E. Lee Bernick

Professor of Public Policy
Expertise: Public Policy, Survey Research, Public Budgeting, Legislative Behavior

Biography

Lee Bernick is a professor with expertise in state and local public policy, survey research, public budgeting, and legislative behavior.  He has been published in a variety of professional journals including Public Administration Review, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Journal of Politics, and State and Local Government Review.  

Prior to coming to UNLV Bernick taught at Iowa State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG).  At UNCG he was director of a center of social science research. He was an elected school board member in Greensboro, N.C. At UNLV he has served as chair of an academic department and dean of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. 

He and his students in the Ph.D. in public affairs program annually conduct a  to tap the opinions of Nevadans on a wide ranging issues facing Nevada.  His current research projects include an analysis of national-state relations with regard to educational policy, county governments, and survey methodology.     

Education

  • B.A. Political Science, University of Oklahoma
  • M.A. Political Science, University of Oklahoma
  • Ph. D. Political Science, University of Oklahoma

E. Lee Bernick In The News

A.B.C. News
On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers continued a time-honored tradition in Wisconsin politics: using a quirky Badger State governing tool to infuriate the opposing party.
Fox 47
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended lame-duck legislation Tuesday that sparked protests in the state's Capitol because it would trim some of his successor's powers. Critics said the Republican-controlled Legislature is ignoring the election result and trying to constrain Gov.-elect Tony Evers from altering some GOP initiatives after he takes office in January.
dailyreporter
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is defending lame-duck legislation that sparked protests in the state’s Capitol because it would trim some of his successor’s powers.
Western Journal
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended lame-duck legislation Tuesday that sparked protests in the state’s Capitol because it would trim some of his successor’s powers. Critics said the Republican-controlled Legislature is ignoring the election result and trying to constrain Gov.-elect Tony Evers from altering some GOP initiatives after he takes office in January.

Articles Featuring E. Lee Bernick

Graduation surprise
Campus News | August 1, 2023

News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

Lee Bernick
Campus News | November 1, 2016

​Public policy professor Lee Bernick is teaching abroad this semester and has a few insights on what Europeans think of the 2016 U.S. election