Jonathan Allen

Assistant Professor
Office: 201S Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1815
E-mail: jonallen@nmu.edu
Interests: political theory; American political thought; ethics and public policy

• Ph.D., M.A., Princeton University
• M.A., McGill University
• M.A., B.A., Rand Afrikaans University
• B.A., Stellenbosch University

William Ball

Professor
Office: 200A Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1821
E-mail: wball@nmu.edu
Interests: principles of public administration and American government

• Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
• M.A., Northeastern Illinois University
• B.S., Southern Illinois University

David Carlson

Professor
Office: 200D Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1825
E-mail: dcarlson@nmu.edu
Interests: principles of public administration, organizational theory and intergovernmental relations

• Ph.D., M.A., Purdue University
• B.S., North Dakota State University

Brian Cherry

Professor
Office: 200C Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1823
E-mail: bcherry@nmu.edu
Interests: public administration, state and local government and politics of education

• Ph.D., Indiana State University
• MPA., Indiana State University
• B.S., University of Southern Indiana

Lara Clisch

Principal Secretary
Office: 208 Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-2019
E-mail: lclisch@nmu.edu

David Haynes

Assistant Professor
Office: 200B Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1745
E-mail: dhaynes@nmu.edu
Interests: public administration, state and local government and politics and policy of Mexico and American government

• Juris Doctorate, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law
• B.S., Northern Michigan University and University of Maryland

Robert Kulisheck

Professor
Office: 201V Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1815
E-mail: rkulishe@nmu.edu
Interests: public policy analysis and program evaluation

• Ph.D., University of Iowa
• M.A., University of Iowa
• B.S., Mankato State University

Steve Nelson

Professor
Office: 201AA Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-2182
E-mail: stnelson@nmu.edu
Interests: public policy analysis and research methods

• Ph.D., University of Iowa
• J.D., University of Iowa
• B.A., University of Iowa

Aura Syed

Professor
Office: 201U Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1868
E-mail: asyed@nmu.edu
Interests: public budget management, politics of budgeting and politics of healthcare administration

• Ph.D. - Public Policy, Virginia Tech.
• M.A.  - American Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
• M.P.A. -  Punjab University
• B.S.(Honors) - Punjab University

Ruth Watry

Associate Professor
Office: 201U Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1824
E-mail: rwatry@nmu.edu
Interests: administrative law, ethics and American government

• Ph.D., University of Delaware
• M.A., Washington University
• MBA, University of New Mexico
• B.A., Mankato State University