Andrew Spivak passed away on January 25, 2021. Read his obituary here.
About Andrew
From 1997 to 2008, Spivak worked for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections - beginning as a correctional officer and later serving as a prison case manager and finally as a research analyst. Spivak currently teaches courses in criminology, penology, research methods, statistics, and demography, and supervises a sociology student internship program in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Corrections. In 2010, he received University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has published two books and eleven peer-reviewed journal articles, served as co-principal investigator on three research grants, authored numerous technical reports, and served as an expert witness consultant in Oklahoma, California, and Nevada state courts.
Contributions
Publications
Presents a case study of the Oklahoma Department of Health’s effort to join with public health advocacy groups in order to regulate second-hand tobacco smoke. Details how this action was congruent with the American Society of Public Administration's Code of Ethics for interactive democratic policymaking, in which administrators are required to serve the public interest with compassion, benevolence, fairness, and optimism.