Faculty & Staff

Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Apolonia Calderon earned both her Bachelors degree (2013) and Ph.D. (2018) in Political Science from Texas A&M University.

• Public administration, public policy immigration, policy & enforcement, nonprofit & philanthropy, race & ethnic politics

Nate Hultman is associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Global Sustainability. From 2014-2016, Hultman worked at the White House on the Obama Administration’s climate and energy policy team.

• Climate change, energy policy, US federal climate policy

David Mussington is professor of the practice and director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. He directs the School’s cyber policy initiative and teaches on cyber policy issues and risk management.

• Cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, science & technology policy, international security, US defense & foreign policy

Luke Spreen teaches and conducts research on public finance, budgeting, and financial management. Spreen’s research examines how fiscal policies affect the behavior of taxpayers and state and local governments.

• State and local taxation, financial management, program evaluation

Chloe Schwenke is an educator, author, researcher, international development practitioner and human rights activist with extensive senior level and management experience in academia, government, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations.

• Ethics in public policy, gender equality/equity, LGBTQ studies, international development, human rights