| Title: | Associate Professor & MPA Dir |
| Dept: | Urban Studies |
| Office: | UR 349 |
| Phone: | 216-687-6941 |
| Email: | r.wukich@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. UR 349, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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Ph.D., Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
M.A., University of Pittsburgh B.A., Slippery Rock University | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| *Public service and other relevant experiences include:
-- U.S. Navy Reservist -- Afghanistan War Veteran -- Aide in the Pennsylvania Governor's Office -- Staffer on a Presidential Campaign *Taught and directed MPA program at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas *Taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut *Worked first as a graduate researcher and later as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Disaster Management, conducting field research and analysis on multiple grant projects | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| *Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Teaching, 2020
*Golden Apple Teaching Award, 2019 *Military Awards, include the Joint Service Commendation Medal (two awards), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and various unit and campaign decorations, including the Afghanistan Campaign Medal | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| *Examines local government officials and their outward-facing responsibilities-specifically regarding how and to what effect they leverage social media to (a) enable public participation, (b) coproduce public goods and services, and (c) coordinate with other organizations
*Researches curriculum development to improve student learning outcomes and contribute to theories of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| *Organizational Theory, Innovation, and Behavior; Ethics in Government & Nonprofit Organizations; Local Government Administration; Management Systems; Policy Design and Implementation; Research Methods including Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Methods | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| *Former volunteer firefighter with practitioner training from the Allegheny County Fire Academy and the American Red Cross
*Worked in politics and government on a presidential campaign, a congressional race, and in the Pennsylvania Governor's Office *Former U.S. Navy Reservist who deployed to Afghanistan *Other applied experience | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| *Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation (NSF), RAPID: Emergency Evacuations and Risk Communication during the 2013 Colorado Flood, Funding period: March 2014 to February 2015, $40,000. | ||