Faculty Eileen Ahlin, Ph.D. Interim Director, School of Public Affairs Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4341 157W, Olmsted Building Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6206 W160-N, Olmsted Building Chris J. Dolan, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6208 W160A, Olmsted Nicholas Eftimiades, M.S. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6045 Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6054 W160, Olmsted Building Jennifer C. Gibbs, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6046 W157, Olmsted Building Daniel Howard, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6055 W157, Olmsted Building Don Hummer, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs Program Chair, Criminal Justice (B.S., M.A., A.S.), Criminal Justice Policy and Administration (M.P.S.), Accelerated B.S./M.A. in Criminal Justice [email protected] 717 948 6615 W-159E, Olmsted Building Sara Imanpour, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Administration, School of Business Administration [email protected] 717 948 6154 W160C , Olmsted Building Shauntey James, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6226 W160 , Olmsted Philip Kavanaugh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6778 160W, Olmsted Building Younhee Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6649 W157, Olmsted Building Jonathan Lee, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4319 W160, Olmsted Emma Leonard Boyle, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs Associate Professor of Homeland Security and Chair of the intercollege Masters of Professional Studies in Homeland Security [email protected] 717 948 4326 Siyu Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6292 W157, Olmsted Building Daniel J. Mallinson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6503 W160, Olmsted Göktuğ Morçöl, Ph.D. Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation [email protected] 717 948 6126 W160, Olmsted Building L. Marvin Overby, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6693 W131, Olmsted Building Sujeong Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Addiction Studies, School of Business Administration Co-funded Faculty Member, Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6458 W160, Olmsted Building Bing Ran, Ph.D. Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Sector Human Resource Management [email protected] 717 948 6057 W160a, Olmsted Building Jennifer L. Schally, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6043 W131, Olmsted Glenn L Silverstein, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6757 W157, Olmsted Building Jennifer Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4325 W160, Olmsted Building Odd Stalebrink, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Budgeting and Financial Management [email protected] 717 948 6319 W157, Olmsted Building Emily R. Strohacker, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6053 W160, Olmsted Michele Tantardini, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Masters in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation Affiliate Faculty, Penn State Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6350 W157, Olmsted Building Juliette Tolay, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Global Engagement Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6080 W160, Olmsted Building Triparna Vasavada, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Non-Profit Administration [email protected] 717 948 6363 W160, Olmsted Building Seth Robert Wright, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs Program Chair; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Public Policy [email protected] 717 948 6489 Affiliate Faculty Glenn S. McGuigan, Ph.D. Library Director and Head Librarian, Penn State Harrisburg Affiliated Graduate Faculty of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6078 Nicole Stokes, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Penn State Abington [email protected] 215 881 7863 203, Woodland Erika Swift, MBA, MHA Research Operations Manager, Penn State College of Medicine [email protected] 717-531-8496 Larry D. Terry II, PhD Vice President for Outreach, Penn State University [email protected] Liaison Librarian Emily Reed, M.L.I.S. Associate Librarian, Library Library Liaison to the School of Public Affairs Library Liaison for the Office of Global Engagement [email protected] 717 948 6373 0306A , Library and Classroom Staff Christine Kay Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6388 W157 , Olmsted Kristen Elliott Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6648 W157, Olmsted Building Autumn Kreider Academic Program Coordinator, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6799 W157, Olmsted Building Maria A. Peiffer Administrative Support Manager, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6042 W153, Olmsted Building Autumn Wise Academic Program Coordinator, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6773 Emeritus Faculty Beverly A. Cigler, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Maria DuPont-Morales, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Cynthia Mara, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Health Care Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Carol R. Nechemias, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Jeremy Plant, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Harold B. Shill, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Barbara A. Sims, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] James T. Ziegenfuss Jr., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Management and Health Care Systems, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Faculty Eileen Ahlin, Ph.D. Interim Director, School of Public Affairs Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4341 157W, Olmsted Building Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6206 W160-N, Olmsted Building Chris J. Dolan, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6208 W160A, Olmsted Nicholas Eftimiades, M.S. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6045 Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6054 W160, Olmsted Building Jennifer C. Gibbs, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6046 W157, Olmsted Building Daniel Howard, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6055 W157, Olmsted Building Don Hummer, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs Program Chair, Criminal Justice (B.S., M.A., A.S.), Criminal Justice Policy and Administration (M.P.S.), Accelerated B.S./M.A. in Criminal Justice [email protected] 717 948 6615 W-159E, Olmsted Building Sara Imanpour, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Administration, School of Business Administration [email protected] 717 948 6154 W160C , Olmsted Building Shauntey James, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6226 W160 , Olmsted Philip Kavanaugh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6778 160W, Olmsted Building Younhee Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6649 W157, Olmsted Building Jonathan Lee, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4319 W160, Olmsted Emma Leonard Boyle, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs Associate Professor of Homeland Security and Chair of the intercollege Masters of Professional Studies in Homeland Security [email protected] 717 948 4326 Siyu Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6292 W157, Olmsted Building Daniel J. Mallinson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6503 W160, Olmsted Göktuğ Morçöl, Ph.D. Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation [email protected] 717 948 6126 W160, Olmsted Building L. Marvin Overby, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6693 W131, Olmsted Building Sujeong Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Addiction Studies, School of Business Administration Co-funded Faculty Member, Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6458 W160, Olmsted Building Bing Ran, Ph.D. Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Sector Human Resource Management [email protected] 717 948 6057 W160a, Olmsted Building Jennifer L. Schally, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6043 W131, Olmsted Glenn L Silverstein, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6757 W157, Olmsted Building Jennifer Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4325 W160, Olmsted Building Odd Stalebrink, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Budgeting and Financial Management [email protected] 717 948 6319 W157, Olmsted Building Emily R. Strohacker, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6053 W160, Olmsted Michele Tantardini, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Masters in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation Affiliate Faculty, Penn State Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6350 W157, Olmsted Building Juliette Tolay, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Global Engagement Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6080 W160, Olmsted Building Triparna Vasavada, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Non-Profit Administration [email protected] 717 948 6363 W160, Olmsted Building Seth Robert Wright, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs Program Chair; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Public Policy [email protected] 717 948 6489
