His research interests include public leadership, citizen engagement, and administrative reform in Central and Eastern Europe, and his work has been published in International Journal of Public Administration, Public Administration Review, More than Mayor or Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America’s Large Cities, and is forthcoming in Local Politics and Mayor Elections in 21st Century America: Keys to City Hall. He is currently working on his first book, entitled Conciliatory Public Leadership: Building Trust between Communities and Institutions. Dr. Terry earned his Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007.