World-Class Faculty
Our students learn from and collaborate with our world-class faculty, whose professional engagements and scholarship spans public administration, management, policy, and human services. They are inspiring mentors, and their expertise and research play a vital role in public policy and program development, both locally and globally.
School of Public Management & Policy Director
Associate Professor & Director of the School of Public Management & Policy
Areas of Interest: Social justice, Critical Race Theory, Social Equity, and Community Development
J. Travis Bland, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Public Affairs & Education & DPA Program Lead
Areas of Interest: Public Management, Ethics, & Organizational Health & Design
Bob Blankenberger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Public Policy, Higher Education, & Program Implementation
Denise Bockmier-Sommers, Ed.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest: Supervisory Competencies, Organizational Diversity
Beverly Bunch, Ph.D.
Professor
Areas of Interest: Capital Financing, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, & State & Local Government budgeting
Richard Funderburg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: State & Local Economic Development Policy, Community Planning
Betsy Goulet, D.P.A.
Clinical Assistant Professor, CAST Coordinator, & Human Services Program Lead
Areas of Interest: Child Protection & Advocacy and Experiential Learning
Jose Irizarry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Public Administration Values & Theory, Nonprofits, & Criminal Justice
Kenneth Kriz, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
Areas of Interest: Subnational Debt, Economic & Revenue Forecasting, & Behavioral Public Finance
Arwi Kriz, D.P.A.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Public Budgeting & Finance, Fiscal Policy & Economic Growth, Government Efficiency Measurement
Will Miller, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest: Public Policy, Desegregation, Citizen Participation
Sean McCandless, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Social Equity, Intersection of Law, Public Management, & Politics
Gary Reinbold, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: U.S. Social Policy & International Poverty & Development
Robert Smith, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Public Affairs & Education
Areas of Interest: Public Budgeting Process & Structure
Junfeng Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Environmental Policy & Nonprofit Management