Professor of Public Policy; Co-Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-3803
Fax: 703-993-2284
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 538
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1
Personal Websites
Biography
Connie L. McNeely is a sociologist and professor of public policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, 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, including Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective (Springer), Encyclopedia of Big Data (Springer-Nature), and Confronting 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 University of Pennsylvania and a MA (AM) and PhD in sociology from Stanford University.
Curriculum Vitae
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Professor of Public Policy
Co-Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
George Mason University
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Sociology, Stanford University
M.A. Sociology, Stanford University
B.A. Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS
Science, Technology, and Innovation
Organizational Behavior
Governance and Society
Social Theory
Cultural Analysis
Globalization and International Development
Gender Relations
Race, Ethnicity, and Nation
Stratification and Inequality
Comparative Education
BOOKS
Schintler, L., and C.L. McNeely, Editors-in-Chief. 2018 (ongoing). The Encyclopedia of Big Data. New York: Springer-Nature. Pearson, W., Jr., L. Frehill, and C.L. McNeely, eds. 2015. Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective. London: Springer.
Bergoffen, D., P. Gilbert, T. Harvey, and C.L. McNeely, eds. 2010. Confronting Global Gender Justice: Women’s Lives, Human Rights. London: Routledge.
McNeely, C.L., ed. 1998. Public Rights, Public Rules: Constituting Citizens in the World Polity and National Policy. New York: Taylor and Francis.
McNeely, C.L. 1995. Constructing the Nation-State: International Organization and Prescriptive Action. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
SELECTED RECENT ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
McNeely, C.L. 2019. “Transformative Affect in S&T Workforce Participation.” In Diversities of Innovation, edited by U. Hilpert. London: Routledge.
Fealing, K.H.,P.M.A. Baker, C.L. McNeely, and A. Hanus.2019. “A Research Agenda for the Science of Broadening Participation: STEM Employment of Persons with Disabilities.” Science Policy Research Report, U.S. National Science Foundation. Featured in the video "What is the Science of Science and Innovation Policy."
McNeely, C.L., and K.H. Fealing. 2018. “Moving the Needle, Raising Consciousness: The Science and Practice of Broadening Participation.” American Behavioral Scientist 62 (5): 551-562.
Choi, Y.J., and C.L. McNeely. 2018. “A Reinvented Community: The Case of Gamcheon Culture Village.” Sociological Spectrum 38 (2): 86-102.
McNeely, C.L., L. Hopewell, and K.H. Fealing.2018. “The Science of Broadening Participation in STEM: A Symposium Discourse Analysis.” American Behavioral Scientist 62 (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 Using Artificial Intelligence, edited by F.A. Batarseh and R. Yang. London: Elsevier.
Maxwell, S., C.L. McNeely, and J. Carboni. 2016. “Cultural Capital Efficacy in Parental and Student Aligned Expectations for Postsecondary Matriculation.” Journal of Education and Human Development 5(1): 1-12.
McNeely, C.L. 2015. “Workforce Issues and Big Data Analytics: Prospects and Challenges in the Information Society.” Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 101(3): 1-11.
McNeely, C.L., W. Pearson, Jr., and L. Frehill. 2015.“A Postscript on Advancing Women 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.” In National Service and Volunteerism: Achieving Impact in Our Communities, edited by T.A. Bryer. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Leggon, C., C.L. McNeely, and J. Yoon.2015. “Advancing Women in Science: Policies for Progress.” In Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective, edited by W. Pearson, Jr., L. Frehill, and C.L. McNeely. London: Springer.
McNeely, C.L., and J. Hahm. 2014. “The Big (Data) Bang: Policy, Prospects, and Challenges.” Review of Policy Research31 (4): 304-310.
Acs, Z., M. Boardman, and C.L. McNeely. 2013."The Social Value of Productive Entrepreneurship." Small Business Economics 40 (3): 785-796.
Doh, S., and C.L. McNeely. 2012. "A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Social Capital and Economic Development: An Exploratory Analysis." Annals of Regional Science49 (3): 821- 843.
Schintler, L., C.L. McNeely, and G. Galiazzo. 2011. "Exploring Biomedical Workforce Development and Productivity: Gendered Reflections and Challenges." World Medical and Health Policy 3(2): 1-12.
McNeely, C.L., and L. Hopewell.2010. "Pronouncements from University Leaders on Women and STEM Fields." International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology 2 (3): 296- 333.
Walters, J., and C.L. McNeely. 2010. "Recasting Title IX: Challenging Gender Equity in the STEM Professoriate," with J. Walters. Review of Policy Research 27 (3): 317-332.
McNeely, C.L., and E. Kuiler. 2010. "Classical Greek Drama as an Ontological Political Construction: (Re)Constructing a Culturally Essentialist Perspective on Humanity and the Public Sphere." Coreopsis: Journal of Myth and Theatre 3 (2).
McNeely, C.L., and S. Vlaicu. 2010. "Exploring Institutional Hiring Trends of Women in the U.S. STEM Professoriate.” Review of Policy Research27 (6): 781-793.
Kamens, D., and C.L. McNeely. 2010. "Globalization and the Growth of International Educational Testing and National Assessment." Comparative Education Review 54 (1): 5- 25.