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Joe Cayer and Charlene Roach (PhD alumni) have a chapter titled, “Work-Life Benefits” in the new Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration, published by CRC Press


Erik Johnston's paper has been accepted for publication Journal of the Association of Information Science, "Using Multi-Agent Simulation to Explore the Contribution of Facilitation to Group Support System Transition". 


Joanna Duke’s article
"Mixed Income Housing Policy and Public Housing Residents' ‘Right to the City’” has been accepted for publication by Critical Social Policy, one of the leading international journals in social policy. 


Chris Herbst’s
article "Do Social Policy Reforms Have Different Impacts on Employment and Welfare Use As Economic Conditions Change?" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management


Yushim Kim
has an upcoming article in the International Journal of Public Policy: "Transfer from a home and community-based long-term care program to a nursing home: The Ohio experience."


Nan Ellin’s article, “Life Support: Nacirema Redux” just appeared in the Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustanability, Volume 1 Issue 1,


Kathryn Mohrman
has two articles in the current issue of Higher Education Policy: “The Emerging Global Model with Chinese Characteristics,” and “The Research University in Transition.”


Barbara McCabe
(with Richard C. Feiock, James C. Clingermayer and Christopher Stream) has an article in Public Administration Review: “Turnover among City Managers: The Role of Political and Economic Change.”


Laura Peck's (with Mike Niles in the School of Social Work) article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Poverty, "How Poverty and Segregation Impact Child Development: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study.".


Tom Catlaw
and Qian Hu, current Ph.D. student, have had an article, “Legitimacy & Public Administration: Constructing the American Bureaucratic Field," accepted for publication in a special collection on legitimacy in the American Behavioral Scientist.


John Hall
has been invited to present a paper at the Fourth TransAtlantic Dialogue Conference sponsored by ASPA & EGPA in Milan in June. His paper will be "Who Will Govern U.S. Megapolitans, and How: An Intergovernmental Analysis."


Elizabeth Corley
has had an article, “University research centers and the composition of research collaborations", accepted by the top science policy journal Research Policy.


Jerry Miller (with Donijo Robbins) article on “Using Capital Budgeting for Managing E-Government Expenditures" has been published in the International Journal of Public Administration.


Erik Johnston
had an article accepted by Computational and Mathematical Organizational Theory - CMOT for 2008: "Unintended Consequences in Central-Remote Office Arrangement: A Study Coupling Laboratory Experiment with Multi-Agent Simulation" with Nan, N., Johnston, E., & Olson, J.


Elizabeth Corley
will present at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2008 Annual Meeting in Boston on 14-18 February. Her presentation is on "Scientists and the Public: Comparing Views on Risks and Regulation".


Khalid Al-Yahya's
article, “Power-Influence in Decision Making, Competence Utilization, and Organizational Culture in Public Organizations”, has been accepted for publication in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.


Yushim Kim
has a chapter titled, “FraudSim: Simulating Fraud in a Public Delivery Program,” which will appear soon in Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems.


Jeff Chapman
has been elected to the Arizona Economic Round Table.


Tom Catlaw’s article, "Governance & Networks at the Limits of Representation," has been accepted by the American Review of Public Administration.


Joe Cayer
has been named one of three ASU outstanding graduate mentors for 2006-2007. The award recognizes his commitment and excellence in encouraging the intellectual and professional growth of his students. Read more ...


Rick Shangraw has been named ASU’s vice president of research and economic affairs, pending approval of the Arizona Board of Regents. Shangraw currently is associate vice president for strategic research and Executive Director of the ASU Decision Theater. Read more ...


John Hall was honored with a 2007 Faculty Achievement Award by the ASU Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University. Dr Hall was awarded "Defining Edge Research in Public Policy". Read more ...


Laura Peck's article, "What are the Effects of Welfare Sanction Policies? Or, Using Propensity Scores as a Subgroup Indicator to Learn More from Social Experiments," has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Evaluation, the evaluation field's journal with the highest impact factor.

