Biography

Maria Aristigueta's research centers on organizational behavior and performance in the public sector. Aristigueta has taught courses on performance management, program evaluation, organizational behavior, and public management. She served as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Salerno, Italy. She is a past president of the American Society for Public Administration and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
 

Degrees

• DPA, Public Administration, University of Southern California, (1997)
• MPA, Public Administration, University of South Florida, (1980)
• BSW, Social Work, University of South Florida (1977)

​Research Interests

Public performance management, organizational behavior, performance measurement, public and nonprofit administration, organizational management, performance evaluation and management, program evaluation
 

Appointments 

Charles P. Messick Chair of Public Administration
Senior Policy Fellow, IPA