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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.  He has served as his Department's Chairperson, and as the Faculty Director of the Students Learning in Communities program at CSULA. 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 off duty in Summer 2009, and is teaching POLS 150-05, POLS 404 and POLS 472 in Fall 2009. His office hours in Fall are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 3:30-5:30pm.

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