Introduction
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Educational Background
Schedule


College of NSS

Department of Political Science 

Greg Andranovich
Professor
CSULA Outstanding Professor, 2005-06


Office: E&T 514
Phone: (323) 343-2235
FAX: (323) 343-6452
Email: gandran@calstatela.edu



INTRODUCTION

Dr. Andranovich received his BA from the University of Virginia's College at Wise and then went to George Mason University for his MA.  After working for Prospect Industries (a commercial roofing and waterproofing company) in northern Virginia, he attended the University of California, Riverside, where he received his PhD in political science.  He worked for the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and COSMOS Corp. in Washington, DC, and has taught at several universities, most recently Washington State University, before coming to CSULA in 1993. 


TEACHING INTERESTS

Dr. Andranovich teaches and advises students in the public administration program. He believes that learning is best accomplished through a variety of approaches and typically uses a combination of lecture, discussion, portfolios, and group assignments in his courses.  He regularly teaches American government, urban politics, and public policy courses. 
 


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Andranovich's research interests are in urban and regional policy making, and comparative public administration. Recent references to his published work are provided below; all work is co-authored. 
 

Representative Professional Activities
 
Date
Publications/Presentations
2005 Culture, Development, and Public Administration in Africa (Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press)
2001 Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-Events on Local Politics (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner)
2000 Local Economic Development in Southern California's Suburbs: 1990-1997 (San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California) 
2001 Olympic cities: Lessons learned from mega-event politics. Journal of Urban Affairs 23(2): 113-131.
1993 Doing Urban Research (Newbury Park: Sage Publications)


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD Political Science 1984
UC Riverside 
Riverside, CA 
 

MA Economics 1980
George Mason University 
Fairfax, VA 
 

BA Business & Public Administration 1978
University of Virginia's College at Wise 
Wise, VA 
 



SCHEDULE
 
 

Dr. Andranovich is the political science department's acting chairperson from summer 2006-fall 2007. He is not teaching in fall quarter, but will be in the office during the quarter (office hours are posted outside his office). He is on sabbatical leave in winter 2008, and off-duty in spring 2008.

Updated Nov. 2006