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Dr. Bryer teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses on a range of topics, including civic engagement, public organization management, administrative theory, strategic planning and management, cross-sectoral governance, and public administrators in the governance process. He holds his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. See his website at: http://drbryer.wordpress.com/.
Nonprofit Capacity Building Program (PI: Dr. Claire Knox) Juan Ortiz Jasmine Jones Marie Michel Understanding the Costs of Democratization (PI: Dr. Thomas Bryer) Evelyn Hernandez Strengthening Communities in Central Florida (PI: Dr. Naim Kapucu) Leigh Broxton Building Disaster Resilience and Sustainability in Rural Communities (PI: Dr. Naim Kapucu; Co-PI: Dr. Chris Hawkins) Fatih Demiroz Rebecca Dodson Dan Stephens
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Dr. Thomas Bryer is Director of the Center. He is an assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida, having joined the faculty in August 2007. His teaching and research focuses on public participation with government, citizen engagement, cross-sector collaboration, and ethics. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Administrative Theory & Praxis, Public Performance and Management Review, Journal of Public Affairs Education, American Review of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Participation, Journal of Homeland Security and Management, Public Administration and Management, Public Integrity, and International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior. He also has published chapters in peer reviewed books and award winning teaching simulations.
Maria Augustin is the Assistant Director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management at the School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida. She earned her MPA from the University of Central Florida in 2008 and also holds a graduate certificate in non-profit management. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. Maria is also a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. She is a dedicated community volunteer, serving on the boards of several youth, veterans, and arts organizations and the Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.