Dr. David Gonzalez

Dr. David Gonzalez is associate professor of public administration and organizational leadership with University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Business & Professional Studies.As full-time faculty, he teaches and oversees courses in the MPA Program (he also teaches courses in the MAOL Program).Before his appointment to full-time faculty in 2014, he was an adjunct professor in the MAOL program here at UMass Global.Dr. Gonzalez taught criminal justice, forensics, and public service careers before teaching at University of Massachusetts Global.Before entering the world of teaching and researching public administration/service, Professor Gonzalez was a public servant holding various professional positions in policing including police jailer, community service officer/traffic hit & run investigator, and emergency communications officer.Professor Gonzalez remains active in the practitioner side of public administration by being in part-time service to the La Habra Police Department in emergency management.