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Gregory K. Plagens, Ph.D.
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Professor Plagens's research interests include public policy, education policy, public administration, social capital, human resource management, state and local government, and leadership. He is currently teaching courses in quantitative analysis, public policy, and leadership. He arrived at The University of Akron in 2006 after completing a doctoral degree in political science at the University of South Carolina in the same year.

Preceding full-time graduate studies, Dr. Plagens held cabinet-level public relations and communications positions in three South Carolina public school districts, the last of which had 4,500 employees and 26,000 students. He has an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University in journalism and spent 18 months as a newspaper reporter before entering public service.

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