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Professor Emeritus |
Peter Kobrak received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1971. He is a professor of public administration and political science at WMU. From 1980-1988, he served as Director of the School of Public Affairs and Administration. Dr. Kobrak regularly offered courses in public policy, the politics of bureaucracy, and political economy. He has co-chaired the Michigan Public Management Institute and was President of the Michigan Political Science Association. Dr. Kobrak has published roughly two dozen journal articles and papers in conference proceedings, including The American Review of Public Administration, Policy Studies Journal, Public Administration Quarterly, Journal of Negro Education, Public Budgeting & Financial Management, ASPA's Public Integrity Annual, and Administration & Society. In 1994, he edited The Political Environment of Public Management.