Steven Koven's research interests focus on issues of public policy, ethics, urban affairs, and public budgeting. He is the co-author of Economic Development: Strategies for State and Local Practice and other books. Koven has taught a variety of courses since 1982 in Political Science, Public Administration and Urban Affairs at the following institutions: Akron University, University of Mississippi, Troy State University-Europe, Iowa State University and the University of Louisville.

Research Interests: Public sector budgeting, economic development, ethics

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science, University of Florida

Master of Business Administration, Management, Baruch College

Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics, City College of New York

Courses

PADM 604: Public Budgeting and Finance

PADM 606: Urban Policy and Administration

PADM 624: Ethics in Public Administration

PADM 645: Economic Development

Recent Publications

2019. “Balancing Athletic Revenues with Behavior: Dilemma of NCAA,” (with N. Turpin) Public Organization Review https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-019-00445-5

2019. “Toward a Strategy for Combating Corruption,” International Journal of Public Administration, 42(8), pp. 677-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2018.1500585

2019. Bureaucracy, Discretion, and Accountability. Palgrave Macmillan, 238 pp.

2018. Urban Growth, Decline and Regeneration: A Case Study Approach. New York: Routledge, 213 pp.

2017. “PTSD and Suicides - Recent Findings,” Public Integrity, 19(5), pp. 500-512.