Browse our list of faculty mentors for the Summer Diversity Academy. Note: not all mentors will be available for the 2022 Summer Academy.
Khaldoun AbouAssi is the Provost Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration & Policy. He holds a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affa…
Professor Amirkhanyan’s research focuses on public and nonprofit management, organizational performance, public-private differences, and citizen participation. Her articles have been published in v…
Karen Baehler's teaching and research focuses on the craft of policy analysis and the intersection between public policy and public administration, with applications to the social and environmental po…
Dr. Scott A. Bass is Provost Emeritus and Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ (СÀ¶ÊÓƵ). Since his arrival at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ in 2008, Dr. Bass has focus…
TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D. is a native of Long Island, New York, dedicated to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, and race. Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Depar…
Lewis Faulk is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ. Dr. Faulk is…
Nathan Favero is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. He received a PhD in political science from Tex…
Daniel J. Fiorino is the founding Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Distinguished Executive in Residence in the School of …
Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on education policy. While at Michigan State, he taught several courses and received an Outstanding Teachin…
Derek Hyra is a professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy within the School of Public Affairs at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ. His rese…
Alison Jacknowitz is the Interim Dean of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and a Professor in the Department of Public Administrat…
Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the Jo…
Dave E. Marcotte is Professor in the Dept. of Public Administration and Policy. His recent research focuses on inequality and socioeconomic segregation in K-12 education; access and attainment in high…
Marquise J. McGraw is an economist with a keen interest in applying economic principles and methods to affect real-world policy outcomes. He serves as the director of SPA's top-ranked Master's degr…
Professor Meier’s research in public policy and administration is characterized by a multi-disciplinary approach that combines both empirical and normative questions. He uses institutional theories…
Dr. Morrissey is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Affairs and Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her work centers on examining and improving public polic…
Claudia Persico is an Associate Professor of public policy whose research focuses on environmental policy, inequality, health and education policy using causal inference methods. Persico is also a Res…
David J. Schwegman is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. He is also an Academic Affiliate with the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES) in the General Service…
Erdal Tekin is the Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy in the School of Public Affairs at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)…
Vicky M. Wilkins is acting provost and chief academic officer at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and professor of public administration and policy. Before assuming this role, she served as the dean of the School …
Jhacova Williams is an applied microeconomist focusing primarily on economic history and cultural economics. Her previous work has examined Southern culture and the extent to which historical events h…