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Samantha Ball, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

   (801) 587-9975

  Gardner Insitute Profile 

 Expertise: Public policy, American government, mixed methods and surveys, deliberative democracy, community and stakeholder engagement, health, human service; family-friendly workplace; Dignity Index

Stephen Bannister, Ph.D.

Associate Professor (Lecturer)

Economics Department

   u0582526@umail.utah.edu

  Faculty Profile 

 Expertise: Macroeconomics, microeconomics, international economics, energy, global warming

David Carter, Ph.D.

Chair, Associate Professor, MIAGE Director

Division of Public Affairs

   david.carter@mpa.utah.edu

    (801) 581-7031

 linktr.ee/dpcarter 

Expertise: Public policy, regulation, regulatory governance, institutions and collective action, (de)centralization

Christopher Collard, MPP

Research Director

Utah Foundations

   christopher.collard@utah.edu

   LinkedIn Profile 

 Expertise: Public policy research, public policy survey, Utah water, Utah tax system

Phil Dean, M.S., M.P.A.

Chief Economist & Public Finance Senior Research Fellow

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

   phil.dean@utah.edu

    (801) 647-8256

  Gardner Institute Profile 

 Expertise: Economics, public finance, taxes, revenue volatility, business cycle management, strategic budget management

Gordon Dunne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Salt Lake Community College

   g.dunne@utah.edu

 Expertise: International relations, comparative politics, European politics, political economy

Jonathan Fisk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, MPP Director

Division of Public Affairs

    jonathan.fisk@utah.edu 

  Faculty Profile 

Expertise: Environmental and energy policy

JaTara Greenidge, M.P.A.

Program Manager (MPA)

Division of Public Affairs

Graduate Student

Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Innovation, University of Utah

  jatara.greenidge@utah.edu

  Faculty Profile

Expertise: Social justice, higher education leadership and innovation

Franz Kolb

Honorary Consul

Austrian Honarary Consulate

  u6008648@utah.edu

  LinkedIn Profile

Expertise: Diplomacy, mentoring, networking, international relations, Utah, diplomacy and protocol 

Morgan Lyon Cotti, Ph.D.

Associate Director

The Hinckley Institute

   morgan.lyoncotti@utah.edu

  Hinckley Institute Bio

Expertise: Public policy, American government, state and local government, elections, polling and public opinion

Stephen Nelson, J.D. Ph.D.

Judge, Utah Third District Court

Associate Professor (Lecturer), Department of Political Science

   steve.nelson@utah.edu

  Judge Stephen L. Nelson

Expertise: Criminal procedure, sovereign immunity, judicial selection, courts as institutions, Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, Fifth Amendment jurisprudence

Steve Ott, Ph.D.

Professor & Dean Emeritus

Department of Political Science

   jsott@cppa.utah.edu

Positions held: Professor; Director, MPA and MIAGE programs; Director, Institute for Public and International Affairs; Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Science

Expertise: Organization theory and behavior, the nonprofit sector, nonprofit management, organizational culture, public administration and management

Levi Pace, Ph.D.

Senior Research Economist

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

   levi.pace@utah.edu 

    (801) 587-9890

  Gardner Institute Profile

Expertise: Quantitative methods, workforce demographics, labor economics, income inequality, industry analysis, regional economic impact modeling

Ju Won Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Division of Public Affairs

    email@utah.edu

    (706) 247-6870

  juwon-park.com

Expertise: Public management, human resource management, organizational behavior, and telework 

Sandi Rideout, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

Division of Public Affairs

   sandi.rideout@utah.edu

 Faculty Profile 

 Expertise: Leadership and change, ethics, administrative theory, organizational theory and behavior, MPP Capstone

Chris Simon, Ph.D.

Professor

Division of Public Affairs

   simon@mpa.utah.edu

  Faculty Profile 

 Expertise: Public administration, public policy

Phillip Singer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Political Science

    phillip.singer@poli-sci.utah.edu

  Faculty Profile 

 Expertise: Public policy, health policy, social policy in the United States

Juliette Tennert, M.A.

Economic Strategist

Elevated Economic Analysis

   juliette.tennert@utah.edu

Expertise: Economics, public policy, public finance, higher education, urban ecology

Anna Thomas, M.P.A.

Policy Director

Voices for Utah Children

   u0807452@utah.edu

  LinkedIn Profile 

Expertise: Public administration ethics, nonprofit advocacy, public policy analysis, policy advocacy

Tim Tingey, D.A.

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

Division of Public Affairs

   tim.tingey@utah.edu

  Faculty Profile 

Expertise: Organizational management, state and local government, leadership, economic development

Jesús Valero, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, MPA Director

Division of Public Affairs

   jesus.valero@utah.edu

    (801) 581-7031

  Faculty Profile  

 Expertise: Nonprofit management, public-nonprofit partnerships, nonprofit startups, public leadership

Kathy Wilets, M.P.A.

Interim Co-Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Marketing & Communications, University of Utah

    kathy.wilets@hsc.utah.edu 

    (801) 541-5093

   LinkedIn Profile 

 Expertise: Negotiation and collaborative management

Jennifer Yim, Ph.D.

Administrative Director

Utah Board of Pardons and Parole

    jennifer.yim@poli-sci.utah.edu 

    (801) 266-6464

 Expertise: Administrative theory, group decision making, criminal justice, procedural justice, juvenile justice, judicial performance evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: 8/16/24