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John D. Graham
Dean
Ph.D., Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie-Mellon University
Government reform, energy and the environment, and the future of the automobile in both developed and developing countries
grahamjd@indiana.edu
812-855-1432

Lilliard Richardson
Executive Associate Dean
Ph.D., Government, University of Texas Austin
Traffic safety, electoral systems, health care reform, policy analysis, research methods
lillrich@iupui.edu
317-274-2016

Julia L. Carboni
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Management, University of Arizona
Nonprofit management, collaborative governance,
alternative service delivery arrangements, organizational networks
jcarboni@iupui.edu
317-274-8705

Joice Chang
Visiting Assistant Professor
Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington
Environmental policy, public policy, political theory/methodology, law
jychang@indiana.edu
317-261-3000

John Clark
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Globalization, civic engagement, comparative public policy, international relations
johclark@iupui.edu
317-274-1078

Scott Desmond
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Washington
Juvenile delinquency, adolescent religiosity, neighborhoods
sadesmon@iupui.edu
317-274-0426

Jerome Dumortier
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Economics, Iowa State University
Agricultural economics, land-use change, resource economics, energy economics
jdumorti@iupui.edu
317-274-1817

William Foley, Jr.
Lecturer
Ph.D., American History, Indiana University, Bloomington
National security, homeland security, public safety and emergency management
wafoley@iupui.edu
317-274-1655

Derrick Franke
Visiting Assistant Professor
M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park
Restorative justice, prisoner reentry, legitimacy, procedural justice
drfranke@iupui.edu
317-274-4170

Crystal Garcia
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Social Ecology: Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine
Evaluation of community corrections programs and criminal justice technologies (e.g., school safety technology and digital photography as evidence), crime policy and juvenile justice
crgarcia@iupui.edu
317-274-7006

Eric Grommon
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Research methods; program, policy and operational evaluation; corrections; and community crime prevention
egrommon@iupui.edu
317-278-9481

Chao Guo
Associate Professor and Director of International Programs
Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Southern California
Representation and accountability in nonprofit organizations;
nonprofit advocacy; nonprofit governance; collaboration within and across sectors; social entrepreneurship; and volunteerism
chaoguo@iupui.edu
317-274-8707

Sheila Suess Kennedy
Professor
J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
Civil liberties, civil rights, charitable choice/privatization and rule of law
shekenne@iupui.edu
317-274-2895

John Krauss
Clinical Professor; Adjunct Professor of Law; Director, Indiana University Public Policy Institute
J.D., Indiana University McKinney School of Law-Indianapolis
Law, public policy, intergovernmental relations, conflict resolution and mediation
jkrauss@iupui.edu
317-261-3006

Laura Littlepage
Clinical Lecturer
M.P.A., Urban Public Policy, New York University
Evaluation, nonprofit organizations, voluntarism, impact of casino gaming in Indiana
llittlep@iupui.edu
317-261-3061

Suzann Lupton
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Academic Affairs
Ph.D. Candidate, IUPUI
Health philanthropy and the connections between philanthropic institutions and the state
slupton@iupui.edu
317-274-2717

E. Jane Luzar
Founding Dean, IUPUI Honors College and Professor
Ph.D. Natural Resource Economics, Virginia Tech
Academic administration, natural resource policy
ejluzar@iupui.edu
317-278-5082

Deanna Malatesta
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Georgia
Public management, organization and institution analysis, telecommunications policy
dmalates@iupui.edu
317-274-0876

Debra Mesch
Professor
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University-Bloomington
Workplace justice, nonprofit management, hospital mergers and strategic human resource management
dmesch@iupui.edu
317-274-8635

Scott Newman
Visiting Assistant Professor
sconewma@iupui.edu
317-278-7532

Douglas Noonan
Associate Professor
Director of Research, Indiana University Public Policy Institute
Ph.D., Public Policy, University of Chicago
Policy analysis and microeconomics, environmental policy, urban economics
noonand@iupui.edu
317-278-2448

Sam Nunn
Professor
Ph.D., Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware
State criminal justice policies, crime and technology, terrorism and homeland security, policing, drug enforcement policy
snunn@iupui.edu
317-274-8763

Jeffrey Paine
Lecturer in Public Affairs and Director of Public Affairs Programs
Doctor of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield
Sustainability in the relationship between the public, nonprofit and private sectors in state and local settings
jefpaine@iupui.edu
317-278-1068

Seth Payton
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Public Affairs, Indiana University-Bloomington
Public finance and budgeting, housing and urban policy, public service valuation
sbpayton@iupui.edu
317-278-4898

Kenna Quinet
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Serial and mass murder, medical murder, missing persons and unidentified dead, causes of crime, patterns and causes of death including homicide, suicide and accidents
kfquinet@iupui.edu
317-274-3447

Bradley Ray
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Sociology, North Carolina State University
Problem-solving courts, evaluating criminal justice and social intervention programs, recidivism, research methods, criminological theory
bradray@iupui.edu
317-274-8701

Abdul-Akeem Sadiq
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Public Policy, Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology
Emergency management, public safety management, homeland security, terrorism, research methods, environmental policy
asadiq@iupui.edu
317-278-1013

Randall Shepard
Executive in Residence, IU Public Policy Institute
Distinguished Visiting Professor, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D., Yale Law School; LL.M., University of Virginia
Law, courts, community and economic development, historic preservation, Indiana and U.S. history
rshepard@iupui.edu
317-261-3008

Saba Siddiki
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
Institutional analysis, policy process, environmental policy and sustainability
ssiddiki@iupui.edu
317-274-4177

Thomas D. Stucky
Associate Professor
Director of Criminal Justice and Public Safety Programs
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Iowa
Criminology, criminal justice, social control, political sociology
tstucky@iupui.edu
317-274-3462

John von Arx
Visiting Lecturer
jrvonarx@iupui.edu
317-274-8706

Jim White
Clinical Lecturer, Public Safety Management
Master of Education, Butler University
Public safety management and leadership
jw1@iupui.edu
317-278-8624

Professors Emeriti

Wolfgang Bielefeld
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Minnesota
Nonprofit management and philanthropic studies
wbielefe@iupui.edu
317-274-2993

John Ottensmann
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Urban spatial structure and special dimensions of urban policy, urban simulation models, computer applications in planning and geographic information systems (GIS)
jottensm@iupui.edu
317-274-2993

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