Gordon Abner

LBJ School Assistant Professor Gordon Abner

Assistant Professor

Education:
Joint Ph.D. Public Policy, Indiana University-Bloomington
B.A. International Studies, Trinity University (San Antonio, TX)
Research Areas:
Employee Morale
Policy Implementation
Government Performance
Teaching Areas:
Finance
Management
Leadership (including Nonprofits)
Policy Process and Institutions

Gordon Abner is an Assistant Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a Joint PhD in Public Policy from Indiana University-Bloomington. His primary research interests are in the areas of employee morale and organizational performance in the public sector broadly, as well as in policing specifically. His work has been published in scholarly outlets such as Public Administration Review, the Review of Public Personnel Administration, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Public Performance and Management Review. His work has also been covered in popular outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Government Executive, FEDweek, and the Federal Times. His work has been funded by organizations such as the IBM Center for the Business of Government, the American Political Science Association, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.

Courses Taught
Spring - 60288 - PA 384D - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Spring - 60289 - PA 384D - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Fall - 65380 - P A 384D - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Fall - 65390 - P A 384D - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Spring - 59300 - P A 384C - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Spring - 59455 - P A 388K - EQUITY ORGS DATA VISUALIZATION
Fall - 60125 - P A 384D - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Fall - 60145 - P A 385D - DATA ANALYTICS AND MANAGEMENT
Spring - 60145 - PA 384C - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Spring - 60160 - PA 384F - EQUITY, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DATA VISUALIZATIONS
Fall - 61050 - P A 384C - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Fall - 60750 - PA 384C - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Spring - 60585 - PA 384C - Public Management-WB
Spring - 60895 - PA 397C - Survey Design-Wb
Fall - 60910 - PA 384C - Public Management
Fall - 60915 - PA 384C - Public Management
Spring - 58285 - PA 384C - Public Management
Spring - 58695 - PA 397C - Survey Design
Fall - 58940 - PA 384C - Public Management
Fall - 59080 - PA 388L - Equity, Organizations, and Data Visualization
Spring - 60010 - PA 384C - Public Management
Fall - 59200 - PA 384C - Public Management
Fall - 59345 - PA 388L - How Organizations Institutionalize Inequity and What We Can Do About It
Fall - 60665 - PA 384C - Public Management
Fall - 60675 - PA 384C - Public Management
Contact Information
Phone:
512-232-3906
Campus location:
SRH 3.280