Frank Thompson, PhD

Dr. Frank Thompson was designated Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Emeritus upon retiring from Rutgers University effective January 2021. Dr. Thompson is a nationally renowned scholar of politics and administration, policy implementation, public management, federalism and intergovernmental management, and health policy. Over his 40-year plus career, he has published extensively in top-tier academic journals, including Public Administration Review and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory; served in various university administration roles and on editorial boards; and been awarded numerous honors for his scholarship and service to the field.

Education

• PhD: University of California-Berkeley, Political Science 
• MA: University of California-Berkeley, Political Science 
• BA: University of Chicago, Political Science