All graduate faculty members participating in the MPA program are responsible for the effective delivery of their respective course/discipline content. Program faculty are very committed to being good teachers, as well as conducting research and contributing service to the university, community, and their profession. Some faculty members believe the use of group processes best communicates course content, while other faculty make effective use of cases. Still other faculty use projects for their primary delivery methodologies, while some faculty use a combination of these as well as other pedagogies.

All participating faculty have terminal degrees in their fields of interest, and most have practical experience in their backgrounds. Faculty represent all major areas of interest in public administration and health care administration.

GRADUATE DIRECTOR
Jason Jensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Master of Public Administration Program

OTHER CORE MPA FACULTY: 
Dana Michael Harsell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Andy Hultquist, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Steven Light, Ph. D.
Professor

Katherine (Kate) Scheurer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Robert Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

OTHER PARTICIPATING FACULTY: 
Mark Jendrysik, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Political Science & Public Administration
Professor 

Aaron Ley, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor

Paul Sum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Brian Urlacher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

PARTICIPATING FACULTY FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS:
Julia L. Ernst, J.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Law

Daniel Owens 
Instructor, Department of Economics

Larry Pate, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair -Department of Entrepreneurship
Rod Burwell Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship

Curtis Stofferahn, Ph.D.
Professor - Department of Sociology