, L. A. (2020). Understanding Leadership Development Through Mentoring: An Examination of Mentoring in Public Service Internships. International Journal of Research in Business and Management. 2(1), 2692-2258. International Journal of Research in Business and Management.
Shi, Y., Jang, H., Keyes, L. M., Dicke, L. (2020). Nonprofit Service Continuity and Responses in the Pandemic: Disruptions, Ambiguity, Innovation and Challenges. Public Administration Review. 80(5), 874-879. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/puar.13254
Kim, J., Jang, H., Dicke, L. (2017). The civil health generated by neighborhood associations in Seoul, South Korea: A Consideration of Internal and External Advocacy roles. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. 39(4), .
Kim, J., Jang, H. (2017). Why do residents participate in neighborhood associations? The case of apartment neighborhoods association in Seoul Korea. Journal of Urban Affairs. 39(8), 1155-1168. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07352166.2017.1319229
Jang, H. (2016). Acculturation and Volunteering of Korean Americans in the US. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. 2(1), 31-47.
Valero, J., Jang, H. (2016). The Role of Nonprofits in Homeless Policy Networks: A Research Note. Cityscape. 18(2), .
Jang, H. (2015). Exploring Millennial Generation in Task Values and Sector Choice: A Case of Employment in Planning. International Journal of Public Administration. 39(3), . Taylor and Francis.
Jung, K., Jang, H., Seo, I. (2015). The Government-driven Social Enterprises in South Korea: Lessons from the Social Enterprise Promotion Program in the Seoul Metropolitan City.
Jang, H., Valero, J., Kim, J., Cramb, K. (2015). Understanding the diverse forms of nonprofit collaborations: The case study of partnership management of the communities in schools of North Texas. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. 1(2), .
Jang, H. (2014). Enterprising Government: Political and financial effect of fee based municipal services.
Jang, H. (2014). Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Policy Actions in Local Governments: California Cities. Journal of Urban Affairs.
Jang, H. (2014). Institutional Collective Action Issues in Nonprofit Self-Organized Collaboration.
Jang, H. (2014). Theoretical Framework on the Determinants of Strategic Cities: Empirical Results from Florida City Governments.
Jang, H. (2013). "How are U.S. cities "doing" sustainability: Considering who is getting on the sustainability train, and why".
Jang, H. (2011). Motivations Behind Using Performance Measurement: City wide vs Selective User..
Jang, H. (2009). Nonprofits as Local Government Service Contractors.
Jang, H. (2007). Comparing public versus Private Funding of Nonprofit Organizations: Implications for Collaboration.
Jang, H. (2006). Contracting Out Park and Recreation Services: A Heckman Selection Approach.
Berry et. al., F., Jang, H. (2004). Three Traditions of Network Research: What the Public Management Research Agenda Can Learn from Other Research Communities.
Research Report
Jang, H., Andrew, S. (2023). How Has Blight Changed in the City of Dallas?: An Examination of the Last Ten Years. Assessing Changes in the Composite Blight Index in the City of Dallas, TX.Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. ($55,985). 2022-2023..
Jang, H., Valero, J., Jung, K. (2016). Effective leadership in network collaboration: Lessons learned from Continuum of Care Homeless Programs.
Moon, S., Jang, H. (2009). Acculturation and Patterns of Asian American Philanthropy.
Feiock, R., Jang, H. (2007). The Role of Nonprofit Contractors in the Delivery of Local Services.
Jang, H. (2004). Contracting and Service Costs for Local Government Services in Florida.
Written Case with Instructional Material
Jang, H., Kim, J., Community Building Policy in Seoul, South Korea. https://hallway.evans.washington.edu/cases/details/community-building-policy-seoul-south-korea
Jang, H., Kim, J. Transforming Seoul: Rethinking Neighborhood: Case studies. 3, . Seoul Korea: Korean Institute of Public Administration.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Jang, H. (Principal), "Senior Executive Training Program: Seoul Metropolitan Government," Sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, International, $12000 Funded. (June 25, 2022June 24, 2024).
Jang, H. (Principal), "Building Collaborative System between Central and Local Governments in Response to Disasters and Emergencies," Sponsored by Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Korea Government, International, $10000 Funded. (November 13, 2021November 12, 2022).
Jang, H. (Principal), "Senior Executive Training Program-BB 20-0478," Sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, International, $12000 Funded. (May 15, 2020December 31, 2021).
Jang, H. (Principal), "Senior Executive Training Program-BB 20-5076," Sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, International, $12000 Funded. (May 15, 2020December 31, 2021).
Jang, H. (Supporting), "Rural healthy community collaborative learning community," Sponsored by Texas Health and Human Services, State, $12000 Funded. (July 2019May 1, 2020).
Grant - Research
Jang, H. (Principal), Andrew, S. (Co-Principal), "Assessing Changes in the Composite Blight Index in the City of Dallas, TX," Sponsored by Dallas Habitat for Humanity, Local, $55985 Funded. (January 1, 2022December 31, 2022).
Jang, H. S. (Principal), Valero, J. (Co-Principal), "Understanding the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Continuum of Care Homeless Service Networks (CoCs)," Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Founation, National, $200000 Funded. (November 1, 2020October 2022).
Valero, J. (Principal), Jang, H. (Co-Principal), "Integrating Cross-Sectoral Health and Social Services for the Homeless," Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Private, $100000.00 Funded. (October 1, 2017October 31, 2018).
Jang, H. (Principal), Valero, J. (Co-Principal), "Effective leadership in public service collaboration," Sponsored by IBM Center for the Business of Government, Private, $20000 Funded. (20152016).
Andrew, S. (Principal), Arlikatti, S. (Co-Principal), Jang, H. (Co-Principal), Maghelal, P. K. (Co-Principal), "Assessing Urban Blight in the City of Dallas, Texas," Sponsored by Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Other, $25540 Funded. (20112011).
Grant - Service
Andrew, S. A. (Principal), Fischer, L. (Principal), Kelly, A. (Principal), Jang, H. S., Lund, A. (Principal), Champlin, S. (Co-Principal), Liang, L. (Principal), "PARSci Faculty Network Mentoring," Sponsored by UNT Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $4300 Funded. (January 1, 2021January 1, 2022).
Jang, H. (Principal), Dicke, L. (Principal), "Charn Fund Proposal: Study Abroad Program Development in South Korea," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (June 2019August 2020).
Shi, Y., Jang, H., "Smart Cities and Urban Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives," University of North Texas, $3500 Funded. (December 2019January 2020).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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out of 7
%
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students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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