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. Students also have access to courses taught in business disciplines.

Core Faculty

Dana Harsell, Ph.D., Syracuse University; Areas of expertise: Executive Management, State and Local Government, Public Budgeting.

Andy Hultquist, Ph.D., John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University; Area of Expertise: Public Administration and Policy

Jason L. Jensen, Ph. D.(Graduate Director), University of Kentucky; Areas of expertise: Public Management and Organizations, Health Administration, Research Methods and Policy Analysis.

Steven Light, Ph. D., Northwestern University; Areas of expertise: Public and Administrative Law, Public Personnel, American Institutions.

Katherine Scheurer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Area of Expertise: American Politics, Women & Politics, and Public Administration

Robert Wood, Ph. D., University of Washington; Areas of expertise: Public Policy (Health), Environmental Policy, Bureaucratic Behavior.

Other Participating Faculty

Mark S. Jendrysik, Ph. D. (Chair), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Areas of expertise: Political Theory, Public Opinion, American Politics, Ethics.

Paul Sum, Ph. D., Northwestern University; Areas of expertise: Research Methods, Comparative Politics.

Daniel Owens, University of Kentucky; Department of Economics, Health Economics.