Laura Littlepage
Clinical Lecturer
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Senior Policy Analyst, Public Policy Institute
Office: EE 305, 334 N. Senate Avenue
Phone: 317-261-3061
Email: llittlep@iupui.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Laura Littlepage joined SPEA and the Institute in 1992 and is currently the faculty advisor to the Public Affairs Student Association. In addition to teaching in SPEA and conducting research at the Institute involving nonprofits, service learning, public policy and evaluation, she is the coordinator of online programs.
Education
- M.P.A., Urban Public Policy, New York University
- B.S., Public Affairs, Indiana University
Professional experience
- Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, IUPUI
- Administrative Director, Methodist Research Institute, Indianapolis
- Deputy Director, Office of Research, Indiana Department of Commerce
- Policy Analyst, Division of Planning and Budget, Indiana Department of Transportation
- Management Analyst, Management Systems, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- Team Leader, Special Education, Office of Budget Operations & Review, NY Board of Education
- Housing Analyst, Bureau of Financial Analysis, New York City Office of the Comptroller
- Capital Budget Analyst, Bureau of Financial Analysis, NY City Office of the Comptroller
Professional affiliations
- American Evaluation Association
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
- American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Indiana Chapter Secretary/Treasurer, 2003-present
Major fields of expertise
- Evaluation, including needs assessments, process, outcome and impact evaluations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Voluntarism
- Service learning
Courses taught
- SPEA (multiple sections) Do the Homeless Count (in-person)
- SPEA-V 522 Human Resource Management in Nonprofits (on-line)
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (in-person and on-line)
- SPEA-V 598 Leadership and Governance in a Global Society (on-line)
