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School of Urban and Public Affairs

School of Urban and Public Affairs

Faculty and Staff

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FACULTY

Ardeshir Anjonami
Ardeshir Anjomani
Professor and
UPPP Ph.D Advisor
anjomani@uta.edu
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David Arditi
Assistant Professor
darditi@uta.edu
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Dr. Enid Arvidson
Enid Arvidson
Associate Professor
enid@uta.edu
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 Cindy Atha-Weldon
Cindy Atha-Weldon
Lecturer
catha@uta.edu
Ivonne Audirac
Ivonne Audirac
Associate Professor
audirac@uta.edu
Research profile		 Barbara Becker
Barbara Becker
Dean and Professor
bbecker@uta.edu
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Karabi Bezboruah
Karabi Bezboruah
Assistant Professor
bezborua@uta.edu
Research profile		 Colleen Casey
Colleen Casey
Assistant Professor
colleenc@uta.edu
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Richard Cole
Richard L. Cole
Professor
cole@uta.edu
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Michan Connor
Michan Connor
Assistant Professor
michan@uta.edu
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Jim Cornehls
Jim Cornehls
Professor Emeritus
cornehls@uta.edu
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 Davud Coursey
David Coursey
Director, Public Administration
and Associate Professor
dcoursey@uta.edu
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Paul Geisel
Paul N. Geisel
Professor Emeritus
geisel@uta.edu
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 Richard Greene
Richard Greene
Adjunct Associate Professor
rgreene@uta.edu
Carl Grodach
Carl Grodach
Associate Professor
grodach@uta.edu
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 Rod Hissong
Rod Hissong
Associate Professor
hissong@uta.edu
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Member, Academy of
Distinguished Teachers
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Yekang Ko
Assistant Professor
yekangko@uta.edu
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Jianling Li
Jianling Li
Professor
jjli@uta.edu
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Maria Martinez-Cosio
Maria Martinez-Cosio
Associate Professor
and PUAD Ph.D Advisor
mcosio@uta.edu
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Web page		 Darla Paulson
Darla Hamann
Assistant Professor
dhamann@uta.edu
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez
Associate Professor
aro@uta.edu
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Web page		 James Spaniolo
James D. Spaniolo
President, The University
of Texas at Arlington
Professor
jds@uta.edu
James Welch
James Welch
Assistant Professor
welchj4@uta.edu
Research profile		 Dr. Andrew Whittemore
Andrew Whittemore
Assistant Professor
andrew.whittemore@uta.edu
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Sherman M. Wyman
Sherman M. Wyman
Professor 
wyman@uta.edu
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ADVISORS

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Christa Barreras
Graduate Advisor
christab@uta.edu
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Karolyn Field
Graduate Advisor
kfield@uta.edu
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Yolanda Thomas
Yolanda Thomas
Undergraduate Advisor
ycthomas@uta.edu
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 Erin Townsend
Erin Townsend
Undergraduate Advisor
erinetownsend@uta.edu
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PROFESSIONAL STAFF

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Brian Guenzel
Director
Institute of Urban Studies
btguenzel@uta.edu

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Alan Klein
Assistant Director
Institute of Urban Studies
awklein@uta.edu
Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Joanne Lovito-Nelson
Director of Operations
nelsonjm@uta.edu 		 

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Marjorie Dick
Marjorie Dick
Administrative Assistant
Dean's Office
marjorie@uta.edu

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Knowledge, Skills and Values
Few urban affairs programs have both Public Administration and City and Regional Planning master's degrees that are fully accredited by their respective agencies.