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Books and research published by SPIA faculty

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SPIA faculty currently serve on the editorial boards of 31 academic journals including:

Administration & Society (Brian Cook, Karen Hult, and Laura Jensen)
American Review of Public Administration (Patrick Roberts)
Athens Journal of Social Sciences (Max Stephenson)
Congress & the Presidency (Karen Hult)
Environmental Health Perspectives (Steve Hankey, member of editorial review board)
Europe and the World Book Series, Lexington Books (Joel Peters, Co-Editor)
Fast Capitalism (Tim Luke, Co-Editor)
Housing Policy Debate (David Bieri; Tom Sanchez as Editor-in-chief (2010-2021)
International Journal of Sustainable Transport (Ralph Buehler)
Journal of Collaborative Healthcare and Translational Medicine (Shalini Misra)
Journal of Transport and Land Use (Ralph Buehler)
Land (Tom Sanchez)
New Political Science (Tim Luke, Associate Editor)
Opolis (Tom Sanchez)
Policy Studies Journal (Laura Jensen)
Presidential Studies Quarterly (Karen Hult)
Review of Evolutionary Political Economy (Giselle Datz, Associate Editor)
Rhetoric & Public Affairs (Karen Hult)
Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (Patrick Roberts)
Urban Affairs Review (Maggie Cowell)
Urban and Regional Resilience eJournal (David Bieri, Editor/Curator)
Sustainability (Max Stephenson)
Telos Press Publishing (Tim Luke, Book Line Editor)
Transport Reviews (Ralph Buehler, Book Review Editor)
Transportation Research Part-D (Ralph Buehler)
Transportation Research Record (Ralph Buehler, Associate Editor)
Urban Findings (Tom Sanchez, Editorial Advisory Board)
Urban Planning (Tom Sanchez)
Urban Science (Tom Sanchez)

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    Margaret Cowell
    Maggie Cowell , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie Davis , bio

    Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Adrienne Edisis
    Adrienne Edisis , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Hyojung Lee , bio

    Assistant Professor of Housing and Property Management, Apparel, Housing, and Resource Affiliated Faculty, Urban Affairs and Planning

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    John Provo
    John Provo , bio

    Adjunct Professor, Urban Affairs & Policy (UAP)

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    Max Stephenson
    Max Stephenson , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG)

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    Diane Zahm
    Diane Zahm , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Ariel Ahram
    Ariel Ahram , bio

    Professor, Chair of Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Laura Jensen
    Laura Jensen , bio

    Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Tim Luke
    Tim Luke , bio

    Interim Director and University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Joel Peters
    Joel Peters , bio

    Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Cecily Rodriguez
    Cecily Rodriguez , bio

    Manager of Applied Research, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Adjunct Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Max Stephenson
    Max Stephenson , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG)

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    Ralph Hall
    Ralph Hall , bio

    Undergraduate Programs Director and Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Director, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Affiliated Faculty, Honors College

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    Steve Hankey
    Steve Hankey , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Theodore Lim
    Theodore Lim , bio

    Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Tim Luke
    Tim Luke , bio

    Interim Director and University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Shelley Mastran
    Shelley Mastran , bio

    Professor of Practice, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    John Randolph
    John Randolph , bio

    Professor Emeritus, Urban Policy and Planning (UAP)

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    Todd Schenk
    Todd Schenk , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC), Fralin Life Sciences Institute, and Center for Coastal Studies

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    Yang Zhang
    Yang Zhang , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    David Bieri
    David Bieri , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Professor (affiliate), Economics Research Associate Professor, Global Forum on Urban & Regional Resilience

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    Yannis Stivachtis
    Yannis Stivachtis , bio

    Affiliated Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Gerard Toal
    Gerard Toal , bio

    Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    David Bredenkamp
    David Bredenkamp , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Matthew Dull
    Matthew Dull , bio

    Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Karen Hult
    Karen Hult , bio

    Chair and Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society

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    Joe Rees
    Joe Rees , bio

    Executive Committee Chair, Associate Professor, and Program Coordinator, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Patrick Roberts
    Patrick Roberts , bio

    Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Todd Schenk
    Todd Schenk , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC), Fralin Life Sciences Institute, and Center for Coastal Studies

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    David Bieri
    David Bieri , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Professor (affiliate), Economics Research Associate Professor, Global Forum on Urban & Regional Resilience

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    Hyojung Lee , bio

    Assistant Professor of Housing and Property Management, Apparel, Housing, and Resource Affiliated Faculty, Urban Affairs and Planning

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    Thomas Sanchez
    Thomas Sanchez , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    David Bieri
    David Bieri , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Professor (affiliate), Economics Research Associate Professor, Global Forum on Urban & Regional Resilience

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    Giselle Datz
    Giselle Datz , bio

    Associate Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Stephanie Smith
    Stephanie Smith , bio

    Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Kris Wernstedt
    Kris Wernstedt , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Sheryl Bailey
    Sheryl Bailey , bio

    Visiting Professor of Practice and Adjunct Faculty

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    Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie Davis , bio

    Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Karen Hult
    Karen Hult , bio

    Chair and Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society

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    Laura Jensen
    Laura Jensen , bio

    Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Karen Hult
    Karen Hult , bio

    Chair and Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) PhD Program Director, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP) Editor, Administration & Society

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    Chad Levinson
    Chad Levinson , bio

    Assistant Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Matthew Dull
    Matthew Dull , bio

    Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Adrienne Edisis
    Adrienne Edisis , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Joe Rees
    Joe Rees , bio

    Executive Committee Chair, Associate Professor, and Program Coordinator, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Cecily Rodriguez
    Cecily Rodriguez , bio

    Manager of Applied Research, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Adjunct Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Kris Wernstedt
    Kris Wernstedt , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Raymond Zuniga
    Raymond Zuinga , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Tim Luke
    Tim Luke , bio

    Interim Director and University Distinguished Professor, Government and International Affairs (GIA)

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    Eric Malczewski
    Eric Malczewski , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Max Stephenson
    Max Stephenson , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG)

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    Ralph Buehler
    Ralph Buehler , bio

    Program Chair and Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Ralph Hall
    Ralph Hall , bio

    Undergraduate Programs Director and Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Director, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Affiliated Faculty, Honors College

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    Steve Hankey
    Steve Hankey , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Thomas Sanchez
    Thomas Sanchez , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Ralph Buehler
    Ralph Buehler , bio

    Program Chair and Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Margaret Cowell
    Maggie Cowell , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie Davis , bio

    Collegiate Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Adrienne Edisis
    Adrienne Edisis , bio

    Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration & Policy (CPAP)

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    Theodore Lim
    Theodore Lim , bio

    Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Shelley Mastran
    Shelley Mastran , bio

    Professor of Practice, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Thomas Sanchez
    Thomas Sanchez , bio

    Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Todd Schenk
    Todd Schenk , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Director, Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program Affiliated Faculty, Global Change Center (GCC), Fralin Life Sciences Institute, and Center for Coastal Studies

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    Diane Zahm
    Diane Zahm , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Yang Zhang
    Yang Zhang , bio

    Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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    Ralph Hall
    Ralph Hall , bio

    Undergraduate Programs Director and Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) Associate Director, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Affiliated Faculty, Honors College

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    Theodore Lim
    Theodore Lim , bio

    Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

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