Howard McCurdy

Degrees

Ph.D. Cornell University
M.A. University of Washington
B.A. Univeristy of Washington

Bio

Dr. Howard McCurdy is professor of public affairs in the public administration and policy department at American University in Washington, D.C. Public management, organization theory, science policy, and financial management are the focus of Professor McCurdy’s teaching and research. An expert on space policy, he recently completed a second edition of his award-winning Space and the American Imagination. A co-authored book on Robots in Space explores the human-machine debate, while Faster, Better, Cheaper provides a critical analysis of cost-cutting initiatives in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. An earlier study of NASA’s organizational culture, Inside NASA, won the 1994 Henry Adams prize for that year’s best history on the federal government. Among his other publications are books on public administration, the space station decision, and the myth of presidential leadership. He is often consulted by the media on public policy issues and has appeared on national news outlets such as the Jim Lehrer News Hour, National Public Radio, and NBC Nightly News.

Fall 2018

PUAD-610 Public Administration Capstone

PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis/Mgmt: Science and Technology Policy