Dr. Robert Blair

Urban Studies Director & Associate Professor
Date of Appointment: 1996

Phone: 402-554-3865
E-mail: rblair@mail.unomaha.edu
Fax: 402-554-2682
Office: Annex 27, Room C

Primary Expertise

City Management
Community & Economic Development Policy
Implementation Theory
Urban Studies

Education

B.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha (Political Science), 1973
M.P.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1975
Ph.D., University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 1996

Courses taught

Policy Design & Implementation
Municipal Administration
Urban Studies courses

Professional Research

Dr. Blair conducts research in community and economic development, specifically urban sprawl management, neighborhood development, and economic development policy. I also study policy networks and policy tools theories.

Professional Activities

Dr. Blair is active in the Urban Affairs Association and work with the Nebraska City Management Association. I also am a member of the Urban Management Education Committee, a partnership of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and the International City/ County Management Association.

Hobbies & Interests

Dr. Blair's hobbies and interests include bicycling, tennis and the Chicago Cubs.