Deborah A. Carroll
Professor and Department Head
Director, Government Finance Research Center
Public Policy, Management, and Analytics
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About
Deborah A. Carroll joined UIC in 2021 as Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Director of the Government Finance Research Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. Dr. Carroll’s research focuses on financial management and fiscal policy issues of state and local governments, particularly related to taxation, revenue diversification, revenue stability, and urban economic development, as well as on the interconnectedness of the government and nonprofit sectors and the implications for tax policy, tax burden, and public service provision. On these topics, Dr. Carroll has produced more than 65 scholarly publications, most of which are co-authored with graduate students and junior faculty, and 20 grant-funded white papers and technical reports totaling more than $1.3 million. She has been invited to share her research and expertise with academic and practitioner audiences across the U.S. and in several other counties.
Dr. Carroll serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, which focuses on providing a connection between the practice and research of public affairs, and is a collaborating scholar with the University of Illinois System's Institute of Government and Public Affairs. In other service to the profession, Dr. Carroll has served on the governing boards of the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (2011-2013) and Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (2006-2008), as editorial board member of the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management (2020-Present) and Urban Affairs Review (2009-2011), as Associate Editor of Public Administration Review (2015-2017), and as Treasurer of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (2013-2018).
Dr. Carroll began her career in public service as a budget and policy analyst for the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin while pursuing her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With a passion for applied research intended to inform public policy and improve public sector management, Dr. Carroll pursued her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which she completed in 2004 along with a Graduate Certificate in State and Local Taxation from the UWM Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. Her dissertation examined the extent to which Milwaukee’s tax increment financing program influenced the investment decisions of private development firms and the extent to which capital improvements made within TIF districts were capitalized into business property values.
Dr. Carroll has also served on the faculties of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2004-2006), University of Georgia (2006-2016), and University of Central Florida (2016-2021) where she also served as Director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management.
Selected Publications
Carroll, D. A., & Yu, H. H. (2022). Perception or Reality: An Examination of Police Misconduct, Organizational Justice, and Promotion Opportunities in the NYPD. The American Review of Public Administration, 52(5), 351–365. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740221094468
Carroll, D. A., & Goodman, C. B. (2022). Neighborhood Institutions and Residential Home Sales: Evaluating the Impact of Property Tax Exemptions. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 64, 247–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-020-09808-y.
Carroll, D. A., & Stevens, K. A. (2021). The Short-Term Impact on Emissions and Federal Tax Revenue of a Carbon Tax in the U.S. Electricity Sector. Energy Policy, 158: 112526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112526
Carroll, D. A., & Calabrese, T. D. (2017). Intersecting Sectors? The Connection Between Nonprofit and Government Spending. Journal of Public & Nonprofit Affairs, 3(3), 247-271. https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.3.3.247-271.
Carroll, D. A., & Goodman, C. B. (2017). Assessing the Influence of Property Tax Delinquency and Foreclosures on Residential Property Sales. Urban Affairs Review, 53(5), 898-923. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087416678339.
Carroll, D. A., & Calabrese, T. D. (2013). Alternative Service Delivery: Does Nonprofit Financing Influence State Tax Burden? The American Review of Public Administration, 43(2), 200-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074012439745.
Calabrese, T. D., & Carroll, D. A. (2012). Nonprofit Exemptions and Homeowner Property Tax Burden. Public Finance and Management, 12(1): 21–50. https://pfm.spaef.org/article/1353/Nonprofit-Exemptions-and-Homeowner-Property-Tax-Burden
Carroll, D. A., & Goodman, C. B. (2011). The Effects of Assessment Quality on Revenue Volatility. Public Budgeting & Finance, 31(1), 76-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5850.2011.00975.x.
Carroll, D. A. (2009). Diversifying Municipal Government Revenue Structures: Fiscal Illusion or Instability? Public Budgeting & Finance, 29(1), 27-48. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5850.2009.00922.x.
Carroll, D. A., & Stater K. J. (2009). Revenue Diversification in Nonprofit Organizations: Does it Lead to Financial Stability? Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 19(4), 947-966. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mun025.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science (Public Administration & Public Policy, American Government & Politics), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Political Science, 2004
Graduate Certificate in State and Local Taxation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Business Administration, 2003
Master’s in Public Administration (MPA), Financial Management, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Political Science, 2000
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Letters and Science, 1997