| Institution: | Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, where she is also the associate chair and director of graduate studies. She is the author of Flirting with Disaster: Public Management in Crisis Situations;(M. E. Sharpe, 1995). Her current research focuses on the role of administrative forces in public policy making, particularly in the areas or crisis management, health care, and welfare policy. She is conducting a study of the governmental response to natural disasters before and after September 11, 2001. E-mail: |
