Master of Public Administration Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ralph Anderson
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (1976) - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Anderson has nine years experience in Nonprofit administration holding positions including Executive Director, Director of Research and Development and Senior Planner and has been on the faculty at UTC since 1982.
Dr. Anderson received the first O'bear Distinguished Teaching Professor Teaching and Advising Awards from the now dissolved College of Health and Human Services and was a UTC Walker Center Teaching and Technology Fellow.
Dr. Anderson has a long term commitment to community nonprofits including membership on many boards of directors and staff and board consulting.
Teaching Areas
- Teach Nonprofit Planning
- Evaluation
- Nonprofit Law
- Policy
- Management courses
- Student Internship Coordination
Research Interests
Early body of research and publication was concentrated on homelessness. Numerous local evaluation research projects the most recent being an evaluation of the Cleveland, TN Weed and Seed Program.
Dr. Stephanie Bellar
Doctor of Philosophy (1986) - University of Kentucky
Master of Arts (1980) - Austin Peay State University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology (1978) - Austin Peay State University
For her doctoral dissertation, Dr. Stephanie Bellar specialized in public budgeting, government and the economy, public policy, and the resources, roles and perspectives of women and minority candidates for city council positions.
Since coming to UTC from Texas Tech University her research has focused on issues related to child care, women's roles in public agencies and public budgeting.
Teaching Areas
- American Government
- Bureaucracy
- Politics of Child Care
- Women in Politics
- Politics of Budgeting
- Budget/Finance
- Public Agencies (Graduate)
- Public Administration (Graduate)
Dr. David M. Brodsky
Doctor of Philosophy (1973) - Emory University
Master of Arts (1971) -Emory University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology (1964) - University of Denver
While at Emory University, Dr. Brodsky specialized in American government, political parties, research methods, and comparative public administration and policy. Since coming to UTC in 1971 he has taught not only in the Department of Political Science but also in the School of Human Services, the Criminal Justice program, and the Brock Scholars program.
His current research focuses upon electoral politics in Tennessee and the South, leadership on the local government level, and attitudes and communication patterns among grassroots party activists in the South.
Teaching Areas
- American Government
- Political Behavior
- Religion, Values, Politics
- Perspectives on Affirmative Action
- Southern Politics
- Policy Issues in Aging
- Political Parties & Elections
- Public Policy (graduate)
- Metropolitan Politics and Policy (graduate)
Dr. David Edwards
Doctor of Public Administration (1994) - University of Georgia
Master of Public Administration (1987) - Valdosta State College
Bachelor of Arts (1979) - University of Georgia
Dr. Edwards is the Coordinator of the MPA program. His research interests include organizational behavior and management issues, local government structures and processes, and abstinence-only sex education. In addition to his role at UTC, Dr. Edwards is the City Manager of Lakesite, Tennessee. His abbreviated vita is here.
Teaching Areas
- American Government
- State & Local Government
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Research/Analysis II (Graduate)
- Organizational Theory and Administrative Behavior (Graduate)
- Human Resources Management (Graduate)
- Applications in Public Administration (Graduate)
Dr. Christopher Horne
Doctor of Philosophy, Public Policy (2005) - Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, Joint Program in Public Policy
Master of Science in Social Work (2000) - University of Tennessee, Memphis
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (1996) - Berry College
Dr. Horne joined the UTC faculty as Assistant Professor of Public Administration in Fall 2006. His research focuses on the effects of public policies on the nonprofit sector, the role of the nonprofit sector in public policy implementation, and the revenue of nonprofit organizations. His work has been published in Administration and Society, International Journal of Public Administration, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Work and Christianity, and Journal of Family Violence. Dr. Horne's teaching areas include public policy, policy analysis, research methods, decision analysis, and nonprofit organizations. He also assists government agencies and nonprofit organizations with strategic planning and program evaluation.
Prior to coming to UTC, Dr. Horne served on the public administration faculty at Kennesaw State University and conducted research with the Applied Research Center and Nonprofit Studies Program at Georgia State University.
Dr. Fouad Moughrabi
Docteur es Sciences politiques (1972) - University of Grenoble
Master of Arts (1965) - Duke University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics (1964) - Duke University
While engaged in graduate studies, Dr. Moughrabi's focal points of studies were international relations, international law, Middle Eastern politics, comparative politics, and Arab nationalism and ideology.
Since coming to UTC in 1969, his research has focused on American policy towards the Middle East, American public opinion and the Palestine question, the political beliefs of Palestinian-Americans, and peace initiatives in the Middle East.
Dr. Moughrabi also serves as the Department Head.
Teaching Areas
- World Politics
- Political Psychology
- Public Opinion
- Politics & Communication
- Contemporary Political Ideas
- Ethno-Nationalism
- The Politics of the Middle East
- Theories of International Relations
Dr. Robert Swansbrough
Doctor of Philosophy (1972) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Master of Arts in Political Science (1967) - University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts in History (1961) - California State University at Long Beach
Dr. Swansbrough specializes in international relations and comparative government of the Soviet Union and Latin America, American governmental processes, and American political thought.
Since coming to UTC in 1971 his research has focused on electoral politics in Tennessee and in the South, American foreign policy, party realignment and realignment in Tennessee, and political psychology as applied to Presidential decision making. His abbreviated vita is here.
Teaching Areas
- American Government
- World Politics
- International Relations
- The Presidency
- American Foreign Policy
- Political Leadership
- Presidential Personality
- Congress
Faculty Members from the Community Research Council
David R. Eichenthal
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Research Council Inc.
Eileen Robertson-Rehberg
Bill Tharp
