U of U Center for Public Policy and Administration

dave patton

Teaching Interests

  • Public Leadership
  • Human Resource Management in Government
  • Negotiation and Labor Relations in the Public Sector
  • Public Policy
  • Administrative Theory and Public Service

 

W. David Patton, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration

Phone # 581-6781
e-mail: david.patton@cppa.utah.edu
Office Location – 214 Orson Spencer Hall (MPA Offices)
Office hours - Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00-4:00 or call for an appointment

Spring 2008 PADMIN 6360
Public Human Resource Management

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Academic Information

  • B.A. Political Science - University of Utah
  • B.A. Economics - University of Utah
  • M.P.A. - Brigham Young University
  • Ph.D. Political Science - University of Utah

Biography and Research Interests

Dr. Patton is the Director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration and Research Professor in the Department of Political Science. The mission of the Center is to facilitate improved public policy making and public administration in Utah . His research interests include state and local government, public leadership, regionalism, labor relations and negotiation. He has recently published the text: Human Resource Management: the Public Service Perspective, Houghton Mifflin, 2002, and several articles: "Political Culture and Ideology in the Mountain West: Regionalism in the State of Idaho, Social Science Journal, 2004; "Assessing the Training Needs of High-Potential Managers, Public Personnel Management, 2002; and Intrastate Regional Differences in Political Culture: A Case Study of Idaho, State and Local Government Review, 2001.

Dr. Patton has held several administrative positions in government, Most recently he was the Director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration and Professor at Boise State University . He has also served as the Training Coordinator for CPPA at the University of Utah , the Chief Labor Relations Negotiator and Senior Management Analyst in the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office, and Research Director for the Utah Public Employees' Association.