Faculty

Walden’s School of Public Policy and Administration features a distinguished faculty of scholars, researchers, and professionals with public and private sector experience who share a commitment to teaching. They blend academic theory with firsthand knowledge to enrich your learning experience and to broaden your perspectives on the latest issues and best practices.

Read recent faculty accomplishments.

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Academic Leadership

Mark Gordon, B.A., University of Central Florida; M.A., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Walden University.
Associate Dean, School of Public Policy and Administration   Watch now

Nailah Brock, B.A., Hampton University; M.P.A., George Mason University, Ph.D., Howard University.
Program Director, Bachelor’s Programs in the School of Public Policy and Administration   Watch now

Matthew Collins, B.S., M.P.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Program Director, Master of Public Administration, M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Ronald Craig, B.A., Rust College; M.A., Western Illinois University, Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Program Director, Master’s Criminal Justice Programs    Watch now

George Larkin, B.A., Concord College; M.U.R.P., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Program Director, Doctoral Programs in the School of Public Policy and Administration

Dana-Marie Thomas, B.S., Morgan State University; M.T.H.M., Temple University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University. 
Program Coordinator, School of Public Policy and Administration

Faculty

Ross Alexander, B.S., Beloit College; M.P.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.

Jennifer Allen, M.S., Southeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Wendy Andberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Patricia Angulo, B.A., Metropolitan State University; M.A., Ed.D., Hamline University.

William Benet, B.A., M.S.Ed., The State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Toronto.

Morris D. Bidjerano, M.A., Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski; Ph.D., University at Albany–SUNY.

Gloria Billingsley, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Jackson State University.

Ian A. Birdsall, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., State University of New York at Binghamton; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Mary Brown, B.A., M.Ed., California University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.    

Mary Bruce, B.A., Southern University; M.P.A., Oakland University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Lisa Bruno, B.A., Salve Regina University; M.A., Anna Maria College; J.D., Massachusetts School of Law.

Lisa Bryan, B.A., Walsh University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

Roland Bullard, B.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.Ed., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Cassandra Caldwell, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.P.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Kisha Harris Clark, B.A., Hampton University; M.P.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Howard University.

Shereen Askalani Clemens, B.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato; J.D., Hamline University School of Law.

Wanda Clifton-Faber, B.S., M.P.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Charles Corley, B.A., Hampton Institute; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

Kristin Dailey, B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Troy State University; Ph.D., Northcentral University.

Linda Day, B.S., State University of New York; M.Arch., University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Benedict DeDominicis, B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Lori Demeter, B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.P.A., Valdosta State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Richard DeParis, B.S., M.P.A., M.B.A., National University; D.P.A., University of La Verne.            

Mark DeVirgilio, B.S., M.S., University of Hawaii; B.S., Air Force Institute of Technology; Ph.D., George Mason University.

Gregory Dixon, B.A., M.A., California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Eileen Eisen-Cohen, B.A., University of California; M.S.W., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Ernesto Escobedo, B.B.A., Angelo State University; M.B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Capella University.

Kevin Fandl, B.A., Lock Haven University; M.A., American University; Ph.D., George Mason University.

Victor Ferreros, A.B., Ateneo de Manila University; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.           

Anne Fetter, M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., Boston College.

Dorcas Francisco, B.A., M.P.I.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ed.D., George Washington University.

Shaquan Gaither, M.B.A., J.D., University of Baltimore.

John Gilbert, B.A., D.D.S., University of California; Ph.D., Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.

Shawn Gillen, B.A., University of Iowa; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Frances Goldman, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Jennifer Grimes, B.S., M.S., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Anne J. Hacker, B.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.P.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.

Elizabeth A. (Bethe) Hagens, B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Joyce Haines, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri.

Dominique Halaby, B.A., M.B.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Christopher Hansen, B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Anne Marie H. Hayes, B.S., Guilford College; J.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Gema Hernandez, B.A., University of Florida; M.S., Louisiana State University; D.P.A., Nova Southeastern University.

Ron Hirschbein, B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Robert Holsworth, B.A., Seton Hall University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.           

Melissa Jarrell, B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.

Christopher Jones, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Reginald Jones, B.A., M.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., Howard University.

Thomas Kelley, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

Gary Kelsey, B.A., St. Cloud State University; M.A., Ed.D., St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Aman Khan, M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.   

David Kilmnick, B.F.A., Long Island University; M.S.W., The State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., The City University of New York.

