Faculty
Full-time Faculty and Postdoc
| Name / Title | Contact Information | Research Interests |
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Tabitha Benney, PhD |
801- 585-7475 |
International relations, international and comparative political economy, energy and environmental politics, global governance, and research methods |
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Assistant Professor, Political Science |
801-581-7031 |
Policy Analysis, Regulatory Program Design and Implementation |
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*Rick Green, PhD |
801-581-6223 |
Historical Public Administration, Administrative Theory, Human Resource Management, Administrative Ethics, Local Government Administration |
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MPA Program Director & Professor |
801-585-7984 |
Emotional Labor, Managing Diverse Organizations, Governance and the Economy, Quantitative Methods and Research Design |
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Professional Lecturer |
Administrative and Constitutional Law, Local Government Administration, Public Policy & Governance |
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*J. Steven Ott , PhD |
801-585-7406 |
Nonprofit and NGO Governance and Organizations, Organization Theory and Behavior, Organizational Change, Administrative Theory |
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*Chris Simon, PhD |
801-585-3544 |
Alternative Energy; Education, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security & Land Use Policy, Military Sociology, Sustainability & Governance |
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Phillip Singer, PhD |
801- 581-7031 Phillip.Singer@poli-sci.utah.edu |
American Politics, Health Politics and Policy, Public Health, Medicaid |
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*Lina Svedin, PhD |
801-585-7984 |
Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution, Policy Analysis, Ethics, Administrative Theory |
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Assistant Professor, Political Science |
801-581-7031 |
Nonprofit Organizations, Public Sevice Leadership, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Technology Adoption in the Public/Nonprofit Sector |
*denotes Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Adjunct Faculty
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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 |
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*Nancy Basinger, Ph.D. |
nancy.basinger@gmail.com 801-585-3506 |
Nonprofit Governance, Fundraising and Resource Development, Partnerships, Nonprofit Finance and Budgeting, Research Design |
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Jerry Benson, Ph.D. |
jbenson@rideuta.com |
Program Evaluation, Organization Communication, Performance Management |
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Anne Burkholder, MA |
aburkholder@ywca.com |
Nonprofit Organizations, Strategic Planning & Ethics |
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Jill Carter, MPA |
jille.carter@comcast.net |
Human Resource Management, Compensation |
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Richard Catten, JD |
rcatten@comcast.net |
Local Government Law, Administrative and Constitutional Law |
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*Catherine Chambless, Ph.D. |
cathy.chambless@utah.edu 801-585-0371 |
Health Policy & Disability Studies |
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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 |
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Ken Embley |
ken.embley@cppa.utah.edu |
Adaptive Leadership |
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Pam Gardiol, MA |
pam@gardiol.com |
Organizational Change, Organizational Behavior and Theory |
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Melissa Yack Hall, Ph.D. Executive Director of Weber State University's Center for Community Engaged Learning, Deseret News freelance reporter |
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Public and Media Relations, Nonprofit/Non-governmental Organizations, Community Development, Higher Education Governance and Issues, Performance Management |
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Jeff Herring, JD, MBA |
jeff.herring@utah.edu |
Human Resources Management |
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Rebecca Chavez-Houck, MPA |
rchouck@comcast.net |
Volunteerism, Nonprofit Management & Boards, & Ethics |
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David Litvack, MS
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Nonprofit and Grassroots Advocacy
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Tony Mastracci, BSBA, MPA |
tony.mastracci@utah.edu | Third Sector organizations, collaborations between universities and nonprofits |
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Jason Mathis, MPA |
Jason@downtownslc.org |
Negotiation, Communication and Public Participation |
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Ed McConkie, JD |
mcconkieed@comcast.net |
Criminal Justice Policy & Juvenile Justice Policy |
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Scott Mietchen, MPA |
scott.mietchen@frcigroup.com |
Developing Revenue in Nonprofits |
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*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 |
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*Sandi Pershing, Ph.D. |
spershing@aoce.utah.edu 801-581-7297 |
Leadership Theory, Practice of Public Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory |
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Paul Slack |
National Security Policy |
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| Robert Spendlove, MPA State Representative & Zions Bank Policy Coordinator |
rspendlove@gmail.com | Public Policy Theory & Analysis |
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Dr. Tim Tingey |
Local Government Economic Development, Finance & Governance, Ethics, Capstone | |
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Juliette Tennert, MS |
jtennert@utah.gov | Public Budgeting & Finance, Economics |
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Nate Talley, MPP Budget & Policy Economist, Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget |
natetalley@utah.gov | Public Budgeting & Finance |
*denotes Major Research Paper professor/instructor