Core Faculty

 

 

William Hoyt | Ph.D. in Economics, University of Winsconsin
Endowed Professor of Public Finance, Urban Economics
Director of Martin School of Public Policy and Public Administration
Whoyt@uky.edu

 

Edward Jennings | Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington University (St. Louis)
Professor of Public Administration and Political Science |

Policy processes, welfare policy

Director of International Programs
ed.jennings@uky.edu

 

Doo Oak Kim | Ph.D. in Public Administration, Hanyang University
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Public Policy & Administration, Local Public Administration.

Director of International Public Policy and Management Institute
doo-oak.kim@uky.edu

 

Phil Berger | Ph.D. in Psychology, Texas Christian University
Professor Emeritus | Program evaluation, occupational safety and health
pub711@uky.edu

 

J. S. Butler | Ph.D. in Economics, Cornell University
Professor | Econometrics
jsbutl3@email.uky.edu

 

Joshua Cowen | Ph.D. in Political Science
Assistant Professor | Program Evaluation
jco223@uky.edu

 

Dwight Denison | Ph.D. in Public Finance and Financial Management, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor |

Municipal bond markets, Tax administration, Managerial accounting
dwight.denison@uky.edu

 

Merl Hackbart | Ph.D. in Economics, Kansas State University
Professor of Finance and Public Administration |

Public finance & budgeting, fiscal & transportation policy
fin008@uky.edu

 

Adetokunbo B. Oluwole | Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration,
Pennsylvania State University |

Assistant Professor of Public Health Administration
Health economics, health care financing and policy
toksoluwole@uky.edu

 

Eugenia Toma | Ph.D in Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Professor of Public Policy & Administration | Political economy, education policy
Eugenia.Toma@uky.edu

 

Sarah Wackerbarth | Ph.D in Industrial Engineering: Operations Research/Decision Science,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Associate Professor |

Strategic planning and decision science, decision-making in health care
sbwack0@uky.edu

 

David E. Wildasin | Ph.D. in Economics, University of Iowa
Endowed Professor of Public Finance and Professor of Economics
Public finance & public economics, fiscal policy in urban, regional, and international contexts
dew@davidwildasin.us