Doctoral Students

Alisa Moldavanova

Alisa graduated from the Odessa National Mechnikov University in Ukraine, where she received her bachelor (2000) and specialist (2001) degrees in Psychology with honors. In 2007 she was awarded the Candidate of Science Degree in Psychology by The Institute of Psychology of the National Pedagogy Academy of Ukraine for the successful defense of her dissertation “The Factor of Time in the Psychological Profile of a Manager”. Alisa worked for various non-profit and governmental organizations in Ukraine including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine and the Parliament of Ukraine. As a recipient of 2007 Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (funded by the U.S. State Department), Alisa graduated from KU MPA program in 2009, and served as a fellow at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at the U.S. Congress in the summer of 2008. She is a student-member of Phi Alpha Alpha Honor Society of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Alisa’s research interests include organizational theory, public service ethics, and institutional integrity.