Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

FULL MEMBERS

DAVIA C. DOWNEY, Professor, PhD (2011) Michigan State University [2029]

ERIN K. NELSON Associate Professor, PhD (2013), University of Missouri-Kansas City [2029]

SHARON L. WROBEL, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), University of Texas at Dallas [2031]

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

JOSEPH HAFER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2019), The Pennsylvania State University

MICHAEL HOWELL-MORONEY, Professor, PhD (2002), University of Delaware [2024]

ELIZABETH M GILLESPIE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), University of Nebraska at Omaha 

EXTERNAL MEMBERS

NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.