William Hatcher, Augusta University

Recent Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Hatcher, William. (forthcoming). The Curious Public Administrator and Positive Public Administration: Two Frameworks to Guide Policy Design and Practice. Policy Design and Practice.

Hunter, Lance, Wesley Meares, Martha Ginn, and William Hatcher. (2025). Public Administration, Local and Regional Governance, and Domestic Terrorism. Public Administration Review.

Meares, Wesley, Lance Hunter, Martha Ginn, and William Hatcher (2025). NIL and Higher Education: An Exploration of the Early Impact of NIL on Fundraising and Competition in Universities and Athletic Departments. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport.

Hunter, Lance, Martha Ginn, Wesley L. Meares, and William Hatcher. (2024). Telework and Work Flexibility in the United States Federal Government Post-Pandemic. Public Administration Quarterly.

Norris, Donald, Laura Mateczun, William Hatcher, Wesley L. Meares, and John Heslen. (2023). Local Government Cyber Insecurity: Causes and Recommendations for Improvement. Public Administration Review. 84(4), 651-659.

Hatcher, William and Martha Ginn. (2024). Covid-19 and 2020 Presidential Election Speeches: A Content Analysis of Pandemic Campaign Rhetoric. World Medical & Health Policy. 16(2), 208-217.

Hatcher, William, Beth Rauhaus, and Wesley Meares. (2022). The Career Paths of the Chief Administrative Officers of U.S. Cities: A Survey of City Managers and Content Analysis of how they Discuss their Careers. Local Government Studies, 49(6), 1312-1332

Farrell, Catherine, William Hatcher, John Diamond. (2022). Reflecting on Over 100 Years of Public Administration Education. Public Administration, 100(1), 116-128.

Hatcher, William, John Heslen, and Wesley Meares. (2020). The Cybersecurity of Municipalities in the United States: An Exploratory Survey of Policies and Practice. Journal of Cyber Policy, 5 (2), 302-325.

Hatcher, William. (2020) President Trump and Health Care: A Content Analysis of Misleading Statements. Journal of Public Health, 42(4), e482-e486.

Hatcher, William. (2020). Voicing the Problem of Administrative Burnout and the Solution of Caring Organizations. Public Voices, 16(2), 79-93.

Hatcher, William. (2020). A Failure of Political Communication not a Failure of Bureaucracy: The Danger of Presidential Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7), 614-620.

Hatcher, William, Augustine Hammond, and Wesley Meares. (2020). The Effect of Town and Gown on Local Economic Development: An Analysis of Partnerships, Planning and Policy. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 24(1), 35-54.

Hatcher, William. (2020). The Ryan White Care Program is Vital to End the HIV Epidemic. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 51-52.

Hatcher, William. (2019). Teaching Curiosity in Public Affairs Programs. Teaching Public Administration, 37(3), 365-375.

Hatcher, William, Lance Hunter, Wesley Meares, Mary-Kate Lizotte, and Dustin Avent-Holt. (2019). Community-Level Internet Connectivity and Mental Health: An Analysis of United States Counties. Journal of Mental Health, 28(5), 490-494.

Meares, Wesley, William Hatcher, and Courtney Roberts (MPA alumni). (2018). Merging During a Time of Fiscal Crisis: A Financial Condition Analysis of the Augusta-Richmond City-County Consolidation. Public Administration Quarterly, 42(4), 92-121.

Holland, Joseph H., William Hatcher, and Wesley Meares. (2018). Understanding the Implementation of Telemental Health in Rural Mississippi: An Exploratory Study of Using Technology to Improve Health Outcomes in Improvised Communities, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 41(1), 53-86.

Holland, Joseph H., William Hatcher, and V. Brooks Poole. (2018). Social Entrepreneurship in Trujillo, Peru. The Case of Nisolo. Community Development, 49(3), 312-323.

Hatcher, William and Augustine Hammond. (2018). Nonprofit Economic Development Organizations and the Institutional Arrangement of Local Economic Development. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 4(1), 21-40. *JPNA Best Paper Award for 2018

Hatcher, William and Allison Vick (MPA student). (2018). Public Health Issues in 2016 Presidential Campaign Communications. American Journal of Public Health, 108 (2), 191-192.

Hatcher, William, Wesley Meares, and Victoria Gordon. (2017). The Capacity and Constraints of Small MPA Programs: A Survey of Program Directors. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 23 (3), 855-868.

Hatcher, William and Allison Vick (MPA student). (2017). Promoting your Community on the Web: An Exploratory Analysis of the Web Presence of Cities in Georgia. Georgia Journal of Public Policy.

Hatcher, William, Britten Pund, and Giorgi Khatiashvili (MPA student). (2016). From Compassionate Conservatism to Obamacare: Funding for the Ryan White Program during the Obama Administration. American Journal of Public Health, 106 (11), 1955-1957.

Hatcher, William. (2016). Using the Asset-Building Model of Development in Teaching the Politics of Community Development in Appalachia, Journal of Appalachian Studies. 22 (1), 113-120.

