The Martin School utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to education, research, and service. Students work with Martin School graduate faculty members who have principal appointments in the Martin School and numerous Colleges and departments in the University, including the College of Business and Economics (Departments of Economics and Finance); the College of Medicine (Dept. of Behavioral Science); the College of Pharmacy, and the College of Arts and Sciences (Department of Political Science), and the College of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources).
Faculty holding principal appointments in other colleges hold joint appointments in the Martin School. Practitioners also teach regularly in the MPA and MPP programs, including most recently the Vice Chancellor of Administration, University of Kentucky, and the Chief Economist of the Legislative Research Commission.