EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Public Financial Management
The part of the management process that focuses on the use of financial information to improve decision-making.
2008
University of Kentucky
Martin School of Public Policy & Administration
Ph. D. Public Policy & Administration
Performance Measurement & Evaluation
How nonprofit organizations can use performance information more effectively in improving programs and delivering better outcomes.
Municipal Finance
How governments raise funds through the structuring and marketing of bond issues.
2003
Baruch College - CUNY
Master of Public Administration
2000
Baruch College - CUNY
Bachelor of Arts
ABOUT ME
Cleopatra Charles PhD is an Associate Professor of Public Administration. Her research focuses on financial management and fiscal policy issues that affect public organizations particularly related to fiscal slack, which incorporates debt management, revenue diversification, and revenue structure.
Her research is concentrated in two broad areas: (1) state and local budgeting and financial management (2) nonprofit budgeting and financial management.