Hatcher, William. (2015). The Efficacy of Public Participation in Municipal Budgeting: An Exploratory Survey of Officials in the Government Financial Officers Association’s Award Winning Cities. Public Administration Quarterly, 39 (4), 99-117.

Hatcher, William. (2015). Community Development in NASPAA Programs: Teaching the Importance of Community Betterment to Public Managers. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 21(2), 165-178.

Hatcher, William and Gerald Andrews Emison. (2014). Reprofessionalizing Planning: A Pragmatic Model for Planners. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 140 (1), 0251400-1.

Hatcher, William, Matt Oyer (MPA student), and Roberto Gallardo. (2011). The Creative Class and Economic Development as Practiced in the Rural U.S. South: An Exploratory Survey of Economic Development Professionals. The Review of Regional Studies, 41 (2, 3), 139-159.

Buchanan, Robert, Sarah L. Minden, Bonnie J. Chakravorty, William Hatcher, Tuula Tyry, and Timothy Vollmer. (2010). A Pilot Study of Young Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: Demographic, Disease, Treatment, and Psychosocial Characteristics. Health and Disability Journal, 3 (4), 262-270.

Buchanan, Robert, Bonnie J. Chakravorty, Tuula Tyry, William Hatcher, and Timothy Vollmer. (2009). Age-Related Comparisons of People with Multiple Sclerosis: Demographic, Disease, and Treatment Characteristics. NeuroRehabilitation, 25 (4), 271-278.

Buchanan, Robert and William Hatcher. (2007). Compassionate Conservatism: Federal Funding for the Ryan White CARE Act During the Bush Administration. American Journal of Public Health, 97 (11), 2013-2016.

Books

Hatcher, William. (2023). The Curious Public Administrator. New York, NY: Routledge

Hatcher, William, Beth Rauhaus, and Bruce McDonald. Editors. (Forthcoming November 2024) The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs. New York, NY: Routledge

Hatcher, William and Wesley Meares. Work-Life Balance in the Public Sector: Burnout, Public Service, and the Search for Compassionate Organizations. Due to the publisher by November 2025.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. Editors (2024). Teaching Your First Class: Research for New Faculty Members. New York, NY: Routledge

Hatcher, William and Bruce McDonald. Editors. (2023). International and Comparative Public Administration Education. New York, NY: Routledge.

Abbott, M. E., McDonald, B.D. and Hatcher, W. Editors (2023). Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom. New York, NY: Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. Editors (2022). Work-Life Balance in Higher Education. Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. Editors. (2020). Public Affairs Faculty Manual. Routledge.

Editor with Bruce McDonald of the Public Affairs Education book series with Routledge. Contracted for six books from 2019 – 2021.

Chapters in Edited Books

Hatcher, William. (forthcoming). Practicing Curiosity as an Instructor, a Scholar, and an Individual. In The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of their Trade. Routledge.

Hatcher, William, Beth M. Rauhaus, and Rhucha Samudra. (forthcoming). Surveying the Literature on Being a Successful Teacher in Public Affairs. In The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of their Trade. Routledge.

Hatcher, William, Beth M. Rauhaus, and Bruce McDonald. (forthcoming). Conclusion. In The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of their Trade. Routledge.

Hatcher, William, Beth M. Rauhaus, and Bruce McDonald. (forthcoming). Introduction and Setting of the Stage. In The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of their Trade. Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (2024). Introduction-Teaching Your First Class: Research for the New Faculty Member. In McDonald, B. and Hatcher, W. Teaching Your First Class: Research for the New Faculty Member. Routledge.

Hatcher, William, Martha Ginn, and Wesley Meares. (2024). Using Engaged Projects to Assess MPA Programs. In Schafer, J. and McDonald, B., Engaged Learning in the Public Service Classroom. Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (2022). Finding Balance: An Introduction to Work-Life Balance in Higher Education. Work-Life Balance in Higher Education. Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce, William Hatcher, and Michaela Abbott. (2022). History of Public Administration Education in the United States. In Bottom, K. A., Dunning, P, Elliot, I., & Diamond, J. (Eds.), Handbook on the Teaching of Public Administration. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK.

Hatcher, William and Bruce McDonald. (2020). Managing Your Public Affairs Program. in McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (eds). Public Affairs Faculty Manual. Routledge.

Hatcher, William and Martha Humphries Ginn. (2020). Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Student Body. in McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (eds). Public Affairs Faculty Manual. Routledge.

McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (2020). Conclusion. in McDonald, Bruce and William Hatcher. (eds). Public Affairs Faculty Manual. Routledge.

Hatcher, William. (2018). Defining and Aligning Community Development and Public Administration: Using Administrative Practices to Design Better Communities. in Nickels, Ashley and Jason D. Rivera. Community Development and Public Administration Theory. Routledge. 49-67.

Hatcher, William and Erica Childress (MPA student). (2016). Town and Gown Relationships: The Extension of the University into the Community. in Devitis, Joseph L and Pietro A. Sasso eds. Higher Education and Society. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang Publishing. 99-117.

