Courses Taught
Graduate (Ph.D. at Penn State Harrisburg, Wayne State and UNC‑CH;
MPA at Penn State Harrisburg, NCSU, Wayne State, and UNC‑CH; MA at NCSU and
Wayne State). Penn State Harrisburg courses are marked with an “*”.
State Administration (comparative)*
Seminar in Urban Government*
Seminar in Urban Management
Introduction to Public Administration for majors*
Administration and the Political Process*
Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations*
Environmental Policy*
Planning Law and Administration*
Metropolitan Government
Regional and Metropolitan Governance
Ph.D. Seminar in Research/Theory of Public Policy* (core course)
Ph.D. Seminar in Research/Theory of Political Institutions* (core
course)
Ph.D. Scope and Methods of Public Administration (lead core course)*
Emergency Management*
Undergraduate Penn State Harrisburg courses are marked with an “*”.
Urban Politics/Policy*, including interdisciplinary Urban Co-Studies
courses
Seminar in Urban Government*
Introduction to State and Local Government*
State Politics*
Seminar in State Policy*
Environmental Policy* (includes interdisciplinary team‑taught Applied
Environmental courses and senior seminar)*
Introduction to American Government* (includes Honors sections)
Introduction to Public Policy*
Seminar in State and Local Agencies (includes direction of an
interdisciplinary internship program for 3 years)
Approaches to Public Administration*
Guest lectures for Penn State Harrisburg's UG Honors Program and for
Faculty Development Day
Chair, dissertation committees, since 1996, including the first in the School of Public Affairs, PSH: Glenn Stevens, Nikki Will, Thomas DeLoe, Robert Garraty, Bernadette Muscat, Mary Young, Patricia Ripoll, and Kristina Ericson (completed); Cristina Ciocirlan (scheduled fall 2006); Karen Finkenbinder (in progress).