Dr. Deborah L. Kerr has been a lecturer and a member of the graduate faculty at the Bush School since 1999, teaching performance management, public policy formation, and advanced management, in addition to supervising second-year capstone projects. She was recognized with the University’s 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching and with the Silver Star Award […]
Faculty spotlight
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. James Griffin
Dr. James Griffin, holder of the Bob Bullock Chair in Public Policy and Finance, has been a professor of economics and public policy in the Bush School of Government and Public Service since 2001. Dr. Griffin, or Dr. G as he is known by his students, is a native Texan and part-time rancher. He holds […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kalena Cortes
Dr. Kalena Cortes, an associate professor in the Master of Public Service and Administration (MSPA) department, came to the Bush School from Syracuse University. She earned her BA in economics from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and her PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, where her dissertation focused […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Arnold Vedlitz
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz has been an integral part of the Bush School of Government and Public Service since the idea was first put forward in the early 1990s. As associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts (and also a professor in the Department of Political Science), Vedlitz was a key member of the team […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ann Bowman
In 2009, the Bush School welcomed Dr. Ann Bowman to the Masters in Public Service and Administration program. Dr. Bowman was no stranger to Texas A&M, having taught in the Department of Political Science from 1979 — 1981, before moving to the University of South Carolina. She was drawn back to College Station by the […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jasen Castillo
Dr. Jasen Castillo joined the Bush School in 2007 as an assistant professor in the National Security Program. Immediately prior to his appointment, he worked in the office of the Undersecretary for Policy in the Department of Defense. He had previously worked at the RAND Corporation, one of the leading research organizations in the nation, […]
Faculty Spotlight: Ronald Sievert
Professor Ronald Sievert is a senior lecturer and director of the Certificate in Advanced International Affairs program. He earned his undergraduate degree at St. Bonaventure University in western New York State and a law degree from UT-Austin. Sievert says he decided on a law career after witnessing both military investigations and the Watergate scandal, which […]
Faculty Spotlight: Larry Napper
By Miranda Russ When Professor Larry Napper first arrived at Texas A&M University to study history, he had only read about the vast world outside of the United States – but had never seen any of it. That would soon change in ways he never imagined. After graduating from Texas A&M as a member of […]
Faculty Spotlight: James Olson
The first time Jim Olson visited the Bush School, he had to wear a hard hat. It was late in 1997 when MPIA Director Chuck Hermann gave Olson, then still employed with the Central Intelligence Agency, a tour of the Allen building facilities he would call home for the next thirteen years. After years of […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ren Mu
Born in China, Dr. Ren Mu joined the Bush School faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor, having most recently been a research consultant at the World Bank. She received her BA in economics and an MA in law from Nankai University. After that she moved to the United States to pursue additional education, eventually […]