Carla Flink
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration and Policy
Degrees
BS, Mathematics, The University of the Incarnate Word, 2009; PhD, Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2014
Bio
Carla Flink is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University in 2014. Professor Flink’s research interests are in public budgeting and finance, public administration, and public policy. She teaches courses in public budgeting and financial management, as well as quantitative research methods. Her current research examines the connection between organizational performance and monetary resources in local governments and how public management influences the distribution of funds across government activities. This line of research has resulted in publications in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Policy Studies Journal, and Urban Affairs Review. In 2012, Dr. Flink won the award for Best Paper in Comparative Policy at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
