Heather Getha-Taylor

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Heather Getha-Taylor is a professor at the University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration. Her work focuses on public and nonprofit management within the field of public administration, with emphasis on human resource management, collaboration and public service leadership.

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Getha-Taylor is editor-in-chief of the journal Public Personnel Management. [1] [2] She served as book review editor for Public Integrity from 2015-2017. [3]

Education and academic career

Getha-Taylor received her bachelor's degree from Augusta State University (now Augusta University) and her master's degree from the University of Georgia. [4] She has a PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. [1]

In September 2021, Getha-Taylor was invited to speak at her Augusta University to the Master of Public Administration program. [4]

Publications

Getha-Taylor has authored or co-authored over 60 academic works.

Awards

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