E-Mail   mverdu@vt.edu

Mailing Address   401B Wallace Hall (0416)
                             Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-9099

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     

Primary Academic Interests

• Public Policy
  
• Administration of Family and Child Welfare Programs
  
• Legal Rights of Children
  
• Program Evaluation
  
• Strategic Planning

Professional Responsibilities

• Virginia Tech Institute for Community Health
  
• Roanoke Valley Court Appointed Special Advocacy Program
  
• Radford University School of Social Work, Professional Advisory Committee

Current Research

• The Virginia Comprehensive Services Act, Its Intent and Outcomes
  
• The Ethics of Whistleblowing and the False Claims Act
  
• Strategic of Planning in Non-Profit Organizations

Selected Publications and Presentations

Wokutch, R. E., & Verdu, M. E. (1996). "The 1986 Amendments to the False Claims Act: a new environment for whistleblowing." In J. M. Logsdon & K. Rehbein (Eds.) International Association for Business and Society, 1996 Proceedings. Santa Fe, NM, 602-607.

Wokutch, R. E., & Verdu, M. E. (1983). Improving social service planning in a changing environment: the need for an environmental information system. Journal of the Community Development Society, 14(2), 19-32.

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