Northern Illinois University

Public Administration

Faculty and Staff Directory



Full-Time Faculty

Yu-Che Chen, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Indiana University. E-Government, Information Technology, Program Evaluation, Network Theory, Quantitative Analysis. Office: IA 212, (815) 753-2205, ycchen@niu.edu

Gerald T. Gabris, Professor, Ph.D. University of Missouri. Public Administration & Policy (Performance Appraisal, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, Management Systems in the Public Sector). Office: IA 208, (815) 753-6145, ggabris@niu.edu

Heidi O. Koenig, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Syracuse University. Public Administration Theory, Bureaucratic Politics, Public Management, Quantitative Methods & Program Analysis, Public Administration & Law. Office: IA 213, (815) 753-6167, hkoenig@niu.edu

Frederick D. Mayhew, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. North Carolina State University. Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Evaluation, Organizational Learning, Collaboration.  Office: IA 203, (815) 753-6147, fmayhew@niu.edu

Kimberly L. Nelson, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. North Carolina State University. Public Administration, Public Management, and Urban Governance. Office: IA 211, (815) 753-6146, klnelson@niu.edu

Michael T. Peddle, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Northwestern University. Public Administration, Public Finance, Public Policy. Office: IA 205, (815) 753-0942,mpeddle@niu.edu

Kurt M. Thurmaier, Director, Division of Public Administration, Ph.D. Syracuse University. Public Budgeting and Finance, Intergovernmental Relations, Comparative Public Administration. Offices: IA 204, (815) 753-0311; Zulauf Hall 414, (815) 753-0311, kthur@niu.edu

Curtis H. Wood, Associate Professor, Ph.D. University of Kansas. Public Administration and Urban Governance. IA 213, (815) 753-6144, chwood@niu.edu


Adjunct Faculty

Curt Behrens, Associate Professor, College of Business, L.L.M., DePaul University, Federal Taxation. J.D., University of Iowa, Employment Law. Office: BH 245T, (815) 753-6309, cbehrens@niu.edu

Roger Dahlstrom, Adjunct Professor, Senior Research Associate, Regional Development Institute, M.S. Northern Illinois University. Preparation and Coordination of Community Planning and Development Projects and Programs. (815)753-0932, rkd@niu.edu

Robert Gleeson, Adjunct Professor, Director of Regional Development Institute, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon. Public Administration and Public Policy, (815) 753-1907, rgleeson@niu.edu

Shawn Jeffers, Adjunct Professor, Executive Director of Little City Foundation, M.P.A. Northern Illinois University. Nonprofit and General Management. (847) 221-7860, sjeffers@littlecity.org

Gregory Kuhn, Adjunct Professor, Research Associate, Center for Governmental Studies, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University. Local Governance, Organization Theory. (815) 753-3705, gkuhn@niu.edu

Joseph Wade, Adjunct Professor, Assistant Village Manager/Personnel Director, Village of Glenview, IL, M.S. Loyola University of Chicago, M.P.A. Northern Illinois University. Public Personnel Management .(847)904-4375

Liangfu Wu, Adjunct Professor, Director of Information Services, Village of Downers Grove, IL, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University. Management of Local Government Information Systems. (630) 434-5500, lwu@vil.downers-grove.il.us


Emeritus Faculty

Bruce A. Rocheleau, Professor, Ph.D. University of Florida. Public Administration and Policy. Office: (815) 753-0183, brochele@niu.edu

James M. Banovetz, Professor & Director Emeritus, Ph.D. University of Minnesota. Public Administration and Pubic Policy. Office: SSRI 213, (815) 753-6141, jbanovetz@niu.edu

Paul J. Culhane,Associate Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. Northwestern University. Public Organization Theory, Environmental Policy, Research Methods. Office: IA 201, (815) 753-0184, pculhane@niu.edu

J. Dixon Esseks,  Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. Harvard University. Public Administration and Pubic Policy. (815) 753-0183, jesseks@msn.com

Donald G. Menzel, Professor & Director Emeritus, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University. Public Administration and Public Policy. (815) 753-0183, dmenzel@niu.edu

William R. Monat, Regency Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. University of Minnesota. Public Administration and Pubic Policy. (815) 753-0183, wmonat@niu.edu

Irene S. Rubin, Professor Emerita, Ph.D. University of Chicago. Public Administration & Policy, Politics of Budgeting, Qualitative Methodology. (815) 753-0183, irubin@niu.edu


Staff

Samantha Fisher, MPA Coordinator, M.P.A. Northern Illinois University. Office: IA 202, (815) 753-6149, samfisher@niu.edu

Ellen Cabrera, Office Support Specialist , IA 201, (815) 753-0183, ellenc@niu.edu

June Kubasiak, Office Manager, IA 215, (815) 753-6142, junek@niu.edu