Master of Public Administration

Dr. Peter F. Haruna

Director of Masters of Public Administration
Faculty Profile
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

Dr. Lynne L. Manganaro

Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
AIC 374
956.326.2617
lynne.manganaro@tamiu.edu

MPA Courses

Advanced Quantitative Methods
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

Dr. Mehnaaz Momen

Professor
Faculty Profile
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

Dr. Jihoon Jeong

Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
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

Dr. Varaidzo Zvobgo

Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
AIC 359
956.326.2652
varaidzo.zvobgo@tamiu.edu

MPA Courses

Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs
Human Resources Management in Public Administration
Leadership for Performance in Nonprofit Management

Research Focus

Organizational Theory and Behavior
Human Resources Management
Local Government Performance
Public Policy and Analysis

Ms. Anita Kalunta-Crumpton, MPA, MA

Adjunct Faulty
Faculty Profile
956.326.2475
anita.crumpton@tamiu.edu

MPA Courses

Grants and Contract Management (Elective Course)
City and County Administration (Special Topics)

Dr. Dwight Vick

Adjunct Faulty
Faculty Profile
956.326.2475
dwight.vick@tamiu.edu

MPA Courses

Human Resources Management
Organization Theory