Public Affairs Faculty Research Profiles

Osita G. Afoaku, Clinical Professor, osafoaku@indiana.edu
Ph.D. Washington State University, 1993
Intergovernmental relations (U.S. and cross-national), economic and community development, management of public agencies, governance, intergovernmental management, federal arrangements.

Robert Agranoff, Professor Emeritus, agranoff@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1967
Intergovernmental relations (U.S. and cross-national), economic and community development, management of public agencies, governance, intergovernmental management, federal arrangements.

David B. Audretsch, Professor, Ameritech Chair of Economic Development; Director, Institute for Development Strategies; Adjunct Professor of Geography, COAS, BL, daudrets@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980
Economic policy, entrepreneurship, innovation, globalization, regional economic policy, industrial restructuring and government policy, small enterprises in Europe and the United States.

Matthew Auer, Professor, mauer@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Yale University, 1996
Environmental policy and management problems with an international focus: international environmental assistance, comparative industrial environmental policy, international policies governing forests and forestry.

Randall Baker, Professor, bakerr@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of London, 1968
Bridging the gap between the natural and social sciences, comparative study on different perspectives regarding the way problems are perceived and handled, historical perspectives in the analysis of contemporary environmental and policy problems.

A. James Barnes, Professor, Adjunct Professor of Law, Dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1988-2000, barnesaj@indiana.edu
J.D., Harvard University, 1967
Environmental law, domestic and international environmental policy, ethics and the public official, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, law and public policy.

Lisa Bingham, Keller-Runden Chair in Public Service and Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, lbingham@indiana.edu
J.D., University of Connecticut, 1979
Dispute resolution, dispute system design, mediation, administrative law, labor and employment law.

Anthony A. Blasingame, Assistant Professor, ablasin@indiana.edu
PhD, Economics, University of Maryland College Park, 2002
Public finance, labor economics, poverty, and U.S. political economy.

Charles F. Bonser, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus; Director, Arts Administration Program, bonser@indiana.edu
D.B.A., Indiana University, 1965
Regional economic development, the role of nongovernmental organizations, public policy, transatlantic education and policy.

Sergio Fernandez, Assistant Professor, sefernan@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004
Public management and organization theory, with a focus on privatization and contracting out, public sector leadership, and organizational change.

Beth Gazley, Assistant Professor, bgazley@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004
Volunteering and civic engagement, fundraising, nonprofit management, inter-organizational collaboration, “new governance” and government-nonprofit relations.

David Good, Associate Professor and Director, Transportation Research Center,
good@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1985
Quantitative policy modeling, productivity measurement in public and regulated industries, urban policy analysis.

Kirsten Grønbjerg, Professor and Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy, Center on Philanthropy, kgronbj@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1974
Nonprofit and public sector relationships. Current work examines the scope and community dimensions of the Indiana nonprofit sector. Previous work has examined the American welfare system, how nonprofit organizations manage funding relations, the facility needs of nonprofit human service organizations, the structure of private child welfare organizations, longitudinal changes in the grants and contract system of a large state human service agency, and public and philanthropic planning and funding structures in human services.

Craig Johnson, Associate Professor, crljohns@indiana.edu
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 1993
Capital markets and financial intermediation, financial management, public budgeting and finance, financing e-government, financing economic development, environmental and infrastructure finance. Research focuses on the innovative financing structures, financial certification, and resolving financial distress.

Kerry Krutilla, Associate Professor, krutilla@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Duke University, 1988
Energy policy, resource management in developing countries, environmental regulation, public choice, cost-benefit analysis.

Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor, llenkows@iupui.edu
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1982
Nonprofits and public policy, civil society in comparative perspective, institutional grant-makers, volunteering and civic engagement, and education and social welfare policy.

Joyce Y. Man, Associate Professor, yman@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1993
Public finance, urban and regional economics, international trade, economic development, public budgeting and financial management.

Eugene B. McGregor Jr., Professor, mcgregor@indiana.edu
Professor (part-time) of Political Science
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1968
Interaction of public policy, organizational structure, and management practice. Special interest in the relationship between education and economic development and in the impacts of information technology on the structure and management of public and nonprofit enterprise.

Michael McGuire, Associate Professor, mcguirem@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995
Intergovernmental and interorganizational collaboration and networks, federalism and intergovernmental relations, public management, economic development.

John L. Mikesell, Professor and Director, Graduate Programs, mikesell@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1969
Governmental finance, especially questions of policy and administration of sales and property taxation; state lotteries; public budgeting; public finance in countries of the former Soviet Union.

Theodore Miller, Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs, Professor (part-time) of Geography; Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Statistical Applications millert@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1970
Statistical analysis

Patrick O’Meara, Professor and Dean, International Programs, omeara@indiana.edu
Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1970
Comparative politics and development; Southern African politics; ethics and politics.

