David Argall
Dissertation: A policy analysis of the first six years of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Opportunity Zone program, 1998 to 2004
Adviser: Dr. Jeremy Plant
Graduation Year: 2005
Current Position: State Senator, PA, 29th District
Sherrie Bartell
Dissertation: Relearning the Learning Organization: A Metatheoretical Analysis
Adviser: Dr. Robert Munzenrider
Graduation Year: 2007
Current Position: Academic Program Director of Master of Public Administration Program, Western International University
Christopher Bowling
Dissertation: Perceptual Patterns of Involvement Management and Effectiveness in Public Higher Education
Adviser: Dr. Robert F. Munzenrider
Graduation Year: 2006
Current Position: Director, SAP Financial Management Information Systems at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Neil Boyd
Dissertation: How Do Governors Create Significant Administrative Reform?: The Case of the Ridge Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Adviser: Jeremy Plant
Graduation Year: 2003
Current Position: Associate Professor of Management and C. Graydon and Mary E. Rogers Faculty Fellow, School of Management, Bucknell University
Joseph Cerami
Dissertation: Policy Innovation and Public Leadership: The Clinton Administration’s Counterproliferation Initiative
Adviser: Dr. Jeremy F. Plant
Graduation Year: 2007
Current Position:
Cristina Ciocirlan
Dissertation: Developing and Testing a Positive Theory of Instrument Choice: Renewable Energy Policy in the Fifty American States.
Adviser: Beverly Cigler
Graduation Year: 2006
Current Position: Associate Professor of Management, Elizabethtown College
Richard Deloe
Dissertation: Protecting the Health of Our Children
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2001
Current Position: Social Science Research Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kris Ericson
Dissertation: The Role of Influence in Public Policy: Pennsylvania HealthChoices – A Case Study
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2006
Current Position: Principal, Ericson Consulting
Robert Garraty
Dissertation: A Case Study of Pennsylvania State Administrators’ Autonomy and Involvement in Policy Communities in all Stages of the Policy
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2003
Current Position: President, Garraty Workforce Investment
Gary Grobman
Dissertation: An Analysis of Ethics Codes of Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Membership Associations: Does Principal Constituency Make a Difference?
Adviser: Jeremy Plant, Ph. D.
Graduation Year: 2002
Current Position: Vice President for Special Projects, White Hat Communications
Joseph Hafer
Dissertation: The Theory of Pragmatic Governance: A Classic Grounded Theory Study of Pennsylvania’s State Forest Management Practices
Adviser: Dr. Bing Ran
Graduation Year: 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Administration, University of Memphis
Paul Hallacher
Dissertation: Effects of Policy Subsystem Structure on Policy Making
Adviser: James E. Skok
Graduation Year: 2000
Current Position: Director, Research Program Development
Seehee Han
Dissertation: Impacts of Business Improvement Districts on Crime Outcomes in the City of Philadelphia: Dynamic Panel Data Analyses
Adviser: Goktug Morcol
Graduation Year: 2016
Current Position:
Turgay Karagoz
Dissertation: Factors Determining the Adoptions of Information Technology Applications by Municipal Governments: A Network Perspective
Adviser: Goktug Morcol
Graduation Year: 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Minot State University
Dana Kellis
Dissertation: Addressing the Healthcare Leadership Crisis: Constructing, Testing and Applying Modern Leadership Theory
Adviser: Bing Ran, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2013
Current Position: Physician Executive Consultant
Sohee Kim
Dissertation: Policy Issue Networks in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in Illinois: A Longitudinal Case Study
Adviser: Dr. Goktug Morcol
Graduation Year: 2016
Current Position:
David Kitlan
Dissertation: Factors Affecting the Intentions of Voters to Participate in Internet Voting Systems
Adviser: Jeremy Plant, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Position: Instructor in Information Sciences & Technology, Penn State Harrisburg
Adam Lipton
Dissertation: Themes of Reform: State Government Re-Engineering Efforts Through Fiscal Crisis and Agenda Setting – 2007 to 2012
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2013
Current Position: Management Analyst, Office of Budget and Finance, USDA’s Farm Service Agency
Christopher Maxwell
Dissertation: The Impact of the Public Disclosure of Hospital Charges in Pennsylvania
Adviser: Marvin J. Bentley
Graduation Year: 1997
Current Position: Senior Fellow, Center for Leadership, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Glenn McGuigan
Dissertation: Knowledge Dissemination in Public Administration – Measuring Academic Scholarship with Social Network Analyses of Scholarly Journal Citations in Public Administration and Related Fields
Adviser: Goktug Morcol
Graduation Year: 2018
Current Position: Director of Penn State Harrisburg Library
Gregory McNeal
Dissertation: Killer Bureaucracy: A Case Study of the U.S. Government’s Targeted Killing Program
Adviser: Jeremy Plant, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2013
Current Position: Associate Professor, Pepperdine University
Stanley Mrozowski
Dissertation: Quality Management in County Mental Health Programs
Adviser: Jeremy Plant, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2001
Current Position: Director, Children’s Bureau, Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Gedeon Mudacumura
Dissertation:
Adviser: Jack Rabin, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2002
Current Position: Associate Professor, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Patricia Patrick
Dissertation: The Determinants of Organizational Innovativeness: The Adoption of GASB 34 in Pennsylvania Local Governments
Adviser: Steven A. Peterson, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2007
Current Position: Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting – Penn State University – University Park Campus
Michael Seavers
Dissertation: Citizen’s Perception and Use of Governmental Transparency: Effects on Citizen Trust and Participation in Government
Adviser: Dr. Steven A. Peterson
Graduation Year:
Current Position: Sr. Director Enrollment & Billing
Diane Shoop
Dissertation: Problem Definition and Agenda Setting among Pennsylvania’s Municipal Governments: Sex Offender Residency Restriction Ordinances
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2009
Current Position: Manager, Outreach and Policy Support, PA Commission on Sentencing
Glenn Stevens
Dissertation: Openness of Bond Marketing Strategies of Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 1995
Current Position: Emeritus Associate Professor of Finance, Franklin & Marshall College; Professor of Finance, UMUC
Jeffrey Stone
Dissertation: Policy Implementation and Technological Literacy: A Case Study Adviser: Steven Peterson, Ph.D.
Adviser: Steven Peterson, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Position: Assistant Professor of IST, Penn State University
Weng-Wah Tam
Dissertation: An Assessment of the Relationships among Organisational Trust, Organisational Politics, and Organisational Justice, and their Effects on Merit Pay Outcomes in the Malaysian Public Sector
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Rupert F. Chisholm
Graduation Year: 1998
Current Position: Deputy Secretary General (Policy & Development)
Denise Thompson
Dissertation:
Adviser: Göktuğ Morçöl, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2010
Current Position: Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
T. Aaron Wachhaus
Dissertation: Networks in Contemporary Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis
Adviser: Steven Peterson, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2008
Current Position: Associate Provost – University of Baltimore
Scott Weller
Dissertation: Organizational Logics: Bridging the Gap between Personal and Institutional Logics
Adviser: Bing Ran
Graduation Year: 2020
Current Position: Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Research & Training, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission
George Woods
Dissertation: Organizational Change: It’s Impact on Identity, Commitment, Interorganizational Perceptions, and Behavior
Adviser: James Ziegenfuss, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2008
Current Position: Professor of Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Mary Young
Dissertation: Content Analysis of State Lobby laws
Adviser: Beverly Cigler, Ph.D.
Graduation Year: 2004
Current Position: Vice President for Government Relations