Professor Naim Kapucu

Naim Kapucu, Ph.D., is the Pegasus Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He serves as the Associate Dean of research and Innovation for the College of Community Innovation and Innovation. He is the former Director of the School of Public Administration at UCF and the founding director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management. He is joint faculty with the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs and the Center for Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems. He is elected fellow of National Academy of Public Administration. Dr. Kapucu received Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award in Democratic Resilience jointly hosted by Flinders University and Carnegie Mellon University Australia. Dr. Kapucu's core research interests are network governance and leadership, decision-making in complex environments, organizational learning and design, and social inquiry and public policy. Dr. Kapucu has published widely in areas of public administration, network governance, and emergency and crisis management. Dr. Kapucu served and currently serves in several journal’s editorial board including Public Administration Review. Dr. Kapucu received his Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. Prior to that, he earned a Master of Public Policy and Management from Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in 1997.