Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Victor S. DeSantis
Dr. DeSantis serves as Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Millersville University, providing leadership and oversight of graduate student recruitment, admissions, and programming, and is the lead advocate and spokesperson for graduate studies on campus.
Prior to joining Millersville in 2005, he spent 10 years at Bridgewater State College in various faculty and leadership positions. He served as Executive Assistant to the President, Director of the Institute for Regional Development, Program Coordinator for the MPA program, and as a tenured full professor teaching courses on public personnel, economic development policy, research methods for public administration, and municipal government and management. He previously served on the faculty at the University of North Texas and American University , and as the Manager of Statistical Analysis at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in Washington , DC . He has published over 30 book chapters, articles, and monographs on the organization and management of municipal and county governments and human resource management in the public sector, and has been a frequent consultant and trainer for local governments across the country.
Dr. DeSantis holds a bachelors degree in political science from Washington College in Maryland , and a Masters and Ph.D. from the School of Public Affairs at American University .
