Faculty

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto is Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas.

Susan Hoffpauir currently serves as Professor and Academic Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas.

Al Bavon is Professor of Public Administration at the Clinton School of Public Service, teaching courses in Program Planning and Development, Data Analysis, and Program Evaluation.

Nichola Driver is the Executive Director for the Office of Field Service and an Assistant Professor at the Clinton School of Public Service. Driver teaches Field Research Methods and oversees the Practicum and IPSP experiences.

Mike Hemphill, Professor of Practice at the Clinton School of Public Service, is the Director of Leadership Development at the Clinton Foundation and co-Director of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a collaboration among four presidential centers. 

Brandon Merrell is an Assistant Professor at the Clinton School of Public Service. Merrell’s research is focused on how international processes affect global development, social inequality, and political violence. 

Dr. Songkhun (Sunny) Nillasithanukroh serves as a postdoctoral researcher in the Open Governance Lab at the Clinton School of Public Service.

Chul Hyun Park is an Associate Professor at the Clinton School of Public Service. He teaches Field Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Program Evaluation for Clinton School Online.

Robert C. Richards, Jr is an Assistant Professor at the Clinton School of Public Service. Richards teaches Communication Processes and Social (Ex)Change and Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Public Service.

Abigail Vaughn is the William Jefferson Clinton Fellow at the Clinton School of Public Service. Vaughn’s research focuses on financial inclusion global governance, and political stability in emerging market economies.

Charlotte Lewellen Williams (DrPH, MPH) is Professor of Public Health and Director of the Center on Community Philanthropy (The Center) at the Clinton School of Public Service.