Warner, Mildred E.
Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Community Development
- Economic Development
- State and Local Government Policy
primary investigator of
- EMPLOYER-SUPPORTED CHILD CARE: AN ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OPTION | Research Grant
- LINKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD CARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT | Research Grant
international geographic focus
- Slovakia | country
- United Kingdom | country
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- City and Regional Planning (CRP) | Cornell department
- Development Sociology (D SOC) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- City and Regional Planning | graduate field
- Development Sociology | graduate field
- Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies | minor graduate field
- International Development | graduate field
- Public Affairs | graduate field
- Regional Science | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center (BLCC) | research center
- Cornell Population Program (CPP) | research program
teaching
teaching focus
- Devolution and Privatization
- Government Policy Workshop
- Community Development and the Non-Profit Sector
- Research Methods and Project Design
teaches
- AEM 4330 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management (WF 10:10:AM-11:40:AM) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4120 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management (WF 10:10:AM-11:40:AM) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4920 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4970 - Independent Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 6120 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management (WF 10:10:AM-11:40:AM) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 7970 - Independent Study for Graduate Students (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 8900 - Planning Research Seminar I (R 12:15:PM-02:00:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 8910 - Masters Thesis in Regional Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 8920 - Masters Thesis, Project, or Research Paper (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 9920 - Doctoral Dissertation (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- DSOC 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- DSOC 8720 - Development Sociology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- DSOC 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- DSOC 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- FGSS 4110 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management (WF 10:10:AM-11:40:AM) | fall 2009 class
- FGSS 6110 - Devolution, Privatization, and the New Public Management (WF 10:10:AM-11:40:AM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4900 - Student-Faculty Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4920 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4930 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writing (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4970 - Independent Study (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 5074 - Economic and Community Development Workshop (F 09:05:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 7940 - Planning Internships (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 7970 - Independent Study for Graduate Students (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 8900 - Planning Research Seminar I (R 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 8920 - Masters Thesis, Project, or Research Paper (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 9920 - Doctoral Dissertation (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- DSOC 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- DSOC 8720 - Development Sociology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- DSOC 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- DSOC 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 7201 - Research Design (TR 10:10:AM-11:25:AM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 1997
- M.S., Cornell University, 1985
- B.A., Oberlin College, 1979
professional background
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- Research associate with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Member of the editorial board of the Population Council's SEEDS series (gender and economic development)
- Has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau and Smart Start, as well as the U.S.D.A.'s Community Development Division and USAID in Slovakia
- Warner is a national expert on the privatization of local government service delivery and is a key collaborator with the International City County Management Association, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Counties
- Directs the Child Care and Economic Development project - funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau and several foundation grants
- Prior to joining the department, Warner was associate director of Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute for nearly a decade, and a program officer for the Ford Foundation's Rural Poverty and Resource Program
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- Research associate with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Member of the editorial board of the Population Council's SEEDS series (gender and economic development)
- Former consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau and Smart Start, U.S.D.A.'s Community Development Division and USAID in Slovakia
- National expert on the privatization of local government service delivery
- Key collaborator with the International City County Management Association, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Counties.
- Associate director of Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute for nearly a decade
- Program officer for the Ford Foundation's Rural Poverty and Resource Program
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- Research associate with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Member of the editorial board of the Population Council's SEEDS series (gender and economic development)
- Former consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau and Smart Start, U.S.D.A.'s Community Development Division and USAID in Slovakia
- National expert on the privatization of local government service delivery
- Key collaborator with the International City County Management Association, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Counties.
