Brian J. Gerber is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.
He completed his doctoral study at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
in August, 2000. His dissertation considered how varying administrative structures
across state governments affect the policy participation efforts of interest groups in
the area of air quality regulation. He joined the faculty at Texas Tech in the fall of
2000, where he teaches public policy courses in the department’s MPA program
and serves as the advisor to students in the program’s policy analysis track.

Brian’s research agenda at present is directed toward three broad thematic areas.
One area investigates the logic of how and why state governments vary in terms of
environmental regulatory commitment. A second area, closely related to the first,
considers questions relating to risk perception and risk management in the policy
process such as how certain contingencies affect public support for government
policy action to address environmental hazards. And finally, he also is interested
in general questions pertaining to the institutional aspects of the policy-making
process. For example, a current paper under review explores how legislators
specify administrative procedures to enhance their influence over administrative
agencies when they implement a policy goal.

Brian is originally from the Great State of Wisconsin, which he tries to visit at
least once a year to stock up on supplies of Sprecher beer and the handiwork
of local bratwurst-making artisans.

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications:

Gerber, Brian J. and Paul E. Teske. 2000. “Regulatory Policy-Making in the
American States: A Review of Theories and Evidence.” Political Research
Quarterly 53:849-886.

Gerber, Brian J. Forthcoming. “Administering Environmental Justice: Examining
the Impact of Executive Order 12898.” Policy and Management Review

Collins, Brian K. and Brian J. Gerber. Forthcoming. “The Texas Office of Rural
Community Affairs: Will State Agency Reorganization Improve Rural Health
Care in Texas?” Texas Journal of Rural Health

Gerber, Brian J. and Paul E. Teske. Forthcoming. “Clean Air Regulation: State
Implementation Plan Approval.” In Paul E.Teske, ed. Regulation in the States.
Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Gerber, Brian J. and Chris J. Dolan. Forthcoming. “Air Transportation Policy in
the Wake of September 11th: Public Management and Civil Liberties in an Authority
Centralization Context.” In David B. Cohen and John W. Wells, eds. American
National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism. Palgrave, Global
Publishing at St. Martin's Press.

Gerber, Brian J. and David B. Cohen. Forthcoming. “Who Needs a Mandate?
The Negligible Impact of the Election 2000 Hullabaloo on the Bush Administration’s
Governing Agenda.” In Christopher P. Banks, David B. Cohen, & John C. Green, eds.
The Final Arbiter: The Long Term Consequences of Bush v Gore in Law and Politics.
SUNY Press.