Political Science

Education

• Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2007
• MPPA, Mississippi State University, 2003
• BA, Rust College, 2001
• Curriculum Vitae [PDF] 

Interests and Expertise

• Public administration
• Public policy
• Public budgeting
• Performance management

Courses

Winter 2025

• Not teaching this semester

Selected Publications and Presentations

• “Altering Public Sector Accountability Models: The Case of the Atlanta Cheating Scandal” with Gregory Plagens, Aaron Rollins and Elizabeth Evans.  Forthcoming Public Performance and Management Review.
• “Performance Management and Ethics: The Case of Veterans’ Affairs and Timely Services” with Gregory Plagens Public Integrity Vol. 20, No. 2 (2018):150–162.
• "Shifting the Blame in Public Education: Are There Parallels Between Opinion and Policy, " with Aaron Rollins Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, Vol. 23, No. 2 (2016): 51–66.
• “Performance Policies and Workforce Development: Can the Market Model Be Successfully Implemented in the Public Arena?”  Politics and Policy, Vol. 44, No. 6 (2016): 1116–1157.
• “Assessing Public Sector Performance Reforms and the Plight of Disadvantaged Citizens,” with Aaron Rollins, Public Administration Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 4 (2015): 151–187.