Julie Lester
MPA Coordinator & Associate Professor
- Ph.D., American Studies
Purdue University - MA, American Studies
Purdue University - BA, Communications
University of Missouri - BA, Political Science
University of Missouri
Statement of teaching and research interests:
Dr. Lester’s teaching and research interests include public policy, state and local government, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Most recent publications or scholarly output:
- “Promoting Leadership and Civic Skill Development Through Experiential Learning” presentation at the Lilly Conference on Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning, August 2025, Asheville, North Carolina
- “Get LOST: Issue Frames and Local Option Sales Tax Renegotiations in Georgia” presentation at the Georgia Political Science Association annual meeting, November 2024, Saint Simons Island, Georgia
- “Teaching With and Civic Engagement to Undergraduate Students” in Teaching Democratic Ideas to Public Affairs Students: Findings and Reflections from Course Designs, Thomas A. Bryer and Timothy J. Shaffer (eds.), Routledge, 2023