William Spelman
Professor of Public Affairs; Graduate Adviser, Ph.D. in Public Policy
Education
- Ph.D., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- MPP, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Teaching Areas
- Research and Empirical Methods
- Finance, Management and Leadership (including non-profits)
- Policy Process and Institutions
An urban policy specialist, William Spelman holds a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has a background in operations research and evaluation and in local government law, administration and finance. He serviced on the Austin City Council from 1997 to 2000 and from 2009 to 2015. Formerly associated with the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, D.C., Professor Spelman has developed and evaluated police programs aimed at the apprehension, deterrence and rehabilitation of repeat offenders and solving neighborhood crime and disorder problems. Two of his programs, the Baltimore County (Maryland) Citizen Oriented Police Enforcement program and the Newport News (Virginia) Problem-Oriented Policing program, have been selected as finalists for the Ford Foundation's prestigious Innovations Awards. His numerous publications focus on criminal justice policies, mainly in the areas of community crime prevention, repeat offenders and neighborhood problem solving.
Media Expertise
- Crime & Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Local Government
Professors and students from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will lead conversations and present research across an array of policy areas at the 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Denver, Colorado Nov. 7–9.
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Tuesday evening President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address. Here, faculty from the LBJ School share their reactions.
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Matthew came to the LBJ School with an interest in education and social policy. He appreciates that while he was able to study education policy, LBJ gave him a breadth of knowledge and tools for his career, especially his ability to learn.
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