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1 Faculty Program Directors (FPD)

Program

FACULTY MEMBER

E-MAIL1

ROOM

PHONE

MAAA

Karen Gahl-Mills

kgahlmil

SPEA A323

812-856-7404

MPA/MPA-MIA

Jill Nicholson-Crotty

jillnich

SPEA A319

812-855-8406

MSES/MES/MPA-MSES

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

MSHM

April Grudi

agrudi

SPEA A325

812-855-7879

MIA/MPA-MIA

Daniel Preston

prestond

SPEA 217

812-856-4925

Concentration Advisors

Students who have chosen a concentration should confer with a concentration advisor from the lists below. Concentration advisors will electronically approve or sign Academic Exception forms. The faculty listed below are also a resource for students exploring designated concentrations.

MES

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Environmental Quality & Toxicology

Vicky Meretsky

Jonathan Raff

meretsky

jdraff

SPEA A321

MSB-II 308

812-855-2840

812-855-6525

Municipal & Industrial Sustainability

Aaron Deslatte

Vicky Meretsky

adeslatt

meretsky

SPEA 441

SPEA A321

812-856-4647

812-855-2840

Sustainable Environmental Policy and Planning

Jon Eldon

Vicky Meretsky

jeldon

meretsky

SPEA 322

SPEA A321

812-855-4168

812-855-2840

Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and Management

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

A321

812-855-2840

Sustainable Water Resources

Todd Royer

Vicky Meretsky

royer

meretsky

MSB-II 426

SPEA A321

812-855-0563

812-855-2840

MIA

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

All Concentrations

Dan Preston

prestond

SPEA 217

812-856-4925

MSES

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Ecology and Conservation

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

MSES

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Energy and Climate Change Science

Vicky Meretsky

Kim Novick

meretsky

knovick

A321

MSB-II 316

812-855-2840

812-855-3010

Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment

Joe Shaw

Marta Venier

Jonathan Raff

joeshaw

mvenier

jdraff

SPEA 410

MSB-II 324 MSB-II 308

812-855-0732

812-855-1005

812-855-6525

Water Resources

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

A321

812-855-2840

MPA

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Energy and Climate Policy

Nikolaos Zirogiannis

Shahzeen Attari

nzirogia

sattari

SPEA 331

SPEA 347

812-856-8323

812- 855-1467

Community and

Economic Development

David Audretsch

Scott Burgins

daudrets

rburgins

SPEA 211

SPEA 375C

812-855-6766

812-855-5991

Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management

David Konisky

Vicky Meretsky

dkonisky

meretsky

SPEA 345

SPEA A321

812-855-0732

812-855-2840

Information Systems

Roger Morris

morrisr

SPEA 428

812-856-4647

International Development

Jennifer Brass

Anh Tran

brassj

trananh

SPEA 457

SPEA 410J

812-855-0732

812-855-0563

Health Policy

Seth Freedman

Kosali Simon

freedmas

simonkos

SPEA 355

SPEA 357

812-855-4556

812-856-3850

Local Government Management

Mitchell Berg

Aaron Deslatte

bergmi

adeslatt

SPEA 375B

SPEA 441

812-855-6034

812-856-4647

Nonprofit Management

Brad Fulton

Jill Nicholson-Crotty

Beth Gazley

fulton

jillnich

bgazley

SPEA 419

SPEA 351

SPEA 353

812-855-6948

812-855-8406

812-855-1464

Policy Analysis

Ashlyn Nelson

Justin Ross

Kosali Simon

ashlyn

justross

simonkos

SPEA 410D

SPEA 375E

SPEA 443

812-855-0732

812-855-4556

812-856-3850

Public Financial

Administration

Denvil Duncan

Justin Ross

duncande

justross

SPEA 375F

SPEA 375E

812-855-0732

812-855-4556

Public Management

Claudia Avellaneda (on leave 24-25 year)

Tom Rabovsky

Amanda Rutherford

cavellan

rabovsky

aruther

SPEA 453

SPEA 451

SPEA 425

812-856-9026

812-855-5008

812-856-4647

MPA

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Sustainability & Sustainable Development

James Farmer

Vicky Meretsky

Ken Richards

jafarmer meretsky kenricha

SPEA 410H SPEA A321

SPEA 410L

812-856-0969

812-855-2840

812-855-4944

MPA-MSES

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Energy and Climate Change Solutions

