Dr. Diane E. Schmidt. BA Political Science 1980 and MA in Economics University of Missouri, St. Louis 1982. PhD Political Science Washington University 1988. Associate Director, Survey Research Center, CSUC, 2001-2002. Dr. Schmidt has been teaching for over 25 years in public policy and government and is currently a Professor in the Political Science Department at CSUC. She is a professional policy analyst and has worked as a community consultant in policy analysis. Dr. Schmidt is a facilitator for collaborative projects and teaches courses in collaborative management, program evaluation, and public personnel policy. She has published and/or presented her research on community outreach programs and collaboration in a variety of forums including the subfields of community development and public administration.