Eileen Ahlin, Ph.D. Interim Director, School of Public Affairs Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4341 157W, Olmsted Building
Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6206 W160-N, Olmsted Building
Chris J. Dolan, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6208 W160A, Olmsted
Nicholas Eftimiades, M.S. Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6045
Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6054 W160, Olmsted Building
Jennifer C. Gibbs, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6046 W157, Olmsted Building
Daniel Howard, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6055 W157, Olmsted Building
Don Hummer, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs Program Chair, Criminal Justice (B.S., M.A., A.S.), Criminal Justice Policy and Administration (M.P.S.), Accelerated B.S./M.A. in Criminal Justice [email protected] 717 948 6615 W-159E, Olmsted Building
Sara Imanpour, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Administration, School of Business Administration [email protected] 717 948 6154 W160C , Olmsted Building
Shauntey James, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6226 W160 , Olmsted
Philip Kavanaugh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6778 160W, Olmsted Building
Younhee Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6649 W157, Olmsted Building
Jonathan Lee, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4319 W160, Olmsted
Emma Leonard Boyle, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs Associate Professor of Homeland Security and Chair of the intercollege Masters of Professional Studies in Homeland Security [email protected] 717 948 4326
Siyu Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6292 W157, Olmsted Building
Daniel J. Mallinson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6503 W160, Olmsted
Göktuğ Morçöl, Ph.D. Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation [email protected] 717 948 6126 W160, Olmsted Building
L. Marvin Overby, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6693 W131, Olmsted Building
Sujeong Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Addiction Studies, School of Business Administration Co-funded Faculty Member, Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6458 W160, Olmsted Building
Bing Ran, Ph.D. Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Sector Human Resource Management [email protected] 717 948 6057 W160a, Olmsted Building
Jennifer L. Schally, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6043 W131, Olmsted
Glenn L Silverstein, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6757 W157, Olmsted Building
Jennifer Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 4325 W160, Olmsted Building
Odd Stalebrink, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Public Budgeting and Financial Management [email protected] 717 948 6319 W157, Olmsted Building
Emily R. Strohacker, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6053 W160, Olmsted
Michele Tantardini, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Masters in Public Administration Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Policy Analysis and Evaluation Affiliate Faculty, Penn State Social Science Research Institute [email protected] 717 948 6350 W157, Olmsted Building
Juliette Tolay, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Global Engagement Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6080 W160, Olmsted Building
Triparna Vasavada, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs Professor-in-Charge, Certificate Program in Non-Profit Administration [email protected] 717 948 6363 W160, Olmsted Building
Seth Robert Wright, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs Program Chair; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Public Policy [email protected] 717 948 6489
Affiliate Faculty Glenn S. McGuigan, Ph.D. Library Director and Head Librarian, Penn State Harrisburg Affiliated Graduate Faculty of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6078 Nicole Stokes, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Penn State Abington [email protected] 215 881 7863 203, Woodland Erika Swift, MBA, MHA Research Operations Manager, Penn State College of Medicine [email protected] 717-531-8496 Larry D. Terry II, PhD Vice President for Outreach, Penn State University [email protected]
Glenn S. McGuigan, Ph.D. Library Director and Head Librarian, Penn State Harrisburg Affiliated Graduate Faculty of Public Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6078
Nicole Stokes, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology, Penn State Abington [email protected] 215 881 7863 203, Woodland
Erika Swift, MBA, MHA Research Operations Manager, Penn State College of Medicine [email protected] 717-531-8496
Liaison Librarian Emily Reed, M.L.I.S. Associate Librarian, Library Library Liaison to the School of Public Affairs Library Liaison for the Office of Global Engagement [email protected] 717 948 6373 0306A , Library and Classroom
Emily Reed, M.L.I.S. Associate Librarian, Library Library Liaison to the School of Public Affairs Library Liaison for the Office of Global Engagement [email protected] 717 948 6373 0306A , Library and Classroom
Staff Christine Kay Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6388 W157 , Olmsted Kristen Elliott Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6648 W157, Olmsted Building Autumn Kreider Academic Program Coordinator, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6799 W157, Olmsted Building Maria A. Peiffer Administrative Support Manager, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6042 W153, Olmsted Building Autumn Wise Academic Program Coordinator, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6773
Christine Kay Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6388 W157 , Olmsted
Kristen Elliott Administrative Support Assistant, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6648 W157, Olmsted Building
Autumn Kreider Academic Program Coordinator, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6799 W157, Olmsted Building
Maria A. Peiffer Administrative Support Manager, School of Public Affairs [email protected] 717 948 6042 W153, Olmsted Building
Emeritus Faculty Beverly A. Cigler, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Maria DuPont-Morales, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Cynthia Mara, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Health Care Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Carol R. Nechemias, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Jeremy Plant, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Harold B. Shill, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected] Barbara A. Sims, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected] James T. Ziegenfuss Jr., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Management and Health Care Systems, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Beverly A. Cigler, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Maria DuPont-Morales, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Cynthia Mara, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Health Care Administration, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Carol R. Nechemias, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emerita of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Harold B. Shill, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
Barbara A. Sims, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
James T. Ziegenfuss Jr., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Management and Health Care Systems, School of Public Affairs [email protected]
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