Brief Introduction of Dr. Naim Kapucu

Dr. Naim Kapucu is Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He is, also, the founding director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management (CPNM) at UCF (2008-2011). Dr. Kapucu received his Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2003.

Dr. Kapucu has published widely in areas of public policy and administration, crisis leadership, network governance, and disaster management. His work has been published in Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, Journal of Public Administration Theory and Research, the American Review of Public Administration. Dr. Kapucu was the Book Review Editor of the American Review of Public Administration (2010-2013), along with serving as an editorial board member for more than 20 journals including Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Public Management Review, and Public Performance Management and Review.

Dr. Kapucu's main research interests are emergency and crisis management, network leadership and governance, dynamic network analysis, decision-making in complex environments, organizational learning and design, and social inquiry and public policy. He teaches network governance, leadership in public service, emergency and crisis management, and network analysis in public policy and management courses.

Visiting Time

Jun 23th 2018 – Jun 30th 2018

Dr. Naim Kapucu will present his current research on polycentric governance in public safety, network governance, and meet with faculty and students during his visit.

Agenda:

Jun 26, 9:00-11:00 AM, Seminar：Polycentric Governance for a Pervasively Spectrum Sharing for Public Safety.

Jun 27, 9:00-11:00 AM, Workshop：Publishing in PA journals