Faculty & Staff Members

Jack Dustin, Ph.D Department Chair and Associate Professor University of Delaware (1991)

Dr. Dustin teaches teaches in the Urban Affairs and Master of Public Administration program, serves as the chair of the Dayton Technology Assistance Panel, is past president of the Miami Valley Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, and is currently the President of the Wright State University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Research and scholarship include urban development, ethics, and technology policy. 

Daniel Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate Assistant Professor ABD Indiana State University

Dan teaches in the Urban Affairs and Geography program and is a past NASA INSGC fellow where he researched the health risks of the elderly in urban heat waves as related to the urban heat island effect. He was honored at Indiana State University by being named the most outstanding Ph.D. student due to graduate in the coming year. He is a member of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the American Mosquito Control Association and Gamma Theta Upsilon. Research and scholarship include disease ecology, urban health geography, spatial epidemiology and vector biology.

Jerri Killian, Ph.D. MPA Director and Associate Professor University of Colorado (1997)

Dr. Killian teaches in the Urban Affairs and Master of Public Administration program. Research and scholarship include human resources, ethics, and administrative reform. 

Kenneth Lowrey Lecturer M.S. (1988) Southern Illinois University

Mr. Lowrey teaches GIS, Physical Geography, Comparative Non-Western Environments, and World Regional.

Kenji Oshiro, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Washington (1972)

Dr. Oshiro teaches in geography program. He served as chair of the Department of Geography and director of East-Asian Section of the American Association of Geographers and has received two Full bright Senior Scholar Awards. Research and scholarship include urban and agricultural land use and development policy and urban development in Japan. 

Jennifer Subban, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of New Orleans (1998)

Dr. Subban teaches in the Urban Affairs and Master of Public Administration program. Research and scholarship include program development, project management, family literacy, and issues of race, culture, and gender in community development and the nonprofit sector.

Mary V. Wenning, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ohio State University (1995)

Dr. Wenning teaches in the Urban Affairs and Master of Public Administration program. Research and scholarship include planning and housing policy.

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Mary Ellen Mazey, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Professor
University of Cincinnati (1977)

Dr. Mazey teaches courses in leadership and regionalism. She concentrates much of her research in strategic planning, regional cooperation, and urban leadership. Served as chair of the department for seven years, director of the Center for Urban and Public Affairs for nine years, and chair of the Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association. Dr. Mazy’s areas of study include strategic planning, regional cooperation, and urban leadership.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Michael Abel, Ph.D.
Electro-optical Engineer, Ball Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

David Barber, M.B.A.
Operations Research Analyst, Wright Patterson Air Force Base

David Bignell
Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Peter Doherty, Ph.D.
Professor (Retired) and consultant, WSU

Clifton Dungey, Ph.D.

Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Jane Dockery, M.B.A.

Associate Director, Center for Urban and Public Affairs, WSU  

William Gillispie, M.P.A.
Deputy City Manager (Retired), City of Dayton

David K. Humpreys

Director, Planning and Economic Development, City of West Carrollton

Glen Harper

Preservation Services Manager, Ohio Historical Society

Steven Husemann, M.P.A.

City Manager, City of Kettering

Matthew J. Kridler, M.P.A.
City Manager, City of Springfield

Shari Lewis, M.P.A.
Academic Affairs Development Officer, WSU

John O'Bryan
Consultant, Synapzdata

Patrick Oliver

Chief of Police (Retired), City of Fairborn

Arliss Perry

Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Robbie Sarles-Schultze

Consultant, RLS & Associates

Richard Schultze

Greene County Transit Board (Greene CATS)

Cissy Seibel

Director of Development, United Rehabilitation Services

Steven Stapleton

County Administrator (Retired), Greene County

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