DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & URBAN STUDIES

FACULTY

Julia Beckett, Ph.D., J.D.
Ph.D. University of Colorado,
Denver; J.D. Washington University, St. Louis
Public Law, Budgeting and Finance,
and Local Government
Email: jbecket@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~jbecket


Raymond W. Cox III, Ph.D.
(Interim Chairman/Internship Coordinator)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Public Administration,
Organization Theory,
Ethics and Leadership
Email: rcox@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~rcox

RaJade M. Berry-James, Ph.D.
(Associate Chairwoman/Pi Alpha Alpha Advisor/
Assistantship Coordinator)
Rutgers, The State University (Newark)
Quantitative Research Methods,
Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis,
Public Administration and
Public Personnel Management
Email: rmberry@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~rmberry


Lucinda M. Deason, Ph.D.
(MPA Coordinator)
Michigan State University
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Methods, Health, Aging, and Public
Policy, Health Disparities, Health
Literacy, and Cultural Competence
Email: deason@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~deason


Francois K. Doamekpor, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Public Finance and Economics,
Statistics and Comparative Administration
Email: fdoamekpor@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~fdoamekpor


Nancy K. Grant, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Arlington
Public Administration, Policy Analysis,
and Emergency Management
Email: nkgrant@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~nkgrant

Ralph P. Hummel, Ph.D. (Retired Spring 2008)
New York University
Philosophy of Work and
Governance, Political
and Organization Theory,
Bureaucracy, and Personnel

Peter J. Leahy, Ph.D.
(Professor Emeritus)
Syracuse University
Quantitative Research Methods
and Evaluation, Human Services
Administration, and Statistics
Email: leahy@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~leahy


Janet Foley Orosz, Ph.D.
(Professor Emeritus)
The Ohio State University
Strategic Management, Public Budgeting,
and Public Organization Theory
Email: foleyorosz@uakron.edu


Ramona Ortega-Liston, D.P.A.
Arizona State University
Public Administration, Ethics,
Leadership and Decision Making,
Comparative Public Administration
Email: ramona3@uakron.edu
Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~ramona3


Gregory K. Plagens, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina
Public Administration, Policy,
and American Government
Email: gkp4@uakron.edu