Legislative Win for Women and Girls: Absa Samba, MPA ’23
We recently had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with current MPA student Absa Samba to learn more…
Faculty & Researchers
Teaching Public Sector in 2026–27
Erica Barnhart
Associate Teaching Professor
Sebawit Bishu
Associate Professor
Grant Blume
Associate Teaching Professor
Benjamin Brunjes
Associate Professor
Dwight Dively
Distinguished Practitioner
Rachel Fyall
Associate Professor
Joaquín Herranz
Associate Professor
Ines Jurcevic
Assistant Professor
Stephen Kosack
Associate Professor
Kiana Scott
Distinguished Practitioner
Cory Struthers
Assistant Professor
Research expertise in Public Sector
Ann Bostrom
Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor in Environmental Policy
Mary Kay Gugerty
Nancy Bell Evans Professor in Nonprofit Management
Sharon Kioko
Associate Professor
Luis Navarro
Assistant Professor
Stephen Page
Associate Professor
Jodi Sandfort
Dean and Professor
David Suarez
Associate Dean for Research
Craig Thomas
Professor
Courses
- PUBPOL 201 Introduction to Public Policy and Governance Taught by Grant Blume, Benjamin Brunjes, Laura Prokić, TBD
- PUBPOL 302 Public Service Leadership Taught by Sebawit Bishu, Joaquín Herranz
- PUBPOL 402 Ethics, Leadership, and Policy Implementation Taught by Sebawit Bishu
- PUBPOL 499 Harnessing the Power of the States Taught by Stephen Kosack
- PUBPOL 511 Management in a Democracy Taught by Sebawit Bishu, Ines Jurcevic
- PUBPOL 524 Public Sector Financing Taught by Dwight Dively
- PUBPOL 545 Advocacy for Social Change Taught by Rachel Fyall
- PUBPOL 567 Methods for Engaging Communities in Local Government Taught by Stacey Ray
- PUBPOL 584 Local Government Management Taught by David Cline
- PA EX 502 Org Leadership I – Mission & Strategy Taught by Erica Barnhart
- PA EX 503 Policy Leadership I – Understanding and Navigating Policy Context Taught by Benjamin Brunjes
- PA EX 506 Policy Leadership III – Negotiating and Building Consensus Taught by Kiana Scott