MPA Faculty
Director of Masters of Public Administration
Professor
AIC 334
956.326.2613
pharuna@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Public Budgeting and Financial Management
Administrative Law
MPA Applied Project
MPA Internship
Research Focus
Governance Structures
International and Comparative Public Administration
Public Administrative Education and Training
Public Budgeting Development and Analysis
Associate Professor
AIC 374
956.326.2617
lynne.manganaro@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Advanced Quantitative Methods
Human Resources Management in Public Administration
Organization Theory
Program Evaluation
Public Policy Development and Implementation
Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs
Research Focus
General Public Administration
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Issues in Public Policy
Public Policy and Policy Analysis
Research Methods and Statistics
Associate Professor
AIC 358
956.326.2631
mmomen@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Administrative Ethics
Communication for Public Administration
Organization Theory
Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs
Research Focus
Citizenship
Immigration Policy
Public Space
Urban Theory
Assistant Professor
AIC 371
956.326.3734
jihoon.jeong@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Survey of Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Philanthropy, Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
Research Focus
Nonprofit and Public Partnership
Cross-Sector Collaboration For Public Services
Local Government
Public Management
Adjunct Faculty
956.326.2475
anita.guerra@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Grants and Contract Management (Elective Course)
City and County Administration (Special Topics)
Assistant Professor
AIC 383
956.326.2652
varaidzo.zvobgo@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Leadership for Performance in Nonprofit Management
Human Resources Management in Public Administration
Research Focus
Human Resources Management
Organizational Theory/Behavior
Diversity and Inclusion
Public Management
Adjunct Faculty
956.326.2475
dwight.vick@tamiu.edu
MPA Courses
Human Resources Management
Organization Theory