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Mark Harvey, Ph.D.

Phone #1
913-319-3011

Director of Graduate Business Programs (MBA, Overland Park and online)

Division of Business and Information Technologies

Office
11221 Roe Ave
Mark Harvey
Degree Institution
Ph.D. University of Kansas
M.A. University of Missouri, Kansas City
M.A. University of Wales, Swansea, UK (Distinction)
B.A. Washburn University (Honors)

Dr. Mark Harvey is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Masters of Business Administration Program at the ĢtvƵ. He has taught for ĢtvƵ since 2012, and has over 25 years of experience in higher education, teaching at the University of Birmingham, London School of Economics, Duke University, the University of Kansas, and others.  For ĢtvƵ, he has taught courses in global management, international political economy, international business, law and ethics, managerial economics, organizational management, and leadership for the Division of Business and Information Technologies (DBIT).  He also teaches Honors Seminars for the Honors Program, and has occasionally taught courses in political science including American government, international relations, political theory, ideologies, and political strategy and management.

Before going into academia, he was a small business owner and professional consultant.  His consulting work included technical marketing, corporate social responsibility and the environment, competitive benchmarking, studies on graduate education in the U.K., political marketing in Ireland, and conflict forecasting. He has advised Charles, Charles and Associates, Marketing Resources of America, Hoechst Celanese, Printing Industries of America, Honeywell, MyJoeCard.com, Political Studies Association (PSA), C-SAP (Centre for Learning and Teaching), the Center for International Political Analysis, the US Department of Defense, and others.

He is the author of  (University Press of Kansas) and contributed a chapter to an edited volume,  (Lexington Books). These works discuss the way celebrities and the global entertainment industry have come to influence political perceptions. He has also published works on celebrity and media coverage in elections, innovation in the music industry, the politics of the sports industry, human rights, economic development, democratization, and virtual learning teams in the online classroom.  He has also authored  (Taylor & Francis), an edited volume on active learning in the classroom. 

You can follow Dr. Harvey on , , , and : @DrMAHarvey.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Books

2022   .  Taylor & Francis.  With James Fielder and Ryan Gibb.

2017 . University Press of Kansas.

 

Book Chapters

2018   ““I'm a Ratings Machine!" Media Coverage and the Celebrity of Donald Trump.” ,  Lexington Books.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

2016  Business History.

2016  Musicology Australia.

 

Conference Proceedings

2016  Proceedings from the 57th Adult Education Research Conference. With Dr. Judy Favor.

2000 “Forecasting Political Stability: New Research Confirming Old Models.” The Image of the Twentieth Century: 2000 Proceedings of the Society for the Study of Social Imagery. Pueblo: University of Colorado Press.

1999 “Group Rights and American Individualism from a Social Theory Perspective.” The Image of America: 1999 Proceedings of the Society for the Study of Social Imagery. Pueblo: University of Colorado Press.

 

Book Review

2001 “Group Rights: Reconciling Equality and Difference.” Social Science Journal.

 

Other Articles

2017 University Press of Kansas. (September 27)

2016 “Are Super Bowl Advertisements a Waste of Money?” Leavenworth Times. (February 6-7).

 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

2019   “Simulating Free Trade in the College Classroom,” 17th Annual St. Louis Federal Reserve Conference: The Art and Science of Teaching Economics, St. Louis, MO, November 14.

2019   “Congress and Twitter: Issues and Negativity," Chair, 77th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4.

2019   “Roundtable: Simulations & Games in the Classroom 3,” Chair and presenter, 77th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4.

2019   “Teaching with Simulations in Foreign Policy and IR,” discussant, 77th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4.

2019   “Teaching with Simulations in American Government and Public Policy,” discussant, 77th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 5.

2018   “Games and Simulations.” Chair and research presenter for roundtable at 76th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 6.

2018   “‘I'm a Ratings Machine!’ Media Coverage and the Celebrity of Donald Trump.” 76th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 5.

