MPA Program Faculty

Dr. Nandhini Rangarajan

Director, Master of Public Administration 

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 351
Phone: 512.245.3285
Email: nr11@txstate.edu

B.A., M.A., University of Madras
Ph.D., State University of New York

Areas of Interest: Public Management, Public Affairs Education, Creativity and Innovation, Public Human Resource Management, Sustainability in Public Affairs

Dr. Howard Balanoff

Professor, Department of Political Science
Director of the William P Hobby Center for Public Service
Holder of the Hobby Professorship
Office: UAC 376
Phone: 512.245.3266
Email: hb02@txstate.edu

B.A., City University of New York
M.U.P, Ed.D., Texas A&M University

Areas of Interest: Personnel Administration, International and
Comparative Public Policy and Administration, Organizational Theory
and Behavior, Leadership and professional Development of Human Resources

Dr. Christopher Brown

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 345
Phone: 512.245.4404
Email: cb56@txstate.edu

B.A., Northwestern University
M.P.A., J.D., University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Interest: Environmental and Natural Resources Law,
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Law Related to Public
Administration

Dr. Billy Fields

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 332
Phone: 512.245.7726
Email: wf16@txstate.edu

B.A. Trinity University
M.A. University of New Orleans
Ph.D. University of New Orleans

Areas of Interest;  place management, hazard mitigation, and sustainable transportation policy

Dr. Emily Hanks

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 348
Phone: 512.245.5608
Email: emily.hanks@txstate.edu

B.F.A., The University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Texas State University at San Marcos
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Interest: the nonprofit and voluntary sector, public values, applied communication, and public administration

Dr. Thomas Longoria

Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Center for Research, Public Policy, and Training
Office: UAC 359
Phone: 512.245.6899
Email: tl28@txstate.edu

Areas of Interest:  Local Government Politics and Administration, Non-profit Management

Dr. Dianne Rahm

Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 374
Phone: 512.245.1565
Email: dr37@txstate.edu

B.A., M.A. Wichita State Univ.;
M.S. Fitchburg State College
Ph.D. Syracuse University

Areas of Interest: Environmental Policy, Energy Policy, Science & Technology Policy, Public Policy Formulation and Implementation, Public Administration

Dr. Patricia Shields

Professor of Political Science
Office: UAC 352
Phone: 512.245.6315
Email: ps07@txstate.edu

B.S., University of Maryland
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Areas of Interest: Civil Military Relations, Pragmatism of Public Administration

Dr. Hassan Tajalli

Professor, Department of Political Science
Office: UAC 377
Phone: 512.245.3284
Email: tajalli@txstate.edu

B.S., Iranian Institute of Advanced Accounting
M.B.A., M.A., Univ. N. Texas, Ph.D., UT Austin

Areas of Interest: Methodology, Statistics, Public Policy, American Foreign Policy