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Vicky M. Wilkins

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Vicky M. Wilkins
Alma materNorthern Michigan University
Chapman University
University of Missouri
Scientific career
FieldsPublic administration
InstitutionsUniversity of Georgia
American University School of Public Affairs

Vicky M. Wilkins is an American public administration scholar and academic administrator serving as the acting provost of American University. She is a professor of public administration and policy and previously served as the dean of the American University School of Public Affairs from 2018 to 2023.

Life

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Wilkins earned a B.S. in political science and history from Northern Michigan University.[1] She completed a M.S. in human resource management from Chapman University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri.[1]

Wilkins worked for almost eleven years as a faculty member at the University of Georgia.[2][3] She was the graduate coordinator and director of the M.P.A. program.[2][3] In 2014, Wilkins became the senior associate dean of the American University School of Public Affairs (SPA).[2] In 2017, she served as the president of the public administration section of the American Political Science Association.[2] On July 3 that year, she became the interim dean of SPA, succeeding Barbara Romzek.[2] She became its dean in 2018.[4][3] Wilkins is also a professor of public administration and policy.[4] She researches representative bureaucracy, bureaucratic discretion, race and gender, and human resource management.[4] In 2021, Wilkins was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[3]

On July 1, 2023, Wilkins succeeded Peter Starr as the acting provost of American University.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Transcript for: Centennial Webinar: Oversight Issues for the Next 100 Years". U.S. Government Accountability Office. Retrieved 2023-04-28.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mudry, Deanna (April 4, 2017). "Vicky Wilkins named interim dean of SPA". The Eagle. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ^ a b c d Abel, Natasha (October 12, 2021). "AU SPA Dean Vicky Wilkins Elected as a Fellow by the National Academy of Public Administration". American University. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Dean, School of Public Affairs". American University. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. ^ Davis, Tyler (June 7, 2023). "Peter Starr to step down as University provost". The Eagle. Retrieved 2023-06-18.