Biography

My name is Adrian M. Velazquez Vazquez and I am a Professor of Public Administration in the College of Law and Public Service at the University of La Verne. I hold a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas, where I also obtained my MPA with a Policy Analysis concentration. I also earned a Law degree from Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico. My interests include policy analysis, immigration and the student experience in graduate school.

Teaching Areas

  • Public Administration
  • Legal Environment of Public Administration
  • Public Management
  • Program Evaluation

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Honors

Will Baughman Chapter Development Award
American Society for Public Administration - Southern California Chapter, May 8, 2024
Ellsworth Johnson Faculty Service Award, Exemplary Faculty Service.
University of La Verne (United States, La Verne) - ULV, May 2023
Award for Outstanding Presentation: “Community Leadership Programs as Collaborative Learning Processes: Increasing Democratic Knowledge Capacity to Promote Latino Leadership.” 17th International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Annual Conference
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (United States, New Orleans), 2017
Pierre de Celles Award, Best Paper presented at the 2015 IASIA Annual Conference
International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), 2015

Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Public Administration, College of Law and Public Service, University of La Verne

Council Member, American Society for Public Administration - Southern California Chapter

Pi Alpha Alpha

Board Member, Latin America Group for Public Administration (LAGPA)

Research Director, WG IX, International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA)

Education

Public Affairs
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Dallas (United States, Richardson) - UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas (United States, Richardson) - UTD
Master of Public Affairs (MPAff)
Law
Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico, Guanajuato City)