Dr. Naim Kapucu

Naim Kapucu, Ph.D. Associate Professor

I am a faculty member at the Department of Public Administration of the College of Health and Public Affairs (COHPA) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). I am also the director of the Capacity Building Institute and the program coordinator of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Programs at the Department of Public Administration.

I received my Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs from the Graduate Scholl of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) of the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) in 2003. Prior to my Ph.D. I earned Master of Public Management degree from H. John III School of Public Policy and Management (Heinz School) of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 1997.

Specialties: Dealing with terrorist threats and incidents; Managing natural and man-made disasters; Planning for emergencies and to reduce risk; Coordinating intergovernmental and multi-organizational operations; Building administrative and technical capacities in public and nonprofit organizations

Research Interests: Collaborative Public Management, Network Leadership and Governance, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Social Capital, Complexity and Dynamic Network Analysis, Decision Making in Complex Environments, and Organizational Learning and Design

Teachings: Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Emergency and Crisis Management, Nonprofit Administration, Analytic Techniques for Public Administration, Social Capital and Public Affairs, Comparative Public Policy and Management