Faculty
Tim Tingey, D.A.
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Lorri Economy, MPA
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Jesús Valero, PhD
Associate Professor
Andrea Bott, MPA
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Sandi Rideout Pershing, PhD
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
David Carter, PhD
Assistant Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Research Interests:
- Policy Analysis
- Regulatory Program Design and Implementation
Contact Information:
801-581-7031
david.carter@mpa.utah.edu
Steve Ott, PhD
Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Research Interests:
- Nonprofit and NGO Governance and Organizations
- Organization Theory and Behavior
- Organizational Change
- Administrative Theory
Contact Information:
801-585-7406
jsott@cppa.utah.edu
Chris Simon, PhD
Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Research Interests:
- Alternative Energy
- Education
- Criminal Justice
- Homeland Security & Land Use Policy
- Military Sociology
- Sustainability & Governance
Contact Information:
801-585-3544
Phillip Singer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
- American Politics
- Health Politics and Policy
- Public Health
- Medicaid
Contact Information:
801- 581-7031Phillip.Singer@poli-sci.utah.edu
Lina Svedin, PhD
Associate Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Research Interests:
- Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution
- Policy Analysis
- Ethics
- Administrative Theory
Contact Information:
801-585-7984lina.svedin@poli-sci.utah.edu
Jesús Valero, PhD
Assistant Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Research Interests:
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Sevice Leadership
- Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Technology Adoption in the Public/Nonprofit Sector
Contact Information:
801-581-7031
jesus.valero@utah.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Name/Title |
Contact Information |
Areas of Interest |
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Neil Abercrombie, MPA |
Budgeting & Finance, Local Government & Higher Education |
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Chyleen Arbon, Ph.D. |
Foundations of Public Administration, Administrative Theory |
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*Abdul Baksh, Ph.D. |
jmbaksh@q.com |
Public Administration, Human Resource Management |
*Nancy Basinger, Ph.D. |
nancy.basinger@gmail.com 801-585-3506 |
Nonprofit Governance, Fundraising and Resource Development, Partnerships, Nonprofit Finance and Budgeting, Research Design |
Jerry Benson, Ph.D. |
jbenson@rideuta.com |
Program Evaluation, Organization Communication, Performance Management |
Anne Burkholder, MA |
aburkholder@ywca.com |
Nonprofit Organizations, Strategic Planning & Ethics |
Jill Carter, MPA |
jille.carter@comcast.net |
Human Resource Management, Compensation |
Richard Catten, JD |
rcatten@comcast.net |
Local Government Law, Administrative and Constitutional Law |
*Catherine Chambless, Ph.D. |
cathy.chambless@utah.edu801-585-0371 |
Health Policy & Disability Studies |
Mark Christensen, MPA |
Local Government Administration |
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Sophia DiCaro, MPA |
Public Budget & Finance |
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Gary Edwards, MS |
gedwards@slco.org |
Health Policy and Administration |
Ken Embley |
ken.embley@cppa.utah.edu |
Adaptive Leadership |
Pam Gardiol, MA |
pam@gardiol.com |
Organizational Change, Organizational Behavior and Theory |
Melissa Yack Hall, Ph.D. |
Public and Media Relations, Nonprofit/Non-governmental Organizations, Community Development, Higher Education Governance and Issues, Performance Management |
|
Jeff Herring, JD, MBA |
jeff.herring@utah.edu |
Human Resources Management |
Rebecca Chavez-Houck, MPA |
rchouck@comcast.net |
Volunteerism, Nonprofit Management & Boards, & Ethics |
David Litvack, MS |
Nonprofit and Grassroots Advocacy
|
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Jason Mathis, MPA |
Jason@downtownslc.org |
Negotiation, Communication and Public Participation |
Ed McConkie, JD |
mcconkieed@comcast.net |
Criminal Justice Policy & Juvenile Justice Policy |
Scott Mietchen, MPA |
scott.mietchen@frcigroup.com |
Developing Revenue in Nonprofits |
*Steve Nelson, JD, Ph.D. |
Administrative Theory, Administrative and Constitutional Law, & Immigrant Policy and Law |
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*David Patton, Ph.D. |
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Human Resources Management, Health Policy, Leadership and Organizational Theory |
*Sandi Pershing, Ph.D. |
sandi.pershing@utah.edu 801-581-7297 |
Leadership Theory, Practice of Public Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory |
K. Martin Ricks, MPA |
Public Budgeting & Finance |
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Robert Spendlove, MPA State Representative & Zions Bank Policy Coordinator |
rspendlove@gmail.com | Public Policy Theory & Analysis |
Dr. Tim Tingey |
Local Government Economic Development, Finance & Governance, Ethics, Capstone | |
Juliette Tennert, MS |
jtennert@utah.gov | Public Budgeting & Finance, Economics |
Nate Talley, MPP |
natetalley@utah.gov | Public Budgeting & Finance |
Phil Dean, MS, MPA Chief economist and public finance senior research fellow at the Gardner Institute |
phil.dean@utah.edu | Public Budgeting & Finance |
*Denotes Major Research Paper professor/instructor