University of Victoria - School of Public Administration

Cathrine Althaus-Kaefer, PhD (Griffith)
Assistant Professor
Office: HSD A362
Phone : 250-721-8060
E-mail: calthaus@uvic.ca
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Public policy processes; risk analysis and risk theory; public sector leadership; bioethics; religion and politics; comparative policy and public sector management.

Herman Bakvis, PhD (UBC)
Professor
Office: HSD A342
Phone : 250-721-8065
E-mail: hbakvis@uvic.ca
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Intergovernmental relations; the policy process; government structure and organization; political parties and interest groups.

Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, PhD (UWO)
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Local Government Institute
Office: HSD A344
Phone : 250-721-6418
E-mail: ebrunetj@uvic.ca
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Local government and politics; crossborder regions; comparative urban politics.

Barton Cunningham, PhD (Southern California)
Professor
Office: HSD A356
Phone: 250-721-8059
E-mail: bcunning@uvic.ca
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Organizational change; entrepreneurial decision-making; stress and motivation; human resource management; action research.

Lynda Gagné, PhD (UBC)
Assistant Professor
Office: HSD A350
Phone: 250-721-8063
E-mail: lgagne@uvic.ca
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Child care policy; children outcomes; social programs; applied econometrics and microeconomics.

David A. Good, PhD (California, Berkeley)
Professor and Director, Strategic Research
Office: HSD A326
Phone: 250-721-8058
E-mail: dgood@uvic.ca
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Public sector reform; budgetary and policy-making process.

Cosmo Howard, PhD (Australian National University)
Associate Professor
Office: HSD A312
Phone: 250-721-8053
E-mail: howardc@uvic.ca
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Front-line service delivery; impact of "individualization" of service on bureaucratic identity; autonomy of national statistics agencies.

John Langford, PhD (McGill)
Professor
Office: HSD A354
Phone: 250-721-8057
E-mail: jlangfor@uvic.ca
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Canadian politics and government; machinery of government; administrative ethics.

Evert A. Lindquist, PhD (California, Berkeley)
Director of the School and Professor
Office: HSD A302a
Phone: 250-721-8084
E-mail: evert@uvic.ca
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Machinery of government and policy-making; policy communities and networks; the role of think tanks.

James N. MacGregor, PhD (UVic)
Professor
Office: HSD A360
Phone: 250-721-6435
E-mail: jmacgreg@uvic.ca
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Organizational behaviour; human information processing; problem solving.

James C. McDavid, PhD (Indiana)
Professor and Co-Director, Local Government Institute
Office: HSD A336
Phone: 250-472-4293
E-mail: jmcdavid@uvic.ca
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Program evaluation; performance management; local government service delivery.

Lynne Siemens, PhD (Hertfordshire, UK)
Assistant Professor (limited term)
Office: HSD A324
Phone: 250-721-8069
E-mail: siemensl@uvic.ca
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Entrepreneurship and small business; rural economic development; government and business relations; organizational behaviour; academic team development.

Lindsay Tedds, PhD (McMaster)
Assistant Professor
Office: HSD A346
Phone: 250-721-8068
E-mail: ltedds@uvic.ca
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Applied microeconometrics/econometrics; applied public economics; economics of taxation; tax non-compliance; underground economy; time use.

Rebecca N. Warburton, PhD (London, UK)
Associate Professor
Office: HSD A364
Phone: 250-721-8066
E-mail: rnwarbur@uvic.ca
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Health economics; economic methods for policy analysis; economic evaluation; health technology assessment.

Gerry Armstrong, MA (Northwestern)
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Robert L. Bish, PhD (Indiana)
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: rbish@uvic.ca
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Colin Bennett, PhD (Illinois)
Adjunct Professor

Sandford Borins, PhD (Harvard)
Adjunct Professor

Barry Carin, PhD (Brown)
Adjunct Associate Professor and Associate Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
E-mail: bcarin@uvic.ca
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James Cutt, PhD (Toronto)
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: jcutt@uvic.ca

Evelyn Davis, PhD (Florida State)
Adjunct Associate Professor

A. Rodney Dobell, PhD (MIT)
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: rdobell@uvic.ca
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John Fryer, MA (Pittsburgh)
Adjunct Professor
E-mail: jfryer@uvic.ca
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Courses taught:

ADMN 531: Strategic Human Resource Management (the Collective Bargaining module)
ADMN 548: Special Topics in Public Policy
ADMN 425: Public Sector Labour Relations

Allison Habkirk, MA, MPA, MPIBC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
E-mail: ahabkirk@uvic.ca

Courses taught:

ADMN 423: Local Government in BC
ADMN 446: Local Government Land Use Planning

Christina Hantel-Fraser, PhD (Bonn)
Adjunct Professor

Rick Hudson, MD (Alberta)
Adjunct Professor

John Jackson, PhD (Alberta)
Professor Emeritus
Email: jjj@uvic.ca

Laurie Jackson, PhD (Victoria)
Adjunct Professor

Harvey Lazar, PhD (London School of Economics)
Adjunct Professor

Michelle LeBaron, MA (Simon Fraser)
Adjunct Professor

Glen Milne, MA (Pennsylvania)
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Janet Milne, MPA (Carleton)
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Catherine Morris, LLB (British Columbia)
Adjunct Professor

Victor Murray, PhD (Cornell)
Adjunct Professor
Office: HSD A320
Phone: 250-721-6449
E-mail: vmurray@uvic.ca
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Interests: Management of Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Organizations.

