Kelly LeRoux

Email Address: kleroux@uic.edu
College: Urban Planning and Public Affairs Department: Public Administration
Title: Professor
Office: 2100 AEH Building Phone: 312-355-2672
Webpage: https://cuppa.uic.edu/profiles/leroux-kelly/
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
Public Policy, Local Policy, Local Government, Municipal Management, Public Management, Municipal Service Delivery, Intergovernmental Collaboration

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 5-10 hours per week

Qualifications of a Student:
-Minimum gpa: 3.0
-Familiarity with web-searching and skills required for database building (spreadsheet)
-Attention to detail
-Good communication skills
-Ability to work as part of a team
-Experience with data collection and research project is a plus

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Student will assist a team of professors and graduate students with an on-going, multi-site investigation titled Local Government Administrative Procedures Survey (LGAPS). This project examines intergovernmental management at the state and local levels across the U.S. Tasks may vary over time, but short-term tasks involve helping to collect publicly available data from municipal websites, including contact information for departments or officials involved in intergovernmental affairs, and other policy specific units (e.g., education, environmental policy etc.).

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