2018   “Celebrity Influence: Politics, Persuasion, and Issue-Based Advocacy,” JCCC Scholar presentation at Johnson County Community Hudson Auditorium, January 30.

2018   “Politics of the Rich and Famous,” JCCC Scholar presentation at Johnson County Community College Co-Lab, January 26.

2017 “Effective and Efficient Strategies for Grading Student Work,” Special Topics Program sponsored by the Kansas City Professional Development Council, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS, November 9.

2017 “Losers and Fools: The Credibility of Celebrities and Public Officials.” 91st Annual Conference of the Kansas Association of Historians, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, April 14-15.

2017 “Testing the Effects of Music on Perceptions of Political Candidates.” 75th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 6-9.

2017 “Taking a Risk: Can a Game of War Teach Students about Peace?” 75th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 6-9.

2016 “We Shall Not be Moved: Adult Learners’ Intransigent Attitudes about Group Projects.” 57th Adult Education Research Conference, Charlotte, NC June 2-5. Dr. Judy Favor of the Education Department at Kansas State University is the co-investigator.

2016 “Celebrity Credibility: Is Second Place Really for Losers?” 74th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-10.

2015 “The Ability of Celebrities to Frame Issues and Persuade Audiences,” paper presented at the 73rd Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19.

2014 “Celebrity Issue Advocacy and Media Coverage,” paper presented at the 72nd Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6.

2014 “Electronic Grading in a Paperless Classroom,” presentation at the Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference, Cleveland Chiropractic College, Overland Park, KS, March 1.

2006 “The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get: Bringing out the Passion in the Passive Student,” presentation at the Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, February 11.

2003 “Why Don’t the Constructivists Take the Hard Cases? The Process of Norm Acceptance and Rejection,” paper presented at the 61st Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4.

2001 “The Science and Art of Politics: I Want to Grow Up to Be a Politician,” paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the American Politics Group, Lancaster University, UK, January 3-5.

2000 Developing the Agent: Toward a Constructivist Theory of Identity,” paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the British International Studies Association Conference, University of Bradford, UK, December 18-20.

2000 “Anarchy and Culture: Toward a Constructivist Theory of Identity,” paper presented at the 58th Annual National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 27-30.

2000 “Forecasting Political Stability: New Research Confirming Old Models,” paper presented at the Image of the Twentieth Century Conference, Annual Meeting for the Society for the Study of Social Imagery, Colorado Springs, CO, March 11.

1999 “Perceptions of Participation in China and the U.S.: Utilizing a Cultural Model of Social Identity,” paper presented at the 41st Annual Conference for the Western Social Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas, April 23.

1999 “Group Rights and American Individualism from a Social Theory Perspective,” paper presented at the Image of America Conference, Annual Meeting for the Society for the Study of Social Imagery, Colorado Springs, CO, March 11.

 

COMMISSIONED STUDIES/REPORTS

2002 “Political marketing in Irish politics: The case of Sinn Féin,” Centre for Learning and Teaching (C-SAP), University of Birmingham, UK. With Dr. Sean McGough.

2001-2002 “Status of Graduate Assistants in UK Universities,” Political Studies Association (PSA)/Centre for Learning and Teaching (C-SAP), University of Birmingham, UK. With Dr. Sean McGough.

1994-1995 “Electronic Publishing in the 21st Century,” Charles, Charles, and Associates, Overland Park, KS. With Chuck Ptacek.

1994-1995 “Best Environmental Practices in Printing and Publishing Industry,” Charles, Charles, and Associates, Overland Park, KS. With Chuck Ptacek.

 

CONSULTATION WITH US MILITARY:

2016 National Security Simulation: “Arming Ukraine” and “US Policy Toward Nigeria/Boko Haram,” US Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, April 21.

2015 National Security Simulation: “Arming Ukraine” and “US Policy Toward Nigeria/Boko Haram,” US Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, June 4.

2015 National Security Roundtable, US Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, April 1-2.

1999-2000 “Conflict Forecasting in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Azerbaijan,” Center for International Political Studies, University of Kansas/Department of Defense. With Dr. Phil Schrodt.