Contact Us
Office of the Dean
Jim Granato, Ph.D.
Dean, Hobby School of Public Affairs
HobbyDean@uh.edu
Renée Cross, MLA
Senior Executive Director, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Lecturer, Political Science, University of Houston
rcross@uh.edu
Elizabeth G. Salinas
Executive Administrative Assistant
egsalin2@Central.UH.EDU
Graduate Programs
Scott Mason, MPA, CPM
Program Director, Academic Advising
smason@uh.edu
Peter M. Koelling, J.D., Ph.D.
Director, Master of Public Administration
Instructional Associate Professor
pkoellin@uh.edu
Sunny Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
mwong7@uh.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Scott Mason, MPA, CPM
Program Director, Academic Advising
smason@uh.edu
Alan Witt, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Management & Leadership (Bauer College of Business)
Professor, Psychology (College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences)
CHIP Internships & Harris, Hobby and Leland Fellows
Jessica Ruland, MPP
Program Director, Internship Programs
jlruland@central.uh.edu
The Next Generation Leadership Academy
Emily Janowski, MBA, CPM
Program Director
eajanows@central.uh.edu
The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership
Daniel Engster, Ph.D.
Director, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
daengster@uh.edu
Survey Research Institute
Gail Buttorff, Ph.D.
Director, Survey Research Institute
Instructional Assistant Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
gjbuttorff@uh.edu
Certified Public Manager Program
Emily Janowski, MBA, CPM
Program Director
eajanows@central.uh.edu
Center for Public Policy
Pablo Pinto, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Public Policy
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
ppinto@central.uh.edu
Maria P. Perez Arguelles, Ph.D
Research Associate
mppereza@Central.UH.EDU
Savannah Sipole, Ph.D.
Research Associate
slsipole@uh.edu
Agustín Vallejo, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
avallejo7@uh.edu
Communications and Marketing
Victoria Cordova, MA
Communications and Marketing Director
vacordov@central.uh.edu
Diana Benitez, CPM
Program Manager
dbenitez@uh.edu
Celeste Zamora, CPM
Communications Manager
cczamora@central.uh.edu
Giving
Abby Whitmire, CFRE
Director of Advancement
awhitmire@uh.edu
Business Office
April Blount
Director, College Business Operations
adlouis@central.uh.edu
Yvette Farnum
Department Business Administrator
yfarnum@central.uh.edu
Cherish Wallace
Department Business Administrator
cwallac3@central.uh.edu
Main Office
Phone:713 743 3970
hobby@central.uh.edu
Address:
University of Houston
Hobby School of Public Affairs
Bates Building
4104 Martin Luther King Blvd, Suite 104
Houston, Texas 77204-5021
Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST
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