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• BA, University of Washington, 2001
• MPA, Eastern Washington University, 2006
• PhD, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2011

Areas of Research & Specialization

• Social Equity in Public Serving Organizations
• Ethics
• Administrative Law
• Grantmaking and Grantwriting
• Public Administration Theory and Context
• Organizational Theory
• Philanthropic Foundations
• Theory and Context of the Nonprofit Sector
• Nonprofit Management
• Philanthropy in a Democratic Society

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Academic Information

• BS in Information Science, Peking University
• MS in Information Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• PhD in Public Policy, George Mason University

Areas of Competence

• Public Administration Theory
• Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Public Policy Analysis
• Public Budgeting
• Government Regulation on Business
• Research Methods
• Regional Development
• Information Systems

Areas of Special Interest

• Comparative Policy Analysis
• Regional Economic Development
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Innovation Policy
• Cultural Studies
• Scientometrics
• China Studies

Professional Background

• Member in the College Council of the College of Business, Eastern Washington University, 2014-2015
• Advisor for the Eagles Public Administration and Policy Society, Eastern Washington University, 2014-present
• Member in the ACE Internationalization Laboratory Steering Team, Eastern Washington University, 2015-present
• Member in the Sub-Committee for Academic Programs of the Strategic Enrollment Management Committee, Eastern Washington University, 2014-present

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Academic Information

• BA in Political Science, Washington State University
• MA in Political Science, Drew University
• PhD in Public Administration, New York University

Areas of Competence & Special Interest

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

Professional Background

Bob Zinke has nearly 44 years of teaching experience, almost 36 years at Eastern Washington University and 8 years at William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey. He has taught over 40 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 had experience as a Community Development Program Analyst for Morris County, New Jersey. While at EWU, he has helped numerous non-profit and governmental organizations in Spokane and other eastern Washington communities secure several millions of dollars in grant funds. Bob also served as a part-time Lay Pastor for Wild Rose United Methodist Church in Deer Park, Washington, and completed several years of theological training at Lliff School of Theology in Denver, CO.