Lawrence Sych, Ph.D.

Anspach Hall 313D
phone: (989)774-3316
email: lawrence.sych@cmich.edu
Vita

MPA Program Director
Lawrence Sych teaches courses in public administration and in state and local politics. His professional experience has focused in such areas. He worked as a budget analyst for Oakland County, MI. Many of his applied research and grant-funded projects address state and local government policy issues. He holds the Ph.D., from Michigan State University. He also earned masters degrees in Political Science from MSU and Public Administration from Oakland University. An alumnus of Central Michigan University, he earned his B.S. degree in State and Local Government Administration. His main scholarly investigations are presently focused on budgetary politics and bureaucratic behavior, Michigan's gubernatorial elections from 1896 to the present day, and local income taxation. His latest publication is "Consolidated Pupil Transportation," co-authored with Professor Richard Senter, Jr., and published in School Business Affairs (September, 2000). At CMU since 1993, Sych is an Associate Professor and former Political Science Department Chairperson.

Education

  • Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1987
  • M.A., Michigan State University, 1986
  • M.P.A., Oakland University, 1981
  • B.S., Central Michigan University, 1978

Fields of Specialization

  • Public Budgeting and Finance

  • State and Local Government

  • Program Evaluation

  • Transportation Services." Presented at Michigan Conference of Political Scientists. Alma, MI, October 1993.