I would be happy to address questions about admission, registration, graduation, syllabi, and other related administrative issues.

Major Duties

• Assists students with registration, graduation, admission, and other administrative issues.
• Assists the Department Chair.
• Works independently to provide administrative support and assistance to the MPA, PA minor, and HCM certificate programs.
• Coordinates department activities.
• Provides administrative support to faculty.
• Manages the department office to ensure efficient and effective operation.
• Manages the department’s budget account.

I would be happy to address your questions about the undergraduate PA Minor program, the MPA program with general public administration emphasis and nonprofit management and leadership, and about any of the graduate and undergraduate classes that I teach. 

Academic Degrees 

• Ph.D. in Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Awards and Honors

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, with UW Oshkosh Public Administration Department since 2013
• Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2011-2012

Community Service

• Member of the City of Oshkosh Plan Commission, 2017-Present
• Chair, Miller’s Bay Neighborhood Planning Committee, Oshkosh, 2014-Present
• Director of Research, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, 2011-2013
• Vice President of Operations, School Choice Wisconsin, 2008-2011
• Research Associate, School Choice Wisconsin, 2004-2008
• Campaign Manager/Consultant, Jason Fields for Wisconsin 11th Assembly District, 2006; 2008

Courses Taught

• MPA 732 Analytic Methods in Public Administration
• MPA 752 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
• MPA 780 Capstone Seminar
• MPA 790 Field Project

Elective MPA

• MPA 744 Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• MPA 726 State and Local Government
• MPA 730 Privatization and Public-Nonprofit Partnerships 
• MPA 795 Internship
• MPA 796 Independent Study
• MPA 797 Seminar in Current Topics: Privatization

Undergraduate PA

• PUB ADM 102 Contemporary Public Issues
• PUB ADM 221 Introduction to Public Administration 
• PUB ADM 307 Administrative Law and Procedure
• PUB ADM 369 Government and Economy
• PUB ADM 446 Independent Study

Research Areas

• Education Finance Policy and Law
• Board Governance (school boards and non-profit boards)
• Education Reform (school choice plans, school governance, school accountability, teacher compensation)
• State and Local Government
• Legislative Fiscal Note Practices

Additional Information

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My Office

I would be happy to address your questions about any of our three programs: MPA program, graduate HCM Certificate program, and PA minor program. 

I also design and maintain the PA Department website. If you need more information or have any suggestions, please contact me!

Academic Degrees 

• Ph.D. in Public Administration, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Master of Arts in Leadership in Public Administration, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan
• Master of Arts in English Philology, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Awards and Honors

Academic Appointments

• Professor, with UW Oshkosh Public Administration Department since 2009
• Assistant Professor, WMU School of Public Affairs and Administration, 2007-2009
• Assistant Professor, Air Force Academy, Bulgaria, 1994-2000

Administrative Appointments

Community Service

• Chair of the Board of Directors of Evergreen Village, Inc., Evergreen, Oshkosh since 2015. 
• Member of the Board of Directors of Evergreen Village, Inc, Evergreen, 2010-2015
• Member of the Basic Needs Giving Partnership Grants Team, Oshkosh Area Community Foundation since 2015
• Member of the Oshkosh Funding Consortium Committee, City of Oshkosh and Oshkosh Area Community Foundation since 2011
• Member of the Allocations and Community Investment Committee, Oshkosh Area United Way since 2009
• Member of Community Impact Committee (Health and Education), Oshkosh Area United Way since 2013

Courses Taught

• MPA 715 Leadership and Ethics
• MPA 723 Organizational Theory and Practice
• MPA 742 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
• MPA 790 Field Project
• MPA 792 Thesis 

Elective MPA

• MPA 729 Health Care Organization and Management
• MPA 750 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations
• MPA 762 Health Care Administration Law
• MPA 773 Health Care Policy
• MPA 750 Strategic Planning in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
• MPA 750 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations
• MPA 795 Internship
• MPA 796 Independent Study 

Undergraduate PA

• PUB ADM 221 Introduction to Public Administration
• PUB ADM 362 Public Personnel 
• PUB ADM 364 Administrative Leadership and Behavior 

Additional Information

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• Peer Reviewer for Academic Journals & Compared to Other UW Oshkosh Faculty

My Office

I would be happy to address your questions about the MPA program with general public administration emphasis and nonprofit management and leadership and about any of the graduate classes that I teach.

Academic Degrees 

• Ph.D. in Public Affairs, University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, Colorado
• Master of Science in Sociology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Awards and Honors

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, with UW Oshkosh Public Administration Department since 2017

Community Service

Courses Taught

• MPA 711 Introduction to Public Administration
• MPA 721 Public Policy Analysis
• MPA 734 Applied Economics for Public Administration
• MPA 790 Field Project

Elective MPA

• MPA 751 Program Evaluation
• MPA 743: Grant Writing for Government and Nonprofit Organizations
• MPA 797 Seminar in Current Topics: Grant Writing for Government and Nonprofit Organizations

Research Areas

• Social Equity
• Performance Measurement
• Local Government
• Community Resilience

Additional Information

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I would be happy to address your questions about the MPA program from the perspective of a graduate student.