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Audrey L. Helfman, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AND
ASSOCIATE POLICY SCIENTIST
ahelfman@udel.edu e-mail
302-831-1708 phone/voice-mail
302-831-3587 fax
186 Graham Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware 19716
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expertise | education | honors | experience | courses taught | selected publications
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Dr. Helman teaches both undergraduate courses on the topic of leadership and change
within organizations.
Dr.
Helfman organizes and conducts leadership development workshops
and programs which have been attended by corporate managers,
women in state and local government, local government elected
officials, municipal clerks, and managers in state employment.
She also teaches advanced leadership training courses for
the Women’s Leadership Development Program.
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PhD, University of Delaware 1993, Urban Affairs and Public
Policy
MPA, University of Delaware 1985
BS, University of Minnesota 1974, Home Economics
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Golden Key National Honor Society, Inducted as Honorary member,
1998
E.A. Trabant Award for Women’s Equity,
1997
Professional Merit Award, University of Delaware,
1991
New Jersey Assembly Resolution, for work as
Legislative Fellows’ Director, 1990
State Superintendent of School’s Merit Award,
1990
Women of Excellence Award, University of Delaware,
1987
Haskell Award, University of Delaware, 1986
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| 2005 - present |
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Associate Professor, Leadership Program,
and Associate Policy Scientist, Institute for Public
Administration, College of Human Services, Education
& Public Policy, University of Delaware
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| 1998 - 2005 |
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Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Studies,
and Associate Policy Scientist, Institute for Public
Administration, College of Human Services, Education
& Public Policy, University of Delaware
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| 1996 - 1998 |
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Associate Policy Scientist, Assistant Professor,
and Internship Director, Institute for Public Administration,
College of Human Services, Education & Public Policy,
University of Delaware
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| 1994 - 1996 |
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Assistant Policy Scientist, Assistant Professor,
and Internship Coordinator, Delaware Public Administration
Institute, College of Urban Affairs & Public Policy,
University of Delaware
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| 1988 - 1994 |
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Policy Specialist II, Delaware Public Administration
Institute, College of Urban Affairs & Public Policy,
University of Delaware
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| 1987 - 1988 |
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Research Assistant, Delaware Public Administration
Institute, College of Urban Affairs & Public Policy,
University of Delaware
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| 1985 - 1986 |
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Research Assistant, Delaware Household
Survey, College of Urban Affairs & Public Policy,
University of Delaware
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| spring 1985 |
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Planner III, Office of the Secretary of Community
Affairs, State of Delaware
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| summer 1984 |
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Audit Intern, Delaware State Auditor of Accounts
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| 1979 - 1983 |
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Director, Emergency Energy Fuel Assistance
Program, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Community Action
Agency (Hancock, Mich.) |
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LEAD100--Leadership, Integrity and Change
LEAD101--Understanding Consumers
LEAD340--Internship in Consumer Affairs
LEAD404--Leadership in Organizations
LEAD411--Topics in Leadership Dynamics
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Leadership Workbooks
“Leadership Development for Greenwood
Trust,” Home of the Discover Card.
A workbook written for a series of six workshops provided
on a consulting basis, March through June, 1998.
“Leadership: Skills Pull It All Together,”
A workbook developed for a series of ten leadership workshops
for women in public administration. Updated annually since
1995.
Journal Articles and Technical Reports
“Leadership in Higher Education: Lessons
in Designing a Leadership Development Model,” Conference
Proceedings: Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher
Education, Women in Higher Education (WIHE) Conference.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Printing Services, 2000.
“Focusing on Information Sources: for
Delaware’s Developmental Disabilities Community,”
with Donna Bacon and Robert Wilson, April 1996.
“TQM and Focus Groups: Implementation
Factors to Consider,” paper presented at the Region IV
American Society for Public Administration Conference, Virginia
Beach, Virginia, September 1995.
“State Tort Law: Determining the Comparative
Effects of Local Government Immunity,” Doctoral Dissertation,
University of Delaware, May 1993.
“Delaware Infrastructure Financing Facts,”
with Brian Sullivan, and Stephanie Seramone, April 1993.
“Beebe Medical Center Parking Study,”
Vance Kane (lead) with Eric Jacobson, and P.Prabhu, June 1992.
“Building a Competitive Delaware: Infrastructure
Financing Facts,” Vance Kane (lead) with P. Prabhu, April
1992.
“1992 M.P.A. Interns: A Guide to Who They
Are & What They Can Do for You,” March 1992.
“Homelessness and Mental Illness: A Field
Study,” Delaware Household Survey, College of Urban Affairs
& Public Policy, University of Delaware, 1986.
“Prevalence Rates and Service Needs of
Handicapped Citizens in New Castle County,” with Steven
Groff, Delaware Household Survey, College of Urban Affairs
& Public Policy, University of Delaware, 1986.
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“Women’s Leadership Development,” International
Leadership Association Annual Meeting, Miami, Fla., November
4, 2001.
“Leadership in Higher Education: Lessons
in Designing a Leadership Development Model,” Women in
Higher Education (WIHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., March
27, 2000.
“Policy Forums: A Model for Engaging the
Community,” Regional MAC-LINC meeting, Doyestown, Pa.,
November 16, 1999.
“Leadership Development for Public Officials:
The Women’s Leadership Project,” presented at the
1996 Southern Consortium of University Public Service Organizations
Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, N.C., March 15, 1996.
“Developing Women Leaders,” presented
at the European Women’s Management Development Network
Eleventh Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., June 9, 1995.
“Using Focus Groups to Assess Customer
Satisfaction,” presented at the Delaware Public Service
Seminar: Enhancing Performance Through Quality Initiatives,
Newark, Del., May 17, 1995.
“Customer Feedback Techniques: Focus Groups,”
presented at the 1995 Southern Consortium of University Public
Service Organizations Annual Meeting, St. Michaels, Md., March
10, 1995.
“How to Play it Smart with Risks: Managing
Government Liabilities,” presented at the American Society
for Public Administration (ASPA) Region IV Conference, Pittsburgh,
Pa., September 27, 1990.
“Assessing and Managing Risk: Some Practical
Advice,” presented at the Mid-Atlantic Recreational Beaches
Liability Workshop, May 11, 1990.
Workshop: Risk management training given to
the University of Delaware Risk Management Committee, January
11, 1990.
“Risky Business: Risk Management and
Municipal Liability Reduction,” dinner speaker for Sussex
County Association of Towns, December 6, 1989.
“An Introduction to Risk Management: Some
Practical Advice,” a talk given at First Institute for
Local Government Leaders, October 26, 1989.
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