Public Affairs Faculty

Donald R. Arbuckle
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs

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Education: PhD, American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania
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

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Education: PhD, Public Administration, University of Georgia
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

Education:
Research areas: City management, financial management and budgeting, leadership and community planning
Program: Public Affairs

Simon M. Fass
Associate Professor of Public Policy

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

Doug Goodman
Associate Professor of Public Afairs

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Education: PhD, Political Science, University of Utah
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

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Education: PhD, Public Administration, University of Kentucky
Research areas: Public sector performance, public policy processes, intergovernmental relations
Program: Public Affairs

Wendy L. Hassett
Clinical Associate Professor of Public Affairs

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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

Calvin Jamison
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs

Education:
Research areas: Local government, public-private relationships, general management
Program: Public Affairs

Karen M. Jarrell
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs

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

L. Douglas Kiel
Professor of Public Affairs and Administration

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

Murray J. Leaf
Professor of Anthropology and Political Economy

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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

Young-joo Lee
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

Meghna Sabharwal
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs

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

Robert W. Taylor
Professor and Program Head for Public Affairs

Education:
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

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Education: PhD, Public Affairs, Universtiy of Texas at Dallas
Research areas: Facilities management, hazardous material safety, strategic planning
Program: Public Affairs

Robert K. Whelan
Clinical Professor

Education:
Research areas: Urban governance in the United States and Canada
Program: Public Affairs