BA, Western Connecticut State University
MA, University of Massachusetts Amherst
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Melinda R. Tarsi-Goldfien is a 2018 winner of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Teaching, and specializes in the field of American politics, with research interests in public opinion, local government and public administration. Dr. Tarsi-Goldfien is also the Chair of the Master of Public Administration Program. Her work has appeared in Journalism Practice; Armed Forces and Society; Politics, Groups, and Identities; Social Science Quarterly; and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, among others. Her research has also been featured in the media on Salon.com, Bloomberg.com and the Washington Post鈥檚 blog, 鈥淭he Monkey Cage.鈥 Dr. Tarsi teaches courses on American politics and public administration. In addition to her academic work, she is also a member her town's finance committee, Past President of the Association of Town Finance Committees for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a member of the MA Municipal Association's Fiscal Policy Committee, and the co-editor of the MMA/ATFC Finance Committee Handbook.
Public administration, public finance, public opinion, local government, American politics