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The School of Public Administration, founded in 1929, has the largest program in the country offering professional training and education for public policy and management. The school's many programs train thousands of students each year to be leaders, managers and analysts in the public and nonprofit sectors and the health care industry. Approximately 1,100 students are pursuing degrees in the school.

Throughout its history, the School of Public Administration has adapted its services, programs and structure to meet the changing needs of the public sector. A major example of this commitment is the development of the school into an intergovernmental network which includes permanent facilities in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. With resident faculty and staff at the three principal governmental levels - local, state, national - the school is in a unique position to engage with the governmental process at each level and among levels. The intergovernmental network provides numerous educational, research and training opportunities.

Administration Jane G. Pisano, Ph.D., Dean

James M. Ferris, Ph.D., Vice Dean

Margaret Harrington, M.P.A., Associate Dean

Richard A. Sundeen, Ph.D., Associate Dean

T. Ross Clayton, Ph.D., Director, Sacramento Center

Judith Broida, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Director, Washington Public Affairs Center

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FAX: (213) 740-0001
E-mail: Porter@praetor.usc.edu

Faculty

C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean's Chair: Jane G. Pisano, Ph.D.

Emery Evans Olson Chair in Public-Private Entrepreneurship: John J. Kirlin, Ph.D.

Norman Topping-National Medical Enterprises Chair in Medicine and Public Policy: Robert E. Tranquada, M.D.

Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professorship in Public Administration: Chester A. Newland, Ph.D.*

C.C. Crawford Professorship in Productivity Improvement: T. Ross Clayton, Ph.D.

Professors: Robert P. Biller, Ph.D.; Gerald Caiden, Ph.D.*; Robert M. Carter, D. Crim.; Jeffrey I. Chapman, Ph.D.*; Terry Cooper, Ph.D.; William Dutton, Ph.D. (Communication); James M. Ferris, Ph.D.; Houston I. Flournoy, Ph.D.; Howard Greenwald, Ph.D.; David Lopez-Lee, Ph.D.; Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A.; Francine Rabinovitz, Ph.D.; Robert Stallings, Ph.D.; Richard A. Sundeen, Ph.D.*; Joseph S. Wholey, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Catherine G. Burke, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Graddy, Ph.D.; Jeffrey S. McCombs Ph.D. (Pharmacy); Peter Robertson, Ph.D.; Shui Yan Tang, Ph.D.*; Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Assistant Professors: Lavonna Blair, Ph.D.; David Grazman, Ph.D.; Phoebe Liebig, Ph.D. (Gerontology); Juliette Musso, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professors: Brian Borys, Ph.D.; John Nagy, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor: Al Loeb, Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professors: Gerald Barkdoll, D.P.A.; Timothy Hodson, Ph.D.; M. Steven Lipton, J.D.; Willard Price, Ph.D.; John Schunhoff, Ph.D.; Daniel Straub, Ph.D.; Karen Smith Thiel, Ph.D.; Michael White, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Cary Adams, J.D.; Jonathan Brown, D.P.A.; Michael Brailoff, D.P.A.; John Coyne, Dr.P.H.; James Dulgeroff, Ph.D.; Curtis Henke, Ph.D.; John Laughlin, D.P.A.

Clinical Professors: Gerald G. Bosworth, M.P.A.; Jon Goodman, Ph.D.; Patrick G. Hays, M.H.A.

Clinical Associate Professors: Duane A. Carlberg, M.P.A.; John W. Chambers, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professors: Jeffrey L. Buckingham, M.B.A.; William Edgar, M.G.A.; Norman Hensley, M.P.A.; Michael Leahy, M.B.A.; Michael Linn, M.A.; George H. Mack, M.H.A.; Bruce Noda, M.A.; Richard R. Pacheco, M.P.A.; G. Peter Shostak, M.H.A.; Robert M. Stein, Ph.D.; Joseph Stewart, A.B.D.; Hobson T. Vaught, M.B.A.

Distinguished Practitioners: Yoshi Honkawa, M.H.A.; Roy L. Thompson, D.P.A.

Emeritus Professors: Lois Friss, Dr.P.H.; John Gerletti, Ed.D.; David Mars, Ph.D.; Alexander McEachern, M.A.; E.K. Nelson, D.P.A.; Warren Schmidt, Ph.D.*; Gilbert Siegel, Ph.D.; William B. Storm, Ph.D.; William J. Williams, D.P.A.*

Emeritus Associate Professors: Wesley E. Bjur, Ph.D.; Eli Glogow, Dr.P.H.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degree Programs

The School of Public Administration offers the following degrees: the Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Management; the joint degree leading to the Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning; minors in public management, public policy, human resources management and health services administration; the Master of Public Administration; the Master of Health Administration; the Master of Public Policy; and dual degrees with the schools of Gerontology, Urban Planning and Development, Social Work, the Law School and Hebrew Union College; Doctor of Public Administration; and, through the Graduate School, the Doctor of Philosophy.

National Honor Societies

Pi Alpha Alpha

Pi Alpha Alpha is the national honor society for public affairs and administration. Graduate students in the School of Public Administration who have completed at least 16 semester units and have earned a 3.5 grade point average are eligible for membership.

Pi Sigma Alpha

Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for students in public administration, political science, and international relations. Students who have completed at least three courses from among these fields and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average are eligible to apply.

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