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Faculty and Staff

Below you will find a list of the faculty for the Master of Public Administration program. If you are unsure of who to contact with your questions, please call the main program office at 509.828.1218.

  • Rose Morgan
    Rose Morgan
    Secretary Lead, Urban Planning, Public and Health Administration
    Riverpoint 325
    Phone: 509.828.1218
    Rose Morgan has worked at EWU for 33 years. She is a member of the Riverpoint Commute Trip Reduction Committee and is an avid bus rider. Her interests include world travel, the environment, reading, and her family.
  • Larry S. Luton, Ph.D.
    Larry S. Luton, Ph.D.
    Chair of the Department of Urban Planning, Public and Health Administration
    Riverpoint 324
    Phone: 509.828.1231

    EDUCATION

    • Bachelors in Political Science - University of Tennessee
    • Masters in Government - Claremont Graduate School
    • Doctorate in Government - Claremont Graduate School

     AREAS OF COMPETENCE

    • Public Administration
    • Policy Analysis
    • Dynamics of Policy Formulation
    • American Government
    • Political Theory

     SPECIAL INTERESTS

    • Public Administration Theory
    • Public Administration Research Approaches
    • Environmental Policy Administration
    • Public Administration History

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    • Spokane Transit Authority - Citizen Advisory Committee
    • Administrative Theory & Praxis - Educational Board
    • Eastern Washington University - Academic Senate


  • Rosanne London, Ph.D.
    Rosanne London, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Riverpoint 327
    Phone: 509.828.1237

    EDUCATION

    • Bachelors in Political Science - Weber State University
    • Masters in Political Science - Utah State University
    • Doctorate in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Administration - Washington State University

    AREAS OF COMPETENCE

    • Qualitative research
    • Nonprofit Management
    • Policy Cycles
    • Human Resource Management

    SPECIAL INTEREST

    • Nonprofit Leadership
    • Workplace Violence Policy
    • Roles and Participation of women in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    Rosanne London has over 25 years' experience teaching in higher education including Utah State, Washington State University, and Gonzaga University. Prior to entering the world of higher education, she worked in public, nonprofit, and private sector organizations.

  • Robert C. Zinke, Ph.D.
    Robert C. Zinke, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Graduate Program in Public Administration
    Riverpoint 339
    Phone: 509.828.1239

    EDUCATION
    • Bachelors Degree in Political Science - Washington State University
    • Masters in Political Science - Drew University
    • Doctorate in Public Administration - New York University

    AREAS OF COMPETENCE AND SPECIAL INTEREST

    • Theory and Methods of Social Science and Public Administration
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis and Administrative Rulemaking
    • Public Sector Grantwriting and Administration
    • History of Public Administration
    • Urban Public Policy, Politics and Administration
    • Technology, Ethics and Public Policy
    • Religion and Public Administration Theory

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    Bob Zinke has nearly 20 years of teaching experience, almost 12 years at Eastern Washington University and eight years at William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey. He has taught over 25 different courses while at EWU. Bob has also served in various capacities as an administrator and consultant. In addition to various administrative and committee assignments associated with his career in higher education, Bob has also has experience as a Community Development Program Analyst, for Morris County, New Jersey, and more recently co-founded a private consulting firm. Bob serves as a part-time Lay Pastor for Wild Rose United Methodist Church, Deer Park, Washington. He has served in this capacity for four years.

  • María Verónica Elías, Ph.D.
    María Verónica Elías, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Graduate Program in Public Administration
    Riverpoint 328
    Phone: 509.828.1236
    Education
    • Bachelors in Geography- National University of the South, Argentina
    • Specialization degree in Management of Natural Areas, International University of Andalusia, Spain  
    • Masters in Geography and Urban Planning - University of Akron
    • Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Public Affairs - University of Akron

    Areas of competence

    • Political theory and political thought
    • Public administration theory
    • Public organizations
    • Ethics in the public sector
    • Public policy process
    • Community dynamics
    • Qualitative research 

    Area of special interest

    • Deliberative and collaborative governance
    • Community process and neighborhood organizing
    • Participatory planning
    • Phenomenological research
    • Interpretive policy analysis 

    Professional/ Public Service

    Professor M. Verónica Elías has over 10 years of experience working in the public sector. She worked in middle and higher education both in Argentina and the United States (National University of the South in Argentina, The University of Akron, Ohio, and Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana). Verónica has also worked in the Planning, Research and Development Office at the Akron Police Department. Moreover, she worked for the youth recovery center, Oriana House, performing law enforcement planning and crime analysis. She serves as a peer reviewer for several professional journals in public administration, public policy, and political science. She also serves in several university, college and departmental committees. Verónica is a research fellow with the Institute of Applied Phenomenology in Science and Technology led by Professor Ralph P. Hummel, housed in Canal Fulton, Ohio and Spruce Head, Maine.

     

  • Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, Ph.D.
    Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Health Service Administration
    Riverpoint 338
    Phone: 509.828.1245
    Mary Ann Keogh Hoss is an experienced health care administrator. Her career in health care started in 1968. She has worked in support services, clinical services and administration. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and Fellow Distinguished in Recreational Therapy. She is also certified nationally as a recreational therapist. She has 30 years of experience in health care having worked in government hospitals as well as not for profit hospitals. She has worked as a support services worker, therapist, manager, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Her experience and skills as a leader help transform knowledge into actual working realities.
  • Roger Crum
    Roger Crum
    Adjunct Faculty Member
    EDUCATION
    • Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Duke University
    • Masters of Science in Systems Engineering Management with additional options in Marketing
      Management and Environmental Systems - West Coast University

    AREAS OF COMPETENCE

    • Local Government Management
    • Public Budgeting
    • Labor Relations
    • Leadership

    SPECIAL INTERESTS

    • Leadership vs Management
    • Organizational Development

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    Roger Crum served five years as an officer in the Air Force and eight years as a systems engineering
    supervisor in the aerospace industry before joining the public sector. Under a National
    Science Foundation program became a technology transfer advisor to local government,
    then moved into management. Served as Deputy City Manager and City Manager of
    Spokane, Washington, and City Manager of Evanston, Illinois before retiring from full
    time employment. Subsequently have served as an interim city manager and an interim
    parks director in addition to consulting work. Currently serving as a part time mediator
    for the Fulcrum Institute and continue as a volunteer advisor to Washington State city
    managers and administrators.


  • Gerry Gemmill
    Gerry Gemmill
    Adjunct Faculty Member
    Phone: 509.625.6326

    EDUCATION

    • Bachelors in Public Policy - Whitworth University
    • Masters in Public Administration - Eastern Washington University

    AREAS OF COMPETENCE

    • Local Government Operations
    • Public Relations

    SPECIAL INTERESTS

    • Public Policy
    • Local Government Operations

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    Gerry Gemmill worked at Spokane County for 33 years, retired as the County Operations Director. He is now currently working as the Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities for the City of Spokane.
  • Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter
    Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter
    Adjunct Faculty Member
    Phone: 509.477.7195
    EDUCATION
    • Bachelors degree - Eastern Washington University
    • Masters in Public Administration - Eastern Washington University

    AREAS OF COMPETANCE

    • Public Affairs
    • Media Relations
    • Emergency Communications
    • Intercultural Communications
    • Community Outreach

    SPECIAL INTERESTS

    • Public Discourse
    • Civic Engagement
    • American History

    PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICE

    Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter is currently working as the Public Information and Communications Manager for Spokane County. She also spends time teaching as an adjunct faculty member at Gonzaga University.

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