Dean and Professor, Public Administration and Policy, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University; former Executive Director, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, VCU Wilder School. Former positions with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Associate Professor, Center for Public Administration and Policy; Founding Director, Race and Social Policy Research Center; Director, MPA Program, Virginia Tech, Richmond Center; Former positions with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Carolina Minority Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Research Evaluator, Community Social Work Program; Former Consultant, MDRC. Fulbright Specialist Award to Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Civil Rights and Liberties, Poverty
Federal
Academic Faculty, Academic Administration