Bruce D. McDonald III

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Bruce McDonald is a professor of public budgeting and finance and director of the School of Public Service at Old Dominion University. McDonald also directs the Municipal Research Lab, serves as the editor-in-chief of Public Administration, the co-editor-in-chief the Public Finance Journal, and as a general editor for the Routledge Public Budgeting and Financial Management Book Series.

Prior to his academic career, McDonald served spent a number of years working on Capitol Hill, serving as a legislative aide to Senator Bob Graham and, later, to Representative Allen Boyd. McDonald received his B.A. in journalism from Mercer University (2003), his M.A. in peace and conflict resolution from American Military University (2004), a M.Sc. in economic history from the London School of Economics (2005), M.Ed. in training and instructional design from NC State University (2020), and a Ph.D. in public administration and policy from Florida State University (2011).

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Director, School of Public Service, Old Dominion University
  • 2024–present
    Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance, Old Dominion University
  • 2023–2024
    Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance, North Carolina State University
  • 2017–2023
    Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance, North Carolina State University
  • 2015–2017
    Assistant Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance, North Carolina State University
  • 2011–2015
    Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Indiana University South Bend

Education

  • 2020 
    North Carolina State University, MEd/Training and Instructional Design
  • 2011 
    Florida State University, PhD/Public Administration and Policy
  • 2006 
    London School of Economics, MSc/Economic History
  • 2004 
    American Military University, MA/Peace and Conflcit Resolution
  • 2003 
    Mercer University, MA/Communications

Contact Bruce for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision