Since 1929, the USC Price School has earned broad distinction as a robust empirical resource that shapes and leads the study of governance and civic engagement. Price faculty produce widely cited research and engage public officials as a result of their shared commitment to making government and civil society more effective.
William Resh received the honor from the ASPA Section of Public Administration Research for his book, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency”
Pamela McCann’s book addresses “The Federal Design Dilemma: Congress and Intergovernmental Delegation”
The training program helps officers better prepare for complex policing issues, such as homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence and human trafficking
Terry Cooper received the Harry Scoville Award for Academic Achievement for his significant contributions to the public administration field
Established in 1967, NAPA is chartered by the U.S. Congress to assist federal, state and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency and accountability
“Furthering scholarship that advances society through better governance, better leadership, and better cooperation among sectors is one of the most critical courses of study in the 21st century.”
“I’ve always tried to be particularly attentive to making sure our academic concerns are addressing issues people have in the real world.”
| Name | Position | Expertise | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ali E. Abbas | Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Public Policy Director, Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making (DECIDE) | Decision analysis, risk analysis, multi-attribute utility theory, information theory, Bayesian analysis, and data-based decision making |
 | Emma Aguila | Assistant Professor | Economics of aging, health economics, and applied econometrics |
 | Terry L. Cooper | Professor The Maria B. Crutcher Professor in Citizenship and Democratic Values | Administrative ethics, administrative theory, citizen participation, neighborhood organizations, role of citizens |
 | Janet Denhardt | Chester A. Newland Professor of Public Administration | Organizational behavior, leadership, citizen engagement, governance |
 | Kathleen M. Doherty | Assistant Professor | American political institutions, bureaucratic delegation, administrative expertise, political and judicial oversight of the bureaucracy, public policy, pharmaceutical drug policy |
 | James M. Ferris | Professor Emery Evans Olson Chair in Non-Profit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Director, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy | Philanthropy, nonprofit economics, public finance, public policy, institutional analysis |
 | Carol J. Geffner | Professor of the Practice of Governance, Management and Policy Director, Executive Master of Leadership | Strategy, executive leadership, transformation and change |
 | Elizabeth Graddy | Professor Jeffrey J. Miller Chair in Government, Business, and the Economy USC Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs | Institutional economics, governance, nonprofit organizations,industry structure |
 | Jeffery A. Jenkins | Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise Director, Bedrosian Center Director, PIPE Collaborative | American political institutions and development, Congress, political parties, lawmaking, separation-of-powers, political economy |
 | Janna King | Assistant Professor | U.S. political institutions and the policy process, the presidency, Congress, executive branch agencies |
 | Jack H. Knott | Dean C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair and Professor | Political institutions and public policy, health policy, and public management |
 | William Leach | Associate Professor (Teaching) | Collaborative governance, economics, planning, social policy, environmental policy, health policy |
 | Daniel A. Mazmanian | Professor of Public Policy | Environmental policy, policy implementation, sustainable communities, political science |
 | Pamela McCann | Associate Professor | American political institutions, bureaucratic delegation, intergovernmental politics, legislative behavior, public policy, and policy diffusion |
 | Juliet Ann Musso | Associate Professor Vice Chair, Department of Governance, Management and the Policy Process Field Coordinator, Public Administration Programs | Federalism, urban political economy, fiscal policy, community governance, neighborhood organizations |
 | Deborah J. Natoli | Associate Professor (Teaching) Director, Professional Doctorate Program | Adult development and learning, leadership, human behavior and organizations, depth psychology and psychoanalysis |
 | Mark Pisano | Professor of the Practice of Public Administration | Regional planning, transportation, housing, development, environmental policy, enterprise financing, institutional design |
 | Kelly Rawlings | Associate Professor (Teaching) | Civic engagement and public participation, organizational behavior, nonprofit leadership and management, transformational leadership and change |
 | William G. Resh | Associate Professor | Public Management, US presidency and executive politics, policy implementation, organization theory, personnel policy, organizational behavior |
 | Peter J. Robertson | Associate Professor | Organizational theory and behavior, organizational change, ecological governance, collaborative organizing, interorganizational networks |
 | Erroll G. Southers | Professor of the Practice in National and Homeland Security Director, Safe Communities Institute Director of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies Director of International Programs, USC CREATE | Counterterrorism, homegrown violent extremism, school violence prevention |
 | Lois M. Takahashi | Professor (Teaching) Houston I. Flournoy Professor of State Government Director, USC Price School in Sacramento | Public and social service delivery to vulnerable populations in the U.S. and in Southeast/South Asian cities |
 | Jeffrey W. Talley | Professor of the Practice of Public Policy & Engineering | Intersection of engineering, business and public policy, including public-private partnerships, and technology’s impact on society, business, and government |
 | Shui Yan Tang | Professor Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor in Public Administration Chair, Department of Governance, Management and the Policy Process | Environmental policy, organizational commitment, institutional analysis, microcredit, common-pool resources |
 | Michael Thom | Associate Professor (Teaching) | Taxation; public finance; regulatory policy; public policy analysis; political philosophy |
 | Frank V. Zerunyan | Professor of the Practice of Governance Director, Executive Education | Local Governments, Administrative Law, Public Private Partnerships, Leadership, Negotiation, and Executive Education |
The Bedrosian Center on Governance, an applied research center at the USC Price School, is dedicated to understanding and fostering effective democratic governance as an essential component of strengthening communities. The center convenes public discussions on pressing national issues; it engages directly with local elected officials through its Executive Education Forum on Policy; and it offers grants to USC faculty to research vital governance issues.
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The California Civic Engagement Project at the USC Price School in Sacramento conducts research to inform policy and on-the-ground efforts for a more engaged and representative democracy, improving the social and economic quality of life in communities.
The CCEP is engaging in pioneering research to identify disparities in civic participation across place and population. Its work empowers policy and organizing efforts across California aimed at reducing gaps in state and regional patterns of well-being and opportunity.
Jointly housed at the Marshall School of Business, the Price School of Public Policy and the Viterbi School of Engineering, the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making works to inspire and develop leaders dedicated to making effective, ethical and legal decisions.
The Neely Center is an incubator of scholarly research, cutting-edge educational programs, and a facilitator of discourse. Its research focuses on personal, societal, and business ethics, corporate culture, public policy ethics, and engineering ethics arising from the intersections of humans and technology.
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy focuses on the responsibility of leaders to implement policies that most benefit the people they serve. Through post-partisan collaboration, the Institute works to develop real-world, sustainable solutions in five priority areas: education; energy and environment; fiscal and economic policy; health and human wellness; and political reform, including redistricting and open primaries.
