Faculty
Full-time Faculty and Postdoc
Jesús Valero, PhD
Assistant Professor
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
Sharon Mastracci, PhD
Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
Research Interests:
- Emotional Labor
- Managing Diverse Organizations
- Governance and the Economy
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Design
Contact Information:
801-585-7984
Sharon.Mastracci@poli-sci.utah.edu
Steve Ott, PhD
Professor
Major Research Paper professor/instructor
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 |
|
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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Tony Mastracci, BSBA, MPA |
tony.mastracci@utah.edu | Third Sector Organizations, Collaborations between Universities and Nonprofits |
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 |
|
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 |
*Denotes Major Research Paper professor/instructor