Courses taught:

ADMN 507: Public Sector Leadership: Teams, Self & Organization
For the Faculty of Business: The Management of Change

Diana M. Smith, BSc (Alberta), MPA (Carleton)
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Certified Management Consultant
E-mail: diana@ecosolcan.com
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Courses taught:

ADMN 409: Leading and Managing in the Non-Profit Sector

Gordon Smith, BA (McGill), PhD (MIT)
Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
E-mail: gssmith@uvic.ca
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Jo-Anne Stoltz, PhD (Victoria)
Adjunct Professor

Thea Vakil, MSc (UBC)
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office: HSD A314
Phone: 250-721-6442
E-mail: tvakil@uvic.ca
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MPA courses taught:

ADMN 507: Public Sector Leadership: Teams, Self and Organization
ADMN 520: Managing Complex Policy Issues
ADMN 530: Increasing Organizational Effectiveness: Working with Consultants
ADMN 531: Strategic Human Resource Management
ADMN 556: The Public Policy Process
ADMN 577: Strategic Planning and Project Management

Diploma courses taught:

ADMN 422: Ethical Public Management
ADMN 437: Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement

Hartmut J. Will, PhD (Illinois)
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: hwill@uvic.ca
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Interests: Accounting, auditing, and modern information systems; protection and security of information systems contents; epistemology and cognitive science.

Elsie Chan, MA
E-mail: esfchan@uvic.ca

Courses:

ADMN 310: Public Sector Economics
ADMN 314: Public Sector Research and Analysis

Greg Conner, MPA
E-mail: greg.conner@eds.com

Course:

ADMN 431: Public Sector Human Resources and Labour Relations

Michael Costello, MA
E-mail: mcost@uvic.ca

Course:

ADMN 509: Public Sector Economics

Lisa Cowan
E-mail:

Course:

ADMN 551: Co-instructor, Administrative Law and Federalism

Susan Doyle, MA
E-mail: sdoyle@uvic.ca

Course:

ADMN 516: Writing in the Public Sector

Dianne Flood
E-mail:

Course:

ADMN 551: Co-instructor, Administrative Law and Federalism

Elizabeth (Liz) Gilliland
E-mail: lgillila@uvic.ca

Courses:

ADMN 407: Managing Service Delivery
ADMN 477: Strategic Planning and Project Management

Allison Habkirk, MA, MPA, MPIBC
E-mail: ahabkirk@uvic.ca

Courses:

ADMN 423: Local Government in BC
ADMN 446: Local Government Land Use Planning

Bo Hansen, BA, MA, MPA
E-mail: bo.hansen@gov.bc.ca

Course:

ADMN 420: Public Policy Process

Laurie Jackson
E-mail: lauriejackson000@yahoo.ca

Course:

ADMN 470: Contemporary Topics: Stakeholder Relations and Strategic Communication

Sandy MacIver, MPA, EdD
E-mail: sandy_maciver@telus.net

Course:

ADMN 470: Contemporary Topics (including Leadership and Team Building)

Raj Mehta, MA
E-mail: rmehta@uvic.ca

Course:

ADMN 316: Written Communications in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors

Ines Piccinino
E-mail: inezp@uvic.ca

Course:

ADMN 509: Public Sector Economics

Kathryn Stuart, BA, LLB, MA
E-mail: kstuart@sms.bc.ca

Course:

ADMN 452: Local Government Law

Sam Weller, CA, MBA
E-mail: sam.weller@shaw.ca

Courses:

ADMN 421: Financial Management
ADMN 448: Local Government Finance

Heather A. Kirkham, BA (Lethbridge)
Program Manager, Diploma and Professional Programs
Office: HSD A306
Phone: 250-721-8067
E-mail: hkirkham@uvic.ca

Barbara Svec, MPA (UVic)
Co-operative Education Coordinator
Office: HSD A366
Phone: 250-721-8064
E-mail: bsvec@uvic.ca

Wendy Swan
Acting Program Coordinator, MPA, PhD, Graduate Certificates
Office: HSD-A370
Phone: 250-472-4196
E-mail: mpaadmin@uvic.ca

Jill Taylor
Academic Administrative Officer
Office: HSD A304
Phone: 250-721-8071
E-mail: jillt@uvic.ca

Thea Vakil
Lead, Center for Public Sector Studies
Office: HSD-A314
Phone: 250-721-6442
E-mail: tvakil@uvic.ca

Belle Young
Departmental Secretary, and Administrative Assistant to the Director
Phone: 250-721-8056
E-mail: youngb@uvic.ca

Contact for general inquiries regarding the School of Public Administration.

Tara Da Silva
Undergraduate Administrative Assistant
Phone: 250-721-8074
E-mail: spadipl@uvic.ca

Contact for inquiries on the Diploma in Public Sector Management, Diploma in Local Government Management, and undergraduate Professional Specialization Certificate programs.

Silvia Dulc
Graduate Administrative Assistant
Phone: 250-721-6446
E-mail: dispute@uvic.ca

Contact for inquiries on for the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution (MADR) and Graduate Certificate programs.

Jennifer Guest
CPSS Project Assistant
Office: HSD-A377
Phone: 250-721-6444
E-mail: jsguest@uvic.ca

Contact for inquiries regarding Centre for Public Sector Studies training projects and events.

Christine Corr
Co-op Assistant

Phone: 250-721-8061
E-mail: spacoop@uvic.ca

Contact for information on the Co-op program.

Claire Mechan, BA (Malaspina)
CPSS Research Assistant
Phone: 250-472-4585
E-mail: cmechan@uvic.ca

Contact for inquiries regarding Centre for Public Sector Studies research projects and events.

Judy Selina
Graduate Administrative Assistant
Phone: 250-721-6448
E-mail: jselina@uvic.ca

Contact for information on policies and procedures concerning Master of Public Administration and PhD programs.

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