Summary
Christopher Goodman is an experienced public administration scholar and leader with 11 years in academia, currently serving as MPA Director and Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University. He progressed through faculty roles at Rutgers, University of Nebraska Omaha, and NIU after earning an MPA and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, bringing deep expertise in public policy education and program leadership. Known for combining rigorous research with practical curriculum development, he has a track record of building graduate programs and mentoring future public managers. Based in Illinois, he balances administrative leadership with active scholarship, often translating applied research into classroom-ready insights. An interdisciplinary thinker, he leverages his long tenure in academic research and local policy internships to bridge theory and practice in public administration.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
University of Georgia
B.S., Political Science, B.S., Political Science at Kennesaw State University