Dr. Gant is a leading scholar in the field of information systems and public administration and policy and examines the social and economic impact on people, communities, organizations and society.

Honors
University of Illinois, Department of Measurement and Evaluation, Center for Teaching Excellence, Teacher of Excellence, 2008.
Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 2000-2001

Select Published Works

Gant, J.P. & Turner-Lee, N. (2011). Government Transparency and Community Information Needs. Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute.

Gant, J.P., & Turner-Lee, N. (September 2010). The Need for Broadband Acceptance:  A New Policy Framework for Promoting Digital Inclusion.  Paper presented at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Gant, J.P., Turner-Lee, N., Li, Y., & Miller, J. (2010). National Minority Broadband Adoption: Comparative Trends in Adoption and Acceptance.  Washington, DC: The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Gant, J.P. & Ijams, D. (2003). Digital Government and Geographic Information Systems. In Pavlichev, A. & Garson, D. (Eds.), Digital Government: Principles and Best Practices (248-262). Hershey, PA: Idea Publishing Group, pp. 248-262.

Gant, J.P. (2003). New Models of Collaboration: A Management Guide - Information Sharing, Communication and Coordination in E-government Collaborations. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, University of Albany, State University of New York.

Gant, J.P. (2005). Developing Integrative Technologies to Support E-Government: The Case of Enhancing Government Services with Geographic Information Systems. Washington, DC: IBM Endowment for the Business of Government.

Gant, J.P., Shaw, K., & Ichniowski, C. (Summer 2002). Social Capital and Organizational Change In High-Involvement and Traditional Work Organizations. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 11(2), 289-328.

Gant, J.P. & Johnson, C. (January 2002). State Web Portals: Delivering and Financing E-Service. Washington, DC: The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government.

Gant, J.P. & Chen, Y. (2001). Organizational Determinants of Outsourcing Decisions: Government Use of an Application Service Provider. Government Information Quarterly, 18(4), 343-355.

Gant, J.P., Austin J., & Jackman, S. (in progress). Engaging the Public: Building Geocollaboratory GIS to Support Participatory Decision-Making in Chicago, East St. Louis, IL, and Sao Tome.

Gant, J.P. (in progress) An Economic Framework to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Digital Identity Management Systems for E-Government Services. Paris, France: Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation.

Gant, J.P. (in progress). E-Government in Developing Countries. Geneva, Switzerland: International Telecommunications Union.