Assistant Professor Heather Getha-Taylor
PhD, Syracuse University
Office: 325 Gambrell Hall
Email: GethaTay@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-2691

Heather Getha-Taylor’s research and teaching interests focus on public and nonprofit management, with special emphasis on personnel administration, executive leadership, and organizational behavior. Her current research explores the connection between personnel policies and organizational outcomes of interest, including improved learning and collaboration. Dr. Getha-Taylor’s work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and other peer-reviewed and edited volumes. She is the 2007 recipient of the Annual Dissertation Award from the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and the 2006 recipient of the Volcker Junior Scholar Research Award from the American Political Science Association. Dr. Getha-Taylor received her BA in Communications from Augusta State University and her MPA from the University of Georgia. She received her PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.