Editor Refereed Journal Articles, Encyclopedia Entries, and other Publications in Academic Outlets

McDonald, Bruce, William Hatcher, et al. (2024). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Public Administration: An Agenda for Future Research. Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Sungdae, Lim, Hyunseok Hwang, Bruce McDonald, and William Hatcher. (2023). Ranking Scholarly Publishers in Public Administration. Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Schafer, Josephine Gatti, William Hatcher, and Bruce McDonald. (2020). Academics of PA or: How We Learned to Stop Working and Find Some Balance. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 26(3).

Hall, Jeremy L., William Hatcher, Bruce D. McDonald III, Patricia Shields, and Jessica E. Sowa. (2019). The Art of Peer Review: Toward an Effective Development Process. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 25(3), 296-313

Hatcher, William. (2019). The Curious Public Administrator: The New Administrative Doctrine (invited guest editorial). Public Integrity, 21(3), 225 – 228.

Hatcher, William, Bruce McDonald, Lori Brainard. (2018). How to Write a Case Study for Public Affairs. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 24(2), 274 – 285.

Hatcher, William and Shannon Cooper (MPA student). (2016). Law and Public Administrator’s Commitment. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Farazmand, Ali (editor). Springer International Publishing.

Hatcher, William. (2006). Introduction: Fiction and Leadership. Public Integrity, 8 (3), 201 – 206.

Trade Journal Publications, Columns, and Blogs

Hatcer, William. (2024) Why we need more curiosity in the public sector. Barett and Greene’s consulting website. https://www.greenebarrett.com/guest-column/why-we-need-more-curiosity-in-the-public-sector-

Hatcher, William, Donald F. Norris, Laura Mateczun, Wesley L. Meares, and John Heslen. (2024). US local governments often practice cyber insecurity. London School of Economics USA Politics Blog, https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2023/12/20/surveys-show-us-local-governments-must-do-more-to-address-their-cyber-insecurity/

Meares, Wesley, Beth Rauhaus, and William Hatcher. (2022). What are the career backgrounds of city managers in the United States? INLOGOV Blog, University of Birmingham (UK). https://inlogov.com/2022/11/10/what-are-the-career-backgrounds-of-city-managers-in-the-united-states/

Hatcher, William. (2021). A Community-Based Approach to Public Administration Education: The New Big Questions of Public Administration Education. PA Times (invited)

Hatcher, William. (2018). How Internet Based Services Could Help Solve Rural America’s Mental Health Care Crisis. Scholars Strategy Network. Available at https://scholars.org/brief/how-internet-based-services-could-help-solve-rural-americas-mental-health-care-crisis

Hatcher, William. (2018). Public Administration Education in a Time of Crisis. PA Times.

Gallardo, Roberto and William Hatcher. (March 3, 2015). How Do Municipalities of Different Size Use the Internet? Government Technology. Available at http://www.govtech.com/internet/How-Do-Municipalities-of-Different-Sizes-Use-the-Internet.html

Monthly columnist on community development for PA Times online—a publication of the American Society for Public Administration, December 2012 – 2016 (over 30 columns authored)

Hatcher, William. (2012). Municipal Spending in an Age of Austerity. Kentucky City. May/June Issue. Kentucky League of Cities: Lexington, Kentucky.

Beaty, LeAnn and William Hatcher. (2012). Do Cities Save for Rainy Days?

Kentucky City. January/February Issue. Kentucky League of Cities: Lexington, Kentucky.

Book Reviews

Hatcher, William. (2016). [Review of How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics by Ted Schnrecker and Clare Bambra] Politics and the Life Sciences, 35 (2), 75-76.

Hatcher, William. (2015). [Review of The Creative Class Goes Global edited by Charlotta Mellander, Richard Florida, Bjorn T. Asheim, and Meric Gertler] Review of Regional Studies, 45 (1), 108-110.

Hatcher, William. (2012). [Review of Handbook of Creative Cities edited by David Emanuel Andersson, Ake E. Andersson, and Charlotta Mellander] Review of Regional Studies, 42 (2), 180 – 183.

Hatcher, William. (2011). Evidence-Based Health Administration.  [Review of Medical Governance by David Weimer] Public Administration Review, 71(6), 951 – 954.

Research Reports

Hatcher, William, Michael Badke, Parker Riggs, Mark Harris, and Wesley Meares. (2018) Cyber Institute | MPA Cybersecurity Workforce Study. A report for the Augusta University Cyber Institute. Available at: http://www.augusta.edu/pamplin/mpa/documents/2018cws.pdf

Meares, Wesley, Allison Vick, Mark Harris, and William Hatcher. (2017). Cyber Institute | MPA Cybersecurity Workforce Study. A report for the Augusta University Cyber Institute. Available at: http://www.augusta.edu/pamplin/mpa/documents/2017_augusta_metro_cybersecurity_workforce_study.pdf