Service per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Organizational Theory and Design; Emergency Management; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Teaching interests
State and Local Government
Biography
Clayton Wukich is a professor of public administration at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. He is a military veteran who served in Afghanistan.
He earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and has professional experience at the federal, state, and local levels of government. His current research centers on emergency management, and he was a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation-funded project investigating the 2023 East Palestine train derailment.
Education/Academic qualification
Public and International Affairs, Ph.D., Working Together: Exploring the Factors that Influence Interorganizational Cooperation, University of Pittsburgh
… → 2011
History, M.A., University of Pittsburgh
… → 2003
History and English Writing, B.A., Slippery Rock University
… → 2001
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Teaching
Service
- 16 Professional Service
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Experiential, Place-Based & Interdisciplinary Learning in Public Administration & Planning Courses
Wukich, R. C. & Nagy, B. A., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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An Ohioan’s Guide to State & Local Government
Wukich, R. C., 2025, Self-Published, CSU Pressbooks.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Filling the Pipeline: Higher Education’s Role in Preparing Future Local Government Leaders
Wukich, R. C., 2025Research output: Other contribution
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Social Media Engagement in Public Administration: Communication Goals That Influence Reactions, Comments, and Shares
Wukich, R. C., Aug 1 2025, In: Information Polity. 30, 3, p. 165-179 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAPID: Human-Infrastructure Interactions with Water Systems during the East Palestine Industrial Crisis
Wukich, R. C. (CoPI), Spearing, L. (PI) & Whelton, A. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
06/1/23 → 08/30/24
Project: Research
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Local Government and Social Media Management
Wukich, R. C. (PI)
Office of Research, Cleveland State University
06/1/20 → 08/19/20
Project: Research
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City Government Responsiveness on Social Media: Does It Require a Disaster?
Wukich, R. C. (PI)
Office of Research, Cleveland State University
06/1/19 → 08/15/19
Project: Research
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City Government Social Media Use
Wukich, R. C. (PI)
Office of Research, Cleveland State University
06/8/18 → 08/17/18
Project: Research