Carla Flink Assoc Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy

Degrees: PhD, Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2014

BS, Mathematics, University of the Incarnate Word, 2009
Bio: Carla Flink is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University in 2014. Professor Flink’s research interests are in public budgeting and finance, public administration, and public policy process. She teaches courses in public budgeting and financial management, quantitative research methods, and policy implementation. Her current research examines the connection between organizational performance and monetary resources in governments and how public management influences the distribution of funds across government activities. This line of research has resulted in publications in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Policy Studies Journal, and Urban Affairs Review. In 2012, Dr. Flink won the award for Best Paper in Comparative Policy at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. She currently serves on the Policy Studies Journal editorial board.

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