Faculty Directory
LAURA LITTLEPAGE
Campus Director, American Humanics Certificate for Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Clinical Lecturer, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment
Office: EE 305, 334 N. Senate Avenue
Phone: 317-261-3061
E-mail: llittlep@iupui.edu
Laura Littlepage joined SPEA and the Center in 1992 and is currently the faculty advisor to the Public Affairs Student Association. In addition to teaching in SPEA and conducting research at the Center involving nonprofits, volunteerism, and evaluation, she is the Campus Director for the American Humanics Certificate, a national program to prepare students to work in a nonprofit setting.
EDUCATION
- M.P.A., Urban Public Policy, New York University
- B.S., Public Affairs, Indiana University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, IUPUI
- Administrative Director, Methodist Research Institute, Indianapolis
- Deputy Director, Office of Research, Indiana Department of Commerce
- Policy Analyst, Division of Planning and Budget, Indiana Department of Transportation
- Management Analyst, Management Systems, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- Team Leader, Special Education, Office of Budget Operations & Review, NY Board of Education
- Housing Analyst, Bureau of Financial Analysis, New York City Office of the Comptroller
- Capital Budget Analyst, Bureau of Financial Analysis, NY City Office of the Comptroller
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Scholarship Review Committee 2005
- American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Indiana Chapter Secretary/Treasurer, 2003-present
MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Evaluation, including needs assessments, process, outcome, and impact evaluations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Voluntarism
- Impact of casino gaming in Indiana
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (in-person and on-line)
- SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement
- SPEA-V 598 Leadership and Governance in a Global Society (on-line)
