IPA - Faculty Team

The UT Dallas Institute of Public Affairs has rich intellectual capital in its interdisciplinary faculty team. Many centers have pure academics or pure practitioners - we have both.

Areas of expertise include:

Ethics
Leadership
Financial Management & Budgeting
Human Resources Management
Policy Analysis
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
Economic Development
Strategic Planning
Public Productivity
Public - Private Relationships
Compliance
Organizational Change
Grant Writing
Non-profit Organizations

Customized training or consulting services are available in a variety of these areas.

The core faculty team includes:

Donald R. Arbuckle, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Paul Battaglio, Ph.D.
University of Georgia

Teodoro (Ted) Benavides, MPA
Southern Methodist University

Marie Isabelle Chevrier, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Simon M. Fass, Ph.D.
University of California at Los Angeles

Doug Goodman, Ph.D.
University of Utah

Jeremy L. Hall, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky

Wendy L. Hassett, Ph.D.
Auburn University

Calvin Jamison, Ed.D.
Virginia Tech

Richard K. Scotch, Ph.D.
Harvard University

Robert Whelan, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at College Park