Doctoral Student Research Expertise

Learn more about Public Affairs and Planning (PAPL) Doctoral Students and their unique research interests.

Public Administration and Public Policy (PAPP)

Lenita Dunlap, PhD, MA, MPA

Founder and CEO

Advisor and Principal Consultant

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: lenita.dunlap@mavs.uta.edu

Kapreta Johnson, PhD, MPA, BA

Director of Alumni Strategy and Relations

Community Liaison

Email: Kapreta.Johnson@mavs.uta.edu

Jack Brandon Philips, PhD, MPA, BA

Instructor of Public Administration

Associate Editor of Social Media and Marketing

Email: jack.philips@uta.edu

Walter Taylor, PhD, MPA, MA

Chief Strategy Officer

Email: Walter.taylor@mavs.uta.edu

Urban Planning and Public Policy (UPPP)

Priscylla Bento, PhD, MA, BA

Policy Manager

Adjunct Professor of Political Science

Adjunct Professor of Government

Email: priscylla.bento@mavs.uta.edu

Flora Alexandra Brewer, PhD, MPA, BA

President

Founding Member

Email: flora.brewer@mavs.uta.edu

Nazanin Ghaffari, PhD, MA

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Email: nazanin.ghaffari@uta.edu

Subham Kharel, PhD, MA, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Doctoral Student

Email: sxk7802@mavs.uta.edu

Indira Manandhar, PhD, MS, MA

Researcher and Graphic Designer

Email: indira.manandhar@mavs.uta.edu

Ladan Mozaffarian, , Ph.D., M.LA., B.Arch.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Research Associate

Email: ladan.mozaffarian@uta.edu

Josh Newton, PhD, MA

Adjunct Faculty

Public Affairs and Planning

Email: joshua.newton@uta.edu

Shadin Nimery, PhD, MArch

Adjunct Faculty

Email: shadin.nimery@mavs.uta.edu

Jenifer Reiner, AICP, CNU-A, PhD, MUEP, BA

Instructor for PLAN 4310, Planning the American City

Graduate Research Assistant

Urban Planning and Public Policy PhD

Email: Jenifer.reiner@uta.edu

Amruta Sakalker, PhD, GIS, MArch

Ecoleader Community Research Fellow

Graduate Research Associate

Urban Plan & Public Policy PhD

Email: amruta.sakalker@mavs.uta.edu