Professor of Public Policy; Co-Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-3803
:703-993-2284
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 538
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1
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Biography
Connie L. McNeely is a sociologist and professor of public policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason 鶹, where she is also co-director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy.
Her teaching and research address various aspects of science, technology and innovation, health care, organizational behavior, public policy, governance, social theory, and culture. McNeely currently directs major projects on digital and knowledge divides, on big data analytics, on scientific networks, and on migration and diversity in the science and technology workforce. Emphasizing comparative and historical perspectives, her work has engaged questions on international development and organization and has addressed a variety of issues in relation to race, ethnicity, nation, and gender. She has conducted research on education and socio-legal relations and has ongoing projects examining institutional and cultural dynamics in matters of globalization and polity participation.
McNeely has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, reports, and conference proceedings, and has edited or coedited various journal special issues and books, includingAdvancing Women in Science: An International Perspective(Springer), Encyclopedia of Big Data(Springer-Nature), andConfronting Global Gender Justice: Women’s Lives, Human Rights(Routledge). She is active in several professional associations, serves as a reviewer and evaluator in a variety of programs and venues, and sits on a number of advisory boards and committees.
She earned a BA (AB) in sociology from the 鶹 of Pennsylvania and a MA (AM) and PhD in sociology from Stanford 鶹.
Curriculum Vitae
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Professor of Public Policy
Co-Director,CenterforScience, Technology,andInnovationPolicy
George Mason 鶹
EDUCATION
Ph.D.Sociology, Stanford 鶹
M.A. Sociology, Stanford鶹
B.A. Sociology, 鶹of Pennsylvania
RESEARCHANDTEACHING AREAS
Science,Technology,andInnovation
Organizational Behavior
Governance and Society
Social Theory
CulturalAnalysis
GlobalizationandInternational Development
Gender Relations
Race,Ethnicity,andNation
StratificationandInequality
Comparative Education
BOOKS
Schintler,L.,andC.L.McNeely,Editors-in-Chief.2018(ongoing).. New York: Springer-Nature.Pearson,W.,Jr.,L.Frehill, andC.L.McNeely,eds.2015.AdvancingWomen inScience: An International Perspective. London: Springer.
Bergoffen,D.,P.Gilbert, T.Harvey,andC.L.McNeely,eds.2010.ConfrontingGlobal Gender Justice: Women’s Lives, Human Rights. London: Routledge.
McNeely,C.L.,ed.1998.PublicRights, PublicRules:ConstitutingCitizensintheWorldPolity and National Policy. New York: Taylor and Francis.
McNeely,C.L.1995.ConstructingtheNation-State:InternationalOrganizationand Prescriptive Action. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
SELECTEDRECENTARTICLES ANDCHAPTERS
McNeely,C.L.2019.“TransformativeAffectinS&T WorkforceParticipation.”InDiversities of Innovation, edited by U. Hilpert. London: Routledge.
Fealing,K.H.,P.M.A.Baker,C.L.McNeely,andA.Hanus.2019.“AResearch Agendaforthe Science of Broadening Participation:STEM Employment of Persons with Disabilities.” Science Policy Research Report, U.S. National Science Foundation. Featured in the video "."
McNeely, C.L., and K.H. Fealing. 2018. “Moving the Needle, Raising Consciousness:The Science and Practice ofBroadeningParticipation.”AmericanBehavioralScientist62(5): 551-562.
Choi,Y.J.,andC.L.McNeely.2018.“AReinventedCommunity:TheCaseofGamcheon Culture Village.” Sociological Spectrum38 (2): 86-102.
McNeely,C.L.,L.Hopewell,andK.H.Fealing.2018.“TheScience ofBroadeningParticipation in STEM: A Symposium Discourse Analysis.” American Behavioral Scientist62 (5): 698- 718.
Kuiler, E., and C.L. McNeely. 2018. “Big Data Analytics in the Federal Health Domain: An Ontological Approach to Data Interoperability.” In Federal Data Science: Transforming Government and Agricultural Policy UsingArtificialIntelligence,editedbyF.A.Batarseh and R. Yang. London: Elsevier.
Maxwell, S., C.L. McNeely, and J. Carboni. 2016. “Cultural Capital Efficacy in Parental and Student Aligned ExpectationsforPostsecondaryMatriculation.”JournalofEducationand Human Development5(1): 1-12.
McNeely,C.L.2015.“WorkforceIssues andBigDataAnalytics:ProspectsandChallengesin the Information Society.” Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences101(3): 1-11.
McNeely,C.L.,W.Pearson,Jr.,andL.Frehill.2015.“APostscriptonAdvancingWomen in Science.” In Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective, edited by W. Pearson, Jr., L. Frehill, and C.L. McNeely. London: Springer.
Carboni, J., C.L. McNeely, and S. Maxwell. 2015. “Community Engagement as Predictor of Higher Education Matriculation.” InNationalServiceandVolunteerism:Achieving Impact in 鶹 Communities, edited by T.A. Bryer. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Leggon,C.,C.L.McNeely,andJ.Yoon.2015.“AdvancingWomen inScience:Policies for Progress.” In Advancing WomeninScience: AnInternationalPerspective,editedbyW. Pearson, Jr., L. Frehill, and C.L. McNeely. London: Springer.
McNeely,C.L., andJ. Hahm. 2014.“The Big (Data)Bang:Policy, Prospects,andChallenges.” Reviewof PolicyResearch31(4): 304-310.
Acs,Z.,M.Boardman,andC.L.McNeely.2013."TheSocialValue ofProductive Entrepreneurship." Small Business Economics40 (3): 785-796.
Doh, S., and C.L. McNeely. 2012. "A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Social Capital and Economic Development: AnExploratoryAnalysis."AnnalsofRegionalScience49(3):821- 843.
Schintler, L., C.L. McNeely, and G. Galiazzo. 2011. "Exploring Biomedical Workforce Development andProductivity:Gendered ReflectionsandChallenges."WorldMedical and Health Policy3(2): 1-12.
McNeely,C.L.,andL.Hopewell.2010."Pronouncementsfrom鶹Leaders onWomen and STEM Fields." International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology2 (3): 296- 333.
Walters,J.,andC.L.McNeely.2010."RecastingTitle IX:ChallengingGender Equityinthe STEM Professoriate," with J. Walters. Review of Policy Research27 (3): 317-332.
McNeely, C.L., and E. Kuiler. 2010. "Classical Greek Drama as an Ontological Political Construction: (Re)ConstructingaCulturallyEssentialistPerspectiveonHumanity andthe Public Sphere." Coreopsis: Journal of Myth and Theatre3 (2).
McNeely,C.L.,and S. Vlaicu. 2010."Exploring InstitutionalHiring Trendsof Women in the U.S. STEM Professoriate.” ReviewofPolicyResearch27(6):781-793.
Kamens, D., and C.L. McNeely. 2010. "Globalization and the Growth of International Educational Testing andNationalAssessment."ComparativeEducation Review54(1):5- 25.