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
Dr. Marc WallaceAssociate Professor of Practice, Department of Political ScienceOffice: UAC 328 Areas of Interest: Organizational Effectiveness, Urban Development, Health Care, Education |
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