Eric Welch, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Public Administration (1997)
Syracuse University

Public Administration (M/C 278)
138 CUPPA Hall
phone: 312-413-2416
fax: 312-996-8804
ewwelch@uic.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Eric W. Welch is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Public Administration Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also co-director of the Science and Technology Research Group at UIC. His research focuses on technology processes in public organizations, environmental policy, science and technology policy, and R&D performance evaluation. Prof. Welch teaches courses in innovation and technology theory, decision analysis, organization theory and environmental policy in both the masters of public administration and Ph.D. programs. His research has been published in such journals as Transportation Research - D Environment, Policy Sciences, Environmental Science and Policy, Journal of Public Policy and Management, Political Communication, and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. He is currently working on a book length manuscript on R&D Evaluation Methods entitled: The New Generation of R&D Evaluation Methods: A Cross-National Review of Performance Measurement to be published by Edward Elgar.