Todd Dickey

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Courses

2024 Fall
- PAI 601 Fundamentals of Conflict Studies - Fundamentals-Conflict Studies
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
2024 Spring
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
- PAI 750 Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict
2023 Fall
- PAI 601 Fundamentals of Conflict Studies - Fundamentals-Conflict Studies
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
2023 Spring
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
- PAI 750 Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict
2022 Fall
- PAI 601 Fundamentals of Conflict Studies - Fundamentals-Conflict Studies
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
2022 Spring
- PAI 747 Human Resources Management for the Public Sector
- PAI 750 Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict

Highest degree earned

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018

Bio

Todd Dickey’s research and teaching interests are in the fields of public sector human resource management, labor and employment relations, and workplace conflict management. His current research explores organizational systems for addressing workplace conflict as well as innovation and change in federal sector civil service institutions and labor relations. Prior to graduate school, Dickey worked for several years at the Federal Trade Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University, a master of arts in political science from Syracuse University and an A.B. from Vassar College.

Areas of Expertise

Public sector human resource management, labor and employment relations, workplace conflict management

Selected Publications

Journal Articles
- Dickey, T., "Irreconcilable Differences: Conceptualizing Conflict in Industrial Relations and Organizational Behavior." Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, 2024.
- Carboni, J. L., Dickey, T., Moulton, S., O'Keefe, S., O'Leary, R., Piotrowski, S. J. and Sandfort, J., "Start with the Problem: Establishing Research Relevance with Integrative Public Administration." Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 2019.
- Dickey, T. M., "Integrating Unions in Integrated Conflict Management Systems." Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2015.
Technical Report
- Dickey, T. M., Armstrong, J. and Lindman, J., Engaging Research/Engaging Cornell: Graduate Education, Public Engagement, and Cornell University’s Land Grant Mission. , 2015.

Presentations and Events

International Labor and Employment Relations Association World Congress + Labor and Employment Relations Association Annual Meeting, "High Road Bargaining" (June, 2024)

Federal Dispute Resolution Annual Conference, "Forums and Partnerships 2023: A Conversation with OPM and FLRA" (August, 2023)

Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal Sector Labor Relations and Law Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law, "Moving Forward in the New Administration" (September, 2021)

Labor and Employment Relations Association Annual Meeting, "Reflective Mediation Practice and Conflict Theory" (June, 2021)

Society of Federal Labor and Employment Relations Professionals, "Countdown to Impasse? Charting the Future of the Federal Service Impasses Panel" (November, 2019)

Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Meeting, Association for Conflict Resolution, "Integrated Conflict Management Systems: Where are we? What’s next?" (September, 2019)