Public Affairs Faculty

Education: PhD, American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania
Research areas: Policy analysis, presidential decision-making, administrative rulemaking
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Policy analysis, presidential decision-making, administrative rulemaking
Program: Public Affairs

Paul Battaglio
Associate Professor of Public Affairs,
Assistant Program Head, Enrollment and Advising,
Managing Editor - Review of Public Personnel Administration
Associate Professor of Public Affairs,
Assistant Program Head, Enrollment and Advising,
Managing Editor - Review of Public Personnel Administration
Education: PhD, Public Administration, University of Georgia
Research areas: Comparative policy and administration, public human resource management, comparative political attitudes
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Comparative policy and administration, public human resource management, comparative political attitudes
Program: Public Affairs

Teodoro J. Benavides
Executive in Residence
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
Executive in Residence
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
Education:
Research areas: City management, financial management and budgeting, leadership and community planning
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: City management, financial management and budgeting, leadership and community planning
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
Research areas: Program design, evaluation
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Program design, evaluation
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Political Science, University of Utah
Research areas: At-will employment, public human resource management reforms, public sector retirement benefits
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: At-will employment, public human resource management reforms, public sector retirement benefits
Program: Public Affairs

Jeremy L. Hall
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head
Education: PhD, Public Administration, University of Kentucky
Research areas: Public sector performance, public policy processes, intergovernmental relations
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Public sector performance, public policy processes, intergovernmental relations
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Public Administration and Public Policy, Auburn University
Research areas: Local economic development, public productivity, information systems in the policy environment
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Local economic development, public productivity, information systems in the policy environment
Program: Public Affairs

Calvin Jamison
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
Education:
Research areas: Local government, public-private relationships, general management
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Local government, public-private relationships, general management
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Public Affairs, Universtiy of Texas at Dallas
Research areas: Organizations, leadership, succession planning, public personnel development, ,strategic planning
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Organizations, leadership, succession planning, public personnel development, ,strategic planning
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Political Science, University of Oklahoma
Research areas: Public management, leadership, organizational change
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Public management, leadership, organizational change
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Social Anthropology, University of Chicago
Research areas: Legal philosophy, South Asia, socio-economic development, fundamental sociocultural theory
Programs: Public Policy & Political Economy, Public Affairs
Research areas: Legal philosophy, South Asia, socio-economic development, fundamental sociocultural theory
Programs: Public Policy & Political Economy, Public Affairs

Young-joo Lee
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Education: PhD, Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia
Research areas: Nonprofit organizations, governance, volunteerism, gender equity, human resources management
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Nonprofit organizations, governance, volunteerism, gender equity, human resources management
Program: Public Affairs

Education: PhD, Public Administration, Arizona State University
Research areas: Workforce policy
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Workforce policy
Program: Public Affairs

Robert W. Taylor
Professor and Program Head for Public Affairs
Professor and Program Head for Public Affairs
Education:
Research areas: Police responses to terrorism
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Police responses to terrorism
Program: Public Affairs

Nicolas A. Valcik
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Associate Director of Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Associate Director of Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD
Education: PhD, Public Affairs, Universtiy of Texas at Dallas
Research areas: Facilities management, hazardous material safety, strategic planning
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Facilities management, hazardous material safety, strategic planning
Program: Public Affairs

Robert K. Whelan
Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Education:
Research areas: Urban governance in the United States and Canada
Program: Public Affairs
Research areas: Urban governance in the United States and Canada
Program: Public Affairs

