Professor of Public Policy and Administration and Political Science, and Director of the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of New Orleans and his Ph.D. from Washington University-St. Louis. His primary research and teaching interests include public policy, intergovernmental relations, and public administration. Co- author of From Nation to States: The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program and Distribution, Utilization, and Innovation in Health Care; co-editor of The Revitalization of the Public Services; Welfare System Reform: Coordinating Federal, State and Local Programs. Author of articles in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Public Administration Review, American Journal of Sociology, and Policy Studies Journal. He is past-President of the American Society for Public Administration, recipient of the Charles H. Levine Award for Excellence in Public Administration, recipient of the 1998 Jeffrey Pressman Award for best article in the Policy Studies Review, and editor of the Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Area of Specialization - Public policy, intergovernmental relations, and public administration.