 

Tom Catlaw has been appointed to a three-year term to the City of Tempe Neighborhood Advisory Commission. The Commission advises the Mayor, City Council and City departments on city-wide neighborhood issues as well as specific programs and initiatives designed to enhance the well-being of Tempe's neighborhoods.

 

 

 


FACULTY DIRECTORY

Khalid Al-YahyaKhalid Al-Yahya
Assistant Professor
khalid.al-yahya@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.0458
Office:  UCENT 480J
SPA Faculty: 2005
Curriculum Vitae
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Heather CampbellHeather Campbell
Associate Professor
campbell@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0456
Office: UCENT 457
SPA Faculty: 1991 
Curriculum Vitae
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Tom CatlawThomas Catlaw
Assistant Professor
thomas.catlaw@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0459
Office: UCENT 480E
SPA Faculty: 2004
Curriculum Vitae
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Joe CayerN. Joseph Cayer
Frank and June Sackton 
Professor of Public Administration

joe.cayer@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.0451
Office:  UCENT 480C
SPA Faculty:  1980 
Curriculum Vitae
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Jeff ChapmanJeffrey Chapman
ASU Foundation Professor of Applied Public Finance
jeffrey.chapman@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.0454
Office:  UCENT 422H
SPA Faculty:  1999 
Curriculum Vitae
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Lattie Coor Lattie Coor
Professor; President Emeritus
lattie.coor@asu.edu
Phone:  480.727.5005
Office:  Downtown Center B5
SPA Faculty:  1990 
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Elizabeth CorleyElizabeth Corley
Associate Professor
elizabeth.corley@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.0462
Office:  UCENT 480B
SPA Faculty:  2002
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Michael CrowMichael Crow
Professor; President of University
michael.crow@asu.edu
Phone: 480.965.8972
Office: Administration A
SPA Faculty:  2002
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Janet DenhardtJanet Denhardt
Professor; Doctoral Director
jvdenhardt@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496-0447 
Office: UCENT 449 
SPA Faculty: 1995
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Bob DenhardtRobert Denhardt
Director, ASU Regents' Professor
Lincoln Professor of Leadership & Ethics
rbd@asu.edu 
Phone: 602.496.0444
Office: UCENT 461
SPA Faculty: 1999 
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Joanna DukeJoanna Duke
Assistant Professor
joanna.duke@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0449
Office:UCENT 422K
SPA Faculty: 2006  
Curriculum Vitae
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Cathy EdenCathy Eden
Director, Bob Ramsey Executive Education
catherine.eden@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.1305
Office: Mercado C110
Bob Ramsey Executive Education

Nan EllinNan Ellin
Associate Professor; Director Urban & Metropolitan Studies
nan.ellin@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0461
Office: UCENT 433
SPA Faculty: 2006
Curriculum Vitae
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Dean Debra FriedmanDebra Friedman
Dean, College of Public Programs
debra.friedman@asu.edu  
Phone: 602.496.0402
Office: UCENT 607
SPA Faculty: 2005 
Message from the Dean
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John HallJohn Hall
Professor
john.hall@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0446
Office: UCENT 422G
SPA Faculty: 1973;
Curriculum Vitae
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Erik JohnstonErik Johnston
Assistant Professor
erik.johnston@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.1103
Office:  UCENT 435
SPA Faculty:  2007
Curriculum Vitae
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STAFF DIRECTORY

Collette BrooksCollette Brooks
Executive Assistant collette.brooks@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0469
Office: UCENT 459
SPA Staff: 2001
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Caroline FernandezCaroline Fernandez
IT Support Specialist
caroline.fernandez@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0466
Office: UCENT 445
SPA Staff: 1999
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Dena FreiDena Frei
Student Support Specialist, Sr.
dena.frei@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0468
Office: UCENT 455
SPA Staff: 2007
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EMERITI DIRECTORY