Michael Klemp-North, M.S., University of Wisconsin at Platte; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.

Karel Kurst-Swanger, B.S., M.S.Ed., The College at Brockport, State University of New York; Ph.D., Binghamton University.

David Lambert, B.S., Westfield State College; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Northeastern University.

Mark S. Langevin, B.A., The Evergreen State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Deborah Laufersweiler-Dwyer, B.S., M.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Felix Le, B.S., M.B.A., University of Minnesota.

Mi Young Lee, M.A., Hanyang University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Anthony Leisner, M.B.A., Kellogg School of Management; Ph.D., Walden University. 

Robert E. Levasseur, B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S, Northeastern University; B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Walden University.

Cynthia Levy, M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Zrinyi Miklos National Defence University, Budapest, Hungary.       

Pamela Lewis, M.S., Virginia State University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jason Lum, B.A., Washington University; M.P.P., Harvard University; J.D., University of California, Berkeley.

Rebecca Martin, B.A., M.A., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities.

Neil Mathur, B.A., Carleton University; M.Ed., Cambridge College; Ph.D., Union Institute & University.

Danielle McDonald, B.A., West Virginia University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Donald McLellan, B.S., Wayne State University; M.A., University of Detroit; Ph.D., Walden University.

Kenneth Mentor, M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

David Milen, A.A.S., Ivy Tech Community College; B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., Walden University.    

Alexandra Miller, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisville.

Barrett Mincey, B.S.B., University of Miami; M.B.A., Salisbury University; Ph.D., Barry University.

Michael Moody, B.A., Indiana University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Princeton University.

Marshal Moore, B.S., Grambling State University; J.D., Rutgers School of Law.

Stephen Morreale, B.S., University of Massachusetts Boston; M.P.A., Golden Gate University; D.P.A., Nova Southeastern University.

James Mosko, B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Mai Moua, B.A., Brandeis University; M.A., College of St. Scholastica; Ph.D., Gonzaga University.

Albert Murillo, B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology.

Dara O’Neill, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.

David Powell, B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Miami University.

Grover B. Proctor Jr., B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ed.D., Wayne State University.

Irmak Renda-Tanali, B.S., M.S., M.B.A., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; D.Sc., George Washington University.

Patricia Ripoll, B.A., Villanova University; M.A., Temple University; M.B.A., La Salle University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.      

Kristie Roberts, B.A., Fort Valley State University; M.P.A., Albany State University; Ph.D., Jackson State University.

James Ross, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder. &

Paul Rutledge, B.A., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University.

Lisa Saye, B.A., McNeese State University; M.S., Troy University; M.A., D.P.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Tanya Settles, B.S., Metropolitan State College of Denver; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver.

Karen Shafer, B.A., Pomona College; M.P.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Hilda Shepeard, B.A., Excelsior College; M.B.A., Webster University; Ph.D., Walden University.

Ashley Simons-Rudolph, M.P.P., Ph.D., George Washington University.

Raj Singh, B.S., University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; M.Eng., Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Tony Smith, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York.

Mark Stallo, B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.S., M.P.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas.

William Steeves Jr., B.A., M.A., Ed.D., George Washington University.

Wallace Swan, B.S., University of Idaho; M.A., Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs: University of Minnesota; M.A., D.P.A., Nova Southeastern University.

Dale Swoboda, B.A., University of Missouri at St. Louis; M.P.A., D.P.A., Arizona State University.

Georgalu Swoboda, M.A., University of Phoenix.

Jacqueline Thomas, B.A., Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines; D.P.A., University of Philippines.

Yvonne Thompson, B.S., Norfolk State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Southern California University for Professional Studies.

Dwight Toavs, B.S., Montana State University; M.A., Oklahoma University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Christopher Tokpah, B.S.C., University of Liberia, Liberia; M.B.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

Karin Treiber, B.A., Duquesne University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities.

Laima Warnecke, M.B.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., Vilnius University.

Marc Weiss, B.S., M.S., Mountain State University.

Dianne Williams, M.B.A., High Point University; Ph.D., Capella University.

Clarence Williamson, B.S., St. Augustine’s College; M.P.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University.

Karl Wolfe, B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Pepperdine University.

Richard Worch, B.S., M.S., University of Baltimore; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Asghar Zomorrodian, B.A., Shiraz University; M.A., Tehran University; M.B.A., Cranfield Institute of Technology, England; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles.