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ProfilesSenator Peter C. Groff
Peter Groff is a lecturer in the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Public Policy, Executive Director of DU's Center for New Policy and Politics and a Colorado State Senator (District 33) and State Senate President. Sen. Groff was elected Pro Tem of the Colorado State Senate in 2004. He was previously elected to two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives. Prior to his position at DU, Sen. Groff worked as a senior assistant to Mayor Wellington E. Webb, assistant and campaign manager to Councilwoman Allegra "Happy" Haynes and deputy political director for the campaign of former Governor Roy Romer. Sen. Groff earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands in California and a J.D. from the University of Denver. Richard D. Lamm
Richard Lamm is a currently a University Professor, Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies and Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy and Contemporary Issues. Gov. Lamm, who served three terms as Colorado Governor from 1975-1987, has always been in the forefront of political chcange. In 1992, he was honored by the Denver Post and Historic Denver, Inc. as one of the 100 most important people in Colorado history. Gov. Lamm teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including "Hard Choices in Public Policy." A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he earned his J.D. from Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. Richard A. CaldwellRichard Caldwell is Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies and Director of the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in Public Policy. He is responsible for the development and management of the University of Denver's public policy programs, including development of curricula in public policy analysis. Mr. Caldwell received his bachelor's degree in philosophy and English literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Both his law degree and master's degree in sociology of law are from the University of Denver. A former member of DU's senior administration, Mr. Caldwell completed the advanced program in higher education management at Harvard University. Dr. Steve Hindes
Steve Hindes is a lecturer in the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in Public Policy. He is also a board certified family physician in private practice. Dr. Hindes teaches "Medical Policy and the American Health Care System" and "Analytical and Critical Skills." In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he also participates in program development for the Institute for Public Policy Studies and advises undergraduate and graduate public policy students. Dr. Hindes earned his M.D. and M.P.H. at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Margaret Browne
Margaret Browne is a lecturer in the Graduate Program in Public Policy and the President of M.V. Browne & Associates, a consulting firm providing analysis, research and strategy on a wide range of governmental policy, finance, and management issues. She teaches the Public Management and Budgeting course. Ms. Browne has over 25 years of experience in policy, management, and financial analysis working at the City and County of Denver; she was appointed Director of Finance and Management by two mayors. Prior to serving as Director of Finance and Management, she worked as Denver's Budget Director for seven years and as research analyst for the Joint Budget Committee of the Colorado State Legislature. Ms. Browne holds a masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. Her BA degree was earned from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She received a Gates Fellowship to the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University. Patrick Heck
Patrick Heck is a lecturer in the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Deputy Manager of Aviation-Revenue and Business Development for Denver International Airport. Mr. Heck's areas of research focus on the aviation industry, particularly on the economics of airport development. In 1997, he authored a study entitled "Denver International Airport: Public Strategies for Private Investment" that analyzed the intersection of public and private enterprise. He also authored a study in 2000 that analyzed airport response to demand for air travel. Mr. Heck double-majored in public policy and opera performance at the University of Denver and received an MPP from the Harris School for Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Jerry Wartgow
Jerry Wartgow is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Studies and is currently serving as Interim Dean of the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. He served as Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, a position from which he retired in 2005. Jerry is also President Emeritus of the Colorado Community College System, where he served as president from 1986-1998. He has also served as Executive Director of the Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver, Deputy Executive Director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, and as Dean of Students of the International School of Bangkok in Thailand. Dr. Wartgow earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Denver, a Master's Degree at the University of Hawaii, and a Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree from the University of Denver. Upon his retirement from DPS he was invited to a residency at the Rockefeller Foundation study center in Bellagio, Italy, where he worked on his recently released book, Why School Reform is Failing And What We Need To Do About It: 10 Lessons From The Trenches (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008). Dwight Smith
Dwight Smith is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Studies and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Denver, having served as its fifteenth Chancellor from 1984-1989. During this period, he oversaw an academic and administrative restructuring of the University as well as its recovery from budget deficit and enrollment downturn. Dr. Smith also is Research Professor and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus in the Universitys Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Internationally recognized for his research in physical and analytical chemistry, he is the author of numerous scientific publications and the recipient of research awards and grants. Dr. Smith earned the Ph.D. from Penn State University, held fellowships at Caltech and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and was a faculty member at Wesleyan University and Hope College before joining the University in 1972. He also served as President of Hawaii Loa College and member of its Board of Trustees from 1990-1992 while on leave from DU. Dr. Smith will be studying and writing about contemporary issues in higher education and science. Andrew Sherbo, Ph.D.
