Faculty

Program Director

Cali A Curley

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies

(305) 284-6867
Cali Curley joins the University of Miami as an Assistant Professor from the O'Neill School at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Cali earned her Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from Florida State University in 2014. Her primary research emphasis is on local government policy design and adoption, specifically...

Core Faculty


Jennifer Marie Connolly

Assoc. Professor

(305) 284-2401
Jennifer M. Connolly is a public management scholar with a focus on local governance. Her research is motivated by a desire to understand how local governments can best serve the interests of their residents through their management structure, their policies, and the services they provide. Dr. Connolly’s research centers on three broad...

Sharon McIntyre

Lecturer

Dr. Sharon McIntyre is involved in research and practice related to policy analysis, public sector ethics, public sector DEI initiatives, human rights, social change, intercultural communication, and various levels of peacebuilding programs (civil society and government). She emphasizes experiential and applied learning of viable, multi-track...

Stephanie Puello

Asst. Professor

Dr. Stephanie Puello is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. Her research agenda seeks to interpret and address how public policy and administration shape the political capital and civic standing and identity of targeted groups. She specializes in issues of voting rights, disenfranchisement, election administration,...


Arthur Marshall Simon

Senior Lecturer

(305) 284-4013
Arthur M. Simon holds business and law degrees from the University of Miami, a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Ph.D. in public administration from Florida State University.  His resume includes professional experience as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, an appellate attorney in Miami, a...

Michael Touchton

Assoc. Professor
Global Health Associate Faculty Lead - UMIA

Dr. Touchton studies the political economy of development and underdevelopment in a comparative setting. His areas of interest include how countries attract investment and promote economic growth, how they reduce poverty and promote human development, and how they redevelop following the departure of major industries. Much of his research occurs...

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