Vicky M. Wilkins | |
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Alma mater | Northern Michigan University Chapman University University of Missouri |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Public administration |
Institutions | University 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 2018-2023.
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]
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