Clinton V. Oster Jr., Professor and Asssociate Dean for Bloomington Programs, oster@indiana.edu
Professor (part-time) of Business
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1978
Aviation safety, airline economics and competition policy, international aviation, aviation infrastructure, environmental and natural resource policy, government regulation, and business-government relations.

Roger B. Parks, Professor Emeritus, parks@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1979
Studies the organization and governance structures of metropolitan areas and their effects on effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and responsiveness of public service delivery; community policing.

D. Jeanne Patterson, Associate Professor Emeritus, patters@indiana.edu
D.B.A., Indiana University, 1967
Financial management, government accounting and corporate governance.

James L. Perry, Chancellor’s Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Adjunct Professor of Philanthropy and Political Science, perry@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1974
Public service motivation, government and civil service reform, public management, public human resource management, national and community service, performance-related pay, public organizational behavior.

Maureen Pirog, Professor and Co-Director, Indiana University Institute for Family and Social Responsibility, pirog@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1981
Poverty and income maintenance with emphasis on child support enforcement, welfare reform, and adolescent parenting.

Orville Powell, Clinical Associate Professor, opowell@indiana.edu
M.P.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1963
Local government and the United States Constitution.

Nicole C. Quon, Assistant Professor, ncquon@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Yale University, 2007
Health policy and health politics.

David Reingold, Associate Professor, and Director, Ph.D. Programs in Public Affairs and Public Policy, reingold@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1996
Urban poverty, economic and community development, social welfare policy, low-income housing policy, civil society, program evaluation, and government performance.

Terri L. Renner, Lecturer
M.B.A., Indiana University, 1985
Financial management, information systems, and entrepreneurship.

Rafael Reuveny, Professor, rreuveny@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1997
International political economy with emphasis on globalization; rise and fall of major powers; political conflict and how it interacts with international trade, democracy, and the environment; sustainable development; Middle East political economy.

Edwardo L. Rhodes, Professor, rhodes@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1978
Public policy analysis, particularly public sector applications of management science in the evaluation and assessment of the efficiency or organization performance of public activities, including environmental and natural resource policy implementation. Special focus on environmental justice issues and policies.

Kenneth R. Richards, Associate Professor, kenricha@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
J.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Climate change policy, carbon sequestration economics, environmental policy implementation and instrument choice.

Evan Ringquist, Professor, eringqui@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1990
Public policy (environmental, energy, natural resources, and regulation), research methodology, American political institutions.

Barry M. Rubin, Professor, rubin@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1977
Urban and regional economic development and impact analysis, quantitative analysis of local government management and labor relations issues, statistics and quantitative methods, econometric modeling, public management information systems, strategic planning and management.

Richard S. Rubin, Professor Emeritus and Director, Center for Public Sector Labor Relations, rubin1@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1973
Labor management relations in the public sector with a particular focus on conflict resolution and labor management cooperation.

John W. Ryan, Professor Emeritus, President Emeritus, Indiana University and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, ryan@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1959
Comparative public policy analysis, comparative university organization and policy, general public administration with special attention to higher education; governmental organization in Southeast Asia and Central and East Europe.

Roy W. Shin, Professor Emeritus, shinr@indiana.edu
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1969
Political economy, comparative economic development, and environmental policy. Current research focuses on competition policy and science and technology policy.

Nan Stager, Senior Lecturer, nstager@indiana.edu
M.S., Indiana University, 1978
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation and interest-based negotiation training, conflict resolution.

Terry R. Usrey, Lecturer, usrey@indiana.edu
M.S., Computer Science, Indiana University, 1983; M.A.T., Purdue University, 1978
Information systems in government, the Internet and society.

Frank J. Vilardo, Associate Professor Emeritus, vilardo@indiana.edu
Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina, 1971
Public and private health administration, focusing on injuries as a public health problem from a behavioral perspective. Drunk-driver countermeasures, transportation incidents involving radioactive materials, enforcement of local retail food inspection laws.

Charles R. Wise, Professor and Director, Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine, wise@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1972
Public law, legislative institutions, democratic transition, and public organizations. In the area of public law, focuses on impact of constitutions on public administration, judicial federalism, the liability of public officials and public organizations, regulatory takings, and environmental regulation. In the area of legislative institutions, focuses on the public's knowledge and evaluation of Congress, and legislative institutional reform. In the area of democratic transitions, focuses on the transformation of legislative institutions and courts, particularly with reference to Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. In the area of public organizations, focuses on the relationship between public law and public organizations, interorganizational relationships, and organizational design.

Lois R. Wise, Professor, wisel@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1982
Public management and employment policies and practices. Special interest in public management reform, including comparative studies of determinants of administrative reforms, variations in reform patterns, and cross-national differences in evaluation of reforms. Comparative research in pay policies and administrative pay reforms, bureaucratic behavior, and the consequences of human diversity for effective work organizations.

C. Kurt Zorn, Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Academic and Fiscal Affairs, zorn@indiana.edu
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1981
State and local finance, transportation safety, economic development, gaming policy.

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