Jason O’Rouke
Oct 2022
Jason O’Rouke is a part-time instructor in the MPA program where he teaches a course on Intergovernmental Relations and Management. He works full-time as the Government Relations Director for the
Matt Colvin
Oct 2022
Matt is currently the Director of Economic Development for the University of Georgia. In this role, he serves as a top advisor to university leadership on economic development matters. Matt
Inkyu Kang
Jul 2022
Inkyu Kang is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy. Prior to his academic career, he served as an Inspector in the National Police in South Korea for more
Mark Knowles
Aug 2021
Mark is the co-founder and President of GovDirections (http://www.govdirections.com) a research consulting firm monitoring government spending practices. He is a pioneer in procurement aggregation and also the founder of GovernmentBids.com,
Felipe Lozano-Rojas
Jun 2020
Dr. Lozano-Rojas research lies in the intersection between public finance and social policy. His research focuses on taxation and behavior and on revenue-generating social-policies that provide different levels of governments
Cory Struthers
Jun 2020
Dr. Struthers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Before arriving at UGA, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Forest Resources at
Emily V. Bell
Jun 2020
Emily V. Bell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia. Her research examines local and regional environmental governance, focusing on
Alex Combs
Aug 2019
Dr. Combs’ research focuses on the impacts of state and local finance throughout the P-20 education pipeline with particular interest in competition for financial resources and human capital among jurisdictions
Martha Farnsworth
Mar 2018
The Hon. Martha Farnsworth (Riche) joins SPIA as a Visiting Scholar with a research focus on the impact of diversity (defined narrowly or broadly) on institutions and nations. A fellow
