*Matthew Burbank
Professor, Political Science
Website

801- 581-6313
mburbank@poli-sci.utah.edu

Research Methodology, Political Psychology, Political Behavior

*Rick Green
Professor
Website

801-581-6223 

rick.green@mpa.utah.edu

Historical Public Administration, Administrative Theory, Human Resource Management, Administrative Ethics, Local Government Administration

*Sharon Mastracci

Associate Professor

Website

801-581-7031

Sharon.Mastracci@poli-sci.utah.edu

Emotional Labor, Managing Diverse Organizations, Governance and the Economy, Quantitative Methods and Research Design

*Daniel McCool
Director of Environmental Studies & Professor
Website

801-585-6455
dan.mccool@poli-sci.utah.edu

Public Policy Theory, Natural Resource Policy, American Indian Policy

*Paul Morris

Professional Lecturer, JD

paultmorris@outlook.com

Administrative and Constitutional Law, Local Government Administration, Public Policy & Governance

*J. Steven Ott
Professor
Website

801-585-7406 
jsott@cppa.utah.edu

Nonprofit and NGO Governance and Organizations,  Organization Theory and Behavior, Organizational Change, Administrative Theory

*Peri Schwartz- Shea
Professor, Political Science Website

801-581-6300
psshea@poli-sci.utah.edu

American Politics and Policy, Public Choice Theory, Public Administration, Bureaucracy, Methodology, Gender and Feminism

*Chris Simon
Professor
 Website

801-585-3544

simon@cppa.utah.edu

Alternative Energy; Education, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security & Land Use Policy, Military Sociology, Sustainability & Governance

*Lina Svedin
MPA Program Director & Associate Professor
Website

801-585-7984
lina.svedin@poli-sci.utah.edu

Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution, Policy Analysis, Ethics, Administrative Theory

*David Carter         

Assistant Professor, Political Science        

Website

 801-581-7031

david.carter@mpa.utah.edu

*Jesus Valero

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Website

 801-581-7031

jesus.valero@utah.edu

Name/Title

Contact Information

Areas of Interest

Neil Abercrombie, MPA
Director of Government Relations, Utah State University

neil.abercrombie@usu.edu

Budgeting & Finance, Local Government & Higher Education

Chyleen Arbon, Ph.D.
Utah Board of Pardons and Parole Appointed Member

Chyleen.Arbon@poli-sci.utah.edu

Foundations of Public Administration, Administrative Theory

*Abdul Baksh, Ph.D.
Retired Human Resource Executive, State of Utah

jmbaksh@q.com
801-969-9511

Public Administration, Human Resource Management

*Nancy Basinger, Ph.D.
President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Utah

Nonprofit Governance, Fundraising and Resource Development, Partnerships, Nonprofit Finance and Budgeting, Research Design

Jerry Benson, Ph.D.
President/CEO, Utah Transit Authority

jbenson@rideuta.com
801-262-5626

Anne Burkholder, MA
Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of Salt Lake City

aburkholder@ywca.com
801-537-8608

Nonprofit Organizations, Strategic Planning & Ethics

Jill Carter, MPA
HR Director, Questar

jille.carter@comcast.net
801-581-9910

Human Resource Management, Compensation

Richard Catten, JD
Retired City Attorney, West Valley City

rcatten@comcast.net
801-918-0465

Local Government Law, Administrative and Constitutional Law

*Catherine Chambless, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Center for Public Policy & Administration, The University of Utah

cathy.chambless@utah.edu 801-585-0371

Health Policy & Disability Studies

Mark Christensen, MPA
Saratoga Springs City Manager

markjchristensen@msn.com

Local Government Administration

Sophia DiCaro, MPA
Elected representative for Utah House of Representatives

sophiadicaro@gmail.com

Public Budget & Finance

Gary Edwards, MS
Executive Director, Salt Lake Valley Health Department

gedwards@slco.org
801-468-2700

Health Policy and Administration

Ken Embley
Research Associate, Center for Public Policy & Administration, The University of Utah

ken.embley@cppa.utah.edu
801-581-7261

Adaptive Leadership

Pam Gardiol, MA
President, Gardiol & Associates

pam@gardiol.com
801-920-3473

Organizational Change, Organizational Behavior and Theory

Melissa Yack Hall, Ph.D. 

Executive Director of Weber State University's Center for Community Engaged Learning, Deseret News freelance reporter

Public and Media Relations, Nonprofit/Non-governmental Organizations, Community Development, Higher Education Governance and Issues, Performance Management

Jeff Herring, JD, MBA
Chief Human Resource Officer at The University of Utah

jeff.herring@utah.edu
801-538-3403

Human Resources Management

Rebecca Chavez-Houck, MPA
State Representative, Utah State Legislature

rchouck@comcast.net
801-891-9292

Volunteerism, Nonprofit Management & Boards, & Ethics

David Litvack, MS
Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Advisory Council Director

davidlitvack@hotmail.com

Nonprofit and Grassroots Advocacy

Tony Mastracci, BSBA, MPA
Chief Operating Officer, Community Foundation of Utah

Website

Jason Mathis, MPA
Executive Director, Downtown Alliance

Negotiation, Communication and Public Participation

Ed McConkie, JD
Bureau Chief, Bureau of Criminal Identification

mcconkieed@comcast.net
801-965-4571

Criminal Justice Policy & Juvenile Justice Policy

Scott Mietchen, MPA
President, Fund Raising Counsel

scott.mietchen@frcigroup.com
801-363-6515

Developing Revenue in Nonprofits

*Steve Nelson, JD, Ph.D.
U.S. Attorney's Office

stephenlowenelson@gmail.com

Administrative Theory, Administrative and Constitutional Law, & Immigrant Policy and Law

*David Patton, Ph.D.
CEO, Molina Healthcare 
Website

Human Resources Management, Health Policy, Leadership and Organizational Theory

*Sandi Pershing, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Continuing Education at The University of Utah

Paul Slack
Brigadier General (Ret)., Marine Corps.

pslack@sisna.com

National Security Policy

Dr. Tim Tingey
City Manager, Cottonwood Heights

Juliette Tennert, MS
Director of Economic and Public Policy Research at The University of Utah Policy Institute

Nate Talley, MPP

Budget & Policy Economist, Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget