Khaldoun AbouAssi
Provost Associate Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Khaldoun AbouAssi is the Provost Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration & Policy. He holds a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affa…
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abouassi@american.edu
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(202) 885-2509
Anna Amirkhanyan
Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Professor Amirkhanyan’s research focuses on public and nonprofit management, organizational performance, public-private differences, and citizen participation. Her articles have been published in v…
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amirkhan@american.edu
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(202) 885-6289
Karen Baehler
Scholar in Residence
SPA | Public Administration
Karen Baehler's teaching and research focuses on the craft of policy analysis and the intersection between public policy and public administration, with applications to the social and environmental po…
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baehler@american.edu
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(202) 885-6072
Scott Bass
Professor and Provost Emeritus
SPA | Public Administration
Dr. Scott A. Bass is Provost Emeritus and Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹´«Ã½ (AU). Since his arrival at AU in 2008, Dr. Bass has focus…
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sbass@american.edu
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(202) 885-6305
TaLisa Carter
Associate Professor
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D. is a native of Long Island, New York, dedicated to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, and race. Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Depar…
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carter@american.edu
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(202) 885-3021
Seth Gershenson
Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on education policy. While at Michigan State, he taught several courses and received an Outstanding Teachin…
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gershens@american.edu
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(202) 885-2687
Jocelyn Johnston
Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the Jo…
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johnston@american.edu
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(202) 885-2608
Dave Marcotte
Interim Senior Associate Dean
SPA | Public Administration
Dave E. Marcotte is Professor in the Dept. of Public Administration and Policy. His recent research focuses on inequality and socioeconomic segregation in K-12 education; access and attainment in high…
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marcotte@american.edu
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(202) 885-3108
Marquise McGraw
Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Public Administration
Marquise J. McGraw is an economist with a keen interest in applying economic principles and methods to affect real-world policy outcomes. He serves as the director of SPA's top-ranked Master's degr…
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mcgrawm@american.edu
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(202) 885-1485
Kenneth Meier
Distinguished Scholar in Residence
SPA | Public Administration
Professor Meier’s research in public policy and administration is characterized by a multi-disciplinary approach that combines both empirical and normative questions. He uses institutional theories…
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kmeier@american.edu
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(202) 885-2361
Taryn Morrissey
Professor, DPAP Chair, and Associate Dean of Research
SPA | Public Administration
Dr. Morrissey is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Affairs and Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her work centers on examining and improving public polic…
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morrisse@american.edu
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(202) 885-6323
Claudia Persico
Associate Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Claudia Persico is an Associate Professor of public policy whose research focuses on environmental policy, inequality, health and education policy using causal inference methods. Persico is also a Res…
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cpersico@american.edu
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(202) 885-2719
David Schwegman
Assistant Professor
SPA | Public Administration
David J. Schwegman is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. He is also an Academic Affiliate with the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES) in the General Service…
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schwegma@american.edu
Erdal Tekin
Charles W. Fotis, Sr. and Dorothea G. Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy
SPA | Public Administration
Erdal Tekin is the Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹´«Ã½, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)…
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tekin@american.edu
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(202) 885-6361
Vicky Wilkins
Acting Provost
PRO | Academics, Research & Awards
Vicky M. Wilkins is acting provost and chief academic officer at Â鶹´«Ã½ and professor of public administration and policy. Before assuming this role, she served as the dean of the School …
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vwilkins@american.edu
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(202) 885-6443
Jhacova Williams
Assistant Professor
SPA | Public Administration
Jhacova Williams is an applied microeconomist focusing primarily on economic history and cultural economics. Her previous work has examined Southern culture and the extent to which historical events h…
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jhacovaw@american.edu