Lawrence L. Giventer, PhD - California State University, Stanislaus, California

Lawrence L. Giventer is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at California State University, Stanislaus.  He teaches post-baccalaureate level courses in public policy analysis, public sector quantitative methods and computer applications, and undergraduate courses in American government.  He joined CSU Stanislaus in 1975 and soon afterward founded the university’s nationally accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, which he directed for twenty years.  He has served as department chair, Speaker of the Faculty, consultant and advisory committee chair for state and local government agencies, book reviewer, and accreditation site-visitor.  He has a Ph.D. degree in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh and engineering degrees from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He is often called upon as a political analyst by radio, television, print, and Internet media.