Department Archives: School of Public Administration

Dr. Doug Goodman is a Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. He is also an inaugural John C. Stennis Fellow at the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development at Mississippi State University. Before arriving at UCF, Dr. Goodman worked as a professor of […]

Dr. Aksha is a postdoctoral fellow in School of Public Administration & National Center for Integrated Coastal Research at University of Central Florida. His research interests lie at the intersection of natural hazards and society, including the application of geospatial analysis and modeling techniques to understand physical and social dimensions of disasters. He holds a […]

Dr. Xiangping ‘Coco’ Gao received a doctorate in recreation, park, and tourism sciences from Texas A&M University (TAMU). She was a research specialist in the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University (NDSU) before joining UCF. She has taught an undergraduate research methods course on eLearning and offered guest lectures for tourism and […]

Justin Miller is an Orlando, Florida native, with 23+ years of public service in military intelligence and cryptology and non-profit leadership. Justin is a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer, Cryptologist, and Intelligence Analyst (CTRCS) and experienced nonprofit executive. He spent his 20-year Navy career as a signals intelligence expert, which included service in […]

Young-joo Lee joins UCF from University of Texas at Dallas, where she taught nonprofit management for 10 years. Her primary research areas include nonprofit management, volunteering, diversity and organizational publicness. Her research has appeared in leading journals in the field, including Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership and Public Administration Review. She […]

Maritza Concha holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a concentration in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida, a master’s degree in Latin American Studies at University of Miami and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Florida International University. For the past 15 years, Dr. Concha has been working as an evaluator […]