Biography - Richard Box

Dr. Richard C. Box
Professional Biography

Regents/Foundation Professor Emeritus, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Hauptmann School Distinguished Fellow in Public Affairs, Park University, Kansas City, Missouri

Adjunct Professor, American Public University System

B.S. Geography, 1971, Southern Oregon State College
M.S. Social Science, 1975, Southern Oregon State College
M.P.A. Public Administration, 1983, Golden Gate University
D.P.A. Public Administration, 1990, University of Southern California

Dr. Box served for thirteen years in local governments in Oregon and California as a land-use planner, a department head in the areas of planning, building safety, housing, and public works, and as a city administrator before going into academia. He has taught at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (1990-1998) and University of Nebraska at Omaha (1998-2011). His research interests include the role of the public service practitioner in a democratic society and the political and economic environment of public administration.

In addition to articles in scholarly journals, Dr. Box is the author or editor of Citizen Governance: Leading American Communities Into the 21st Century, Sage Publications, 1998; Public Administration and Society: Critical Issues in American Governance, M. E. Sharpe, 2004 (2nd edition, 2009); Critical Social Theory in Public Administration, M. E. Sharpe, 2005; Democracy and Public Administration, M. E. Sharpe, 2007; and Making a Difference: Progressive Values in Public Administration, M. E. Sharpe, 2008.