Nikos Zirogiannis

Kim Novick

nzirogia

knovick

SPEA 331

MSB-II 316

812-856-8323

812-855-3010

Environmental Management

Landon Yoder

Vicky Meretsky

yoderl

meretsky

SPEA 441A

SPEA A321

812-856-7290

812-855-2840

Environmental Systems Analysis and Modeling

Vicky Meretsky

Kerry Krutilla

meretsky

krutilla

SPEA A321

SPEA 461

812-855-2840

812-855-0492

Food and Farming Sustainability

James Farmer

Shellye Suttles

jafarmer

shelsutt

SPEA 410H

812-856-0969

Water Management

Vicky Meretsky

Todd Royer (on leave Spring 2025 semester)

meretsky

troyer

SPEA A321

MSB-II 426

812-855-2840

812-855-0563

MPA-MIA

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

All Concentrations

Dan Preston

prestond

SPEA 217

812-856-4925

MPA Outside Dual

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

African Studies

Jennifer Brass

brassj

SPEA 457

812-855-0732

African-American Studies and African Diaspora Studies

Osita Afoaku

Henry Wakhungu

osafoaku

hewakhun

SPEA 463

SPEA 427

812-855-0749

812-855-9820

Arts Administration

Karen Gahl-Mills

kgahlmil

SPEA A323

812-856-7404

Central Eurasian Studies

Jill Nicholson-Crotty

jillnich

SPEA A319

812-855-8406

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Joyce Man

yman

SPEA 339

812-855-4944

MPA Outside Dual

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Claudia Avellaneda (on leave 24-25 year)

cavellan

SPEA 453

812-856-9026

Law

Paul Helmke

phelmke

SPEA 447

812-855-2275

Library and Information Science

Roger Morris

morrisr

SPEA 428

812-856-4647

Russian and East European Studies

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

European Studies

David Audretsch

daudrets

SPEA 211

812-855-6766

MSES Outside Dual

CONCENTRATION

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

SCHEDULING PHONE

Chemistry

Jonathan Raff

jdraff

MSB-II 308

812-855-6525

Physics

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

Law

Andrea Need

Vicky Meretsky

aneed

meretsky

SPEA 260E

SPEA A321

812-855-0635

812-855-2840

1@iu.edu

Master’s Degree Program Gatekeepers

Well-prepared MPA, MSES, MES, MIA, or MAAA students may petition to waive one or more core course requirements. Students requesting course waivers should visit the Current Student Portal to find the Academic Exception Form should then contact the appropriate faculty member(s) listed below for discussion of guidelines and requirements. Waiving a course does not reduce the number of credit hours necessary to earn a degree.

MAAA

COURSE

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

PHONE

All AADM-Y courses

Karen Gahl-Mills

kgahlmil

SPEA A323

812-856-7404

MES

COURSE

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

PHONE

SPEA-E 513

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

SPEA-E 543

Landon Yoder

yoderl

SPEA 341B

812-855-5249

MIA

COURSE

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

PHONE

All SPEA Core courses

Daniel Preston

prestond

SPEA 217

812-856-4925

All INTL Core courses

Jessica O’Reilly

jloreill

GISB 1019

812-855-6018

MPA

COURSE

FACULTY

MEMBER

SCHEDULING

E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

PHONE

SPEA -F 560

Denvil Duncan

duncande

SPEA 375F

812-855-7493

SPEA -V 506

Tom Rabovsky

rabovsky

SPEA 451

812-855-5008

SPEA -V 512

Jill Nicholson-Crotty

jillnich

SPEA 351

812-855-8406

SPEA -V 517

Justin Ross

justross

SPEA 375E

812-856-7559

SPEA -V 532

Jill Nicholson-Crotty

jillnich

SPEA 351

812-855-8406

SPEA -V 535

Tom Rabovsky

rabovsky

SPEA 451

812-855-5008

SPEA -V 536

Paul Helmke

phelmke

SPEA 447

812-855-2275

SPEA -V 537

Laura Littlepage

llittlep

SPEA 423

812-855-5263

SPEA -V 538

Susan Siena

sjsiena

SPEA 225

812-856-6775

SPEA -V 548

Jennifer Silva

jensilv

SPEA 410J

812-855-0635

MSES

COURSE

FACULTY MEMBER

SCHEDULING E-MAIL1

FACULTY OFFICE

PHONE

SPEA-E 526

Kim Novick

knovick

MSB-II 316

812-855-3010

SPEA-E 538/

SPEA-V 506

Mallory Barnes

malbarn

MSB-II 304

SPEA-E 527

Vicky Meretsky

meretsky

SPEA A321

812-855-2840

SPEA-E 536

Jonathan Raff

jdraff

MSB-II 308

812-855-6525

SPEA-E 552

Todd Royer

Troyer

MSB-II 426

812-855-0971

1@iu.edu

Academic Planning Grid

Fall Semester I

Spring Semester I

Summer I

Fall Semester II

Spring Semester II

Summer II

Fall Semester III

Questions/Next Steps:

1 Concentration courses are generally available as indicated on the course offering schedule. However, faculty additions, sabbaticals, retirements, and other contingencies can necessitate schedule adjustments. When such adjustments result in the unavailability of needed courses, advisors can generally assist students in identifying satisfactory course substitutions.
2 The MSES core requirements also includes E538, but for a dual degree student this requirement is listed in the MPA core.

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