Kathryn Newcomer
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Political scientist
professor
Academic Administrator
- Elmer Staats Award for Achievements in Government Accountability by the American Society for Public Administration (2008)
- Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award by NASPAA (2016)
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| Occupation(s) | Author Political scientist professor Academic Administrator |
| Title | Director of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration |
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| Alma mater | University of Kansas University of Iowa |
Kathryn Newcomer is an American Political Scientist, author and professor of public policy and public administration. She is the director of the George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.[1]
Newcomer graduated with a B.A. in education and an M.A. in political sciences from the University of Kansas. Subsequently, she obtained a PhD from the University of Iowa. While in Kansas, Newcomer served on the University Senate Libraries Committee.[2]
Career
Newcomer started her career as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Denver. Subsequently, she served as an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska and then joined George Washington University as Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Administration.[3]
Works
Newcomer has authored and co-authored different books and various publications.[4][5][6][7]
Among her notable works are:
- The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (1994)[8]
- Meeting the Challenges of Performance-Oriented Government (2002)[9]
- Getting Results: A Guide for Federal Leaders and Managers (2005)[10]
- Transformational Leadership: Leading Change in Public and Nonprofit Agencies (2008)
- U.S. Inspectors General: Truth Tellers in Turbulent Times. Brookings, 2020. Co-author: Charles Johnson.
- Evidence-Building and Evaluation in Government. 2022. Sage Publisher. Co-author: Nick Hart.
- Engagement for Equitable Outcomes: A Practitioner’s Playbook. 2022. Rowman Littlefield Publisher.Co-authors: Quentin Wilson and Allyson Criner Brown.
- Research Handbook on Program Evaluation. 2024. New York: Edward Edgar Publisher. Co-editor: Steven Mumford.
Newcomer also serves on the Editorial Board of The American Review of Public Administration.[11]