Brent BrownBrent Brown
Professor Emeritus 
BBrown@az.gov

Bette DeGrawBette DeGraw
Dean Emeritus, College of Extended Education
bette.degraw@asu.edu
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Larry MankinLawrence Mankin
Professor Emeritus
mankin@asu.edu
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Dick McGawDickinson McGaw
Professor Emeritus
mcgaw@asu.edu
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Yushim KimYushim Kim
Assistant Professor
ykim@asu.edu
Phone:  602.496.1104
Office:  UCENT 439
SPA Faculty:  2007
Curriculum Vitae
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Zhiyong LanGerald Zhiyong Lan
Professor 
lan@asu.edu 
Phone: 602.496.0453 
Office: UCENT 422E
SPA Faculty: 1991
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Rob MelnickRob Melnick
Director, Morrison Institute
rob.melnick@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0900
Office: UCENT 900
Morrison Institute
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Barbara McCabeBarbara McCabe
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
barbara.mccabe@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0457 
Office: UCENT 480F
SPA Faculty: 1997
Curriculum Vitae
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Gerald Miller Gerald J. Miller
 Professor
 gerald.j.miller@asu.edu
 Phone: 602.496-1102
 Office: UCENT 419
 SPA Faculty: 2008
 Curriculum Vitae
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Kathryn Mohrman Kathryn Mohrman
 Professor of Practice; Director,
 University Design Institute
 kathryn.mohrman@asu.edu
 Phone: 602.496.0463
 Office: UCENT 422J
 SPA Faculty: 2008
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Afsaneh Nahavandi Afsaneh Nahavandi
 Professor; Associate Dean, College
 of Public Programs
 anahavandi@asu.edu
 Phone: 602.496.1158
 Office: UCENT 422F
 SPA Faculty: 2008
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Laura PeckLaura Peck
Assistant Professor 
laura.peck@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0460 
Office: UCENT 480D
SPA Faculty: 2001
Curriculum Vitae
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Ron PerryRonald Perry
Professor
ron.perry@asu.edu 
Phone: 602.496.0452 
Office: UCENT 422D 
SPA Faculty: 1983 
Curriculum Vitae
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Edgar RamirezEdgar Ramirez
Assistant Professor
edgar.ramirezdelacruz@asu.edu 
Phone: 602.496.0474 
Office: UCENT 417 
SPA Faculty: 2007
Curriculum Vitae
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Frank SacktonFrank Sackton
Professor Emeritus 
frank.sackton@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0455 
Office:UCENT 480H 
SPA Faculty: 1976
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Jim SvaraJames Svara
Professor; Director, Center for Urban Innovation
james.svara@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0448 
Office: UCENT 415 
SPA Faculty: 2006
Curriculum Vitae
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Rick ShangrawR. F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr.
Professor of Practice
rick.shangraw@asu.edu
Phone: 480-965-4098
Office: Brickyard Orchid House 126A
SPA Faculty: 2005
Curriculum Vitae
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Larry TerryLarry Terry
Assistant Professor
larry.terry@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496-1565
Office: UCENT 480G
SPA Faculty: 2007
Curriculum Vitae
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Marty VanacourMarty Vanacour
Associate Director, School of Public Affairs; Professor of Practice
martin.vanacour@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496-0464
Office: UCENT 447
SPA Faculty: 2005
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Chris HiryakChris Hiryak
Specialist, Sr.
chris.hiryak@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0465
Office: UCENT 443
SPA Staff 1999
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Allyson Ross Allyson Ross
Business Manager
aross@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.0445
Office: UCENT 453
SPA Staff: 2006
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Evelyn Trujillo Evelyn Trujillo
Administrative Assistant
evelyn.trujillo@asu.edu
Phone: 602.496.1098
Office: UCENT 448
SPA Staff: 2007
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FRank SacktonJack Pfister
Professor Emeritus
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FRank SacktonFrank Sackton
Professor Emeritus
frank.sackton@asu.edu
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Lou WeschlerLouis Weschler
Professor Emeritus
22Robby33@cox.net
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