{"id":1662,"date":"2024-10-21T11:27:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=1662"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:23:00","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/back-matter\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"raw":"<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2026\/02\/Profile-2-11-26-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3005\" \/>\r\n\r\nClayton Wukich is an associate professor of public administration at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. He is a military veteran who served in Afghanistan.<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\nHe earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and has professional experience at the federal, state, and local levels of government. 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