Roger E. Hamlin, Ph.D.
Professor
208 A Human Ecology
517.353.8743
Fax: 517.432.8108
hamlin@msu.edu
Research Interests: fiscal/regional planning and economic development

Roger E. Hamlin is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Public Administration. He directs several projects for the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) at Michigan State University. He was previously Associate Director of IPPSR, Resident Fellow, Director of International Programs and was Director of the Urban and Regional Planning Program for eleven years. Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan State he was Administrator of the Community Planning and Development Program and Assistant Professor of Political Science in the University of Georgia System at Columbus State University.

His current assignment includes projects that work to build governance capacities at the sub-national level both in the US and around the world. Dr. Hamlin earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Hamilton College in New York and a Master's and Ph.D. degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in economics and public administration. He has worked for the Senate and the Office of Planning Services of New York State and has lived and worked in South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe.

He has authored several books including: Financing Small Business in America (Praeger Publications) Economy Without Walls (Praeger Publications); Strategy for a Global University (Michigan State U.); Creating an Economic Development Action Plan: A Guide for Development Professionals. (Praeger Publications); Design for the Delivery of Human Resource Services; and Preparation for Work in a Changing Economy (Middle Cities Education Association). He has also designed software including: The Economic Development Information System and A Policy Information System for Vocational Education.

Professor Hamlin has earned the White House Achievement Award, The Nelson Jack Edwards Award for "the Greatest Contribution to Metropolitan Detroit," and the Illinois Foundation Award. He has earned national awards from the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He was a CIC Academic Leadership Fellow and an American Council on Education Fellow finalist. He has been listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry.

Learn more about Dr. Hamlin's current projects:
• Global Distance Education Initiative
• The Romanian Leadership Exchange
• Japanese-American Housing Program Comparative Analysis