Dr. Steve McKnight
Department
Political Science and Philosophy
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
Political Science and Philosophy
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- PLS 101: American Citizenship & Democracy
- PLS 562/672: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
- PLS 673: Policy Analysis
- PLS 771: Seminar in Public Administration
Research and professional interests
- Resilient community planning
- Collaborative disaster management
- Environmental regulatory policy
- Street-level bureaucrats’ learning pathways
Selected Publications
- McKnight, Steven P., David P. Adams, and Jonathan M. Fisk. 2025. “Does Disclosure Matter? Coupling Information to Performance in Texas.” Policy Studies Journal, July 29, https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.70064.
- McKnight, Steve. “Race, Planning, and Emergency Management: Combating Inequities in Community Planning Policies.” Journal of Planning Literature, September 6, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122231188145.
- Fisk, Jonathan M., Kellie Falbo, Mac-Jane Crayton, Steven McKnight, and John C. Morris. 2025. “Big Goals but Biggers Barriers? Tracing Participation in a Local Voluntary Environmental Program.” Public Organization Review, November 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-025-00916-y.