Rate My Professor Stephen B. Page

Stephen B. Page serves as Associate Professor and Program Director for Graduate Certificates at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington, a position he has held since joining the faculty in 1999. He also serves as Faculty Director of the Executive MPA program. His academic background includes a Ph.D. and S.M. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College. Before academia, Page worked as a research associate at the National Center for Children in Poverty within the Columbia University School of Public Health. He maintains an active consulting practice with local governments and nonprofit organizations, applying his expertise in public management.

Page's research specializations encompass leadership, management, collaboration, and strategy, with applications across sectors including education, health and human services, housing, and transportation. His influential publications have shaped discourse in public administration and collaborative governance. Key works include "Public Value Creation by Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Framework and Challenges of Assessment" (Public Administration, 2015, with Stone, Bryson, Crosby), "Measuring Accountability for Results in Interagency Collaboratives" (Public Administration Review, 2004), "What's New About the New Public Management? Administrative Change in the Human Services" (Public Administration Review, 2005), "Integrative Leadership for Collaborative Governance: Civic Engagement in Seattle" (The Leadership Quarterly, 2010), "Ambidexterity in Cross-Sector Collaborations Involving Public Organizations" (Public Performance & Management Review, 2021, with Bryson et al.), and "Producing Agreements and Innovations in Collaborative Governance" (Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 2023, with Thomas et al.). These articles address critical issues such as interagency accountability, entrepreneurial strategies in collaborations, value conflicts, and innovation in governance processes. Page's scholarship demonstrates substantial impact through extensive citations in leading journals like Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and Housing Studies. His contributions extend to examining the changing roles of public housing authorities and theories of governance in major infrastructure projects like Seattle's light rail.