Meet our Faculty and Staff


Director

Matthew Nowlin
Associate Professor

Faculty

LaTasha Chaffin
Associate Professor
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Hyokyung Kwak
Assistant Professor
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Jun Li
Assistant Professor
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Kendra Stewart
Professor
Director of the Joseph P. Riley Center for Livable Communities
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Affiliated Faculty

The MPA program takes an interdisciplinary approach to public policy and administration. Affiliated faculty are College of Charleston faculty from various fields who regularly teach MPA courses. 

Barry Stiefel
Professor, Art and Architectural History
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Hsin-Ching Wu
Assistant Professor, Arts Management
Director, Graduate Certificate in Arts and Cultural Management
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Adjunct Faculty

The MPA is a professional degree, and we are fortunate to have several outstanding public service professionals teach some of our elective courses.

Scott Barhight
Instructor

Gerald "Jerry" Gordon
Instructor
Riley Fellow

Michelle Mapp
Instructor

Bob O'Neill
Instructor
Riley Fellow


Natalea Scott
Instructor


Holly Whitfield
Instructor
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Staff Member

Marla Robertson
Assistant Director