Faculty and Staff
William Ball
Professor
Office: 200A Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1821
E-mail: wball@nmu.edu
Interests: principles of public administration and American government
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
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
Associate 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
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
David Haynes
Associate Professor
Office: 200B Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1745
E-mail: dhaynes@nmu.edu
Interests: administrative law, American government, and state and local government
Phone: 906-227-1745
E-mail: dhaynes@nmu.edu
Interests: administrative law, American government, and state and local government
Robert Kulisheck
Professor
Office: 201V Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-1815
E-mail: rkulishe@nmu.edu
Interests: public policy analysis and program evaluation
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
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
Associate 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
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
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
