EDUCATION
B.A. magna cum laude (Social Relations), Harvard College
M.A. (Theology) 1977, University of Notre Dame
Latin American Area Studies Certificate, 1980, Kellogg International Studies Institute,
     University of Notre Dame
Ph.D. (Government and International Studies) 1983, University of Notre Dame 

EMPLOYMENT

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS, MEMBERSHIPS, AND HONORS
Chair, University of New Mexico School of Public Administration Curriculum Committee; Admissions
     Committee, 1994-2005, 2008-Present; Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-1999
Lead, School of Public Administration, for the College Assessment Review Committee regional
     accreditation, Academic Program Review, and Native American Initiative efforts, 2008-2009
President, Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and
     Administration, University of New Mexico (UNM) Chapter, since 2007
Faculty Advisor, UNM Public Administration Graduate Student Association, 2008-Present
Founding Member, UNM Consortium for Collaborative Public Policy, since 2006
Faculty Senator, School of Public Administration (SPA), 1994-2004, 2009; and SPA Representative,
     Faculty Senate Research Policy Committee, 1994-2004; Curricula Committee, 1994-2004,
     2007-Present; Government Relations Committee, 2008-Present; University Press Committee,
     2002-2004
Honoree, Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color organization and the Project for New Mexico
     Graduates of Color—an initiative of the University Office of Graduate Studies, co-sponsored by
     the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, the Raza Graduate Student
     Association, and the Society for Native American Graduate Students. Faculty of Color Award
     honoree, first annual awards ceremony, May 2007; Nominee, 2008
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE), 2005-2008; Appointee to the Editors’
     Council, since 2008
Senior Associate Editor, The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal/La Revue de
     l’innovation (of Canada), since 2008
Editorial Board Member, Policy and Management Review, Problems and Perspectives in
     Management, Journal of Business and Public Affairs, The Innovation Journal, and Scholarship on
     the Assessment of Learning (all active), various starting dates since 2000; PA Times, 2004-2006
Appointee to the Executive Council (2005-2008) and Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation
     (COPRA) of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA),
     2002-2005; Council Liaison to the Standards Committee, 2007–2008; member, Diversity and
     Social Equity Committee, since 2006
NASPAA Site Visit Team Chair, Atkinson School of Management, Willamette University, 2002
Member, Workforce Development Committee, the New Mexico Information Technology and Software
     Association, since 2001
Appointee, Connecticut Governor’s Executive Service Corps, 1991-1993
Appointee, Mayor's Housing Task Force, City of Indianapolis, IN, 1988-1989
Director for Political Science, Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences, 1987
Honoree, Professional Service Award, Barry University, 1984
Board Member, Cuban American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1981-1988

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Rivera, M. A.: Promoting Diversity Competencies in Public Administration Education. Presented in a Panel entitled “Cultural Competency, Diversity and the Changing Face of Public Affairs,” Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Seattle, WA, October 10-13, 2007.

    

2. Rivera, M. A. and R. G. Johnson, III: Refocusing Graduate Public Affairs Education: A Need for Diversity Competencies in Human Resource Management.Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 13(1), 2007.

    

3. Rivera, M. A. and M. M. Valdez: Cross-functional Teams and Informal Social Networks: A Case Study of Project Development and Performance in a Multidisciplinary Science and Technology National Laboratory. Journal of Business and Public Affairs, Vol. 1(2), 2007.

    

4. Rivera, M. A.: Cultural Competency, Diversity, and Equity in Public Affairs Education: Curricular and Programmatic Implications. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Dallas, TX, March 7-11, 2008.

    

5. Rivera, M. A., U. Medina, S. Rogers and C. Shapiro: Meaning-Making and Client Empowerment: The Basic Needs Incentive Model. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Vol. 13(1), 2008.

    

6. Rivera, M. A. and J. D. Ward: Employment Equity and Institutional Commitments to Diversity: Disciplinary Perspectives from Public Administration and Public Affairs Education. Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 14(1), Spring 2008.

    

7. Rivera, M. A., A. Karaman, S. B. Kök and S. B. Hasiloglu: Vision, Creativity, Strategic Innovation, and Transformational Leadership. Problems and Perspectives in Management, Vol. 2, 2008.

    

8. Rivera, M. A.: The Impact of Employment Networks on Diversity and Social Equity. Paper presented at the Inaugural Conference of the University of New Mexico Latin American Network in Government and Public Policy, Albuquerque, NM, September 10-13, 2008.

    

9. Rivera, M. A. and R. G. Johnson, III: Addressing Social Equity and Diversity in Graduate Human Resource Management Coursework. Paper presented at the NASPAA Annual Conference, Charleston, SC, October 16-18, 2008.

    

10. Rivera, M. A.: At a Crossroads: Public Affairs Education Scholarship in Transition. Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 14(3), Fall 2008.

     

11. Rivera, M. A. and E. Glor (Editor-in-Chief): Issue on the topics of Social Invention, Technological Cooperation, and Information Asymmetry in Contracting Out. In The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Vol. 14(2), 2009.

     

12. Rivera, M. A.: Quality Criteria, Accountability and Public Responsibility; and New Models and Paradigms in Administration: From the New Public Management to Collaborative Public Management. Keynote seminar papers presented at a Conference of the Latin American Network in Government and Public Policy entitled “Management, Leadership and Public Administration” (“Gerencia, Liderazgo y Administración Pública”) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, September 1-5, 2009.

     

13. Rivera, M. A. and J. D. Ward: Institutional Racism, Diversity and Public Administration. In Diversity and Public Administration (M. Rice, ed.), M.E. Sharpe, New York, 2009.