Andrew Sherbo is a lecturer in the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in Public Policy. He teaches courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, Microeconomics, Quantitative Analysis and Budgeting. Dr. Sherbo earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis and Administration (Fiscal Policy/Finance) from St. Louis University. He earned his Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in Finance from the University of Georgia. He has over 30 years of professional experience in both the public and private sectors with positions as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Senior Economist, and Director of Centers in Cost and Financial Analysis. He also has over 30 years of teaching experience with courses in corporate and public finance, international finance, economics, managerial accounting, statistics, and investments at the undergraduate, masters, and doctorate levels. Bill Owens
Bill Owens is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Studies and a special guest instructor in the Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Gov. Owens, who served two terms as Colorado Governor from 1999-2007, was called the best governor in America by National Review magazine and has been praised by the Cato Institute and The Wall Street Journal for his pro-growth economic policies. Prior to his service as governor, Gov. Owens served as State Treasurer and was elected to both the Colorado House and Senate. He has been a regular speaker and panelist at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and a guest lecturer at Moscow State University, the University of Kazan, New Russian University (Moscow), British/American University in Alma Aty, Kazakhstan, and the University of Dublin. Gov. Owens earned a Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Richard HagmanRichard Hagman is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Studies. He has more than 30 years of corporate management and management consulting experience. He has significant experience with major Wall Street firms, with major banks in North America and Europe, and with major US venture capital and mezzanine firms. He also has lobbying experience in Washington, DC. He holds graduate degrees (A.M., Ph.D.) from The University of Chicago and has completed executive courses in strategic and financial planning at Northwestern University and The University of Southern California. Prior to joining Amoco Corporation in 1980, he held administrative and teaching positions at Northwestern University and at The University of Chicago, where he was director of the graduate program in public policy studies. Megan Davisson, MPP '08Megan Davisson never thought she would be responsible for the state budget. In her position as an budget analyst with the Joint Budget Committee of the Colorado State Legislature, Megan utilizes many of the invaluable lessons from her MPP degree. Most notably, the Federal Budgetary Policy course has given Megan the fundamentals skills and critical insights to do her job on a daily basis. Megan works alongside policy makers and other policy analysts to provide budget recommendations on state spending.William HandsfieldA graduate of the Masters of Public Policy program in 2008, Will Handsfield became involved in local policy issues early in his academic career. Will, an avid bicyclist, was named Executive Director of Bike Denver and subsequently wrote his Policy Memorandum on the inequalities of some transportation policies. During his final year of student at DU, Will worked with local business, policy makers, and Democratic National Convention organizers to bring a bike rental program to Denver in time for the presidential campaigns that filled the city. Will now resides in Washington D.C. and works for Transportation for America.Public Policy and the SEC
Policy in PragueHeld in Prague, the European Spring Institute 2009 consisted of lectures and debates surrounding the foundation, development and future of the European Union. The discussion often drew comparisons between the organization of the Union and that of the United States, as well as the present and future role of lobbying in their respective governing processes. The lecturers at the institute were experts in their respective fields and a number of them had very close ties to leadership in Brussels. This, of course, was compounded by fruitful debates in which program participants representing a multitude of personal and educational backgrounds were allowed to exchange ideas about best practice solutions as well as the future of governance and globalization.In addition to the more formal learning experience, participants were offered a fair amount of time to go out and experience the city on their own. "Any effort to articulate the splendor of Prague would be a disservice to its unprecedented beauty," said IPPS participant Brian Stofka, "but to have had the opportunity to take part in the culture and history, and to have done so in the company of new friends that will not be soon forgotten, is to have experienced something the likes of which I may never experience again." ANDREW E. BUSCH, Ann and Herbert W. Vaughan Visiting Fellow, is Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, where he teaches courses on American politics and government. Busch has taught at Claremont McKenna College since 2004. Prior to that, he taught for twelve years at the University of Denver. Busch is author or co-author of eleven books, including most recently Epic Journey: The Elections of 2008 and American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009); The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America's Founding Document (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007); and Reagan's Victory: The Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right (University Press of Kansas, 2005). He has also published more than two dozen scholarly articles and book chapters. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Paying for AmericaIPPS hosted David Walker, Robert Bixby and other national experts for the Paying for America summit on October 22nd. Over 200 students attended the day session which focused on fiscal solvency. For more information about future events, please visit www.payingforamerica.org.Undergraduate Course: Economic PolicyPPOL 3115 - Winter 2010 This class will focus on the public policy effect of economics. We will begin with an economic analysis of every-day events and phenomenon using Robert Frank's "The Economic Naturalist" as a way of emphasizing the core concepts of modern economics. We will then turn to a study of the recent economic collapse using the Rogoff & Reinhart book "This Time is Different" which focuses on the history of economic collapses and their causes from a global perspective. Next we will deal with how organizational structure and culture effect policy decisions using the Sunstein article "Why Groups Go To Extremes." Last, we will focus on modern American tax policy and its public policy implications using Bartlett's recent book "The New American Economy." It is likely that current events pertaining to economic regulation will be discussed as such issues occur. The course will be taught by Robert Fusfeld who previously worked as an enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 31 years. |