- Associate director of Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute for nearly a decade
- Program officer for the Ford Foundation's Rural Poverty and Resource Program
awards and distinctions
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- Excellence in Leadership Award, NYS Child Care Coordinating Council, 2004
- Distinguished Professor, Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, 2003
- Government Policy Workshop “Women Work and Welfare,” (CRP 418/618, Spring 2000), won Upstate
- NY Chapter of the American Institute of Certified Planners Outstanding Student Project Award, 2001
- Fellow, Kellogg National Leadership Program, 1997-2000
- Community Development Innovator Award, "Teleconferences for Newly Elected Officials.", 1994
- Award from CaRDI shared with New York State Dept. of State, NYS Assoc of Counties, County Legislators and Supervisors Assoc. of NYS, NYS Office of Rural Affairs, NYS Assoc. of Towns, Cornell Media Services and Cornell Cooperative Extension
- George F. Warren Award for outstanding graduate publication (for departmental research paper from MS thesis), Cornell University, 1986
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- Excellence in Leadership Award, NYS Child Care Coordinating Council, 2004
- Distinguished Professor, Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, 2003
- Government Policy Workshop “Women Work and Welfare,” (CRP 418/618, Spring 2000), won Upstate
- NY Chapter of the American Institute of Certified Planners Outstanding Student Project Award, 2001
- Fellow, Kellogg National Leadership Program, 1997-2000
- Community Development Innovator Award, "Teleconferences for Newly Elected Officials.", 1994
- Award from CaRDI shared with New York State Dept. of State, NYS Assoc of Counties, County Legislators and Supervisors Assoc. of NYS, NYS Office of Rural Affairs, NYS Assoc. of Towns, Cornell Media Services and Cornell Cooperative Extension
- George F. Warren Award for outstanding graduate publication (for departmental research paper from MS thesis), Cornell University, 1986
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
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- Gerbasi, Jennifer and M.E. Warner 2005. "Privatization, Public Goods and the Ironic Challenge of Free Trade Agreements," forthcoming Administration and Society Jan 2007
- Warner, Mildred E. and Amir Hefetz 2007. "Managing Markets for Public Service: The Role of Mixed Public/Private Delivery of City Services," Public Administration Review, forthcoming March/April 2007
- Kay, David L., James E. Pratt and Mildred E. Warner. 2007. Measuring the Role of Local Services with Hypothetical Extraction, Growth and Change forthcoming 38(3) September 2007
- Morrissey, Taryn and M.E. Warner 2007. "Why Early Care and Education Deserves as Much Attention, or More, than Prekindergarten Alone" Applied Developmental Science, forthcoming
- Warner, M.E. and Zhilin Liu 2006. "The Importance of Child Care in Economic Development: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Economic Linkage," Economic Development Quarterly 20(1):97-103
- Warner, M.E. "Child Care and Economic Development: The Role for Planners," Planning Advisory Service PAS Memo, American Planning Association. Jan/Feb 2006
- Warner, Mildred E. "Putting Child Care in the Regional Economy: Empirical and Conceptual Challenges and Economic Development Prospects," Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37 (2): 7-22
- Stoney, Lousie, Anne Mitchell and Mildred E. Warner "Smarter Reform: Moving Beyond Single Program Solutions to an Early Care and Education System," Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37 (2): 101-115, 2006
- Warner, Mildred. E. "Market-Based Governance and the Challenge for Rural Governments: U.S. Trends" Social Policy and Administration: An International Journal of Policy and Research 40(6):612-631, 2006
- Jennifer Gerbasi, Jennifer and Mildred Warner. “Is There a Democratic Deficit in the Free Trade Agreements? What Local Governments Should Know,” Public Management 86:2 (16-21), 2004
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- Gerbasi, Jennifer and M.E. Warner 2005. "Privatization, Public Goods and the Ironic Challenge of Free Trade Agreements," forthcoming Administration and Society Jan 2007
- Warner, Mildred E. and Amir Hefetz 2007. "Managing Markets for Public Service: The Role of Mixed Public/Private Delivery of City Services," Public Administration Review, forthcoming March/April 2007
- Kay, David L., James E. Pratt and Mildred E. Warner. 2007. Measuring the Role of Local Services with Hypothetical Extraction, Growth and Change forthcoming 38(3) September 2007
- Morrissey, Taryn and M.E. Warner 2007. "Why Early Care and Education Deserves as Much Attention, or More, than Prekindergarten Alone" Applied Developmental Science, forthcoming
- Warner, M.E. and Zhilin Liu 2006. "The Importance of Child Care in Economic Development: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Economic Linkage," Economic Development Quarterly 20(1):97-103
- Warner, M.E. "Child Care and Economic Development: The Role for Planners," Planning Advisory Service PAS Memo, American Planning Association. Jan/Feb 2006
- Warner, Mildred E. "Putting Child Care in the Regional Economy: Empirical and Conceptual Challenges and Economic Development Prospects," Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37 (2): 7-22
- Stoney, Lousie, Anne Mitchell and Mildred E. Warner "Smarter Reform: Moving Beyond Single Program Solutions to an Early Care and Education System," Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37 (2): 101-115, 2006
- Warner, Mildred. E. "Market-Based Governance and the Challenge for Rural Governments: U.S. Trends" Social Policy and Administration: An International Journal of Policy and Research 40(6):612-631, 2006
- Jennifer Gerbasi, Jennifer and Mildred Warner. “Is There a Democratic Deficit in the Free Trade Agreements? What Local Governments Should Know,” Public Management 86:2 (16-21), 2004
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contact
email address
mew15@cornell.edu