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OUR COMMUNITY
The Leadership Team
Thomas J. Vicino, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Leah E. Daigle, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and
Distinguished University Professor
Jan M. Ivery, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and
Associate Professor
Denise Jenkins, M.P.A. ’20
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
Cathy Yang Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and
Distinguished University Professor
Adam Pah, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research and Digital
Innovation and Clinical Associate Professor
Avani Raval
College Administrative Of昀椀cer
Academic Unit Leadership
Research Unit Leadership
Paul Benson, M.S. ’01, M.P.A. ’07
Senior Director,
International Center for Public Policy,
Center for State and Local Finance,
Fiscal Research Center
Katherine Dunn, J.D.
Senior Director, Georgia Policy Labs
Karen Minyard, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Chief Executive Of昀椀cer,
Georgia Health Policy Center
Todd Swarthout, Ph.D.
Senior Academic Professional and
Interim Director, Experimental
Economics Center
Senior Staff
Mathieu Arp
Director, Of昀椀ce of Academic Assistance
Laura Deupree
Senior Director, Of昀椀ce of Marketing
and Communications
Joon Choi, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, School of Social Work
Elsa Gebremedhin, M.P.A. ’06
College Finance Of昀椀cer
Johannes Nijman, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor and Director,
Urban Studies Institute
Janaia Lester, M.S.A.
College Human Resources Of昀椀cer
James Marton, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics
William G. Resh, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Public
Management and Policy
Volkan Topalli, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Criminal
Justice and Criminology
Onika Richards, M.P.A.
Director, Of昀椀ce of Career Services and
Alumni Relations
